John Patterson vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

John Patterson
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueLeft Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, John Patterson posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. John Patterson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, John Patterson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Patterson and Rick Sofield

John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
142.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
524.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
142.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
110.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.57
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.3
79.56
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
188.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
205.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
82.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
142.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.37
85.34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
58.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for John Patterson and Rick Sofield

John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.06
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1932
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.78
93.78
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.776
2.776
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0