Buddy Peterson vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Buddy Peterson
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Peterson and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .316) and batting average (.243 vs .237). Buddy Peterson had the advantage in OPS (.657 vs .636). By the career numbers, Rick Sofield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Peterson and Rick Sofield

Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
59.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
62.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
14.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Buddy Peterson and Rick Sofield

Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.923
3.923
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0