Bob Pettit vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Bob Pettit
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Pettit and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Pettit posted a career OPS of .640 against Rick Sofield's .636. On the surface stats, Bob Pettit and Rick Sofield are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Bob Pettit and Rick Sofield

Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
96
139.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
562.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
103.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.96
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.26
65.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
197.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
172.88
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
90.07
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
40
58.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.58
70.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.96
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
13.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Bob Pettit and Rick Sofield

Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.89
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.59
90.59
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0