Mike Piazza vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Mike Piazza posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Mike Piazza posted stronger numbers in OPS (.933 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.388 vs .295). By the career numbers, Mike Piazza had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Piazza and Rick Sofield

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6911
535.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
58.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
86.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Mike Piazza and Rick Sofield

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0