Rance Pless vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rance Pless and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rance Pless posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .329). By the career numbers, Rance Pless had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rance Pless and Rick Sofield

Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
62.84
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Rance Pless and Rick Sofield

Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0