Bill Rodgers vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Bill Rodgers
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Rodgers and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .328) and home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Rodgers had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .295). 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 Bill Rodgers and Rick Sofield

Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
203.32
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
301
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
268
534.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
65
129.57
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
46
91.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.87
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
59.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
88
175.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
187.38
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
30
59.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.87
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
49
97.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.13
62.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
79.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.53
7.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.95
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.87
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.89
57.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Rodgers and Rick Sofield

Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.238
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Bill Rodgers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rodgers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0