Buddy Ryan vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Buddy Ryan posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Buddy Ryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Buddy Ryan 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 Ryan and Rick Sofield

Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
166
154.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
644
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
571
531.99
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.37
67.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
188.2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
195.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
58.7
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
131.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.83
76.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
38.2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.74
67.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Buddy Ryan and Rick Sofield

Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0