Ray Schalk vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Ray Schalk
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcher
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ray Schalk and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Ray Schalk posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .316). By the career numbers, Ray Schalk had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ray Schalk and Rick Sofield

Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1762
170.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6217
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5306
512.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
129.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
104.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
19.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647.42
62.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1675
161.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2042
197.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
55.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
57.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1162
112.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719.23
69.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
61.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
34.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.37
17.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
1.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
20.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
17.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
6.66
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
23.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.95
71.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Ray Schalk and Rick Sofield

Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7168
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1811
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9154
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.199
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Ray Schalk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Schalk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0