Ted Scheffler vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Ted Scheffler
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ted Scheffler and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .308) and batting average (.243 vs .237). Ted Scheffler had the advantage in OPS (.668 vs .636). 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 Ted Scheffler and Rick Sofield

Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
146
136.45
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
642
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
539
503.74
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
119.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
103
96.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.8
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
25
23.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.83
83.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
166
155.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
215.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
119.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
38
35.51
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
152.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.24
85.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
81.31
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.33
71.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.67
9.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
75.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
75.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Ted Scheffler and Rick Sofield

Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3855
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1285
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.93
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.9
89.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Ted Scheffler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Scheffler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0