Dick Simpson vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Dick Simpson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dick Simpson and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Simpson posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.305 vs .295) and home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). Rick Sofield had the advantage in batting average (.243 vs .207). By the career numbers, Dick Simpson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Simpson and Rick Sofield

Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
290.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
595
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
518
522.35
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
107.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
71.6
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.54
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.32
57.81
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
176.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
178.49
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
56.47
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
136.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.69
54.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.79
56.45
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
174
175.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
124.78
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.07
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Simpson and Rick Sofield

Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3869
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.09
62.09
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0