Earl Smith vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Earl Smith
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Earl Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Earl Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.686 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Earl Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Earl Smith and Rick Sofield

Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
171.38
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1733
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
547.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
148.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
109.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
24.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
11.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
39.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.16
65.84
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
204.96
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
180.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
60.93
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
64.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
122.56
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.93
73.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
28.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
43.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.65
13.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
21.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.46
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
15.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Earl Smith and Rick Sofield

Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1051
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.446
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0