Jason Smith vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Jason Smith
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jason Smith and Rick Sofield are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .249). Jason Smith had the advantage in slugging (.361 vs .342). 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 Jason Smith and Rick Sofield

Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
269.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
559.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
122
118.45
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
131.86
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
77.67
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
98.23
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
40.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
53.94
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.35
54.29
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
201.94
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
145.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
63.11
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
58.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
104.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52.99
51.45
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.79
56.45
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
22.33
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
181
175.73
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
124.78
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Jason Smith and Rick Sofield

Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
2.08
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
4.96
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.165
3.165
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.43
59.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0