Rick Sofield vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Start had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rick Sofield and Joe Start

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Joe Start

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0