Rick Sofield vs. Dan Stearns — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dan Stearns
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Sofield and Dan Stearns are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.342 vs .325) and home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). Dan Stearns had the advantage in on-base percentage (.306 vs .295). 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 Rick Sofield and Dan Stearns

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
138.19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2210
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2025
549.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
133.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
101.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
19.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
9.77
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
31.49
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.56
61.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
659
178.91
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
183.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
80.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
46.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
124.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.14
67.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
46.97
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
31.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.89
18.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
18.19
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
18.19
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Dan Stearns

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.06
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13314
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4467
9.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4995
10.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4735
9.6
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.088
9.088
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.43
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0