Rick Sofield vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Sofield and Joe Sugden are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Sofield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .621) and slugging (.342 vs .303). Joe Sugden had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 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 Joe Sugden

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
163.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
532.14
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
135.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
116.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
14.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.87
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.71
56.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
185.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
61.06
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
59.08
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
55.18
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
113.68
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.8
65.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
42.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
32.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
18.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.36
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Joe Sugden

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
1.1
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
0.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3499
4.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
1.22
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4598
6.16
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
5.91
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.82
95.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.386
5.386
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.25
22.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.15
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98