Rick Sofield vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney 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 Bill Sweeney

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
541.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Bill Sweeney

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0