Rick Sofield vs. Willy Taveras — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Willy Taveras
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Sofield and Willy Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. Willy Taveras posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in slugging (.342 vs .327). By the career numbers, Willy Taveras 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 Willy Taveras

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
152.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2644
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2412
547.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
150.23
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
128.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
16.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
21.56
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281.62
63.91
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
179.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
830
188.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
81.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
29.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
108.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
70.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
30.86
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
88.5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
6.78
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.72
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
44.25
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
54.24
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.59
81.59

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Willy Taveras

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
1.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15014
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5004.2
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1445
2.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.07
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
2.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
2.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.384
2.384
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.89
89.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willy Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0