Rick Sofield vs. Walter Thomas — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Walter Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Walter Thomas posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Walter Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.682 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.326 vs .295). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Walter Thomas 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 Walter Thomas

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
118
182.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
151.16
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
120.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
20
30.85
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.13
66.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
194.34
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
191.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
84.83
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
58.61
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
141.9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.24
75.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.71
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
32.39
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
389
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.8
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Walter Thomas

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.19
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.26
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.02
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2429
27
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.2
9
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.76
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.66
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.42
81.42
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0