Rick Sofield vs. Jim Thorpe — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Thorpe
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Sofield and Jim Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Thorpe posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .636) and slugging (.362 vs .342). Rick Sofield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.295 vs .286). By the career numbers, Jim Thorpe 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 Jim Thorpe

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
207
183.19
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
231.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
559.15
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
140.99
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
104.94
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.47
62.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
202.67
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
172.57
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
167.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
72.9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
65.69
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
132.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.05
68.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.63
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
97.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.14
6.14
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.85
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.23
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
16.81
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.83
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.55
93.55

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Jim Thorpe

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0