Rick Sofield vs. Billy Urbanski — Career Comparison

Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Billy Urbanski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Rick Sofield and Billy Urbanski are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Urbanski posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.309 vs .295) and batting average (.260 vs .243). Rick Sofield had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Billy Urbanski 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 Billy Urbanski

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
136.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3345
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3046
546.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
141.88
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
111.57
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.12
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
22.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.84
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.41
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.63
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
30.31
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316.3
56.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
184.96
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1025
183.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
181.17
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
67.98
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.41
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
37.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
111.5
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
101.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355.29
63.73
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.77
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
35.52
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
45.2
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.27
13.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.62
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
14.35
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
53
9.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.96
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.3
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Sofield and Billy Urbanski

Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.03
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1498
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.48
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3908
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.42
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.892
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Billy Urbanski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Urbanski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0