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Rick Sofield
Richard Michael Sofield

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 6, 1979
  vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1981
Born December 16, 1956 in Cheyenne, WY

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 22 MIN AL  35   93    8   28   5  0   0   12   2  3  12  27  .301  .381  .355   98   33   2   0   0   0   2
 1980 23 MIN AL 131  417   52  103  18  4   9   49   4  5  24  92  .247  .287  .374   74  156   9   7   2   2   3
 1981 24 MIN AL  41  102    9   18   2  0   0    5   3  2   8  22  .176  .234  .196   22   20   1   1   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      207  612   69  149  25  4   9   66   9 10  44 141  .243  .293  .342   70  209  12   8   2   2  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        479   54  117  20  3   7   52   7  8  34 110  .243  .293  .342   70  164   9   6   2   2   8
 Career High    131  417   52  103  18  4   9   49   4  5  24  92  .247  .287  .374   74  156   9   7   2   2   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1979 22 MIN AL  107   72   12   4.4   105| .301  .274| .381  .340| .355  .416| .736  .755|  98  .473   0.2   0.0  40%
 1980 23 MIN AL  459  338   46   3.7   105| .247  .278| .287  .342| .374  .413| .661  .755|  74  .398 -16.4  -1.6  44%
 1981 24 MIN AL  112   93    4   1.2    94| .176  .264| .234  .330| .196  .384| .430  .714|  22  .090 -10.6  -1.1  60%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       678  503   62   3.3   103| .243  .275| .293  .339| .342  .408| .635  .748|  70  .360 -26.9  -2.7  47%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1979 22 MIN AL OF 35 61 1 3 1 .954 .981 1.77 2.13 2.30 2.46 32 243.0 RF 22 32 1 1 1 .971 .979 1.50 1.88 1.98 2.25 20 150.0 LF 7 16 0 1 0 .941 .982 2.29 1.80 2.53 2.23 7 57.0 CF 6 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 2.33 2.62 3.50 2.92 5 36.0 1980 23 MIN AL OF 126 267 7 6 0 .979 .979 2.17 2.15 2.52 2.47 107 977.3 LF 71 136 4 4 0 .972 .980 1.97 1.92 2.33 2.35 59 540.3 CF 51 120 2 2 0 .984 .983 2.39 2.65 2.86 2.92 42 384.0 RF 9 10 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.22 1.77 1.87 2.12 6 53.0 DH 2 1981 24 MIN AL OF 34 54 5 1 0 .983 .983 1.74 2.16 2.13 2.48 29 249.7 LF 33 54 5 1 0 .983 .978 1.79 1.99 2.14 2.38 29 248.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 22 MIN AL CF 6 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 2.33 2.62 3.50 2.92 5 36.0 1980 23 MIN AL CF 51 120 2 2 0 .984 .983 2.39 2.65 2.86 2.92 42 384.0 1980 23 MIN AL DH 2 1979 22 MIN AL LF 7 16 0 1 0 .941 .982 2.29 1.80 2.53 2.23 7 57.0 1980 23 MIN AL LF 71 136 4 4 0 .972 .980 1.97 1.92 2.33 2.35 59 540.3 1981 24 MIN AL LF 33 54 5 1 0 .983 .978 1.79 1.99 2.14 2.38 29 248.7 1979 22 MIN AL OF 35 61 1 3 1 .954 .981 1.77 2.13 2.30 2.46 32 243.0 1980 23 MIN AL OF 126 267 7 6 0 .979 .979 2.17 2.15 2.52 2.47 107 977.3 1981 24 MIN AL OF 34 54 5 1 0 .983 .983 1.74 2.16 2.13 2.48 29 249.7 1979 22 MIN AL RF 22 32 1 1 1 .971 .979 1.50 1.88 1.98 2.25 20 150.0 1980 23 MIN AL RF 9 10 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.22 1.77 1.87 2.12 6 53.0 1981 24 MIN AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 195 382 13 10 1 .975 .980 2.03 2.15 2.42 2.47 168 1470.0 111 57 32# LF* 111 206 9 6 0 .973 .979 1.94 1.93 2.29 2.35 95 846.0 CF* 57 134 2 3 0 .978 .983 2.39 2.65 2.91 2.92 47 420.0 RF* 32 42 2 1 1 .978 .978 1.38 1.85 1.94 2.21 26 204.0 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 195 382 13 10 1 .975 .980 2.03 2.15 2.42 2.47 168 1470
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.


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