Rick Sofield
Richard Michael Sofield
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 16, 1956 in Cheyenne, WY
High School: Morristown (Morristown, NJ)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1979
Final Game: October 4, 1981
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 MIN AL 22 OF 35 32 243.0 65 61 1 3 1 .954 1.0 4.9 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1 2.30 1.77 .982 2.46 2.13
1979 MIN AL 22 RF 22 20 150.0 34 32 1 1 1 .971 -0.9 -7.2 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 1.98 1.50 .979 2.25 1.88
1979 MIN AL 22 LF 7 7 57.0 17 16 0 1 0 .941 1.1 23.2 0.1 -0.9 1.0 1 2.53 2.29 .982 2.23 1.80
1979 MIN AL 22 CF 6 5 36.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.8 26.7 0.8 1.1 -0.3 0 3.50 2.33 .987 2.92 2.62
1980 MIN AL 23 OF 126 107 977.1 280 267 7 6 0 .979 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.0 0 2.52 2.17 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 MIN AL 23 LF 71 59 540.1 144 136 4 4 0 .972 0.5 1.1 1.5 -1.4 3.0 -1 2.33 1.97 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 MIN AL 23 CF 51 42 384.0 124 120 2 2 0 .984 0.3 0.9 -0.7 1.8 -2.5 1 2.86 2.39 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 MIN AL 23 RF 9 6 53.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 6.8 0.3 0.8 -0.5 0 1.87 1.22 .973 2.12 1.77
1980 MIN AL 23 DH 2
1981 MIN AL 24 OF 34 29 249.2 60 54 5 1 0 .983 3.0 14.4 2.0 1.6 0.4 1 2.13 1.74 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 MIN AL 24 LF 33 29 248.2 60 54 5 1 0 .983 3.0 14.5 2.0 1.6 0.4 1 2.14 1.79 .978 2.38 1.99
1981 MIN AL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
3 Seasons OF 195 168 1470.0 405 382 13 10 1 .975 5.1 4.2 3.1 2.9 0.3 2 2.42 2.03 .980 2.47 2.15
3 Seasons LF 111 95 846.0 221 206 9 6 0 .973 4.6 6.5 3.6 -0.7 4.4 1 2.29 1.94 .980 2.35 1.93
2 Seasons CF 57 47 420.0 139 134 2 3 0 .978 1.1 3.1 0.1 2.9 -2.8 1 2.91 2.39 .983 2.92 2.65
3 Seasons RF 32 26 204.0 45 42 2 1 1 .978 -0.6 -3.5 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 0 1.94 1.38 .978 2.21 1.85
1 Season DH 2
3 Seasons TOT 195 168 1470.0 405 382 13 10 1 .975 5.1 4.2 3.1 2.9 0.3 2 2.42 2.03 .955 2.47 2.15

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1979 MIN AL 22 35 32 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 22 35 0 3 0
1980 MIN AL 23 131 108 131 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 51 9 126 1 15 1
1981 MIN AL 24 41 29 41 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 1 34 0 8 3
3 Seasons 207 169 207 195 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 57 32 195 1 26 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 MIN AL 22 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 62.5% 3 0 0.0% 0 260 51% 85% 21% 40 40%
1980 MIN AL 23 4 0 4 0 2 4 0 2 1 1 25 21 1 22 6 0 12 6 1 7 2 0 9 9 0 75 44 58.7% 29 2 2.7% 2 2351 61% 82% 24% 311 45%
1981 MIN AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 2 12 6 2 9 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 30 15 50.0% 11 4 13.3% 1 1076 62% 78% 25% 122 48%
3 Seasons 6 0 6 0 3 9 0 2 4 3 40 30 3 34 11 2 16 7 1 9 2 0 14 14 0 113 64 56.6% 43 6 5.3% 3 3687 60% 81% 24% 473 45%
MLB Averages 57.8% 2.5% 57% 80% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 MIN AL 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 154 73% 84% 25% 23 61%
1980 MIN AL 23 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 18 14 0 12 6 0 7 1 0 5 0 0 11 6 0 53 27 50.9% 26 0 0.0% 2 1702 64% 78% 24% 216 56%
2 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 20 16 0 12 6 0 7 1 0 5 0 0 11 6 0 55 29 52.7% 26 0 0.0% 2 1856 65% 78% 24% 239 56%
MLB Averages 42.4% 2.2% 57% 80% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 MIN AL 22 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 6 4 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 18 9 50.0% 8 1 5.6% 0 656 60% 81% 24% 67 48%
1980 MIN AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 0 216 66% 83% 24% 25 44%
1981 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67% 100% 0% 0
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 3 1 0 8 5 1 3 0 1 5 1 0 23 11 47.8% 10 2 8.7% 0 875 61% 82% 24% 92 47%
MLB Averages 42.8% 3.0% 57% 80% 26% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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