Rick Sofield

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 16, 1956 in Cheyenne, WY us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (13th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Morristown HS (Morristown, NJ)

Debut: April 6, 1979 (Age 22-111d, 11,758th in MLB history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1981 (Age 24-292d)
vs. CHW 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Richard Michael Sofield

Nicknames: Hollywood

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

AB

612

R

H

149

BA

.243

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.293

SLG

.342

OPS

.634

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1975	18	MIN-min	Rk	61	247	208	37	43	9	3	2	29	4	2	38	62	.207	.328	.308	.636		64		0	0	1			ELZ · APPY
1976	19	MIN-min	A	104	404	340	43	81	11	4	4	55	6	4	55	84	.238	.342	.329	.671		112		1	3	5			WRA · MIDW
1977	20	MIN-min	A,AAA	112	492	415	109	135	22	8	27	108	10	5	68	95	.325	.419	.612	1.031		254		3	0	6			VIS,TAC · CALL,PCL
1978	21	MIN-min	AA,AAA	87	297	246	39	62	11	3	5	27	7	1	45	55	.252	.366	.382	.749		94		0	5	1			ORL,TOL · SOUL,IL
1979	22	MIN-min	AAA,AA	84	340	278	37	69	13	2	4	27	7	4	57	56	.248	.376	.353	.729		98		0	5	0			TOL,ORL · IL,SOUL
1979	22	MIN	AL	35	107	93	8	28	5	0	0	12	2	3	12	27	.301	.381	.355	.736	98	33	2	0	2	0	0	9/78
1980	23	MIN	AL	131	459	417	52	103	18	4	9	49	4	5	24	92	.247	.287	.374	.661	75	156	3	2	9	7	2	*78/9D
1981	24	MIN-min	AAA	22	85	72	8	15	2	0	1	4	2	1	12	12	.208	.329	.278	.607		20		1	0	0	0		TOL · IL
1981	24	MIN	AL	41	112	102	9	18	2	0	0	5	3	2	8	22	.176	.234	.196	.430	23	20	5	0	1	1	0	7/D9
1982	25	MIN-TEX-min	AAA	100	378	333	49	80	17	6	5	36	3	4	35	58	.240	.314	.372	.686		124		2	5	3	1		TOL,DEN · IL,AA
3 Yrs				207	678	612	69	149	25	4	9	66	9	10	44	141	.243	.293	.342	.634	70	209	10	2	12	8	2
162 Game Avg.				162	531	479	54	117	20	3	7	52	7	8	34	110	.243	.293	.342	.634	70	164	8	2	9	6	2

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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