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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Sofield | Retired (1974, Age 37) | Died (2011, Age 75) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 8 (1954) |
RP | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Frank Thomas League | 0 | 17 years (140 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/16/1936 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 8 | 11 | 16 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1954 | Minors | 61.00 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 19 | 7 / 37 | 13 / 61 |
| 1955 | Minors | 71.00 | 3 / 6 | 4 / 28 | 10 / 37 | 17 / 71 |
| 1956 | Minors | 51.00 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 17 | 5 / 30 | 10 / 51 |
| 1957 | Minors | 48.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 24 | 4 / 22 | 6 / 48 |
| 1958 | Majors | 46.51 | 3 / 10 | 4 / 16 | 3 / 20 | 10 / 46 |
| 1959 | Majors | 44.29 | 5 / 10 | 3 / 16 | 4 / 18 | 12 / 44 |
| 1960 | Majors | 45.91 | 1 / 9 | 7 / 22 | 4 / 14 | 12 / 45 |
| 1961 | Majors | 44.41 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 19 | 4 / 17 | 9 / 44 |
| 1962 | Majors | 43.35 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 17 | 0 / 18 | 3 / 43 |
| 1963 | Majors | 43.20 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 19 | 1 / 43 |
| 1964 | Majors | 41.07 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 20 | 1 / 14 | 3 / 41 |
| 1965 | Majors | 39.85 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 22 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 39 |
| 1966 | Majors | 41.56 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 19 | 1 / 15 | 1 / 41 |
| 1967 | Majors | 49.14 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 25 | 2 / 15 | 2 / 49 |
| 1968 | Majors | 46.02 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 46 |
| 1969 | Majors | 48.05 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 18 | 0 / 16 | 1 / 48 |
| 1970 | Majors | 49.28 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 49 |
| 1971 | Majors | 49.91 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 49 |
| 1972 | Majors | 48.77 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 21 | 0 / 48 |
| 1973 | Majors | 50.61 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 22 | 0 / 19 | 1 / 50 |
| 1974 | Majors | 26.60 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 14 | 1 / 26 |
| Total | 24 / 167 | 32 / 403 | 47 / 412 | 103 / 982 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | John Sofield has retired from the Tampa Bay Blue Claws |
| 1967-05-16 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit River Rats and the Chicago Champs. The Chicago Champs receive John Sofield, Roy Sterrett from the Detroit River Rats in exchange for Kid Durham, Joe Black, Sam Dixon, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (CHA), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (CHA). |
| 1966-06-21 | John Sofield of the Detroit River Rats is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Detroit River Rats have promoted John Sofield to the major league team. The Detroit River Rats have promoted Ducky Kahn to the major league team. |