Gil Hodges

HALL OF FAME

First Base

1943—1963

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#34

Player Detail

Gilbert Raymond
GIVEN NAME
Hodges
SURNAME
April 4, 1924, in Princeton, IN
BORN
April 2, 1972, in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
DIED
1943—1963
Playing Career
Played from 19-39
PLAYING AGE
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Brooklyn Dodgers
PRIMARY TEAM
1955, 1959
World Series titles
The Miracle Worker
NICKNAME
14
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 200
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
October 3, 1943
Major League Debut
May 5, 1963
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Gil Hodges?

Steady power hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s. Managed 1969 New York Mets to World Series title.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

40

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
While serving in the U.S. Marines in World War II, Hodges earned a Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” for heroism under fire in Okinawa.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2071
1921
370
1274
.273
8 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1954 Dodgers

30 Years Old

.304
AVG
42
HR
130
RBI
106
RUNS
.373
OBP
176
HITS
23
2B
5
3B
.579
SLG
74
BB
3
SB
6.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.273
.359
.487

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.846
.792
107.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
39.0
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Gil Hodges Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Hodges
520
142
82
22
4
27
94
70
84
5
253
214
.273
.359
.487
846
AVG 1B
533
147
74
24
5
18
57
67
5
237
208
.276
.348
.444
.792

Gil Hodges Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
34
45
42
39
38
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
38
37
32
43
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Gil Hodges PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
43.9
34.2
26.3
17.4
3.43
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Gil Hodges
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
263.4
171.1
128.0
80.3
20.6
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Gil Hodges
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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