Jim Bottomley vs. Gil Hodges — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Gil Hodges
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Bottomley comes out clearly ahead of Gil Hodges across most offensive categories. Jim Bottomley led in contact rate (K%+ 97 vs 73), batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 106), and slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 129). Gil Hodges held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 139 vs 114). Jim Bottomley was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Gil Hodges

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2071
153.33
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
8104
600
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
7030
520.48
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
142.23
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
89.44
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
295
21.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.55
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
27.39
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
713
52.79
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1235.79
91.49
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
3422
253.36
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
2889
213.89
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
81.81
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1274
94.32
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
2009
148.74
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1253.96
92.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.09
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.85
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
943
69.82
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
84.18
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.15
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.7
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
165
12.22
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.66
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.96
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
67.02
67.02

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Gil Hodges

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
2.11
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
966
0.98
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26722
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8907.1
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15722
15.89
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
1.38
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17232
17.41
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17087
17.26
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.199
8.199
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.35
46.35
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.65
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0