Walt Dropo vs. Gil Hodges — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gil Hodges
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gil Hodges holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Gil Hodges led in walk rate (BB%+ 139 vs 71), home run production (HR/PA+ 222 vs 168), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 113). Walt Dropo held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 77 vs 73). The edge belongs to Gil Hodges.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Gil Hodges

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2071
153.33
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8104
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7030
520.48
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
142.23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
89.44
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
21.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.55
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
152
20.17
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
27.39
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
52.79
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235.79
91.49
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3422
253.36
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2889
213.89
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
81.81
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
704
93.43
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274
94.32
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2009
148.74
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1253.96
92.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
1.85
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
943
69.82
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
84.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.15
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.7
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
12.22
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.66
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.96
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.02
67.02

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Gil Hodges

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
2.11
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966
0.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26722
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8907.1
9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15722
15.89
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
1.38
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.15
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17232
17.41
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17087
17.26
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.199
8.199
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.35
46.35
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.65
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0