Larry Doby vs. Gil Hodges — Career Comparison

Larry Doby
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Gil Hodges
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Larry Doby and Gil Hodges are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Larry Doby, 111 for Gil Hodges), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 129). The overall lean goes to Larry Doby, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Larry Doby and Gil Hodges

Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
1674
145.14
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2071
153.33
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
6920
600
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8104
600
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
5883
510.09
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7030
520.48
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
147.14
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
142.23
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1075
93.21
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
89.44
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
24.02
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
21.84
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.24
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.55
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
273
23.67
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
27.39
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
622
53.93
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
52.79
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1168.61
101.32
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235.79
91.49
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2937
254.65
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3422
253.36
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2682
232.54
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2889
213.89
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1080
93.64
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
81.81
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1093
94.77
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
94.32
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1900
164.74
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2009
148.74
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1186.37
102.86
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1253.96
92.84
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.47
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.85
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945
81.94
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
943
69.82
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.65
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
87.75
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1137
84.18
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.34
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.15
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.17
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.7
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
8.41
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
165
12.22
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.55
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.66
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.12
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.3
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
8.67
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
94
6.96
Larry Doby
Career
Per 600 PA
64
64
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.02
67.02

Fielding Stats for Larry Doby and Gil Hodges

Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
2.17
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
2.11
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.04
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966
0.98
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19773
27
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26722
27
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6591
9
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8907.1
9
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3953
5.4
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15722
15.89
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
0.65
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
1.38
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.15
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.15
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4540
6.2
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17232
17.41
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4428
6.05
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17087
17.26
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.787
2.787
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.199
8.199
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.35
46.35
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.65
Larry Doby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Doby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0