Gil Hodges vs. Wes Kingdon — Career Comparison

Gil Hodges
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Wes Kingdon
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Gil Hodges and Wes Kingdon are closely matched on the surface stats. Wes Kingdon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.881 vs .848) and on-base percentage (.410 vs .361). Gil Hodges had the advantage in slugging (.487 vs .471). By the career numbers, Wes Kingdon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gil Hodges and Wes Kingdon

Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2071
153.33
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
276.92
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8104
600
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7030
520.48
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
142.23
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
89.44
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
21.84
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
3.55
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
27.39
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
52.79
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235.79
91.49
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
107.83
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3422
253.36
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
16
246.15
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2889
213.89
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
246.15
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.881
0.881
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
81.81
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274
94.32
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2009
148.74
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1253.96
92.84
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
109.53
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.85
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
943
69.82
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
84.18
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.5
19.5
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.15
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.7
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
165
12.22
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.66
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.96
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.02
67.02
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Gil Hodges and Wes Kingdon

Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
2.11
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
966
0.98
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26722
27
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8907.1
9
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15722
15.89
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
1.38
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.15
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17232
17.41
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17087
17.26
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.199
8.199
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.35
46.35
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.65
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Wes Kingdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Kingdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0