Gil Hodges vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Gil Hodges
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Gil Hodges and Ryan Howard each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Gil Hodges had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 73 vs 62), while Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 222). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Gil Hodges and Ryan Howard

Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2071
153.33
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8104
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7030
520.48
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
142.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
89.44
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
21.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.55
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
370
27.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
52.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235.79
91.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3422
253.36
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2889
213.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
81.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
94.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2009
148.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1253.96
92.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
943
69.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
84.18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
165
12.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
67.02
67.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Gil Hodges and Ryan Howard

Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
2.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
966
0.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
26722
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8907.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15722
15.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
1.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17232
17.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17087
17.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.199
8.199
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.35
46.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0