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Gil HodgesvsJoey Votto

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

1B · VAL group BAT

Gil Hodges

1943–1963 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Joey Votto

2007–2023 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Gil Hodges and Joey Votto: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Gil Hodges	Stat	Joey Votto
18	Seasons	17
122.1	Career VAL	139.0
15.7 (1954)	Peak-season VAL	16.0 (2017)
Inducted 2022	Hall of Fame	—
3×	Gold Gloves	1×
8×	All-Star Selections	6×
—	MVP Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
13	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Gil Hodges and Joey Votto have
Gil Hodges	Stat	Joey Votto
Career
2,072	Games	2,056
Batting
1,921	Hits	2,135
370	Home runs	356
1,274	RBI	1,144
1,105	Runs	1,171
63	Stolen bases	80
943

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Gil Hodges	Joey Votto
24	0.2	7
25	8.6	9.4
26	10.8	14.9
27	15.5	12.6
28	11.8	11.4
29	12.2	12.2
30	15.7	3.1
31	10.6	14.2
32	10.2	13.5
33	11.2	16
34	4.3	6.3
35	9.1	3.8
36	0	1.3
37	0.6	10.3
38	1.3	1.1
39	—	1.9