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Gil HodgesvsLarry Doby

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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CF · VAL group BAT

Larry Doby

1942–1959 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Gil Hodges and Larry Doby: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Gil Hodges	Stat	Larry Doby
18	Seasons	17
122.1	Career VAL	122.9
15.7 (1954)	Peak-season VAL	15.4 (1950)
Inducted 2022	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1998
3×	Gold Gloves	—
8×	All-Star Selections	7×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
13	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Larry Doby have
Gil Hodges	Stat	Larry Doby
Career
2,072	Games	1,674
Batting
1,921	Hits	1,697
370	Home runs	273
1,274	RBI	1,093
1,105	Runs	1,080
63	Stolen bases	64
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	Larry Doby
19	—	3.6
22	—	8.2
23	—	4
24	0.2	6.7
25	8.6	10.2
26	10.8	15.4
27	15.5	13.6
28	11.8	14.2
29	12.2	9.3
30	15.7	9.3
31	10.6	9.4
32	10.2	9.2
33	11.2	6.2
34	4.3	3.6
35	9.1	0
36	0	—
37	0.6	—
38	1.3	—