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Larry DobyvsGil Hodges

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Larry Doby

1942–1959 · 17 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Gil Hodges

1943–1963 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Larry Doby and Gil Hodges have
Larry Doby	Stat	Gil Hodges
Career
1,674	Games	2,072
Batting
1,697	Hits	1,921
273	Home runs	370
1,093	RBI	1,274
1,080	Runs	1,105
64	Stolen bases	63
945

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	Larry Doby	Gil Hodges
19	3.6	—
22	8.2	—
23	4	—
24	6.7	0.2
25	10.2	8.6
26	15.4	10.8
27	13.6	15.5
28	14.2	11.8
29	9.3	12.2
30	9.3	15.7
31	9.4	10.6
32	9.2	10.2
33	6.2	11.2
34	3.6	4.3
35	0	9.1
36	—	0
37	—	0.6
38	—	1.3