Gil Hodges
1943–1963 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets
2,072G
.273AVG
.359OBP
.487SLG
More career statistics
1,921H
370HR
1,274RBI
63SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 7,030 | 7,029 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 31 | 42 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 1,137 | 1,142 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,104 | 8,102 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,072 | 8,104 | 7,030 | 1,105 | 1,921 | 295 | 48 | 370 | 1,274 | 943 | 1,137 | 63 | 31 | 25 | 50 | 3,422 | .273 | .359 | .487 | .846 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1949-04-27 to 1949-05-18
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Four-Homer Game | 1950-08-31 | 1 in 11,770 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1949-06-12 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1949-06-25 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1035 | 3970 | 923 | 210 | 648 | 497 | 623 | .271 | .358 | .510 |
| Away | 1037 | 4132 | 998 | 160 | 626 | 446 | 519 | .276 | .349 | .465 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 187 | 716 | 171 | 28 | 75 | 87 | 123 | .278 | .360 | .481 |
| May | 365 | 1404 | 333 | 65 | 230 | 173 | 192 | .274 | .360 | .483 |
| June | 399 | 1560 | 378 | 86 | 273 | 180 | 233 | .279 | .358 | .522 |
| July | 396 | 1537 | 365 | 68 | 258 | 168 | 213 | .272 | .347 | .493 |
| August | 372 | 1517 | 380 | 72 | 251 | 171 | 201 | .287 | .363 | .500 |
| September | 343 | 1330 | 287 | 50 | 185 | 158 | 177 | .250 | .335 | .433 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .219 | .342 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 298 | 1162 | 260 | 58 | 183 | 144 | 158 | .260 | .348 | .479 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 291 | 1137 | 280 | 53 | 187 | 130 | 136 | .285 | .361 | .509 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 290 | 1108 | 282 | 51 | 177 | 114 | 162 | .288 | .357 | .511 |
| cincinnati-reds | 284 | 1113 | 285 | 45 | 180 | 150 | 139 | .300 | .391 | .516 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 279 | 1122 | 265 | 57 | 190 | 116 | 175 | .268 | .340 | .483 |
| new-york-giants | 225 | 943 | 202 | 37 | 127 | 120 | 152 | .252 | .341 | .440 |
| milwaukee-braves | 194 | 718 | 166 | 32 | 104 | 85 | 101 | .268 | .350 | .467 |
| boston-braves | 110 | 464 | 114 | 20 | 79 | 44 | 62 | .274 | .341 | .490 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | .000 | – | – |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 7 | – | .156 | – | – |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 134 | 481 | 120 | 11 | 70 | 7 | .249 | – | – |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 156 | 595 | 170 | 23 | 115 | 10 | .286 | – | – |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 561 | 159 | 32 | 113 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 158 | 582 | 156 | 40 | 103 | 9 | .268 | – | – |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 508 | 129 | 32 | 102 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 141 | 520 | 157 | 31 | 122 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 579 | 176 | 42 | 130 | 3 | .304 | – | – |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 150 | 546 | 158 | 27 | 102 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 550 | 146 | 32 | 87 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 150 | 579 | 173 | 27 | 98 | 5 | .299 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 141 | 475 | 123 | 22 | 64 | 8 | .259 | – | – |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 124 | 413 | 114 | 25 | 80 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 197 | 39 | 8 | 30 | – | .198 | – | – |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 109 | 215 | 52 | 8 | 31 | 3 | .242 | – | – |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 54 | 127 | 32 | 9 | 17 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 11 | 22 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .227 | – | – |