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Ralph Hodgin

Elmer Ralph Hodgin

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 167 lb.

Born: February 10, 1915 in Greensboro, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1939
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Bees 1939-1948

Final Game: October 3, 1948
Died: October 4, 2011 in Burlington, NC
Buried: Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, NC
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1935	20	REI,FIE	D	114	483	483		187	45	7	11						.387	.387	.578	.965		279					REI,FIE · BIST
1936	21	DET-min	C	128	555	555		187	41	8	6						.337	.337	.472	.809		262					CHL · MATL
1937	22	ATL-MIN-min	A,B	125	485	485		141	23	12	1						.291	.291	.394	.685		191					SCR,CHR · NYPL,PIED
1938	23	ATL-min	B	123	498	498		161	19	17	7						.323	.323	.472	.795		235					EVN · IIIL
1939	24	ATL-min	A	104	403	403		119	26	8	4						.295	.295	.429	.725		173					HFD · EL
1939	24	BSN	NL	32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0	/O97

1940	25	ATL-min	A	137	525	525		160	22	11	4						.305	.305	.411	.716		216					HFD · EL
1941	26	ATL-min	A	136	524	524		150	31	4	7						.286	.286	.401	.687		210					HFD · EL
1942	27	SFR	AA	174	737	675	91	216	37	13	4	112	6		32	25	.320	.363	.431	.794		291		14	16		SFR · PCL
1943	28	CHW	AL	117	435	407	52	128	22	8	1	50	3	5	20	24	.314	.356	.415	.771	126	169	8	6	2	5O97	MVP-33
1944	29	CHW	AL	121	497	465	56	137	25	7	1	51	3	1	21	14	.295	.333	.385	.718	106	179	11	6	5	57O	MVP-31

1946	31	CHW	AL	87	283	258	32	65	10	1	0	25	0	1	19	6	.252	.308	.298	.607	73	77	10	2	3	O7/9
1947	32	CHW	AL	59	198	180	26	53	10	3	1	24	1	0	13	4	.294	.352	.400	.752	113	72	6	3	2	O7/9
1948	33	CHW	AL	114	359	331	28	88	11	5	1	34	0	3	21	11	.266	.310	.338	.648	75	112	9	0	7	O97/8
1949	34	SAC	AAA	144	567	512	68	159	42	6	10	85	1		41	25	.311	.367	.475	.842		243		5	9		SAC · PCL
1950	35	CHW-min	AAA	166	602	552	61	148	26	4	7	66	9		37	19	.268	.318	.368	.685		203		3	10		SAC · PCL
1951	36	CHW-min	AAA	136	514	462	55	136	26	0	5	58	7		45	22	.294	.362	.383	.745		177		4	3		SAC · PCL
1952	37	REI	B	119	447	447		126	26	2	8						.282	.282	.403	.685		180					REI · CARL
1953	38	REI	B	109	366	366		111	22	3	8						.303	.303	.445	.749		163					REI · CARL
1954	39	WSM,REI	B	105	368	368		106	23	1	5						.288	.288	.397	.685		146					WSM,REI · CARL
1955	40	CIN-min	B	10	26	26		6	1	0	1						.231	.231	.385	.615		10					HPT · CARL
1956	41	DET-min	D	50	126	126		35	4	0	2						.278	.278	.357	.635		45					PKA · FLOR
6 Yrs				530	1823	1689	198	481	79	24	4	188	7	10	97	63	.285	.330	.367	.697	98	620	47	17	19
162 Game Avg.				162	557	516	61	147	24	7	1	57	2		30	19	.285	.330	.367	.697	98	190	14	5	6

CHW (5 yrs)				498	1772	1641	194	471	78	24	4	184	7	10	94	59	.287	.332	.371	.703	100	609	44	17	19
BSN (1 yr)				32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				498	1772	1641	194	471	78	24	4	184	7	10	94	59	.287	.332	.371	.703	100	609	44	17	19
NL (1 yr)				32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1939	24	BSN	NL	32	51	-4	0	0	0	-0	-4	-0.4	2	-3	-0.3	.486	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$	/O97

1943	28	CHW	AL	117	435	12	-1	0	3	-2	12	1.4	9	21	2.3	.512	.508	1.9	0.1	18	$	5O97	MVP-33
1944	29	CHW	AL	121	497	4	0	0	8	-2	11	1.2	10	21	2.2	.510	.507	1.3	0.7	13	$	57O	MVP-31

1946	31	CHW	AL	87	283	-8	-0	0	0	-3	-10	-1.2	7	-3	-0.5	.486	.493	-0.4	-0.3	-3	$	O7/9
1947	32	CHW	AL	59	198	3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.2	5	7	0.7	.503	.501	0.7	-0.2	7	$	O7/9
1948	33	CHW	AL	114	359	-11	-1	-0	2	-4	-14	-1.5	9	-5	-0.5	.487	.491	-0.7	-0.2	-7	$	O97/8
6 Seasons				530	1823	-4	-1	-0	13	-12	-5	-0.4	42	37	3.9	.499	.500	2.5	0.1	25	$

CHW (5 yrs)				498	1772	-0	-1	-0	13	-12	-0	0.1	41	40	4.2	.500	.500	2.8	0.2	27	$
BSN (1 yr)				32	51	-4	0	0	0	-0	-4	-0.4	2	-3	-0.3	.486	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1939	24	BSN	NL	51	41	3	2.0	96	.227	.208	.270	.255	.335	.229	.386	.484	.721	35	.174	-4.2	-0.4	.341	.083	.021

1943	28	CHW	AL	435	294	57	5.3	86	.332	.314	.255	.356	.329	.415	.352	.771	.681	126	.647	11.8	1.3	.661	.145	.101	1.5
1944	29	CHW	AL	497	345	58	4.6	90	.302	.295	.266	.333	.332	.385	.363	.718	.695	106	.554	2.7	0.3	.612	.140	.090	1.5

1946	31	CHW	AL	283	207	23	3.0	92	.258	.252	.259	.308	.333	.298	.372	.607	.705	73	.350	-9.1	-1.0	.475	.116	.047
1947	32	CHW	AL	198	135	25	4.9	92	.297	.294	.257	.352	.336	.400	.369	.752	.705	113	.577	3.0	0.3	.669	.183	.106	1.0
1948	33	CHW	AL	359	262	34	3.5	102	.273	.266	.268	.310	.353	.338	.388	.648	.740	75	.372	-13.0	-1.3	.510	.127	.073	.0
6 Yrs				1823	1284	200	4.2	92	.294	.285	.262	.330	.336	.367	.368	.697	.704	98	.505	-8.9	-0.8	.578	.138	.082	5.1
162 Game Avg.				557	392	61	4.2	92	.294	.285	.262	.330	.336	.367	.368	.697	.704	98	.505	-8.9	-0.8	.578	.138	.082	2

CHW (5 yrs)				1772	1243	197	4.3	92	.296	.287	.261	.332	.336	.371	.367	.703	.703	100	.515	-4.7	-0.4	.586	.140	.084	5.1
BSN (1 yr)				51	41	3	2.0	96	.227	.208	.270	.255	.335	.229	.386	.484	.721	35	.175	-4.2	-0.4	.341	.083	.021

AL (5 yrs)				1772	1243	197	4.3	92	.296	.287	.261	.332	.336	.371	.367	.703	.703	100	.515	-4.7	-0.4	.586	.140	.084	5.1
NL (1 yr)				51	41	3	2.0	96	.227	.208	.270	.255	.335	.229	.386	.484	.721	35	.175	-4.2	-0.4	.341	.083	.021

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1939	24	BSN	NL	51	0.0%	7.8%	5.9%	2.0%	10%	1.33	12.0		12.0		86%

1943	28	CHW	AL	435	0.2%	5.5%	4.6%	7.1%	24%	1.20	17.0	407.0	8.1		88%
1944	29	CHW	AL	497	0.2%	2.8%	4.2%	6.6%	24%	0.67	33.2	465.0	9.1		91%

1946	31	CHW	AL	283	0.0%	2.1%	6.7%	3.9%	17%	0.32	43.0		10.3		89%
1947	32	CHW	AL	198	0.5%	2.0%	6.6%	7.1%	26%	0.31	45.0	180.0	7.5		88%
1948	33	CHW	AL	359	0.3%	3.1%	5.9%	4.7%	19%	0.52	30.1	331.0	9.7	1.46	89%
6 Yrs				1823	0.2%	3.5%	5.3%	5.9%	22%	0.65	26.8	422.3	9.0	1.46	89%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.2%	9.0%	6.1%	26%	1.01	9.7	66.8	8.6	0.97	78%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1939	24	BSN	NL	-4.2	-0.4	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1943	28	CHW	AL	11.8	1.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1944	29	CHW	AL	2.7	0.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1946	31	CHW	AL	-9.1	-1.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1947	32	CHW	AL	2.8	0.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1948	33	CHW	AL	-13.0	-1.3	164	-0.9	2.5	-3.4	1.10	-0.5	-0.3	-4.6	-0.5	0.96	-6.2	1.13	13
6 Yrs				-9.1	-0.8	164	-0.9	2.5	-3.4	1.10	-0.5	-0.3	-4.6	-0.5	0.96	-6.2	1.13	13

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	33	CHW	AL	3	0	25%	62	0	3	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	46%	8	5	3	1	1	0	2	0	2
6 Yrs				3	0	33%	62	7	10	41%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	46%	8	5	3	1	1	0	2	0	2

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1948	33	CHW	AL	359	84%	88			13	2	0	1	1.13	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	233%	37	9	24%	21	10	48%	110	20	18%	8	6	75%	9	6	67%	0
6 Yrs				359	84%	481			13	2	0	1	1.13	4	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	19	633%	37	47	127%	21	10	48%	110	20	18%	8	6	75%	9	6	67%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			1594%			160%			35%			15%			52%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1939	24	32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0
1940	25	32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0
1941	26	32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0
1942	27	32	51	48	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		3	4	.208	.255	.229	.484	35	11	3	0	0
1943	28	149	486	455	56	138	23	8	1	54	3	5	23	28	.303	.345	.396	.741	116	180	11	6	2
1944	29	270	983	920	112	275	48	15	2	105	6	6	44	42	.299	.339	.390	.729	111	359	22	12	7
1945	30	270	983	920	112	275	48	15	2	105	6	6	44	42	.299	.339	.390	.729	111	359	22	12	7
1946	31	357	1266	1178	144	340	58	16	2	130	6	7	63	48	.289	.332	.370	.702	102	436	32	14	10
1947	32	416	1464	1358	170	393	68	19	3	154	7	7	76	52	.289	.335	.374	.709	104	508	38	17	12
1948	33	530	1823	1689	198	481	79	24	4	188	7	10	97	63	.285	.330	.367	.697	98	620	47	17	19

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1939	24	34	54	51	5	11	1	0	0	5	0	3	4	.216	.259	.235	.495	3	32

1943	28	123	471	439	63	146	25	9	1	60	3	23	25	.333	.375	.437	.813	70	117
1944	29	126	530	495	64	152	28	8	1	59	3	23	15	.307	.347	.402	.749	67	121

1946	31	91	303	276	39	74	11	1	0	30	0	22	6	.268	.327	.315	.642	28	87
1947	32	61	212	192	31	60	11	3	1	28	1	15	4	.313	.371	.417	.788	29	59
1948	33	119	374	345	29	91	11	5	1	35	0	22	11	.264	.308	.333	.641	36	114
6 Yrs		554	1944	1798	231	534	87	26	4	217	7	108	65	.297	.343	.381	.724	233	530
162 Game Avg.		162	568	526	68	156	25	8	1	63	2	32	19	.297	.343	.381	.724	68	530

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1943 AL (33, 0%) 1944 AL (31, 1%) 0.01 Career Shares (1497th)	Batting Average s c a p y 1943 AL .314 (3rd)	Slugging % s c a p y 1943 AL .415 (7th)	Triples s c a p y 1943 AL 8 (7th)
Offensive Win % s c a p y 1943 AL .647 (9th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1943 AL 6 (4th) 1944 AL 6 (3rd) 1947 AL 3 (10th)	AB per SO s c a p y 1944 AL 33.2 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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