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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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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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 SF IBB Pos Awards
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
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 87 282 258 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 .752 112 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
6 Seasons 530 1822 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 1771 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 1771 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1939 24 BSN NL 51 -4 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ /O97
1943 28 CHW AL 435 12 0 0 0 3 -2 10 23 2.5 20 2.3 0.2 $ 5O97 MVP-33
1944 29 CHW AL 497 2 1 0 0 8 -2 11 20 2.0 12 1.3 0.7 $ 57O MVP-31
1946 31 CHW AL 282 -8 1 0 0 0 -3 8 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ O7/9
1947 32 CHW AL 198 2 1 0 0 0 -2 5 6 0.7 6 0.6 0.1 $ O7/9
1948 33 CHW AL 359 -14 -2 0 0 2 -4 10 -8 -0.9 -10 -1.0 0.1 $ O97/8
6 Seasons 1822 -10 1 0 0 13 -13 46 37 3.7 24 2.8 0.9 $
CHW (5 yrs) 1771 -6 1 0 0 13 -13 44 39 4.0 26 3.0 1.0 $
BSN (1 yr) 51 -4 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 BSN NL 24 OF 9 6 6 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.67 .975 2.32
1939 BSN NL 24 RF 7 5 5 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.57 .973 2.11
1939 BSN NL 24 LF 2 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.15
1943 CHW AL 28 3B 56 56 53 163 34 120 9 7 .945 2.75 .951 3.17 MVP-33
1943 CHW AL 28 OF 42 41 40 89 87 2 0 0 1.000 2.12 .977 2.47 MVP-33
1943 CHW AL 28 RF 25 24 24 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 1.96 .973 2.21 MVP-33
1943 CHW AL 28 LF 17 17 16 40 39 1 0 0 1.000 2.35 .979 2.40 MVP-33
1944 CHW AL 29 3B 82 82 81 310 77 215 18 22 .942 3.56 .954 3.34 MVP-31
1944 CHW AL 29 LF 33 33 32 94 93 1 0 0 1.000 2.85 .972 2.35 MVP-31
1944 CHW AL 29 OF 33 33 32 94 93 1 0 0 1.000 2.85 .974 2.47 MVP-31
1946 CHW AL 31 OF 57 56 56 119 114 3 2 0 .983 2.05 .977 2.36
1946 CHW AL 31 LF 49 48 48 103 98 3 2 0 .981 2.06 .974 2.24
1946 CHW AL 31 RF 8 8 8 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .972 2.10
1947 CHW AL 32 OF 41 41 40 102 99 2 1 0 .990 2.46 .979 2.47
1947 CHW AL 32 LF 40 40 39 99 96 2 1 0 .990 2.45 .976 2.36
1947 CHW AL 32 RF 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .977 2.10
1948 CHW AL 33 OF 79 78 76 199 184 9 6 0 .970 2.44 .975 2.51
1948 CHW AL 33 RF 40 40 38 93 84 4 5 0 .946 2.20 .971 2.16
1948 CHW AL 33 LF 39 36 36 97 92 4 1 0 .990 2.46 .975 2.35
1948 CHW AL 33 CF 2 2 2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 .978 3.05
6 Seasons OF 261 255 250 618 592 17 9 0 .985 2.33 .976 2.45
6 Seasons LF 180 175 172 437 422 11 4 0 .991 2.41 .975 2.33
2 Seasons 3B 138 138 134 473 111 335 27 29 .943 3.23 .953 3.27
5 Seasons RF 81 78 76 172 162 5 5 0 .971 2.06 .972 2.16
1 Season CF 2 2 2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 .978 3.05
6 Seasons TOT 399 393 384 1091 703 352 36 29 .967 2.64 .966 2.74
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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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 (1498th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1944 AL  0.7 (7th)

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)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1944 AL  18 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1944 AL  3.56 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 8 (1522), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1908), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2192), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  10. Joe Grace (959)
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  4. Johnny Watwood (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

  • October 13, 1941: Drafted by San Francisco (PCL) from the Boston Braves in the 1941 minor league draft.
  • November 2, 1942: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1942 rule 5 draft.
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