Ron
Hodges
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 22, 1949 in Usa, VA, ROCKY MOUNT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1984   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 24 SDP NL     5 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 9 6 7 7
1974 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 9 6 7 7
1975 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 9 6 7 6
1976 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 4 5 5 9 10 10 6 7 6
1977 28 WAS NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 4 5 5 9 10 10 5 6 6
1978 29 WAS NL $ 1,325,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 9 10 10 5 6 6
1979 30 WAS NL $ 1,450,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 6 6
1980 31 WAS NL $ 2,388,571   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 6 6
1981 32 WAS NL $ 4,200,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 6 6
1982 33 WAS NL $ 4,200,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 5 6 6 10 10 10 5 6 6
1983 34 WAS NL $ 4,200,000   7 7 7 2 3 3 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 6 5
1984 35 WAS NL $ 4,200,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 6 5
1985 36 SDP NL $ 3,050,000   7 7 7 2 3 3 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 6 5
1986 37 SDP NL $ 3,050,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 4 5 4 6 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 1 1 1 4 5 4 6 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,200,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 5 6 6 10 10 10 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 24 AAA   128 463 68 112 13 0 6 33 1 1 106 67 .242 .383 .309 .692 66.7  
1974 25 SDP NL 23 74 8 20 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 11 .270 .353 .338 .691 9.2 1.6
    AAA   37 31 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 3 .161 .395 .194 .589 4.3  
1975 26 WAS NL 108 404 54 97 12 1 4 33 1 1 44 60 .240 .315 .304 .619 39.5 4.0
    AAA   24 76 9 22 5 0 0 4 1 0 12 12 .289 .386 .355 .742 11.2  
1976 27 WAS NL 140 486 52 133 26 0 2 47 0 1 68 82 .274 .363 .340 .702 61.6 10.4
1977 28 WAS NL 78 260 27 76 16 2 1 23 0 1 32 40 .292 .370 .381 .751 31.9 5.7
1978 29 WAS NL 127 420 49 106 17 5 4 43 1 0 61 68 .252 .346 .345 .691 52.9 9.0
1979 30 WAS NL 113 280 35 84 10 2 4 46 0 0 45 41 .300 .394 .393 .787 45.2 11.4
1980 31 WAS NL 127 423 64 119 16 0 2 32 1 0 68 70 .281 .380 .333 .713 54.6 11.7
1981 32 WAS NL 132 440 56 127 14 3 4 47 0 2 74 64 .289 .392 .361 .754 62.3 16.2
1982 33 WAS NL 110 372 51 97 7 1 1 33 0 0 50 53 .261 .348 .293 .641 41.0 7.6
1983 34 WAS NL 104 317 29 98 18 2 2 38 0 0 48 50 .309 .398 .397 .795 50.0 13.5
1984 35 WAS NL 132 425 41 92 17 0 3 40 0 1 59 106 .216 .311 .278 .588 37.3 4.3
1985 36 SDP NL 122 470 74 141 27 2 9 53 0 0 72 103 .300 .392 .423 .816 77.5 21.9
1986 37 SDP NL 117 461 61 131 16 2 2 40 0 0 42 100 .284 .343 .341 .683 53.1 8.6
1987 38 AAA   76 74 5 16 2 0 0 11 0 0 25 24 .216 .414 .243 .657 11.4  
13 Years Sim 1433 4832 601 1321 201 20 38 480 3 6 673 848 .273 .361 .347 .708 616.0 125.8
4 Years AAA 265 644 87 155 21 0 6 50 2 1 155 106 .241 .387 .301 .688 93.6  
162 Game Average 546 67 149 22 2 4 54 0 0 76 95 .273 .361 .347 .708 69.6  
Career Highs 140 486 74 141 27 5 9 53 1 2 74 106 .309 .398 .423 .816 77.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4115 533 1161 173 18 34 419 3 5 587 689 .282 .371 .358 .729 575.2
vs LH   717 68 160 28 2 4 61 0 1 86 159 .223 .306 .285 .591 66.4
Home 706 2382 307 657 94 10 24 234 2 2 324 446 .276 .362 .354 .716 321.4
Away 727 2450 294 664 107 10 14 246 1 4 349 402 .271 .361 .340 .701 320.2
RISP   1107 0 323 48 7 5 404 0 0 178 182 .292 .385 .361 .746 165.8
Pinch Hitting   172 16 51 4 0 1 24 0 0 22 31 .297 .374 .337 .712 23.2
Close/Late   649 46 169 25 0 5 75 0 0 97 107 .260 .356 .322 .678 81.6
Mar/Apr 232 772 91 209 34 4 9 77 1 2 109 134 .271 .359 .360 .719 105.2
May 254 837 107 231 33 2 7 85 0 0 127 157 .276 .371 .345 .716 115.4
June 260 906 120 255 36 2 7 86 0 3 121 158 .281 .366 .349 .715 120.8
July 220 743 95 205 35 3 6 89 1 0 106 112 .276 .366 .355 .722 102.0
August 233 817 92 213 35 5 2 80 1 0 101 161 .261 .340 .323 .663 95.3
Sep/Oct 234 757 96 208 28 4 7 63 0 1 109 126 .275 .366 .350 .716 102.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1974 25 SDP NL C 21 21 178.7 108 6 1 0 .991 5.74 11 6 .545 0 0.9
1975 26 WAS NL C 107 107 926.7 419 46 4 0 .991 4.52 85 30 .353 2 4.4
1976 27 WAS NL C 134 126 1109.3 567 45 6 2 .990 4.97 76 22 .289 3 7.3
1977 28 WAS NL C 76 65 598.7 251 31 5 0 .983 4.24 61 22 .361 0 2.9
1978 29 WAS NL C 115 104 933.0 442 46 10 2 .980 4.71 101 31 .307 5 3.7
1979 30 WAS NL C 78 61 580.7 359 28 5 0 .987 6.00 45 21 .467 2 3.1
    SS 2 0 4.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1980 31 WAS NL C 122 102 953.0 607 34 9 1 .986 6.05 86 22 .256 0 4.4
1981 32 WAS NL C 123 106 979.3 623 43 6 1 .991 6.12 91 33 .363 7 5.7
1982 33 WAS NL C 96 87 805.3 529 33 10 0 .983 6.28 73 18 .247 1 4.4
1983 34 WAS NL C 97 90 812.7 534 37 7 0 .988 6.32 67 21 .313 2 4.6
1984 35 WAS NL C 126 122 1075.3 739 63 8 1 .990 6.71 119 46 .387 6 6.2
1985 36 SDP NL C 6 4 42.0 21 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 4 0 .000 1 0.1
1986 37 SDP NL C 9 7 71.0 50 4 0 0 1.000 6.85 8 2 .250 0 0.4
  C 1110 1002 9065.6 5249 416 71 7 .988 5.62 827 274 .331 29 48.1
  SS 2 0 4.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1112 1002 9069.6 5250 418 71 8 .988 5.62 827 274 .331 29 48.1
Career Highs   134 126 1109.3 739 63 10 2 1.000 6.85 119 46 .545 7  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1979 30 WAS NL 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1981 32 WAS NL 8 30 6 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 .267 .405 .300 .705
1985 36 SDP NL 4 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .231 .333 .231 .564
Career Post-Season Batting 14 46 8 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 7 .261 .382 .283 .664
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1985-10-.300
On-Base Pct
1980-9-.377*
1981-5-.392
1985-6-.392
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by San Diego in 1973
Injured on 5/21/1973 with a Bruised Hip, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/27/1973 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/10/1974, off Denny Mclain (TAM)
Injured on 9/4/1974 with a Broken Foot, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Washington on 2/1/1975 (Going to WAS: C Ron Hodges, P Elias Sosa. Going to SDP: 3B Jim ray Hart, P Steve Hargan, SS Marty Martinez, P Ray Lamb)
Hit first career homerun on 5/23/1975, off Jerry Koosman (MON)
Injured on 7/7/1977 with a Fractured Skull, out for 10 weeks
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,325,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1978, hitting .647 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,388,571 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Oakland on 4/7/1980
7/31/1980: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/2/1983 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/25/1984 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1984
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/27/1985 to a 2-year deal worth $3,050,000 per year
Injured on 5/5/1986 with a Pulled Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/23/1987 to a 2-year deal worth $646,000 per year
Released by Washington on 9/1/1987