Norm Cash vs Gil Hodges: Career Stats Comparison
Norm Cash (1958–1974) and Gil Hodges (1943–1963) — they broke in during the 1950s and the 1940s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Norm Cash finished with 1,820 hits and 377 home runs; Gil Hodges finished with 1,921 hits and 370 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.
Norm Cash
Gil Hodges
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Norm Cash and Gil Hodges. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.
| Statistic | Norm Cash | Gil Hodges |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 2,089 | 2,071 |
| At-Bats | 6,705 | 7,030 |
| Runs | 1,046 | 1,105 |
| Hits | 1,820 | 1,921 |
| Doubles | 241 | 295 |
| Triples | 41 | 48 |
| Home Runs | 377 | 370 |
| RBI | 1,103 | 1,274 |
| Walks | 1,043 | 943 |
| Strikeouts | 1,091 | 1,137 |
| Stolen Bases | 43 | 63 |
| Batting Avg | .271 | .273 |
| On-Base % | .374 | .359 |
| Slugging % | .488 | .487 |
| OPS | .862 | .846 |
PIV Comparison
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Norm Cash outpaces Gil Hodges 35,059 to 24,928 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (2,062 vs 1,385 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).
Norm Cash — top 3 seasons by OPS
Gil Hodges — top 3 seasons by OPS
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Gil Hodges leads in hits, RBI, runs, and stolen bases, while Norm Cash owns home runs, OBP, and OPS. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Gil Hodges. Note that PIV actually grades Norm Cash ahead, which means Gil Hodges's edge is partly volume. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.