Tom Gordon
Thomas Gordon
Born: November 18, 1967
Sebring, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, DH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1988-2009
Draft: Round 6 (1986 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Avon Park HS (FL)
Minor League Statistics
Tom Gordon compiled a career record of 138 wins and 126 losses in his 893-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
 Kansas City Royals |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Houston Astros |
 Chicago White Sox |
 New York Yankees |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Arizona Diamondbacks |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.64 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 163.0 | 122 | 67 | 66 | 10 | 86 | 4 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 677 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.73 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 195.3 | 192 | 99 | 81 | 17 | 99 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 858 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 14 | .391 | 3.87 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 158.0 | 129 | 76 | 68 | 16 | 87 | 6 | 167 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 684 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.59 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.7 | 116 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 516 |
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.58 | 48 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 155.7 | 125 | 65 | 62 | 11 | 77 | 5 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 651 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.35 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3 | 136 | 79 | 75 | 15 | 87 | 3 | 126 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 675 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.43 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 189.0 | 204 | 110 | 93 | 12 | 89 | 4 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 843 |
| 1996 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.59 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 215.7 | 249 | 143 | 134 | 28 | 105 | 5 | 171 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 998 |
| 1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.74 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 182.7 | 155 | 85 | 76 | 10 | 78 | 1 | 159 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 774 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.72 | 73 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 79.3 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 317 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.60 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17.7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.38 | 47 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 45.3 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 187 |
| 2002 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.42 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2002 | NL | Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.32 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 2003 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.16 | 66 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 74.0 | 57 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 310 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.21 | 80 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 89.7 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 342 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.57 | 79 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80.7 | 59 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 324 |
| 2006 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.34 | 59 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 59.3 | 53 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 253 |
| 2007 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.73 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170 |
| 2008 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5.16 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29.7 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 139 |
| 2009 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 21.60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Totals | 138 | 126 | .523 | 3.96 | 890 | 203 | 347 | 18 | 4 | 158 | 2108.0 | 1889 | 1016 | 927 | 176 | 977 | 57 | 1928 | 38 | 5 | 112 | 9058 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | NL | Houston Astros | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 893 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 5 | 2 | 15.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.298 | .800 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 49 | 16 | 163.0 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 2.264 | .837 |
| 1990 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 32 | 32 | 195.3 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.889 | 1.281 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 45 | 14 | 158.0 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.652 | .644 |
| 1992 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 40 | 11 | 117.7 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.912 | .625 |
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 48 | 14 | 155.7 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 2.255 | .813 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 24 | 24 | 155.3 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .949 | 2.144 | 1.542 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 31 | 31 | 189.0 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .962 | 2.429 | 1.645 |
| 1996 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 34 | 34 | 215.7 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 3 | .936 | 1.836 | 1.294 |
| 1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 42 | 25 | 182.7 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.872 | .905 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 73 | 0 | 79.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .908 | .110 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .509 | .048 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 47 | 0 | 45.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .397 | .043 |
| 2002 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 19 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.901 | .263 |
| 2002 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 15 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .947 | .133 |
| 2003 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 66 | 0 | 74.0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.946 | .242 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 80 | 0 | 89.7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.907 | .238 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 79 | 0 | 80.7 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.231 | .253 |
| 2006 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 59 | 0 | 59.3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.972 | .220 |
| 2007 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 44 | 0 | 40.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.925 | .295 |
| 2008 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 34 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.213 | .118 |
| 2009 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .333 |
| Totals | 890 | 203 | 2108.0 | 185 | 268 | 20 | 23 | .958 | 1.934 | .509 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2007 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.06 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .333 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | P | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2007 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS2 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .831 | .095 |
Awards
1998 - AL Reliever of the Year Award
1998 - AL TSN Fireman of the Year
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