Alex Gordon stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 2020

Left Fielder · #4

Age 42 · 6' 1"

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Alex Gordon played 14 MLB seasons, 2007 to 2020.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,753
AB
6,391
R
867
H
1,643
HR
190
RBI
749
SB
113
AVG
.257

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
2007KC15154360134156014.247
2008KC1344937212816599.260
2009KC4916428386225.232
2010KC7424234528201.215
2011KC151611101185238717.303
2012KC16164293189147210.294
2013KC15663390168208111.265
2014KC15656387150197412.266
2015KC104354409613482.271
2016KC128445629817408.220
2017KC14847652999457.208
2018KC14150656124135412.245
2019KC1505567714813765.266
2020KC5016315344110.209

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
31
AB
108
R
17
H
24
HR
3
RBI
17
SB
4
AVG
.222

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,250
TB
2,622
XBH
573
HBP
121
IBB
48
GIDP
110
P/PA
3.97

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2007KC60122355134123.8
2008KC571213526583.9
2009KC18962122053.9
2010KC28186182194.0
2011KC690307727294
2012KC7212927033144.0
2013KC700267539744.0
2014KC64324354115114.1
2015KC4221533114724.0
2016KC506169358394.2
2017KC5411503114374.1
2018KC5681873710473.9
2019KC63322045194133.7
2020KC1845083003.8

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
35.2
RC
910.3
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.153
SECA
.271
BB/K
0.45
AB/HR
33.6
GO/FO
0.70

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2007KC1.6704.4.1640.30.336.20.6
2008KC2.578.25.5.1720.30.630.80.5
2009KC0.2214.3.1460.30.527.30.8
2010KC-0.624.93.2.1400.30.630.30.6
2011KC7.1114.26.9.2000.30.526.60.7
2012KC6.21066.1600.30.545.90.7
2013KC4.291.25.2.1560.30.431.70.7
2014KC6.687.95.5.1650.30.529.60.8
2015KC2.860.86.1.1610.30.527.20.7
2016KC0.854.34.1.1600.30.426.20.6
2017KC0.145.13.1.1070.20.452.90.8
2018KC2.4644.4.1250.20.438.90.8
2019KC1.477.24.8.1290.20.542.80.9
2020KC-0.116.23.4.0980.20.540.80.9

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
42 yearsFeb 10, 1984
Height
6' 1"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Lincoln, NE
Draft
2005Rd 1, Pk 2
College
Nebraska
AL Gold Glove
8x

Latest performance

Alex Gordon

Sep 27 · vs DET · W 3-1

AB
1
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.209

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Sep 27vsDETW 3-110000
Sat, Sep 26vsDETL 4-330000
Fri, Sep 25vsDETW 3-240200
Thu, Sep 24vsDETW 8-730000
Wed, Sep 23vsSTLW 12-331000
Mon, Sep 21vsSTLW 4-140001

What were Alex Gordon's career stats?

Alex Gordon played 14 seasons for the Royals. He was a career .257 hitter with 1,643 hits, 190 home runs and 749 RBI. His best season was 2011: a .303 batting average, 23 home runs and 87 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2007 to 2020

Alex Gordon finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Alex Gordon

Playoff series

Alex Gordon played 31 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 7 series — 6 won, 1 lost.

Alex Gordon's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
2015HOUWon 3-2517412
2015TORWon 4-2619501
2015NYMWon 4-1518413
2014ATHWon 1-015000
2014LAAWon 3-0310304
2014BALWon 4-0412315
2014SFLost 3-4727502

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Alex Gordon’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.