Tom Gordon stats
Bio
- Age
- 58 yearsNov 18, 1967
- Height
- 5' 10"
Tom Gordon played 21 MLB seasons, 1988 to 2009.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 890
- W
- 138
- L
- 126
- ERA
- 3.96
- IP
- 2,108.0
- K
- 1,928
- BB
- 977
- WHIP
- 1.36
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | KC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.17 | 15.2 | 18 | 7 | 1.47 |
| 1989 | KC | 49 | 17 | 9 | 3.64 | 163.0 | 153 | 86 | 1.28 |
| 1990 | KC | 32 | 12 | 11 | 3.73 | 195.1 | 175 | 99 | 1.49 |
| 1991 | KC | 45 | 9 | 14 | 3.87 | 158.0 | 167 | 87 | 1.37 |
| 1992 | KC | 40 | 6 | 10 | 4.59 | 117.2 | 98 | 55 | 1.45 |
| 1993 | KC | 48 | 12 | 6 | 3.58 | 155.2 | 143 | 77 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | KC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4.35 | 155.1 | 126 | 87 | 1.44 |
| 1995 | KC | 31 | 12 | 12 | 4.43 | 189.0 | 119 | 89 | 1.55 |
| 1996 | BOS | 34 | 12 | 9 | 5.59 | 215.2 | 171 | 105 | 1.64 |
| 1997 | BOS | 42 | 6 | 10 | 3.74 | 182.2 | 159 | 78 | 1.28 |
| 1998 | BOS | 73 | 7 | 4 | 2.72 | 79.1 | 78 | 25 | 1.01 |
| 1999 | BOS | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5.60 | 17.2 | 24 | 12 | 1.64 |
| 2001 | CHC | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 45.1 | 67 | 16 | 1.06 |
| 2002 |  CHC/HOU | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 | 42.2 | 48 | 16 | 1.36 |
| 2003 | CHW | 66 | 7 | 6 | 3.16 | 74.0 | 91 | 31 | 1.19 |
| 2004 | NYY | 80 | 9 | 4 | 2.21 | 89.2 | 96 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 2005 | NYY | 79 | 5 | 4 | 2.57 | 80.2 | 69 | 29 | 1.09 |
| 2006 | PHI | 59 | 3 | 4 | 3.34 | 59.1 | 68 | 22 | 1.26 |
| 2007 | PHI | 44 | 3 | 2 | 4.73 | 40.0 | 32 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 2008 | PHI | 34 | 5 | 4 | 5.16 | 29.2 | 26 | 17 | 1.62 |
| 2009 | ARI | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.60 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 21
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 7.06
- IP
- 21.2
- K
- 19
- BB
- 9
- WHIP
- 1.52
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 107
- CG
- 18
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 8.2
- GB
- 404
- FB
- 432
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 112
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | KC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1990 | KC | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1991 | KC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1992 | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1993 | KC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1994 | KC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1995 | KC | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1996 | BOS | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | BOS | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1999 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | CHC/HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 105 | 117 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2005 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 117 | 109 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2006 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 76 | 86 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2007 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 61 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 39 | 57 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2009 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Bio
- Age
- 58 yearsNov 18, 1967
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1988
- Birthplace
- Sebring, FL
- Draft
- 1986Rd 6, Pk 157
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Latest performance
Tom Gordon
May 03 · @ MIL · L 4-3
- IP
- 0.1
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 1
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 21.60
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, May 03 | at MILL 4-3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Apr 30 | atMILL 4-1 | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tue, Apr 28 | vs CHCL 11-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Jul 05 | vs NYML 9-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thu, Jul 03 | at ATLW 4-1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Jul 01 | atATLW 8-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Tom Gordon's career stats?
Tom Gordon played 21 seasons for the Royals, the Red Sox, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Yankees, the Phillies and the Diamondbacks. He had 138 wins and 1,928 strikeouts with a 3.96 ERA over 2,108.0 innings. His best season was 1989: 17 wins, a 3.64 ERA and 153 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
21 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1988 to 2009
Tom Gordon finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2008 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies
All-time career rank
- 109th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,928)
- 82nd in saves (158)
Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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 Tom Gordon
Playoff series
Tom Gordon played 14 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 1 won, 3 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  COL | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 |  LAA | Lost 1-2 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 |  MIN | Won 2-1 | 3 | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 |  BOS | Lost 3-3 | 6 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Tom Gordon’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Tom Gordon against each club
- vs Boston Red Sox (33)
- vs Atlanta Braves (26)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (26)
- vs New York Mets (22)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (22)
- vs Minnesota Twins (20)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (20)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (19)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (18)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (17)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (17)
- vs Kansas City Royals (17)
- vs Miami Marlins (17)
- vs Washington Nationals (17)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (16)
- vs San Diego Padres (16)
- vs Colorado Rockies (15)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (14)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (14)
- vs Athletics (13)
- vs Detroit Tigers (13)
- vs Houston Astros (12)
- vs Seattle Mariners (11)
- vs Chicago White Sox (9)
- vs Texas Rangers (9)
- vs Chicago Cubs (8)
- vs San Francisco Giants (8)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6)
- vs New York Yankees (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
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