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Joe Gordon

Joe Gordon

1938–1950 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 180 lb · b. 1915 Los Angeles, CA

Career 1,566 G · 1,530 H · 253 HR · 975 RBI · .268 AVG

Seasons leading his league

10

4 best in baseball 6 league only

62 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1939 Best season

Spanning 1938–1947, peaking at 3 titles in 1939.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

513th League titles 10
678th Best in baseball 4
220th Top-5 finishes 62

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

19th Second Base Double Plays 1,160
24th Second Base Range Factor 5.47
29th Second Base Putouts 3,600
31st Second Base Assists 4,706
104th Second Base Fielding Percentage .970
252nd Home Runs 253
314th Walks 759
321st On-Base Plus Slug. .822
327th Slugging Percentage .466
339th Runs Batted In 975
462nd Runs 914
464th Total Bases 2,657

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Second Base Assists	4	1st	2 yrs (1939–1940)	1947 466 1939 AL 461 1940 AL 505 1943 AL 490 1938 #2 1941 #3 1942 #3 1949 #3
Second Base Double Plays	3	1st	2 yrs (1941–1942)	1939 116 1941 109 1942 121 1940 #2 1943 #3 1947 #2 1949 #3
Second Base Range Factor	2	1st	—	1938 AL 5.87 1943 AL 5.90 1939 #3 1940 #3 1941 #2 1946 #3 1947 #3
Second Base Putouts	1	1st	—	1939 AL 370 1940 #2 1941 #3 1942 #3 1943 #2 1947 #3
Walks	—	#2	—	1943 #2
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1947 #2
Second Base Fielding Percentage	—	#2	—	1939 #3 1940 #3 1946 #2 1949 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#3	—	1947 #3
Stolen Bases	—	#3	—	1940 #3
Home Runs	—	#2	—	1947 #2 1948 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1947	1	2B A 466
1943	2	2B A 490 2B RF 5.90
1942	1	2B DP 121
1941	1	2B DP 109
1940	1	2B A 505
1939	3	2B A 461 2B PO 370 2B DP 116
1938	1	2B RF 5.87

Batting

11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1938	NYA	AL	127	458	83	117	24	7	25	97	56	72	11	.255	.340	.502	.843
1939	NYA	AL	151	567	92	161	32	5	28	111	75	57	11	.284	.370	.506	.876
1940	NYA	AL	155	616	112	173	32	10	30	103	52	57	18	.281	.340	.511	.851
1941	NYA	AL	156	588	104	162	26	7	24	87	72	80	10	.276	.358	.466	.824
1942	NYA	AL	147	538	88	173	29	4	18	103	79	95	12	.322	.409	.491	.900
1943	NYA	AL	152	543	82	135	28	5	17	69	98	75	4	.249	.365	.413	.778
1946	NYA	AL	112	376	35	79	15	0	11	47	49	72	2	.210	.308	.338	.645
1947	CLE	AL	155	562	89	153	27	6	29	93	62	49	7	.272	.346	.496	.842
1948	CLE	AL	144	550	96	154	21	4	32	124	77	68	5	.280	.371	.507	.879
1949	CLE	AL	148	541	74	136	18	3	20	84	83	33	5	.251	.355	.407	.762
1950	CLE	AL	119	368	59	87	12	1	19	57	56	44	4	.236	.340	.429	.770
Career	—	—	1,566	5,707	914	1,530	264	52	253	975	759	702	89	.268	.357	.466	.822

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1938	NYA	AL	2B	126	—	—	290	450	31	98	771	.960	5.87
1939	NYA	AL	2B	151	—	—	370	461	28	116	859	.967	5.50
1940	NYA	AL	2B	155	—	—	374	505	23	116	902	.975	5.67
1941	NYA	AL	2B	131	—	—	332	397	32	109	761	.958	5.56
			1B	30	—	—	224	17	4	35	245	.984	8.03
1942	NYA	AL	2B	147	—	—	354	442	28	121	824	.966	5.41
1943	NYA	AL	2B	152	—	—	407	490	29	114	926	.969	5.90
1946	NYA	AL	2B	108	—	—	281	346	17	87	644	.974	5.81
1947	CLE	AL	2B	155	—	—	341	466	18	110	825	.978	5.21
1948	CLE	AL	2B	144	—	—	330	436	23	97	789	.971	5.32
			SS	2	—	—	2	3	0	1	5	1.000	2.50
1949	CLE	AL	2B	145	—	—	297	430	15	123	742	.980	5.01
1950	CLE	AL	2B	105	—	—	224	283	16	69	523	.969	4.83
Career	—	—	2B	1,519	—	—	3,600	4,706	260	1,160	8,566	.970	5.47
	—	—	1B	30	—	—	224	17	4	35	245	.984	8.03
	—	—	SS	2	—	—	2	3	0	1	5	1.000	2.50