Tom Gordon
Career 138–126 · 3.96 ERA · 1,928 SO · 2108.0 IP · 893 G
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
4
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1998
Best season
Spanning 1998–1998, peaking at 1 titles in 1998.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,195th League titles 1
- 2,061st Top-5 finishes 4
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 83rd Saves 158
- 83rd Strikeouts / 9 8.23
- 106th Strikeouts 1,928
- 324th Wins 138
- 395th Innings Pitched 2108.0
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | 1 | 1st | — | 1998 AL 46 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | — | #2 | — | 1989 #2 |
Pitching
21 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | KCA | AL | 0 | 2 | 5.17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15.2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1.47 |
| 1989 | KCA | AL | 17 | 9 | 3.64 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 163.0 | 122 | 66 | 10 | 86 | 153 | 1.28 |
| 1990 | KCA | AL | 12 | 11 | 3.73 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 195.1 | 192 | 81 | 17 | 99 | 175 | 1.49 |
| 1991 | KCA | AL | 9 | 14 | 3.87 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 158.0 | 129 | 68 | 16 | 87 | 167 | 1.37 |
| 1992 | KCA | AL | 6 | 10 | 4.59 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 117.2 | 116 | 60 | 9 | 55 | 98 | 1.45 |
| 1993 | KCA | AL | 12 | 6 | 3.58 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 155.2 | 125 | 62 | 11 | 77 | 143 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | KCA | AL | 11 | 7 | 4.35 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 155.1 | 136 | 75 | 15 | 87 | 126 | 1.44 |
| 1995 | KCA | AL | 12 | 12 | 4.43 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 189.0 | 204 | 93 | 12 | 89 | 119 | 1.55 |
| 1996 | BOS | AL | 12 | 9 | 5.59 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.2 | 249 | 134 | 28 | 105 | 171 | 1.64 |
| 1997 | BOS | AL | 6 | 10 | 3.74 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 182.2 | 155 | 76 | 10 | 78 | 159 | 1.28 |
| 1998 | BOS | AL | 7 | 4 | 2.72 | 73 | 0 | 46 | 79.1 | 55 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 78 | 1.01 |
| 1999 | BOS | AL | 0 | 2 | 5.60 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 17.2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 1.64 |
| 2001 | CHN | NL | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 47 | 0 | 27 | 45.1 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 67 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | CHN +1 | NL | 1 | 3 | 3.38 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 1.36 |
| 2003 | CHA | AL | 7 | 6 | 3.16 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 74.0 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 91 | 1.19 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | 9 | 4 | 2.21 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 89.2 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 96 | 0.88 |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | 5 | 4 | 2.57 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 80.2 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 69 | 1.09 |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | 3 | 4 | 3.34 | 59 | 0 | 34 | 59.1 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 68 | 1.26 |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | 3 | 2 | 4.72 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 40 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 2008 | PHI | NL | 5 | 4 | 5.16 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 29.2 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 1.62 |
| 2009 | ARI | NL | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Career | — | — | 138 | 126 | 3.96 | 890 | 203 | 158 | 2108.0 | 1,889 | 927 | 176 | 977 | 1,928 | 1.36 |
Batting
21 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | KCA | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | KCA | AL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | KCA | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | KCA | AL | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | KCA | AL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | KCA | AL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | KCA | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | KCA | AL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | BOS | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | BOS | AL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | BOS | AL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | BOS | AL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | CHN | NL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | CHN +1 | NL | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | CHA | AL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | PHI | NL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | ARI | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 893 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 890 | 185 | 268 | 20 | 23 | .958 |