Alex Gordon
Alex Jonathan Gordon
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 10, 1984 in Lincoln, NE
High School: Southeast (Lincoln, NE)
School: University of Nebraska
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed September 29, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 2007
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2007 KCR AL 23 3B 137 129 1135.0 360 99 247 14 22 .961 -2.6 -2.7 -2.6 4.8 -7.4 0 2.74 2.53 .957 2.63 2.34
2007 KCR AL 23 1B 32 16 154.0 141 132 8 1 16 .993 2.5 19.5 2.5 1.4 1.1 0 8.18 4.38 .995 9.37 7.93
2007 KCR AL 23 SS 1 0 6.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 3.00 .967 4.50 4.00
2008 KCR AL 24 3B 133 133 1180.0 358 112 230 16 21 .955 1.2 1.2 2.2 -1.3 3.5 -1 2.61 2.57 .958 2.74 2.37
2008 KCR AL 24 DH 1
2009 KCR AL 25 3B 49 48 406.0 125 21 94 10 8 .920 2.55 2.35 .958 2.68 2.38
3 Seasons 3B 319 310 2721.0 843 232 571 40 51 .953 -1.4 -0.6 -0.4 3.5 -3.9 -1 2.66 2.52 .958 2.69 2.36
1 Season 1B 32 16 154.0 141 132 8 1 16 .993 2.5 19.5 2.5 1.4 1.1 0 8.18 4.38 .995 9.37 7.93
1 Season DH 1
1 Season SS 1 0 6.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 3.00 .967 4.50 4.00
3 Seasons TOT 352 326 2881.0 987 366 580 41 67 .958 1.1 0.5 2.1 4.9 -2.8 -1 2.96 2.69 .921 3.05 2.87

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2007 KCR AL 23 151 145 151 149 0 0 32 0 137 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2008 KCR AL 24 134 134 134 133 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2009 KCR AL 25 49 48 49 49 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 334 327 334 331 0 0 32 0 319 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2007 KCR AL 23 5072 57% 76% 30% 360 88% 3 99 71 13 15 247 203 38 1 5 14 0 5 9 9 22 14 4 20 2 0 2 9 67%
2008 KCR AL 24 5197 50% 74% 30% 372 85% 4 112 90 5 17 230 187 36 1 6 16 0 11 5 14 21 17 0 19 2 1 1 12 42%
2009 KCR AL 25 1914 49% 72% 30% 136 79% 0 21 17 2 2 94 74 18 0 2 10 0 8 2 9 8 6 0 6 2 1 1 4 75%
3 Seasons 12183 53% 75% 30% 868 86% 7 232 178 20 34 571 464 92 2 13 40 0 24 16 32 51 37 4 45 6 2 4 25 56%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 87% 65%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2007 KCR AL 23 679 54% 72% 26% 36 100% 0 132 11 119 3 17 8 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 16 2 0 0 0 2 100%
1 Season 679 54% 72% 26% 36 100% 0 132 11 119 3 17 8 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 16 2 0 0 0 2 100%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93% 83%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2007 KCR AL 23 27 70% 63% 22% 3 100% 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 27 70% 63% 22% 3 100% 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 89%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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