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

Born: February 10, 1984 in Lincoln, NE
Schools: 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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2007 23 KCR AL 151 600 543 60 134 36 4 15 60 14 4 41 137 .247 .314 .411 .725 87 223 12 13 1 2 4 *53/6
2008 24 KCR AL 134 571 493 72 128 35 1 16 59 9 2 66 120 .260 .351 .432 .783 110 213 8 6 1 5 5 *5/D
2009 25 KCR AL 7 26 21 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 8 .095 .269 .238 .507 37 5 1 2 0 0 0 /5
3 Seasons 292 1197 1057 134 264 71 5 32 122 24 6 110 265 .250 .331 .417 .748 97 441 21 21 2 7 9
162 Game Avg. 162 664 586 74 146 39 3 18 68 13 3 61 147 .250 .331 .417 .748 97 245 12 12 1 4 5

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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 7 7 58.0 19 6 12 1 0 .947 2.79 2.57 .958 2.70 2.39
3 Seasons 3B 277 269 2373.0 737 217 489 31 43 .958 -1.4 -0.7 -0.4 3.5 -3.9 -1 2.68 2.55 .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 310 285 2533.0 881 351 498 32 59 .964 1.1 0.5 2.1 4.9 -2.8 -1 3.02 2.74 .927 3.10 2.94

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Strikeouts s c a p y
2007 AL--137--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2007 AL--13--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2133), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Kevin Orie (959)
  2. Kevin Kouzmanoff (952)
  3. Felix Torres (952)
  4. Keith Ginter (947)
  5. Tommy Glaviano (947)
  6. Jim Dyck (947)
  7. Billy Conigliaro (946)
  8. Joe Lefebvre (946)
  9. Aaron Guiel (945)
  10. Mickey Brantley (942)
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  1. Joe Foy (969)
  2. Howard Johnson (967)
  3. Tim Wallach (953)
  4. Gary Gaetti (951)
  5. Darnell Coles (951)
  6. Dave Henderson (950)
  7. Mark Teahen (950)
  8. Doug Rader (947)
  9. Willie Jones (947)
  10. Steve Garvey (944)
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  1. Bill Sudakis (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Joe Foy (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 2005: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed September 29, 2005.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Kansas City Royals$380,000
2008Kansas City Royals$406,000
Career (may be incomplete)$786,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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