Joe Gordon
Joseph Lowell Gordon (Flash)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Jefferson (Portland, OR)
School: University of Oregon
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1938
Final Game: September 30, 1950
Died: April 14, 1978 in Sacramento, CA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 2009.
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Standard Batting

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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
1938 23 NYY AL 127 520 458 83 117 24 7 25 97 11 3 56 72 .255 .340 .502 .843 108 230 3 3 *4 MVP-12
1939 24 NYY AL 151 648 567 92 161 32 5 28 111 11 10 75 57 .284 .370 .506 .876 123 287 15 2 4 *4 AS,MVP-9
1940 25 NYY AL 155 677 616 112 173 32 10 30 103 18 8 52 57 .281 .340 .511 .851 121 315 12 3 6 *4 AS,MVP-23
1941 26 NYY AL 156 665 588 104 162 26 7 24 87 10 9 72 80 .276 .358 .466 .824 117 274 16 4 1 *43 AS,MVP-7
1942 27 NYY AL 147 625 538 88 173 29 4 18 103 12 6 79 95 .322 .409 .491 .900 155 264 22 1 7 *4 AS,MVP-1
1943 28 NYY AL 152 650 543 82 135 28 5 17 69 4 7 98 75 .249 .365 .413 .778 126 224 18 2 7 *4 AS,MVP-25
1946 31 NYY AL 112 431 376 35 79 15 0 11 47 2 5 49 72 .210 .308 .338 .645 79 127 14 4 2 *4 AS
1947 32 CLE AL 155 626 562 89 153 27 6 29 93 7 3 62 49 .272 .346 .496 .842 135 279 16 1 1 *4 AS,MVP-7
1948 33 CLE AL 144 633 550 96 154 21 4 32 124 5 2 77 68 .280 .371 .507 .879 134 279 16 3 3 *4/6 AS,MVP-6
1949 34 CLE AL 148 632 541 74 136 18 3 20 84 5 6 83 33 .251 .355 .407 .762 103 220 20 4 4 *4 AS
1950 35 CLE AL 119 429 368 59 87 12 1 19 57 4 1 56 44 .236 .340 .429 .770 98 158 10 2 3 *4
11 Seasons 1566 6536 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 89 60 759 702 .268 .357 .466 .822 120 2657 159 29 41
162 Game Avg. 162 676 590 95 158 27 5 26 101 9 6 79 73 .268 .357 .466 .822 120 275 3 4
NYY (7 yrs) 1000 4216 3686 596 1000 186 38 153 617 68 48 481 508 .271 .358 .467 .825 121 1721 97 19 30
CLE (4 yrs) 566 2320 2021 318 530 78 14 100 358 21 12 278 194 .262 .354 .463 .817 119 936 62 10 11

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1938 23 NYY AL 520 347 78 5.9 118 .255 .255 .290 .340 .369 .502 .432 .843 .801 108 .552 2.8 0.3 .863 .386 .247 15.3
1939 24 NYY AL 648 435 103 6.3 113 .276 .284 .285 .370 .360 .506 .422 .876 .782 123 .597 18.5 1.7 .847 .356 .222 15.8
1940 25 NYY AL 677 469 106 6.0 107 .270 .281 .274 .340 .347 .511 .416 .851 .763 121 .586 16.0 1.5 .821 .331 .231 22.5
1941 26 NYY AL 665 452 95 5.6 106 .285 .276 .274 .358 .351 .466 .404 .824 .755 117 .578 13.7 1.3 .778 .315 .190 14.1
1942 27 NYY AL 625 400 108 7.2 93 .365 .322 .263 .409 .337 .491 .368 .900 .706 155 .738 41.0 4.2 .891 .327 .169 14.4
1943 28 NYY AL 650 440 80 5.0 88 .262 .249 .257 .365 .332 .413 .355 .778 .687 126 .620 21.0 2.3 .741 .339 .164 6.5
1946 31 NYY AL 431 318 37 3.1 96 .232 .210 .265 .308 .339 .338 .381 .645 .720 79 .370 -10.3 -1.1 .560 .250 .128 3.4
1947 32 CLE AL 626 429 96 6.0 94 .256 .272 .259 .346 .338 .496 .372 .842 .711 135 .659 23.7 2.4 .808 .342 .224 11.3
1948 33 CLE AL 633 417 103 6.6 104 .271 .280 .270 .371 .355 .507 .391 .879 .746 134 .657 24.7 2.4 .874 .373 .227 8.6
1949 34 CLE AL 632 435 76 4.6 105 .238 .251 .268 .355 .360 .407 .390 .762 .750 103 .507 1.7 0.2 .710 .307 .155 8.0
1950 35 CLE AL 429 295 54 4.8 111 .223 .236 .275 .340 .361 .429 .412 .770 .773 98 .490 -1.8 -0.2 .750 .353 .193 6.6
11 Seasons 6536 4437 936 5.6 103 .269 .268 .271 .357 .350 .466 .395 .822 .744 120 .593 151.1 15.0 .790 .336 .197 131.7
162 Game Avg. 676 459 97 5.6 103 .269 .268 .271 .357 .350 .466 .395 .822 .744 120 .593 16 2 .790 .336 .197 14
NYY (7 yrs) 4216 2861 607 5.7 103 .280 .271 .273 .358 .348 .467 .397 .825 .745 121 .595 102.7 10.2 .792 .332 .196 94.2
CLE (4 yrs) 2320 1576 329 5.6 103 .249 .262 .267 .354 .353 .463 .389 .817 .742 119 .591 48.4 4.8 .788 .343 .201 34.7

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 23 NYY AL WS CHC W 4 16 15 3 6 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 3 .400 .438 .733 1.171 11 0 0 0 0 1
1939 24 NYY AL WS CIN W 4 14 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 0 0 0 0 0
1941 26 NYY AL WS BRO W 5 21 14 2 7 1 1 1 5 0 0 7 0 .500 .667 .929 1.595 13 1 0 0 0 2
1942 27 NYY AL WS STL L 5 21 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .095 .095 .143 .238 3 0 0 0 0 0
1943 28 NYY AL WS STL W 5 20 17 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 .235 .350 .471 .821 8 0 0 0 0 0
1948 33 CLE AL WS BSN W 6 23 22 3 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 .182 .217 .318 .536 7 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (6 Series) 29 115 103 12 25 5 1 4 16 2 0 12 17 .243 .322 .427 .749 44 1 0 0 0 3
6 WS 29 115 103 12 25 5 1 4 16 2 0 12 17 .243 .322 .427 .749 44 1 0 0 0 3

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1939 NYY AL 24 as 2B 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 NYY AL 25 as 2B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 NYY AL 26 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 NYY AL 27 as 2B 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 NYY AL 28 DNP
1946 NYY AL 31 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AL 32 as 2B 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AL 33 as 2B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AL 34 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons (8 Appearances) 20 20 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .200 .200 .350 .550 7 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 23 127 520 458 83 117 24 7 25 97 11 3 56 72 .255 .340 .502 .843 108 230 3 3
1939 24 278 1168 1025 175 278 56 12 53 208 22 13 131 129 .271 .357 .504 .861 116 517 15 5 7
1940 25 433 1845 1641 287 451 88 22 83 311 40 21 183 186 .275 .350 .507 .857 118 832 27 8 13
1941 26 589 2510 2229 391 613 114 29 107 398 50 30 255 266 .275 .353 .496 .849 118 1106 43 12 14
1942 27 736 3135 2767 479 786 143 33 125 501 62 36 334 361 .284 .364 .495 .859 125 1370 65 13 21
1943 28 888 3785 3310 561 921 171 38 142 570 66 43 432 436 .278 .364 .482 .846 125 1594 83 15 28
1944 29 888 3785 3310 561 921 171 38 142 570 66 43 432 436 .278 .364 .482 .846 125 1594 83 15 28
1945 30 888 3785 3310 561 921 171 38 142 570 66 43 432 436 .278 .364 .482 .846 125 1594 83 15 28
1946 31 1000 4216 3686 596 1000 186 38 153 617 68 48 481 508 .271 .358 .467 .825 121 1721 97 19 30
1947 32 1155 4842 4248 685 1153 213 44 182 710 75 51 543 557 .271 .357 .471 .827 122 2000 113 20 31
1948 33 1299 5475 4798 781 1307 234 48 214 834 80 53 620 625 .272 .358 .475 .833 124 2279 129 23 34
1949 34 1447 6107 5339 855 1443 252 51 234 918 85 59 703 658 .270 .358 .468 .826 122 2499 149 27 38
1950 35 1566 6536 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 89 60 759 702 .268 .357 .466 .822 120 2657 159 29 41

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1938 23 134 528 472 72 111 23 7 24 84 10 53 76 .235 .316 .466 .782 68 127
1939 24 159 652 579 83 152 30 5 26 100 10 71 60 .263 .345 .466 .811 93 151
1940 25 162 690 635 109 172 32 10 30 100 18 52 60 .271 .329 .494 .823 102 155
1941 26 162 679 603 102 161 26 7 24 85 10 72 83 .267 .349 .453 .802 93 156
1942 27 156 664 576 98 190 32 4 20 115 13 87 101 .330 .419 .503 .922 121 147
1943 28 160 692 580 97 151 31 6 19 82 4 110 79 .260 .380 .433 .813 95 152
1946 31 117 452 395 39 85 16 0 12 53 2 53 75 .215 .314 .347 .661 42 112
1947 32 161 663 594 102 169 30 7 32 107 8 68 51 .285 .359 .520 .879 110 155
1948 33 151 651 570 96 156 21 4 32 123 5 78 71 .274 .364 .493 .857 102 144
1949 34 155 648 560 74 137 18 3 20 84 5 84 34 .245 .347 .395 .742 76 148
1950 35 124 436 379 55 85 12 1 19 53 4 55 46 .224 .326 .412 .737 50 119
11 Seasons 1641 6755 5943 927 1569 271 54 258 986 89 783 736 .264 .352 .458 .810 952 1566
162 Game Avg. 162 667 587 92 155 27 5 25 97 9 77 73 .264 .352 .458 .810 94 1566

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1939 (2B)
1940 (2B)
1941 *
1942 (2B)
1943
1946 *
1947 (2B)
1948 (2B)
1949 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1942-AL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1938-AL-12-7%
1939-AL-9-13%
1940-AL-23-1%
1941-AL-7-18%
1942-AL-1-80%
1943-AL-25-1%
1947-AL-7-18%
1948-AL-6-19%
1 MVP
1.57 Career Shares (135th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1942 AL--.322--4th

On-Base% s c a p y
1942 AL--.409--5th
1943 AL--.365--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1940 AL--.511--9th
1942 AL--.491--6th
1943 AL--.413--8th
1947 AL--.496--3rd
1948 AL--.507--6th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1942 AL--.900--4th
1943 AL--.778--8th
1947 AL--.842--5th
1948 AL--.879--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1939 AL--151--5th
1940 AL--155--1st
1941 AL--156--1st
1943 AL--152--10th
1947 AL--155--3rd

At Bats s c a p y
1939 AL--567--9th
1940 AL--616--4th
1941 AL--588--7th
1947 AL--562--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1939 AL--648--9th
1940 AL--677--7th
1941 AL--665--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1940 AL--112--4th
1941 AL--104--8th
1943 AL--82--7th
1947 AL--89--7th
1948 AL--96--10th

Hits s c a p y
1942 AL--173--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1939 AL--287--8th
1940 AL--315--5th
1941 AL--274--9th
1942 AL--264--6th
1947 AL--279--2nd
1948 AL--279--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1939 AL--32--9th

Triples s c a p y
1940 AL--10--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 AL--25--10th
1939 AL--28--5th
1940 AL--30--6th
1941 AL--24--7th
1942 AL--18--6th
1943 AL--17--5th
1947 AL--29--2nd
1948 AL--32--2nd
1949 AL--20--9th
Career--253--185th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1939 AL--111--5th
1940 AL--103--8th
1942 AL--103--4th
1947 AL--93--7th
1948 AL--124--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL--79--9th
1943 AL--98--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1938 AL--72--10th
1941 AL--80--4th
1942 AL--95--1st
1943 AL--75--5th
1946 AL--72--7th
1948 AL--68--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1940 AL--18--3rd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1942 AL--155--4th
1947 AL--135--4th
1948 AL--134--6th

Runs Created s c a p y
1939 AL--103--10th
1940 AL--106--8th
1942 AL--108--4th
1943 AL--80--10th
1947 AL--96--5th
1948 AL--103--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1942 AL--41--3rd
1947 AL--24--7th
1948 AL--25--6th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1942 AL--4.2--3rd
1947 AL--2.4--6th
1948 AL--2.4--6th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1939 AL--65--7th
1940 AL--72--4th
1942 AL--51--9th
1943 AL--50--8th
1947 AL--62--3rd
1948 AL--57--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1942 AL--253--8th
1943 AL--235--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1942 AL--.738--4th
1947 AL--.659--6th
1948 AL--.657--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL--3--8th
1941 AL--4--7th
1946 AL--4--4th
1949 AL--4--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1939 AL--15--9th
1941 AL--16--9th
1942 AL--22--1st
1943 AL--18--6th
1947 AL--16--8th
1949 AL--20--5th
Career--159--216th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1939 AL--10--3rd
1940 AL--8--6th
1941 AL--9--3rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1938 AL--15.3--3rd
1939 AL--15.8--3rd
1940 AL--22.5--1st
1941 AL--14.1--4th
1942 AL--14.4--3rd
1947 AL--11.3--2nd
1948 AL--8.6--5th
1949 AL--8.0--5th
Career--131.7--230th

AB per HR s c a p y
1938 AL--18.320--6th
1939 AL--20.250--9th
1940 AL--20.533--7th
1941 AL--24.500--8th
1942 AL--29.889--7th
1943 AL--31.941--5th
1947 AL--19.379--4th
1948 AL--17.188--2nd
1949 AL--27.050--10th
Career--22.557--194th

Outs Made s c a p y
1939 AL--435--10th
1940 AL--469--7th
1941 AL--452--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (556), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 92 (153), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 88 (184), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 30 (281), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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