Tom Gordon
Thomas Gordon (Flash)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 18, 1967 in Sebring, FL
High School: Avon Park (Avon Park, FL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1988
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1988 KCR AL 20 P 5 2 15.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.30 0.80 .950 1.78 0.68
1989 KCR AL 21 P 49 16 163.0 41 15 26 0 7 1.000 2.26 0.84 .959 1.87 0.66 RoY-2
1990 KCR AL 22 P 32 32 195.1 42 17 24 1 1 .976 1.89 1.28 .952 1.78 0.59
1991 KCR AL 23 P 45 14 158.0 31 12 17 2 1 .935 1.65 0.64 .958 1.80 0.58
1991 KCR AL 23 DH 1
1992 KCR AL 24 P 40 11 117.2 26 11 14 1 1 .962 1.91 0.63 .954 1.72 0.56
1993 KCR AL 25 P 48 14 155.2 41 18 21 2 0 .951 2.25 0.81 .954 1.79 0.56
1994 KCR AL 26 P 24 24 155.1 39 12 25 2 3 .949 2.14 1.54 .956 1.72 0.52
1995 KCR AL 27 P 31 31 189.0 53 25 26 2 3 .962 2.43 1.65 .960 1.79 0.53
1996 BOS AL 28 P 34 34 215.2 47 14 30 3 3 .936 1.84 1.29 .962 1.77 0.52
1997 BOS AL 29 P 42 25 182.2 40 18 20 2 1 .950 1.87 0.90 .955 1.71 0.49
1998 BOS AL 30 P 73 0 79.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.11 .950 1.78 0.50 AS,MVP-13
1999 BOS AL 31 P 21 0 17.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.51 0.05 .900 1.68 0.47
2001 CHC NL 33 P 47 0 45.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.40 0.04 .950 1.75 0.46
2002 TOT NL 34 P 34 0 42.2 8 1 6 1 1 .875 1.48 0.21 .962 1.84 0.48
2002 CHC NL 34 P 19 0 23.2 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.90 0.26 .960 1.83 0.48
2002 HOU NL 34 P 15 0 19.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.95 0.13 .967 1.85 0.48
2003 CHW AL 35 P 66 0 74.0 16 6 10 0 1 1.000 1.95 0.24 .956 1.73 0.49
2004 NYY AL 36 P 80 0 89.2 20 6 13 1 1 .950 1.91 0.24 .950 1.66 0.45 AS
2005 NYY AL 37 P 79 0 80.2 21 7 13 1 0 .952 2.23 0.25 .952 1.70 0.46
2006 PHI NL 38 P 59 0 59.1 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.97 0.22 .954 1.71 0.43 AS
2007 PHI NL 39 P 44 0 40.0 13 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.92 0.30 .962 1.69 0.40
2008 PHI NL 40 P 34 0 29.2 6 1 3 2 0 .667 1.21 0.12 .967 1.73 0.43
2009 ARI NL 41 P 3 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.40 0.33 1.000 1.62 0.43
21 Seasons P 890 203 2108.0 473 185 268 20 23 .958 1.93 0.51 .956 1.76 0.50
1 Season DH 1
21 Seasons TOT 890 203 2108.0 473 185 268 20 23 .958 1.93 0.51 .914 1.76 0.50
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1988 KCR AL 20 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 KCR AL 21 49 0 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 KCR AL 22 33 0 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 KCR AL 23 46 0 1 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 KCR AL 24 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 KCR AL 25 48 0 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 KCR AL 26 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 KCR AL 27 32 0 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 BOS AL 28 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BOS AL 29 42 0 2 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 BOS AL 30 73 0 6 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 BOS AL 31 21 0 2 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CHC NL 33 47 0 45 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHC NL 34 19 0 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 HOU NL 34 15 0 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CHW AL 35 66 0 3 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYY AL 36 80 0 4 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 NYY AL 37 79 0 5 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 PHI NL 38 59 0 55 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 PHI NL 39 44 0 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 PHI NL 40 34 0 33 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 ARI NL 41 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Seasons 893 0 239 890 890 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1988 KCR AL 20 75 67% 23% 2 100% 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 KCR AL 21 699 66% 30% 28 93% 1 15 1 9 25 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 0 4 75%
1990 KCR AL 22 887 69% 28% 29 86% 0 17 1 13 23 20 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 9 78%
1991 KCR AL 23 706 63% 27% 20 90% 0 12 2 10 17 11 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 100%
1992 KCR AL 24 537 71% 31% 17 100% 0 11 2 7 14 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1993 KCR AL 25 691 68% 32% 23 87% 0 20 1 19 20 16 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1994 KCR AL 26 719 70% 33% 30 90% 1 13 2 9 25 18 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 6 83%
1995 KCR AL 27 866 75% 35% 34 79% 2 23 1 20 26 20 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 8 88%
1996 BOS AL 28 1030 73% 31% 35 89% 0 13 3 8 29 24 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 100%
1997 BOS AL 29 801 70% 33% 26 88% 1 18 1 14 21 15 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1998 BOS AL 30 336 69% 30% 2 100% 0 7 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1999 BOS AL 31 95 61% 15% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CHC NL 33 194 57% 19% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHC NL 34 108 61% 21% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
2002 HOU NL 34 80 71% 18% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2003 CHW AL 35 321 61% 26% 13 77% 1 6 0 6 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 50%
2004 NYY AL 36 348 66% 28% 16 94% 0 6 2 3 13 7 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 100%
2005 NYY AL 37 333 71% 35% 15 87% 0 7 0 6 13 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0%
2006 PHI NL 38 262 65% 28% 8 100% 0 5 0 5 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 PHI NL 39 174 73% 34% 8 100% 0 6 0 5 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2008 PHI NL 40 147 71% 27% 3 100% 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 ARI NL 41 13 77% 46% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Seasons 9422 69% 30% 316 89% 7 184 16 144 265 199 25 20 2 4 14 10 23 11 19 4 51 84%
MLB Averages 75% 31% 89% 84%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* 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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