Tom Gordon

Q: When was Tom Gordon born?

Tom Gordon was born on November 18, 1967.

Q: Where was Tom Gordon born?

Tom Gordon was born in Sebring, FL .

Q: How tall is Tom Gordon?

Tom Gordon is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tom Gordon weigh when playing?

Tom Gordon weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tom Gordon in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Gordon has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Tom Gordon drafted?

Tom Gordon was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Avon Park HS (Avon Park, FL) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Tom Gordon have?

Tom Gordon had 1,928 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tom Gordon played for?

Tom Gordon played for 8 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Q: How many World Series has Tom Gordon won?

Tom Gordon has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Tom Gordon retire?

Tom Gordon last played in 2009.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: November 18, 1967 in Sebring, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Avon Park HS (Avon Park, FL).

High School: Avon Park HS (Avon Park, FL)

Debut: September 8, 1988 (Age 20-295d, 15,549th in major league history)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 2009 (Age 41-166d)
vs. MIL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Thomas Gordon

Nicknames: Flash

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Relatives: Father of Dee Strange-Gordon, Nick Gordon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.0

138

126

ERA

3.96

890

203

158

2108.0

1928

WHIP

1.360

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	18	KCR-min	Rk,AAA	3	1	.750	2.38	10	7	1	2	1	1	45.1	37	19	12	0	25	1	50	0	1	7				1.368	7.3	0.0	5.0	9.9	2.00	ROY,OMA GULF,AA
1987	19	KCR-min	A-,A	10	0	1.000	2.83	18	16	1	0	0	1	86.0	53	37	27	2	64	0	102	5	4	2				1.360	5.5	0.2	6.7	10.7	1.59	EUG,FTM NORW,FLOR
1988	20	KCR-min	A,AA,AAA	16	5	.762	1.55	26	26	0	7	3	0	185.2	96	36	32	4	75	1	263	1	4	11				0.921	4.7	0.2	3.6	12.7	3.51	APP,MEM,OMA MIDW,SOUL,AA
1988	20	KCR	AL	0	2	.000	5.17	5	2	0	0	0	0	15.2	16	9	9	1	7	0	18	0	0	0	67	80	2.64	1.468	9.2	0.6	4.0	10.3	2.57
1989	21	KCR	AL	17	9	.654	3.64	49	16	16	1	1	1	163.0	122	67	66	10	86	4	153	1	0	12	677	107	3.28	1.276	6.7	0.6	4.7	8.4	1.78	RoY-2
1990	22	KCR	AL	12	11	.522	3.73	32	32	0	6	1	0	195.1	192	99	81	17	99	1	175	3	0	11	858	103	3.71	1.490	8.8	0.8	4.6	8.1	1.77
1991	23	KCR	AL	9	14	.391	3.87	45	14	11	1	0	1	158.0	129	76	68	16	87	6	167	4	0	5	684	107	3.79	1.367	7.3	0.9	5.0	9.5	1.92
1992	24	KCR	AL	6	10	.375	4.59	40	11	13	0	0	0	117.2	116	67	60	9	55	4	98	4	2	5	516	88	3.62	1.453	8.9	0.7	4.2	7.5	1.78
1993	25	KCR	AL	12	6	.667	3.58	48	14	18	2	0	1	155.2	125	65	62	11	77	5	143	1	0	17	651	128	3.57	1.298	7.2	0.6	4.5	8.3	1.86
1994	26	KCR	AL	11	7	.611	4.35	24	24	0	0	0	0	155.1	136	79	75	15	87	3	126	3	1	12	675	115	4.50	1.436	7.9	0.9	5.0	7.3	1.45
1995	27	KCR	AL	12	12	.500	4.43	31	31	0	2	0	0	189.0	204	110	93	12	89	4	119	4	0	9	843	108	4.15	1.550	9.7	0.6	4.2	5.7	1.34
1996	28	BOS	AL	12	9	.571	5.59	34	34	0	4	1	0	215.2	249	143	*134*	28	105	5	171	4	1	6	998	90	4.79	1.641	10.4	1.2	4.4	7.1	1.63
1997	29	BOS	AL	6	10	.375	3.74	42	25	16	2	1	11	182.2	155	85	76	10	78	1	159	3	0	5	774	125	3.41	1.276	7.6	0.5	3.8	7.8	2.04
1998	30	BOS	AL	7	4	.636	2.72	73	0	69	0	0	46	79.1	55	24	24	2	25	1	78	0	0	9	317	173	2.45	1.008	6.2	0.2	2.8	8.8	3.12	AS,MVP-13
1999	31	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	5.60	21	0	15	0	0	11	17.2	17	11	11	2	12	2	24	1	0	0	82	91	4.10	1.642	8.7	1.0	6.1	12.2	2.00
2000			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2001	33	CHC-min	AAA,A+	0	0		0.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	13			0.500	2.3	0.0	2.3	11.3	5.00	IWA,DYT PCL,FLOR
2001	33	CHC	NL	1	2	.333	3.38	47	0	40	0	0	27	45.1	32	18	17	4	16	1	67	1	0	2	187	124	2.37	1.059	6.4	0.8	3.2	13.3	4.19
2002	34	CHC-min	A+,AAA	0	0		8.31	4	2	1	0	0	1	4.1	2	5	4	0	5	0	3	0	0	1	21			1.615	4.2	0.0	10.4	6.2	0.60	DYT,IWA FLOR,PCL
2002	34	TOT	NL	1	3	.250	3.38	34	0	10	0	0	0	42.2	42	19	16	3	16	3	48	1	0	0	181	125	2.82	1.359	8.9	0.6	3.4	10.1	3.00
2002	34	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	3.42	19	0	7	0	0	0	23.2	27	12	9	1	10	1	31	1	0	0	104	120	2.29	1.563	10.3	0.4	3.8	11.8	3.10
2002	34	HOU	NL	0	2	.000	3.32	15	0	3	0	0	0	19.0	15	7	7	2	6	2	17	0	0	0	77	133	3.49	1.105	7.1	0.9	2.8	8.1	2.83
2003	35	CHW	AL	7	6	.538	3.16	66	0	35	0	0	12	74.0	57	29	26	4	31	3	91	4	0	5	310	147	2.69	1.189	6.9	0.5	3.8	11.1	2.94
2004	36	NYY	AL	9	4	.692	2.21	80	0	15	0	0	4	89.2	56	23	22	5	23	5	96	1	0	3	342	204	2.44	0.881	5.6	0.5	2.3	9.6	4.17	AS
2005	37	NYY	AL	5	4	.556	2.57	79	0	17	0	0	2	80.2	59	25	23	8	29	4	69	0	1	1	324	166	3.68	1.091	6.6	0.9	3.2	7.7	2.38
2006	38	PHI-min	A+	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	13			0.500	2.3	0.0	2.3	11.3	5.00	CLW FLOR
2006	38	PHI	NL	3	4	.429	3.34	59	0	53	0	0	34	59.1	53	23	22	9	22	4	68	1	0	3	253	141	3.99	1.264	8.0	1.4	3.3	10.3	3.09	AS
2007	39	PHI-min	A+,Rk	0	1	.000	9.00	4	4	0	0	0	0	5.0	6	5	5	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	23			1.600	10.8	0.0	3.6	7.2	2.00	CLW,CLR FLOR,GULF
2007	39	PHI	NL	3	2	.600	4.73	44	0	11	0	0	6	40.0	40	21	21	7	13	0	32	2	0	1	170	98	5.04	1.325	9.0	1.6	2.9	7.2	2.46
2008	40	PHI-min	A+	0	1	.000	18.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	6			3.000	9.0	9.0	18.0	9.0	0.50	CLW FLOR
2008	40	PHI	NL	5	4	.556	5.16	34	0	7	0	0	2	29.2	31	19	17	3	17	1	26	0	0	4	139	85	4.41	1.618	9.4	0.9	5.2	7.9	1.53
2009	41	ARI-min	AAA,A+	0	0		10.97	12	1	2	0	0	0	10.2	20	15	13	0	16	0	5	0	0	2	65			3.375	16.9	0.0	13.5	4.2	0.31	REN,VIS PCL,CALL
2009	41	ARI	NL	0	1	.000	21.60	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	3	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	10	25	8.50	3.600	16.2	0.0	16.2	0.0	0.00
21 Yrs				138	126	.523	3.96	890	203	347	18	4	158	2108.0	1889	1016	927	176	977	57	1928	38	5	112	9058	113	3.71	1.360	8.1	0.8	4.2	8.2	1.97
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.523	3.96	55	13	22	1	0	10	131	118	63	58	11	61	4	120	2	0	7	564	113	3.71	1.360	8.1	0.8	4.2	8.2	1.97
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
KCR (8 yrs)				79	71	.527	4.02	274	144	58	12	2	3	1149.2	1040	572	514	91	587	27	999	20	3	71	4971	108	3.80	1.415	8.1	0.7	4.6	7.8	1.70
BOS (4 yrs)				25	25	.500	4.45	170	59	100	6	2	68	495.1	476	263	245	42	220	9	432	8	1	20	2171	109	3.88	1.405	8.6	0.8	4.0	7.8	1.96
PHI (3 yrs)				11	10	.524	4.19	137	0	71	0	0	42	129.0	124	63	60	19	52	5	126	3	0	8	562	110	4.41	1.364	8.7	1.3	3.6	8.8	2.42
CHC (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	3.39	66	0	47	0	0	27	69.0	59	30	26	5	26	2	98	2	0	2	291	122	2.34	1.232	7.7	0.7	3.4	12.8	3.77
NYY (2 yrs)				14	8	.636	2.38	159	0	32	0	0	6	170.1	115	48	45	13	52	9	165	1	1	4	666	185	3.02	0.980	6.1	0.7	2.7	8.7	3.17
ARI (1 yr)				0	1	.000	21.60	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	3	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	10	25	8.50	3.600	16.2	0.0	16.2	0.0	0.00
HOU (1 yr)				0	2	.000	3.32	15	0	3	0	0	0	19.0	15	7	7	2	6	2	17	0	0	0	77	133	3.49	1.105	7.1	0.9	2.8	8.1	2.83
CHW (1 yr)				7	6	.538	3.16	66	0	35	0	0	12	74.0	57	29	26	4	31	3	91	4	0	5	310	147	2.69	1.189	6.9	0.5	3.8	11.1	2.94

AL (15 yrs)				125	110	.532	3.95	669	203	225	18	4	89	1889.1	1688	912	830	150	890	48	1687	33	5	100	8118	114	3.71	1.365	8.0	0.7	4.2	8.0	1.90
NL (6 yrs)				13	16	.448	3.99	221	0	122	0	0	69	218.2	201	104	97	26	87	9	241	5	0	12	940	111	3.71	1.317	8.3	1.1	3.6	9.9	2.77

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tom Gordon?

Tom Gordon is 56 years old.

When was Tom Gordon born?

Tom Gordon was born on November 18, 1967.

Where was Tom Gordon born?

Tom Gordon was born in Sebring, FL.

How tall is Tom Gordon?

Tom Gordon is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Tom Gordon weigh when playing?

Tom Gordon weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tom Gordon play?

Tom Gordon played 21 seasons.

Is Tom Gordon in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Gordon has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Tom Gordon drafted?

Tom Gordon was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Avon Park HS (Avon Park, FL).

What position did Tom Gordon play?

Tom Gordon was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tom Gordon have?

Tom Gordon had 1,928 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tom Gordon played for?

Tom Gordon played for 8 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks.

How many World Series has Tom Gordon won?

Tom Gordon has never won a World Series.

When did Tom Gordon retire?

Tom Gordon last played in 2009.

What are Tom Gordon's nicknames?

Flash is a nickname for Tom Gordon.

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