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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 Pitching

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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
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 78 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 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 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 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 89 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 90 1.642 8.7 1.0 6.1 12.2 2.00
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 2 187 123 1.059 6.4 0.8 3.2 13.3 4.19
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 0 181 123 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 0 104 118 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 77 130 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 5 310 146 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 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 1 324 165 1.091 6.6 0.9 3.2 7.7 2.38
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 3 253 140 1.264 8.0 1.4 3.3 10.3 3.09 AS
2007 39 PHI NL 3 2 .600 4.72 44 0 11 0 0 6 40.0 40 21 21 7 13 0 32 2 0 1 170 97 1.325 9.0 1.6 2.9 7.2 2.46
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 1.618 9.4 0.9 5.2 7.9 1.53
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 21 3.600 16.2 0.0 16.2 0.0 0.00
21 Seasons 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 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 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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB 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 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 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 8 562 109 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 2 291 121 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 4 666 184 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 21 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 77 130 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 5 310 146 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 113 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 12 940 110 1.317 8.3 1.1 3.6 9.9 2.77

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1998 30 BOS AL ALDS L CLE 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 16 2.667 12.0 0.0 12.0 3.0 0.25
1999 31 BOS AL ALDS W CLE 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 9 1.000 4.5 4.5 4.5 13.5 3.00
1999 31 BOS AL ALCS L NYY 0 0 13.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 2.000 13.5 9.0 4.5 13.5 3.00
2004 36 NYY AL ALDS W MIN 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 0.545 4.9 0.0 0.0 7.4
2004 36 NYY AL ALCS L BOS 0 0 8.10 6 0 1 0 0 0 6.2 10 6 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 31 1.800 13.5 2.7 2.7 4.1 1.50
2005 37 NYY AL ALDS L LAA 0 0 3.86 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 0.857 7.7 0.0 0.0 7.7
2007 39 PHI NL NLDS L COL 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 9 1.500 9.0 4.5 4.5 18.0 4.00
5 Seasons (7 Series) 0 1 .000 7.06 21 0 6 0 0 0 21.2 24 18 17 6 9 1 19 2 0 3 100 1.523 10.0 2.5 3.7 7.9 2.11
1 NLDS 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 9 1.500 9.0 4.5 4.5 18.0 4.00
4 ALDS 0 1 .000 5.73 10 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 9 8 7 1 5 0 9 2 0 2 50 1.273 7.4 0.8 4.1 7.4 1.80
2 ALCS 0 0 9.35 9 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 13 9 9 4 3 0 6 0 0 1 41 1.846 13.5 4.2 3.1 6.2 2.00

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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
1990 22 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 23 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1995 27 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 29 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 30 BOS AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-13
1999 31 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 33 CHC NL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 34 TOT NL 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 34 CHC NL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 34 HOU NL 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 35 CHW AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 36 NYY AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2005 37 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 38 PHI NL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2007 39 PHI NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 40 PHI NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 41 ARI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
21 Seasons 239 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
KCR (8 yrs) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (3 yrs) 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (4 yrs) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 214 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1999 31 BOS AL ALDS CLE W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 39 PHI NL NLDS COL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1998 *
2004 *
2006 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1998-AL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1998-AL-13-7%
0.07 Career Shares (993rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Active--3.958--26th

Wins s c a p y
1989 AL--17--6th
1994 AL--11--10th
Active--138--17th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1989 AL--.654--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
Active--1.360--50th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1989 AL--6.736--2nd
1994 AL--7.880--6th
1997 AL--7.637--5th
Active--8.065--13th
Career--8.065--130th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1989 AL--8.448--2nd
1990 AL--8.063--4th
1996 AL--7.136--7th
1997 AL--7.834--6th
Active--8.232--12th
Career--8.232--24th

Games Played s c a p y
1998 AL--73--8th
2004 AL--80--2nd
2005 AL--79--3rd
Active--890--5th
Career--890--25th

Saves s c a p y
1998 AL--46--1st
2001 NL--27--9th
2006 NL--34--4th
Active--158--16th
Career--158--61st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
Active--2108.0--15th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1989 AL--153--10th
1990 AL--175--9th
1991 AL--167--8th
1994 AL--126--9th
1996 AL--171--8th
1997 AL--159--10th
Active--1928--9th
Career--1928--76th

Games Started s c a p y
1995 AL--31--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1990 AL--6--8th
Active--18--24th

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 AL--1--6th
1997 AL--1--9th
Active--4--40th

Home Runs s c a p y
Active--176--45th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1989 AL--86--7th
1990 AL--99--6th
1994 AL--87--3rd
1995 AL--89--7th
1996 AL--105--3rd
Active--977--6th
Career--977--119th

Hits s c a p y
1996 AL--249--6th
Active--1889--23rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1989 AL--.552--9th
1995 AL--.571--3rd
1997 AL--.493--3rd
Active--.751--9th

Losses s c a p y
1991 AL--14--4th
1995 AL--12--9th
Active--126--11th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1996 AL--134--1st
Active--927--20th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1989 AL--12--6th
1990 AL--11--7th
1993 AL--17--2nd
1994 AL--12--3rd
Active--112--2nd
Career--112--58th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1996 AL--998--8th
Active--9058--15th

Games Finished s c a p y
1998 AL--69--1st
2006 NL--53--6th
Active--347--12th
Career--347--75th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1997 AL--125--9th
Active--113--25th
Career--113--247th

Oldest s c a p y
2009 NL--born 1967-11-18--6th

Youngest s c a p y
1988 AL--born 1967-11-18--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 58 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 47 (283), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (484), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  6. Jeff Fassero (838)
  7. Hoyt Wilhelm (832) *
  8. Jerry Staley (817)
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  10. Diego Segui (814)
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Transactions

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1986.

October 30, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 1, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

August 22, 2002: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Astros for players to be named later and Ross Rohlicek (minors). The Houston Astros sent Travis Anderson (minors) (September 11, 2002) and Mike Nannini (minors) (September 11, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

October 29, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 28, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 31, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

February 6, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

August 11, 2009: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Kansas City Royals$68,000
1990Kansas City Royals$185,000
1991Kansas City Royals$325,000
1992Kansas City Royals$815,000
1993Kansas City Royals$890,000
1994Kansas City Royals$2,635,000
1995Kansas City Royals$3,300,000
1996Boston Red Sox$3,050,000
1997Boston Red Sox$2,900,000
1998Boston Red Sox$3,300,000
1999Boston Red Sox$3,750,000
2000Boston Red Sox$3,750,000
2001Chicago Cubs$2,000,000
2002Chicago Cubs$2,800,000
2003Chicago White Sox$1,400,000
2004New York Yankees$3,500,000
2005New York Yankees$3,750,000
2006Philadelphia Phillies$4,500,000
2007Philadelphia Phillies$7,000,000
2008Philadelphia Phillies$5,500,000
2009Arizona Diamondbacks$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$55,918,000
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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Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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