Tom Gordon

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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.0

138

126

ERA

3.96

890

203

158

2108.0

1928

WHIP

1.360

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Team Record in Appearances: 20-14 / in Starts: 20-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1996 Pitching Game Log

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1996 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	275	2	Apr 3	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-7	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.1	7	6	6	5	1	0	0	16.20	7.07	22	89	45	9	5	6	10	7	0	0	18			1	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	1	0	.84	-0.236	.80	-0.13%	-3.51	1b start tie	4b --3 1 out d5
2	276	7	Apr 9	BOS		MIN	W,9-1	CG	W(1-1)	5	9.0	7	1	1	1	8	0	0	5.11	3.17	35					8	18	9	1	0	76			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	.77	0.255	.59	0.12%	4.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
3	277	11	Apr 14	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	GS-4		4	3.2	4	4	4	5	2	0	0	6.19	3.86	20	105	55	13	5	4	9	4	1	0	34			2	1	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.87	-0.230	.57	-0.09%	-2.41	1t start tie	4t 123 2 out d3
4	278	16	Apr 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS-6	L(1-2)	4	5.0	10	7	7	4	1	1	0	7.71	4.79	28	106	59	10	6	11	12	5	2	0	16			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.00	-0.225	.51	-0.07%	-2.87	1b start a 1	6b 123 0 out d2
5	279	21	Apr 24	BOS		TEX	W,11-9	GS-2		4	1.1	8	6	6	1	1	1	0	9.67	5.32	13	48	28	8	2	6	5	3	0	0	14			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.299	.48	-0.07%	-4.07	1t start tie	2t 1-3 1 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	280	29	May 4	BOS		TOR	W,8-4	GS-6	W(2-2)	9	5.1	10	3	2	2	3	0	0	8.46	4.91	28	104	58	14	4	7	16	7	2	0	39			1	0	0	26	4	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	0.004	.57	0.00%	-0.37	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out a2
7	281	33	May 10	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-5	GS-7		5	7.0	6	4	3	3	12	0	0	7.53	4.12	31	121	67	19	20	8	8	4	2	0	60			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.44	-0.009	.77	0.00%	0.18	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
8	282	37	May 15	BOS		CAL	W,17-6	GS-4		4	4.0	6	5	3	3	2	0	0	7.45	4.15	20	71	43	10	2	9	6	5	0	0	33			1	0	0	17	2	1	0	1	0	1	1.17	-0.245	.52	-0.07%	-2.57	1t start tie	4t 3 out tie
9	283	41	May 20	BOS		OAK	W,16-4	GS-8	W(3-2)	4	8.0	7	4	4	2	6	2	0	6.94	4.41	32	110	73	19	10	16	8	3	3	0	56			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.184	.12	0.06%	0.86	1t start tie	8t 3 out a12
10	284	46	May 25	BOS	@	CAL	W,10-3	GS-7	W(4-2)	4	6.2	8	3	3	1	3	0	0	6.58	4.20	29	107	66	18	4	16	9	3	0	0	48			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.225	.40	0.06%	0.87	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a4
11	285	51	May 30	BOS	@	SEA	W,10-1	CG	W(5-2)	4	9.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	5.78	4.23	30	112	66	16	11	8	16	6	4	0	81			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.256	.17	0.06%	4.37	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	286	55	Jun 4	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	GS-6		4	5.0	6	3	3	7	4	0	0	5.75	4.35	28	128	66	16	6	5	12	3	2	0	40			0	0	0	21	4	0	1	0	0	0	1.49	0.024	.54	0.01%	0.53	1t start tie	6t -23 0 out a2
13	287	60	Jun 9	BOS		MIL	L,8-11	GS-4		4	4.0	9	7	7	4	0	0	0	6.31	4.45	24	81	42	8	4	7	13	3	4	0	12			0	0	0	19	4	0	0	0	1	0	1.30	-0.479	.36	-0.08%	-4.57	1t start tie	4t 3 out d3
14	288	65	Jun 14	BOS		TEX	W,4-3	GS-8		4	7.2	8	3	3	4	5	1	0	6.04	4.51	33	116	69	18	10	12	12	8	1	0	52			0	0	0	27	2	0	1	2	1	0	1.57	0.100	.45	0.02%	1.37	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
15	289	69	Jun 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-11	GS-6	L(5-3)	4	6.0	11	10	9	3	7	2	0	6.56	4.67	33	120	70	18	10	11	12	10	1	0	16			2	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	2	.32	-0.314	.09	-0.06%	-6.42	1b start tie	6b 3 out d10
16	290	74	Jun 25	BOS		CLE	L,0-4	GS-8	L(5-4)	5	8.0	8	4	4	5	6	3	0	6.39	4.99	36	129	71	26	2	12	13	8	1	0	51			2	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.013	.13	0.00%	0.86	1t start tie	8t 3 out d4
17	291	79	Jun 30	BOS		DET	W,9-4	GS-7	W(6-4)	4	6.2	6	4	4	2	5	2	0	6.32	5.09	28					11	10	2	1	0	49			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.026	.10	0.00%	0.98	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	292	85	Jul 7	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-7		6	6.1	5	3	3	4	4	1	1	6.20	5.16	30	109	64	17	5	7	14	5	3	0	51			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	1	1	1.31	0.013	.08	0.00%	0.45	1b start a 2	7b -2- 1 out a1
19	293	87	Jul 12	BOS	@	DET	W,11-3	GS-7	W(7-4)	4	7.0	6	3	3	4	10	0	0	6.05	4.97	32	120	76	22	16	6	12	4	1	0	59			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	1	1	.80	0.139	.07	0.01%	1.22	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a6
20	294	92	Jul 17	BOS		NYY	W,12-11	GS-7		4	6.1	10	5	5	4	5	2	0	6.11	5.11	33	120	68	20	8	12	12	7	1	0	34			1	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.089	.14	0.01%	-1.07	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out a4
21	295	97	Jul 22	BOS		KCR	L,2-5	GS-9	L(7-5)	4	8.1	10	4	3	1	6	1	1	5.92	5.04	36	119	79	20	9	13	15	5	3	0	54			2	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.093	.18	0.01%	1.86	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out d1
22	296	102	Jul 27	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-5	GS-8	W(8-5)	4	8.0	9	5	4	1	6	0	1	5.84	4.88	35	122	81	17	12	11	16	5	1	0	51			0	0	0	31	0	3	0	0	2	0	1.36	-0.010	.13	0.00%	-0.14	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	297	107	Aug 2	BOS		MIN	W,11-10	GS-6		5	6.0	9	5	5	3	6	1	0	5.91	4.88	29	106	68	15	5	8	12	4	1	0	37			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.06	-0.117	.05	0.00%	-1.35	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
24	298	113	Aug 7	BOS		TOR	W,8-0	SHO	W(9-5)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	5.56	4.67	31	131	89	19	10	11	12	5	2	0	89			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	.56	0.373	.06	0.03%	5.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
25	299	119	Aug 12	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-5	GS-6	L(9-6)	4	6.0	6	3	3	3	7	1	0	5.51	4.67	27	116	69	17	8	9	8	6	1	0	52			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.017	.28	0.00%	0.58	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
26	300	124	Aug 18	BOS		CAL	L,3-4	GS-8		5	7.1	9	3	3	4	6	1	0	5.43	4.68	32	117	70	19	13	13	9	5	0	0	50			0	1	0	27	2	1	1	2	0	0	1.07	0.106	.27	0.02%	1.25	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out tie
27	301	129	Aug 23	BOS		SEA	L,4-6	GS-8		4	7.0	2	2	2	4	11	0	0	5.32	4.56	28	114	77	25	15	5	8	2	1	0	72			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.271	.61	0.11%	2.85	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a3
28	302	134	Aug 28	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	W(10-6)	4	9.0	5	4	3	4	3	1	0	5.20	4.59	35	117	72	20	5	12	16	5	1	0	62			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	1	1	.85	0.245	1.06	0.18%	1.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	303	139	Sep 3	BOS	@	SEA	L,9-11	GS-5	L(10-7)	5	4.1	9	8	8	2	4	2	0	5.47	4.69	24	94	60	25	5	7	11	5	2	0	15			1	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.334	.67	-0.30%	-5.77	1b start tie	5b -2- 1 out d7
30	304	144	Sep 9	BOS		MIL	L,0-6	GS-8	L(10-8)	5	7.0	8	3	3	3	8	1	1	5.41	4.68	35	138	85	31	12	12	11	7	0	0	54			0	0	0	31	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.15	0.081	.94	0.04%	1.25	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out d3
31	305	148	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	L,5-13	GS-5	L(10-9)	4	4.0	7	6	6	3	2	0	0	5.58	4.68	22	92	53	20	3	10	7	3	0	0	23			1	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	1	0	.92	-0.258	.53	-0.09%	-2.98	1t start tie	5t 1-- 0 out d2
32	306	152	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	GS-7	W(11-9)	4	7.0	9	3	3	3	7	1	0	5.52	4.66	33	129	88	14	20	10	13	7	3	0	51			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.75	0.175	.42	0.06%	1.22	1b start tie	7b 3 out a5
33	307	157	Sep 24	BOS		BAL	W,13-8	GS-8	W(12-9)	4	7.2	9	6	5	5	6	2	0	5.53	4.75	38	150	95	24	16	14	13	6	0	0	40			0	0	0	33	3	1	0	0	0	1	1.12	-0.100	.60	-0.03%	-1.55	1t start tie	8t --3 2 out a3
34	308	162	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	GS-6		4	5.2	10	5	5	3	2	1	0	5.59	4.79	28	103	60	12	5	7	16	5	1	0	28			0	1	0	25	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.39	-0.267	.00	0.00%	-2.03	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out d1
							20-14		W-L:12-9	4.4	215.2	249	143	134	105	171	28	4	5.59	4.79	998	3544	60%	16%	8%	0.82		25%	6%	0	45		---%	17	5	0	876	50	8	5	13	11	14	.97	-0.434	.38	-0.21%	-9.74

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