Tom Gordon Career Pitching Summary

Tom Gordon played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, appearing in 890 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 138 W and 126 L, an ERA of 3.96, 1,928 SO, a WHIP of 1.36, and a WAR of 35.0.

Tom Gordon Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tom Gordon.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Tom Gordon
    NameTom Gordon
    Date of BirthNovember 18, 1967
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1988

    📊 Career Summary

    Tom Gordon appeared in 890 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1988 to 2009. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS203 (MLB Rank: 744)
    GF347 (MLB Rank: 92)
    W138 (MLB Rank: 322)
    L126 (MLB Rank: 297)
    SV158 (MLB Rank: 82)
    ERA3.96 (MLB Rank: 3,998)
    IP2108 (MLB Rank: 395)
    SHO4 (MLB Rank: 1,229)
    CG18 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
    SO1,928 (MLB Rank: 105)
    BB977 (MLB Rank: 126)
    H1,889 (MLB Rank: 506)
    HR176 (MLB Rank: 367)
    SO98.23 (MLB Rank: 1,605)
    BB94.17 (MLB Rank: 4,594)
    H98.06 (MLB Rank: 9,740)
    HR90.75 (MLB Rank: 5,754)
    WHIP1.36 (MLB Rank: 8,141)
    WAR35.0 (MLB Rank: 223)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2009)

    In his final season (2009), Tom Gordon recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF1
    W0
    L1
    ERA21.6
    IP1.2
    SO0
    BB3
    H3
    HR0
    BB916.2
    H916.2
    WHIP3.6
    WAR−0.3

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1989, 17 W
    • Most SO: 1990, 175 SO
    • Most IP: 1996, 215.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2004, 4.0 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2004, 2.22 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Tom Gordon appeared in 21 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 7.22, pitched 21.2 IP, struck out 19 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.

    Tom Gordon Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1988
    0
    2
    5.17
    0
    0
    18
    15.2
    0
    1.468
    1
    16
    7
    9
    9
    80
    2.64
    10.3
    2.57
    2
    5
    0
    0
    0
    0.6
    9.2
    4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    67
    1989
    17
    9
    3.64
    0.654
    1
    153
    163
    3.3
    1.276
    10
    122
    86
    67
    66
    107
    3.28
    8.4
    1.78
    16
    49
    16
    1
    1
    0.6
    6.7
    4.7
    0
    1
    4
    12
    677
    1990
    12
    11
    3.73
    0.522
    0
    175
    195.1
    2.3
    1.49
    17
    192
    99
    99
    81
    103
    3.71
    8.1
    1.77
    32
    32
    0
    6
    1
    0.8
    8.8
    4.6
    0
    3
    1
    11
    858
    1991
    9
    14
    3.87
    0.391
    1
    167
    158
    2.1
    1.367
    16
    129
    87
    76
    68
    107
    3.79
    9.5
    1.92
    14
    45
    11
    1
    0
    0.9
    7.3
    5
    0
    4
    6
    5
    684
    1992
    6
    10
    4.59
    0.375
    0
    98
    117.2
    0.1
    1.453
    9
    116
    55
    67
    60
    88
    3.62
    7.5
    1.78
    11
    40
    13
    0
    0
    0.7
    8.9
    4.2
    2
    4
    4
    5
    516
    1993
    12
    6
    3.58
    0.667
    1
    143
    155.2
    3.6
    1.298
    11
    125
    77
    65
    62
    128
    3.57
    8.3
    1.86
    14
    48
    18
    2
    0
    0.6
    7.2
    4.5
    0
    1
    5
    17
    651
    1994
    11
    7
    4.35
    0.611
    0
    126
    155.1
    3.2
    1.436
    15
    136
    87
    79
    75
    115
    4.5
    7.3
    1.45
    24
    24
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.9
    5
    1
    3
    3
    12
    675
    1995
    12
    12
    4.43
    0.5
    0
    119
    189
    1.4
    1.55
    12
    204
    89
    110
    93
    108
    4.15
    5.7
    1.34
    31
    31
    0
    2
    0
    0.6
    9.7
    4.2
    0
    4
    4
    9
    843
    1996
    12
    9
    5.59
    0.571
    0
    171
    215.2
    2.1
    1.641
    28
    249
    105
    143
    134
    90
    4.79
    7.1
    1.63
    34
    34
    0
    4
    1
    1.2
    10.4
    4.4
    1
    4
    5
    6
    998
    1997
    6
    10
    3.74
    0.375
    11
    159
    182.2
    3.7
    1.276
    10
    155
    78
    85
    76
    125
    3.41
    7.8
    2.04
    25
    42
    16
    2
    1
    0.5
    7.6
    3.8
    0
    3
    1
    5
    774
    1998
    7
    4
    2.72
    0.636
    46
    78
    79.1
    2.6
    1.008
    2
    55
    25
    24
    24
    173
    2.45
    8.8
    3.12
    0
    73
    69
    0
    0
    0.2
    6.2
    2.8
    0
    0
    1
    9
    317
    1999
    0
    2
    5.6
    0
    11
    24
    17.2
    0
    1.642
    2
    17
    12
    11
    11
    91
    4.1
    12.2
    2
    0
    21
    15
    0
    0
    1
    8.7
    6.1
    0
    1
    2
    0
    82
    2001
    1
    2
    3.38
    0.333
    27
    67
    45.1
    0.7
    1.059
    4
    32
    16
    18
    17
    124
    2.37
    13.3
    4.19
    0
    47
    40
    0
    0
    0.8
    6.4
    3.2
    0
    1
    1
    2
    187
    2002
    1
    3
    3.38
    0.25
    0
    48
    42.2
    0.5
    1.359
    3
    42
    16
    19
    16
    125
    2.82
    10.1
    3
    0
    34
    10
    0
    0
    0.6
    8.9
    3.4
    0
    1
    3
    0
    181
    2003
    7
    6
    3.16
    0.538
    12
    91
    74
    1.6
    1.189
    4
    57
    31
    29
    26
    147
    2.69
    11.1
    2.94
    0
    66
    35
    0
    0
    0.5
    6.9
    3.8
    0
    4
    3
    5
    310
    2004
    9
    4
    2.21
    0.692
    4
    96
    89.2
    4
    0.881
    5
    56
    23
    23
    22
    204
    2.44
    9.6
    4.17
    0
    80
    15
    0
    0
    0.5
    5.6
    2.3
    0
    1
    5
    3
    342
    2005
    5
    4
    2.57
    0.556
    2
    69
    80.2
    3
    1.091
    8
    59
    29
    25
    23
    166
    3.68
    7.7
    2.38
    0
    79
    17
    0
    0
    0.9
    6.6
    3.2
    1
    0
    4
    1
    324
    2006
    3
    4
    3.34
    0.429
    34
    68
    59.1
    1.7
    1.264
    9
    53
    22
    23
    22
    141
    3.99
    10.3
    3.09
    0
    59
    53
    0
    0
    1.4
    8
    3.3
    0
    1
    4
    3
    253
    2007
    3
    2
    4.73
    0.6
    6
    32
    40
    0.1
    1.325
    7
    40
    13
    21
    21
    98
    5.04
    7.2
    2.46
    0
    44
    11
    0
    0
    1.6
    9
    2.9
    0
    2
    0
    1
    170
    2008
    5
    4
    5.16
    0.556
    2
    26
    29.2
    -0.7
    1.618
    3
    31
    17
    19
    17
    85
    4.41
    7.9
    1.53
    0
    34
    7
    0
    0
    0.9
    9.4
    5.2
    0
    0
    1
    4
    139