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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Tom Gordon |
Date of Birth | November 18, 1967 |
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MLB Debut | 1988 |
📊 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:
GS | 203 (MLB Rank: 744) |
GF | 347 (MLB Rank: 92) |
W | 138 (MLB Rank: 322) |
L | 126 (MLB Rank: 297) |
SV | 158 (MLB Rank: 82) |
ERA | 3.96 (MLB Rank: 3,998) |
IP | 2108 (MLB Rank: 395) |
SHO | 4 (MLB Rank: 1,229) |
CG | 18 (MLB Rank: 1,660) |
SO | 1,928 (MLB Rank: 105) |
BB | 977 (MLB Rank: 126) |
H | 1,889 (MLB Rank: 506) |
HR | 176 (MLB Rank: 367) |
SO9 | 8.23 (MLB Rank: 1,605) |
BB9 | 4.17 (MLB Rank: 4,594) |
H9 | 8.06 (MLB Rank: 9,740) |
HR9 | 0.75 (MLB Rank: 5,754) |
WHIP | 1.36 (MLB Rank: 8,141) |
WAR | 35.0 (MLB Rank: 223) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2009)
In his final season (2009), Tom Gordon recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 1 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 21.6 |
IP | 1.2 |
SO | 0 |
BB | 3 |
H | 3 |
HR | 0 |
BB9 | 16.2 |
H9 | 16.2 |
WHIP | 3.6 |
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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |