Tom Gordon Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Tom Gordon
NameTom Gordon
Date of BirthNovember 18, 1967
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1988
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Tom Gordon Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 754)
GF347 (MLB Rank: 93)
W138 (MLB Rank: 324)
L126 (MLB Rank: 298)
SV158 (MLB Rank: 83)
ERA3.96 (MLB Rank: 4,039)
IP2108 (MLB Rank: 395)
SHO4 (MLB Rank: 1,230)
CG18 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
SO1,928 (MLB Rank: 106)
BB977 (MLB Rank: 127)
H1,889 (MLB Rank: 506)
HR176 (MLB Rank: 375)
SO98.23 (MLB Rank: 1,690)
BB94.17 (MLB Rank: 4,678)
H98.06 (MLB Rank: 9,861)
HR90.75 (MLB Rank: 5,913)
WHIP1.36 (MLB Rank: 8,255)
WAR35.0 (MLB Rank: 224)

📊 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