Joe Gordon

2B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1938–1950 BORN: LOS ANGELES, USA
MVP 1942 All-Star ×9 Hall of Fame
Career
1530 H · 253 HR · 975 RBI · 89 SB
.268 AVG · .822 OPS · 1566 G
1950 Season
.236 AVG · 19 HR · 57 RBI · 4 SB
.340 OBP · .429 SLG · .770 OPS
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Joe Gordon was a second baseman in MLB history. Across 1566 career games, with a .268 batting average and 253 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 NYY 127 458 83 117 24 7 25 97 11 56 72 .255 .340 .502 .843
1939 NYY 151 567 92 161 32 5 28 111 11 75 57 .284 .370 .506 .876
1940 NYY 155 616 112 173 32 10 30 103 18 52 57 .281 .340 .511 .851
1941 NYY 156 588 104 162 26 7 24 87 10 72 80 .276 .358 .466 .824
1942 NYY 147 538 88 173 29 4 18 103 12 79 95 .322 .409 .491 .900
1943 NYY 152 543 82 135 28 5 17 69 4 98 75 .249 .365 .413 .778
1946 NYY 112 376 35 79 15 0 11 47 2 49 72 .210 .308 .338 .645
1947 CLE 155 562 89 153 27 6 29 93 7 62 49 .272 .346 .496 .842
1948 CLE 144 550 96 154 21 4 32 124 5 77 68 .280 .371 .507 .879
1949 CLE 148 541 74 136 18 3 20 84 5 83 33 .251 .355 .407 .762
1950 CLE 119 368 59 87 12 1 19 57 4 56 44 .236 .340 .429 .770
Career Totals 1566 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 89 759 702 .268 .357 .466 .822
Awards & Achievements
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star (13): 1939, 1939, 1940, 1940, 1941, 1941, 1942, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1948
  • Most Valuable Player (1): 1942
  • TSN All-Star (6): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948
  • TSN Guide MVP (1): 1942
All-Star Selections

1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.