Tom Gordon

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1988–2009 BORN: SEBRING, USA
All-Star ×3
Career
138 W · 3.96 ERA · 1928 K
2108.0 IP · 1.36 WHIP · 890 G
2009 Season
0-1 · 21.60 ERA
1.2 IP · 3.60 WHIP
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Tom Gordon was a pitcher in MLB. Across 890 career appearances, with a 3.96 ERA and 1928 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

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

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1988 KC 0 2 5.17 5 2 0 15.2 16 9 7 18 1.47
1989 KC 17 9 3.64 49 16 1 163.0 122 66 86 153 1.28
1990 KC 12 11 3.73 32 32 0 195.1 192 81 99 175 1.49
1991 KC 9 14 3.87 45 14 1 158.0 129 68 87 167 1.37
1992 KC 6 10 4.59 40 11 0 117.2 116 60 55 98 1.45
1993 KC 12 6 3.58 48 14 1 155.2 125 62 77 143 1.30
1994 KC 11 7 4.35 24 24 0 155.1 136 75 87 126 1.44
1995 KC 12 12 4.43 31 31 0 189.0 204 93 89 119 1.55
1996 BOS 12 9 5.59 34 34 0 215.2 249 134 105 171 1.64
1997 BOS 6 10 3.74 42 25 11 182.2 155 76 78 159 1.28
1998 BOS 7 4 2.72 73 0 46 79.1 55 24 25 78 1.01
1999 BOS 0 2 5.60 21 0 11 17.2 17 11 12 24 1.64
2001 CHC 1 2 3.38 47 0 27 45.1 32 17 16 67 1.06
2002 CHC 1 1 3.42 19 0 0 23.2 27 9 10 31 1.56
2002 HOU 0 2 3.32 15 0 0 19.0 15 7 6 17 1.11
2003 CWS 7 6 3.16 66 0 12 74.0 57 26 31 91 1.19
2004 NYY 9 4 2.21 80 0 4 89.2 56 22 23 96 0.88
2005 NYY 5 4 2.57 79 0 2 80.2 59 23 29 69 1.09
2006 PHI 3 4 3.34 59 0 34 59.1 53 22 22 68 1.26
2007 PHI 3 2 4.73 44 0 6 40.0 40 21 13 32 1.33
2008 PHI 5 4 5.16 34 0 2 29.2 31 17 17 26 1.62
2009 ARI 0 1 21.60 3 0 0 1.2 3 4 3 0 3.60
Career Totals 138 126 3.96 890 203 158 2108.0 1889 927 977 1928 1.36
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
1988 KC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 KC 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 KC 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 KC 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 KC 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 KC 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 KC 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 KC 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 BOS 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BOS 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 BOS 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 BOS 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CHC 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHC 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 HOU 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2003 CWS 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYY 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2005 NYY 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 PHI 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 PHI 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 PHI 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 ARI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals 893 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Awards & Achievements
  • Reliever of the Year Award (1): 1998
  • TSN Fireman of the Year (1): 1998
  • TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1): 1989
All-Star Selections

1998, 2004, 2006

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1989$68,000
1990$185,000
1991$325,000
1992$815,000
1993$890,000
1994$2,635,000
1995$3,300,000
1996$3,050,000
1997$2,900,000
1998$3,300,000
1999$3,750,000
2000$3,750,000
2001$2,000,000
2002$2,800,000
2003$1,400,000
2004$3,500,000
2005$3,750,000
2006$4,500,000
2007$7,000,000
2008$5,500,000
2009$500,000

Career Total: $55,918,000 (21 seasons)

Average: $2,662,762

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

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