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Joe
Gordon		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 195
 
Born: February 18, 1915 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1940    1941    1944   
All-Star Selections 1941   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 6
1939 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 5 4 4
1940 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4
1941 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4
1942 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4
1943 28 PIT NL $ 3,650,000   4 4 4 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 4 4 4
1944 29 PIT NL $ 1,930,000   4 4 4 8 7 7 8 6 7 7 6 6 4 4 4
1945 30 PIT NL $ 1,930,000   3 3 4 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 4 3 4
1946 31 BOS AL $ 1,930,000   3 3 3 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 3 3 3
1947 32 BOS AL $ 1,930,000   3 3 3 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 3 3 3
1948 33 BOS AL $ 1,930,000   3 3 3 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 3 3 3
1949 34 BOS AL $ 450,000   2 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1950 35 BOS AL $ 450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1951 36 BOS AL $ 450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,650,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 23 PIT NL 26 87 11 21 5 1 3 9 0 2 8 15 .241 .302 .425 .727 10.6 1.2
    AAA   134 490 87 132 22 5 35 100 9 7 82 67 .269 .374 .549 .923 99.3  
1939 24 PIT NL 24 84 6 16 3 2 2 7 1 0 7 20 .190 .253 .345 .598 7.8 0.4
    AAA   110 414 81 123 24 3 38 89 9 2 69 66 .297 .398 .645 1.042 100.6  
1940 25 PIT NL 142 488 62 114 20 5 18 57 7 2 41 147 .234 .295 .406 .701 56.2 7.3
1941 26 PIT NL 155 542 87 129 29 7 33 109 7 0 54 128 .238 .306 .500 .806 84.1 16.6
1942 27 PIT NL 153 527 96 144 26 6 34 100 8 1 73 117 .273 .362 .539 .901 98.7 17.1
1943 28 PIT NL 122 402 40 86 17 4 12 46 10 1 36 101 .214 .283 .366 .649 42.3 4.6
1944 29 PIT NL 151 462 69 109 24 3 21 57 7 0 55 126 .236 .317 .437 .755 66.2 10.6
1945 30 PIT NL 68 110 24 29 8 0 6 19 2 0 19 26 .264 .372 .500 .872 20.1 3.8
1946 31 BOS AL 73 234 34 49 8 1 13 41 2 1 28 68 .209 .290 .419 .709 32.5 3.2
1947 32 BOS AL 91 244 40 49 13 4 13 35 2 0 21 50 .201 .265 .447 .712 29.9 2.7
1948 33 BOS AL 83 208 41 48 12 1 9 43 3 0 36 45 .231 .347 .428 .775 33.7 5.2
1949 34 BOS AL 73 144 12 17 4 1 2 13 0 0 18 43 .118 .213 .201 .415 5.4 0.0
1950 35 BOS AL 8 17 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.5 0.0
1951 36 AAA   133 457 32 52 8 2 2 27 2 4 63 109 .114 .221 .153 .374 12.3  
13 Years Sim 1169 3549 524 814 169 35 166 538 49 7 397 894 .229 .307 .437 .744 488.1 72.8
3 Years AAA 377 1361 200 307 54 10 75 216 20 13 214 242 .226 .334 .445 .779 212.3  
162 Game Average 491 72 112 23 4 23 74 6 0 55 123 .229 .307 .437 .744 67.6  
Career Highs 155 542 96 144 29 7 34 109 10 2 73 147 .273 .372 .539 .901 98.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2049 287 432 88 16 91 275 26 6 198 509 .211 .280 .403 .683 244.4
vs LH   1500 237 382 81 19 75 263 23 1 199 385 .255 .343 .484 .827 253.7
Home 577 1738 265 407 79 14 87 278 23 2 194 433 .234 .310 .446 .756 251.9
Away 592 1811 259 407 90 21 79 260 26 5 203 461 .225 .305 .428 .733 246.2
RISP   861 0 198 40 12 43 350 0 0 97 204 .230 .304 .454 .758 124.0
Pinch Hitting   69 11 18 3 1 2 7 1 0 12 10 .261 .370 .420 .791 11.4
Close/Late   405 79 103 14 8 18 59 0 0 59 96 .254 .349 .462 .811 66.9
Mar/Apr 197 619 76 125 23 9 19 67 12 1 67 166 .202 .278 .360 .639 67.5
May 205 638 96 147 20 1 36 92 6 2 64 162 .230 .300 .434 .734 87.3
June 199 595 91 147 30 9 31 103 7 0 68 149 .247 .327 .484 .811 95.5
July 179 523 68 106 21 5 21 70 6 0 62 148 .203 .288 .382 .670 62.2
August 188 568 77 121 35 6 22 92 9 0 74 145 .213 .303 .412 .715 76.0
Sep/Oct 200 606 116 168 40 5 37 114 9 4 62 124 .277 .346 .543 .889 109.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 23 PIT NL 2B 26 25 217.7 67 93 3 20 .982 6.62   0.7
1939 24 PIT NL 2B 24 24 198.3 47 81 1 23 .992 5.81   0.6
1940 25 PIT NL 2B 140 137 1170.0 289 554 18 109 .979 6.48   5.8
1941 26 PIT NL 2B 152 147 1285.7 318 613 17 123 .982 6.52   5.1
1942 27 PIT NL 2B 149 147 1262.7 329 632 23 148 .977 6.85   4.4
1943 28 PIT NL 2B 120 110 956.0 230 450 15 91 .978 6.40   4.1
1944 29 PIT NL 2B 149 145 1216.0 325 557 22 138 .976 6.53   5.9
1945 30 PIT NL 2B 38 24 230.3 52 103 8 21 .951 6.06   0.7
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1946 31 BOS AL 2B 72 70 587.0 132 257 12 57 .970 5.96   2.5
1947 32 BOS AL 2B 72 66 585.3 146 242 8 58 .980 5.97   2.5
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1948 33 BOS AL 2B 64 56 517.3 116 241 6 50 .983 6.21   2.9
1949 34 BOS AL 2B 68 35 374.3 98 180 4 43 .986 6.68   1.9
1950 35 BOS AL 2B 7 4 38.3 12 12 0 5 1.000 5.64   0.2
  2B 1081 990 8639.0 2161 4015 137 886 .978 6.43   37.4
  SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   1084 990 8644.0 2163 4015 137 886 .978 6.43   37.5
Career Highs   152 147 1285.7 329 632 23 148 1.000 6.85    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 33 BOS AL 4 14 4 6 2 2 2 5 0 0 4 2 .429 .556 1.286 1.841
Career Post-Season Batting 4 14 4 6 2 2 2 5 0 0 4 2 .429 .556 1.286 1.841
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1941-3-.500
1942-2-.539
 OPS
1942-3-.901
 XR
1941-9-84.1
1942-3-98.7
 Games
1941-6-155
 Runs
1942-6-96
 Total Bases
1941-6-271
1942-2-284
Triples
1941-10-7
 Homeruns
1940-7-18
1941-3-33
1942-2-34
 RBIs
1941-3-109
1942-7-100
 Stolen Bases
1941-9-7
1943-8-10
 Walks
1942-9-73
 Strikeouts
1940-1-147
1941-1-128
1942-1-117
1943-2-101
1944-1-126
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Nelson Mathews (923)
  2. Johnny Goryl (918)
  3. Charley Smith (886)
  4. Ron Cey (885)
  5. Woodie Held (880)
  6. Juan Samuel (878)
  7. Nick Esasky (878)
  8. Mack Jones (876)
  9. Don Buddin (875)
  10. Jim Davenport (872)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1938
Had first career hit on 9/1/1938, off Bobo Newsom (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 9/18/1938, off Bob Logan (SLC)
Injured on 8/29/1940 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1940
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1941, hitting .301 with 8 HR, 26 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1941
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1942, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .373 with 10 HR, 24 RBI
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/10/1943 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 3 weeks
7/1/1943: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $1,930,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1944, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1944
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (A) on 4/2/1946 (Going to PIT: 2B Garvin Hamner. Going to BOS: 2B Joe Gordon)
Injured on 6/26/1946 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1948
10/20/1948: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $450,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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