Tom
Gordon
 
Nickname: Flash
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: November 18, 1967 in Usa, FL, SEBRING
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1988 20 DET AL   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1989 21 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1990 22 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1988 20 AAA   6 8 .429 22 22 0 0 0 130.7 102 42 8 57 177 2.89 .211 .294 .317 .611  
1989 21 DET AL 5 5 .500 37 0 0 0 11 49.3 50 27 8 21 38 4.93 .267 .343 .465 .808 3.7
    AAA   4 3 .571 13 13 0 0 0 79.3 62 20 4 36 91 2.27 .209 .295 .274 .569  
1990 22 KCR AL 5 12 .294 23 23 0 0 0 125.7 115 56 9 45 91 4.01 .242 .308 .374 .682 8.4
    AAA   4 3 .571 12 12 0 0 0 71.3 51 17 3 34 69 2.14 .195 .287 .256 .543  
2 Years Sim 10 17 .370 60 23 0 0 11 175.0 165 83 17 66 129 4.27 .249 .318 .400 .718 12.1
3 Years AAA 14 14 .500 47 47 0 0 0 281.3 215 79 15 127 337 2.53 .207 .293 .289 .582  
Season Average 5 8 .385 30 11 0 0 5 87.5 82 41 8 33 64 4.27 .249 .318 .400 .718  
Career Highs 5 12 .500 37 23 0 0 11 125.7 115 56 9 45 91 4.93 .267 .343 .465 .808  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   60 35 9 22 60   .226 .286 .400 .686
vs LH   105 48 8 44 69   .264 .337 .399 .737
Home 3 10 .231 31 11 0 0 6 81.7 95 57 11 35 57 6.28 .292 .361 .480 .841
Away 7 7 .500 29 12 0 0 5 93.3 70 26 6 31 72 2.51 .207 .274 .322 .596
Mar/Apr 3 1 .750 12 0 0 0 4 17.7 15 5 1 5 15 2.55 .238 .294 .349 .643
May 1 2 .333 12 0 0 0 5 16.3 13 5 2 8 11 2.76 .220 .313 .356 .669
June 3 5 .375 19 6 0 0 2 47.3 52 33 7 22 35 6.28 .278 .354 .492 .846
July 0 4 .000 5 5 0 0 0 27.3 26 16 1 13 20 5.27 .252 .336 .359 .695
August 3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 33.7 30 14 4 9 20 3.74 .238 .289 .389 .678
Sep/Oct 0 3 .000 6 6 0 0 0 32.7 29 10 2 9 28 2.76 .232 .284 .352 .636
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1989 21 DET AL P 37 0 49.3 4 10 0 0 1.000 2.55    
1990 22 KCR AL P 23 23 125.7 12 17 1 2 .967 2.08    
Career Totals   60 23 175.0 16 27 1 2 .977 2.21    
Career Highs   37 23 125.7 12 17 1 2 1.000 2.55    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Detroit in 1988
Injured on 5/29/1988 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/12/1989
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/31/1989 (Going to DET: RF Jack Clark. Going to KCR: P Mike Harkey, P Tom Gordon, 2B Jack Perconte, RF Otto Velez)