Joe Gordon Stats

Joe Gordon was born on Thursday, February 18, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Gordon was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1938, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Gordon baseball stats page.

"He (Joe) was one of the greats of the game — a truly brilliant defensive player. To me, he was the perfect second baseman with his ability to turn the double play and hit for power in such a difficult hitter's park as Yankee Stadium. He made Phil Rizzuto and Lou Boudreau better. He wasn't just good, he was great."

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Joe Gordon
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Joseph Lowell Gordon
Nickname:   Flash
Born On:   02-18-1915
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-14-1978
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sacramento, California
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   University of Oregon
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-18-1938 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1950
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Gordon

Joe Gordon Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Joe Gordon

Joe Gordon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 Yankees 127 458 83 117 24 7 25 0 97 56 - 72 3 - 3 - .255 .340 .502
1939 Yankees 151 567 92 161 32 5 28 1 111 75 - 57 4 - 2 15 .284 .370 .506
1940 Yankees 155 616 112 173 32 10 30 0 103 52 - 57 6 - 3 12 .281 .340 .511
1941 Yankees 156 588 104 162 26 7 24 0 87 72 - 80 1 - 4 16 .276 .358 .466
1942 Yankees 147 538 88 173 29 4 18 2 103 79 - 95 7 - 1 22 .322 .409 .491
1943 Yankees 152 543 82 135 28 5 17 1 69 98 - 75 7 - 2 18 .249 .365 .413
1946 Yankees 112 376 35 79 15 0 11 0 47 49 - 72 2 - 4 14 .210 .308 .338
1947 Indians 155 562 89 153 27 6 29 1 93 62 - 49 1 - 1 16 .272 .346 .496
1948 Indians 144 550 96 154 21 4 32 0 124 77 - 68 3 - 3 16 .280 .371 .507
1949 Indians 148 541 74 136 18 3 20 1 84 83 - 33 4 - 4 20 .251 .355 .407
1950 Indians 119 368 59 87 12 1 19 0 57 56 - 44 3 - 2 10 .236 .340 .429
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,566 5,707 914 1,530 264 52 253 6 975 759 - 702 41 - 29 159 .268 .357 .466
Joe Gordon

Joe Gordon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1938 Yankees 2B 126 - - 771 6.1 740 290 450 31 98 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1939 Yankees 2B 151 - - 859 5.7 831 370 461 28 116 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1940 Yankees 2B 155 - - 902 5.8 879 374 505 23 116 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1941 Yankees 1B 30 - - 245 8.2 241 224 17 4 35 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1941 Yankees 2B 131 - - 761 5.8 729 332 397 32 109 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1942 Yankees 2B 147 - - 824 5.6 796 354 442 28 121 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1943 Yankees 2B 152 - - 926 6.1 897 407 490 29 114 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1946 Yankees 2B 108 - - 644 6.0 627 281 346 17 87 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1947 Indians 2B 155 - - 825 5.3 807 341 466 18 110 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1948 Indians 2B 144 - - 789 5.5 766 330 436 23 97 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1948 Indians SS 2 - - 5 2.5 5 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1949 Indians 2B 145 - - 742 5.1 727 297 430 15 123 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1950 Indians 2B 105 - - 523 5.0 507 224 283 16 69 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 1,519 0 0 8,566 5.6 8,306 3,600 4,706 260 1,160 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
1B Totals 30 0 0 245 8.2 241 224 17 4 35 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
SS Totals 2 0 0 5 2.5 5 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
11 Years 1,551 - - 8,816 5.7 8,552 3,826 4,726 264 1,196 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
Joe Gordon

Joe Gordon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Yankees 11 3 .786 - - n/a 18.3 6.4 4.7 - - -
1939 Yankees 11 10 .524 - - n/a 20.3 9.9 5.1 - - -
1940 Yankees 18 8 .692 - - n/a 20.5 10.8 6.0 - - -
1941 Yankees 10 9 .526 - - n/a 24.5 7.4 6.8 - - -
1942 Yankees 12 6 .667 - - n/a 29.9 5.7 5.2 - - -
1943 Yankees 4 7 .364 - - n/a 31.9 7.2 7.9 - - -
1946 Yankees 2 5 .286 - - n/a 34.2 5.2 8.0 - - -
1947 Indians 7 3 .700 - - n/a 19.4 11.5 6.0 - - -
1948 Indians 5 2 .714 - - n/a 17.2 8.1 4.4 - - -
1949 Indians 5 6 .455 - - n/a 27.1 16.4 6.4 - - -
1950 Indians 4 1 .800 - - n/a 19.4 8.4 6.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 89 60 .597 - - n/a 22.6 8.1 5.9 - - -
Joe Gordon

Joe Gordon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined - Stats
1939 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1940 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined Stats -
1941 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1942 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1943 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1946 New York Yankees 6 Undetermined Stats -
1947 Cleveland Indians 4 Undetermined Stats -
1948 Cleveland Indians 4 Undetermined Stats Stats
1949 Cleveland Indians 4 Undetermined Stats -
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