Gordon Beckham was born on Tuesday, September 16, 1986, in Atlanta, Georgia. Beckham was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 4, 2009, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Gordon Beckham baseball stats page.
"He's (Gordon Beckham) the best second baseman that I've seen. He has that confidence. In playing with him, I feed off that confidence. You could see it right away in how he plays second base." - Ramirez, Alexei. Chicago White Sox Teammate. Merkin, Scott. MLB Staff Writer. Beckham brings new stance, comfort to 2013. 24 February 2013.
Gordon Beckham![]() Gordon Beckham Autograph on a 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter's Baseball Card (#180) |
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Gordon BeckhamGordon Beckham Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Gordon BeckhamGordon Beckham Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2009 | 23 | White Sox | 103 | 378 | 58 | 102 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .270 | .347 | .460 |
| 2010 | 24 | White Sox | 131 | 444 | 58 | 112 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 37 | 0 | 92 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .252 | .317 | .378 |
| 2011 | 25 | White Sox | 150 | 499 | 60 | 115 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6 | .230 | .296 | .337 |
| 2012 | 26 | White Sox | 151 | 525 | 62 | 123 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | .234 | .296 | .371 |
| 2013 | 27 | White Sox | 103 | 371 | 46 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .267 | .322 | .372 |
| 2014 | 28 | White Sox | 101 | 390 | 43 | 86 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .221 | .263 | .336 |
| 2014 | 28 | Angels | 26 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .268 | .328 | .429 |
| 2015 | 29 | White Sox | 100 | 211 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .209 | .275 | .332 |
| 2016 | 30 | Braves | 85 | 240 | 25 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .217 | .300 | .354 |
| 2016 | 30 | Giants | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2017 | 31 | Mariners | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .222 | .176 |
| 2018 | 32 | Mariners | 22 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .205 |
| 2019 | 33 | Tigers | 83 | 223 | 29 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .215 | .271 | .372 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 1,069 | 3,403 | 420 | 807 | 187 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 351 | 266 | 6 | 670 | 29 | 30 | 54 | 89 | .237 | .300 | .367 | ||
Gordon BeckhamGordon Beckham Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2009 White Sox | 3B | 102 | 102 | 2,655 | 292 | 2.9 | 278 | 73 | 205 | 14 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.83 |
| 2010 White Sox | 2B | 126 | 125 | 3,333 | 632 | 5.0 | 620 | 245 | 375 | 12 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.02 |
| 2011 White Sox | 2B | 149 | 147 | 3,921 | 723 | 4.9 | 715 | 272 | 443 | 8 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 4.92 |
| 2012 White Sox | 2B | 149 | 148 | 3,926 | 698 | 4.7 | 691 | 280 | 411 | 7 | 110 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 4.75 |
| 2013 White Sox | 2B | 103 | 100 | 2,653 | 479 | 4.7 | 467 | 212 | 255 | 12 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 4.75 |
| 2013 White Sox | SS | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 2014 White Sox | 2B | 100 | 100 | 2,651 | 524 | 5.2 | 514 | 202 | 312 | 10 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.24 |
| 2014 Angels | 2B | 5 | 3 | 93 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.90 |
| 2014 Angels | 3B | 13 | 7 | 234 | 30 | 2.3 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.23 |
| 2014 Angels | SS | 6 | 2 | 80 | 16 | 2.7 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.06 |
| 2015 White Sox | 2B | 11 | 7 | 204 | 47 | 4.3 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.22 |
| 2015 White Sox | 3B | 76 | 39 | 1,287 | 123 | 1.6 | 120 | 24 | 96 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.52 |
| 2015 White Sox | SS | 5 | 4 | 105 | 23 | 4.6 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 5.66 |
| 2016 Braves | 2B | 51 | 38 | 1,027 | 181 | 3.5 | 179 | 61 | 118 | 2 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 4.71 |
| 2016 Braves | 3B | 15 | 10 | 283 | 21 | 1.4 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.91 |
| 2016 Braves | SS | 11 | 7 | 214 | 35 | 3.2 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.29 |
| 2016 Giants | 3B | 3 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 |
| 2017 Mariners | 2B | 5 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2017 Mariners | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
| 2017 Mariners | SS | 4 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
| 2018 Mariners | 2B | 13 | 10 | 297 | 56 | 4.3 | 56 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.09 |
| 2018 Mariners | 3B | 6 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.16 |
| 2018 Mariners | SS | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2019 Tigers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.25 |
| 2019 Tigers | 2B | 39 | 34 | 935 | 132 | 3.4 | 131 | 50 | 81 | 1 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.78 |
| 2019 Tigers | 3B | 5 | 5 | 132 | 11 | 2.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.05 |
| 2019 Tigers | SS | 18 | 16 | 454 | 72 | 4.0 | 69 | 23 | 46 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.10 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 751 | 712 | 19,070 | 3,492 | 4.6 | 3,440 | 1,370 | 2,070 | 52 | 495 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 4.87 | |
| 3B Totals | 221 | 167 | 4,741 | 493 | 2.2 | 472 | 123 | 349 | 21 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.69 | |
| SS Totals | 48 | 32 | 962 | 164 | 3.4 | 158 | 54 | 104 | 6 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.43 | |
| 1B Totals | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.25 | |
| 11 Years | 1,024 | 912 | 24,809 | 4,160 | 4.1 | 4,081 | 1,558 | 2,523 | 79 | 558 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 4.44 | |
Gordon BeckhamGordon Beckham Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2009 White Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 2010 White Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 49.3 | 4.8 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
| 2011 White Sox | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.9 | 4.5 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
| 2012 White Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32.8 | 5.9 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
| 2013 White Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74.2 | 6.6 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
| 2014 White Sox | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 5.6 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 2014 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | 5.1 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 2015 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 35.2 | 4.9 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 4.8 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | - | - | - |
| 2019 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 37.2 | 3.3 | 14.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 35 | 20 | .636 | 59 | 31 | 19 | 42.5 | 5.1 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
Gordon BeckhamGordon Beckham Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2009 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2010 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $445,000.00 | - | - |
| 2011 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $485,000.00 | - | - |
| 2012 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $520,000.00 | - | - |
| 2013 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $2,925,000.00 | - | - |
| 2014 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $4,175,000.00 | - | - |
| 2014 Los Angeles Angels | 18 | " " | - | - |
| 2015 Chicago White Sox | 15 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 Atlanta Braves | 7 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 San Francisco Giants | 17 | " " | - | - |
| 2017 Seattle Mariners | 6 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2018 Seattle Mariners | 1 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2019 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
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James Gordon Beckham was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago White Sox (2009–2014), Los Angeles Angels (2014), Chicago White Sox (2015), Atlanta Braves (2016), San Francisco Giants (2016), Seattle Mariners (2017–2018), and Detroit Tigers (2019). When Gordo, his nickname, made his big league debut on June 4, 2009, he became the first position player out of Westminster High School (Atlanta, Georgia) to play in the majors. Do you know what pitcher preceded Beckham (in 1998)? [Answer]

Gordon Beckham First Baseball Card | 2009 Topps Ticket to Stardom Baseball Card (#182)
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Did you know that when Gordon Beckham hit twenty-eight doubles in 2009, it was the most in history by a White Sox player who took the field in 103-or-fewer games? Combine that with his Rookie of the Month Award (July 2009 / .330 AVG / 10 Doubles | 18 RBI), and it's easy to see why The Sporting News selected Gordo as their Rookie of the Year, and his peers selected him as the Outstanding Rookie of the Year!
Did you know that when Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox posted a .990 fielding percentage in 1962, it was the best in White Sox history? Why mention this here? In 2011, Gordon Beckham handled 723 total chances at second, committed only eight errors, and finished with a .989 fielding percentage — .001 behind Fox, good enough for second best in franchise history!
In 2012, Beckham handled 698 total chances at second base, and committed only 7 errors, a .990 fielding percentage. He broke his own record, but remains second in franchise history. How? Remove the rounding, and Fox, in '62, ended with a .9901 fielding percentage, and Beckham, in 2012, ended with a .9899 average, giving Gordo the second & third best defensive seasons in franchise history.
In 2015, Elias Sports Bureau said Gordon Beckham was the first player in Major League Baseball history to record game-ending hits on Mother's Day and Father's Day in the same season!
Wilson Sporting Goods recognizes the best defensive player on a team annually, and Gordon Beckham was the Wilson Defensive Player of The Year for the White Sox in 2013!