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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
11 6536 .268 .357 .466 125 42.1
Birth Date2-18-1915
Height5' 10"
Weight180 lbs
Age109 years, 2 months, 21 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1938 NYA 23 127 520 117 24 7 25 56 72 3 11 3 .255 .340 .502 110 9.0 4.4 0.0 2.7
1939 NYA 24 151 648 161 32 5 28 75 57 2 11 10 .284 .370 .506 135 30.8 1.2 0.0 4.9
1940 NYA 25 155 677 173 32 10 30 52 57 3 18 8 .281 .340 .511 128 29.5 7.8 0.0 5.6
1941 NYA 26 156 665 162 26 7 24 72 80 4 10 9 .276 .358 .466 131 28.0 2.0 0.0 4.6
1942 NYA 27 147 625 173 29 4 18 79 95 1 12 6 .322 .409 .491 144 33.2 -0.9 0.0 5.3
1943 NYA 28 152 650 135 28 5 17 98 75 2 4 7 .249 .365 .413 126 21.5 0.1 0.0 4.2
1946 NYA 31 112 431 79 15 0 11 49 72 4 2 5 .210 .308 .338 104 3.1 -1.3 0.0 1.3
1947 CLE 32 155 626 153 27 6 29 62 49 1 7 3 .272 .346 .496 129 24.4 1.4 0.0 4.4
1948 CLE 33 144 633 154 21 4 32 77 68 3 5 2 .280 .371 .507 135 30.2 -1.8 0.0 4.6
1949 CLE 34 148 632 136 18 3 20 83 33 4 5 6 .251 .355 .407 110 10.9 -1.2 0.0 2.7
1950 CLE 35 119 429 87 12 1 19 56 44 2 4 1 .236 .340 .429 106 8.9 2.4 -4.8 1.8
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Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1938 NYA MLB AL 127 520 .000 .000 .000 .000 101 20 14.9 -0.7 110 12 0.0 4.4 9.0 2.7
1939 NYA MLB AL 151 648 .281 .347 .411 .000 89 44.3 19.2 -0.9 135 9 0.0 1.2 30.8 4.9
1940 NYA MLB AL 155 677 .269 .338 .403 .000 94 40.3 19.3 -0.9 128 7 0.0 7.8 29.5 5.6
1941 NYA MLB AL 156 665 .267 .338 .394 .000 102 32.7 17.1 -2.6 131 12 0.0 2.0 28.0 4.6
1942 NYA MLB AL 147 625 .258 .327 .360 .000 102 42.4 15.4 -0.7 144 10 0.0 -0.9 33.2 5.3
1943 NYA MLB AL 152 650 .249 .318 .346 .000 94 27.1 15.7 -0.7 126 9 0.0 0.1 21.5 4.2
1946 NYA MLB AL 112 431 .250 .319 .359 .000 105 -3 9.6 -0.4 104 12 0.0 -1.3 3.1 1.3
1947 CLE MLB AL 155 626 .258 .327 .365 .000 80 45.5 17.0 -0.8 129 11 0.0 1.4 24.4 4.4
1948 CLE MLB AL 144 633 .270 .344 .389 .000 102 34.9 18.0 -0.8 135 8 0.0 -1.8 30.2 4.6
1949 CLE MLB AL 148 632 .267 .349 .388 .000 94 18.9 17.9 -0.8 110 12 0.0 -1.2 10.9 2.7
1950 CLE MLB AL 119 429 .271 .354 .407 .000 102 5.1 12.9 -0.6 106 10 -4.8 2.4 8.9 1.8

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1938 NYA MLB AL 520 458 83 117 24 7 25 230 97 56 72 11 3 .255 .340 .502 .247 3
1939 NYA MLB AL 648 567 92 161 32 5 28 287 111 75 57 11 10 .284 .370 .506 .222 4
1940 NYA MLB AL 677 616 112 173 32 10 30 315 103 52 57 18 8 .281 .340 .511 .231 6
1941 NYA MLB AL 665 588 104 162 26 7 24 274 87 72 80 10 9 .276 .358 .466 .190 1
1942 NYA MLB AL 625 538 88 173 29 4 18 264 103 79 95 12 6 .322 .409 .491 .169 7
1943 NYA MLB AL 650 543 82 135 28 5 17 224 69 98 75 4 7 .249 .365 .413 .164 7
1946 NYA MLB AL 431 376 35 79 15 0 11 127 47 49 72 2 5 .210 .308 .338 .128 2
1947 CLE MLB AL 626 562 89 153 27 6 29 279 93 62 49 7 3 .272 .346 .496 .224 1
1948 CLE MLB AL 633 550 96 154 21 4 32 279 124 77 68 5 2 .280 .371 .507 .227 3
1949 CLE MLB AL 632 541 74 136 18 3 20 220 84 83 33 5 6 .251 .355 .407 .155 4
1950 CLE MLB AL 429 368 59 87 12 1 19 158 57 56 44 4 1 .236 .340 .429 .193 3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

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2019 Preseason Forecast

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-05-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)I'm not a Yankees fan, but I am a Joe Gordon fan. I was wondering what you think about him getting into the Hall of Fame?
(HonusCobb from Hopedale, IL)		I thought it was way overdue. His was another shortened, WW II-affected career, but you don't have to make too many allowances for that given an MVP award, nine All-Star games, a bunch of pennants with two organizations, a top-flight defensive rep, and 253 home runs at second base (despite his playing in a park that killed right-handed hitters). He would have been a favorite of mine had I been around, and he's kind of a favorite anyway. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Jay. Thanks for chatting. The more I read about Joe Gordon, the more he seems to be a truly great player who's career was effected by WWII. Give him those 3 seasons and he stacks up well against HOF 2nd baseman. What are you thoughts?
(ripfan008 from Baltimore)		I've looked at Gordon's case via the lens of JAWS a couple times, and I'm due for a new set of numbers to run through this year's VC and BBWAA ballots soon.

Gordon was impressive in his prime, and while we can adequately extrapolate for the missing military service years (of which there were only two, 1944-1945, followed by a horrendous 1946 performance), the fact that he retired after his Age 35 season ultimately hurts his cause far more. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Jay, Do you think of the players on the new Veteran's Committee ballot belong in the HOF? Thanks for chatting.
(collins from greenville nc)		I think Bill Dahlen does, and I'd be willing to consider Joe Gordon given the impact of World War II service on his career, but I'm far more interested in seeing cases like Bobby Grich, Lou Whitaker and Dwight Evans come up for a vote than some of these oldtimers. (Jay Jaffe)


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