NAME : Tom Gordon
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ORIGIN : SEBRING,FL,USA
BIRTHDAY : 11/18/1930
AGE : 39
HEIGHT : 5"9
WEIGHT : 185
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $7,180,000 through 1971
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Prone
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : E (Fielding Pct. : .968)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : E
Duration as Reliever : D
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 70
Avoiding Runs : 0
Avoiding Hits : 3 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
Avoiding Doubles : 2 (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Poor)
Avoiding Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
Avoiding BB's : 1 (VS. RHB : 1, VS. LHB : 0, Talent Poor)
Getting Strikeouts : 3 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
Throwing Velocity : 3
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 5.99 0 11 0 22 19 94.2 106 78 63 90 54
At Home 5.93 0 8 0 12 11 54.2 61 46 36 51 41
Away 6.07 0 3 0 10 8 40.0 45 32 27 39 13
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 3.86 0 0 0 3 0 2.1 2 1 1 3 4
May 6.75 0 1 0 2 2 9.1 13 7 7 10 5
June 6.75 0 3 0 3 3 17.1 18 13 13 12 12
July 7.90 0 3 0 3 3 13.2 18 17 12 11 7
August 4.60 0 2 0 6 6 31.1 30 20 16 32 12
Sep/Oct 6.10 0 2 0 5 5 20.2 25 20 14 22 14
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1951 3.20 8 11 0 35 2 1 210.2 75 103 192 PIT
1952 3.33 11 7 0 27 0 0 154.0 57 86 113 PIT
1953 2.91 10 9 0 31 0 0 182.2 59 85 150 PIT
1954 4.46 7 10 0 31 0 0 175.2 87 97 130 PIT
1955 3.28 10 6 0 23 0 0 151.0 55 59 101 PIT
1956 5.01 8 12 0 33 0 0 165.1 92 82 120 PIT
1957 4.77 11 8 0 27 0 0 137.2 73 77 114 PIT
1958 3.19 13 10 0 33 0 0 197.2 70 79 144 PIT
1959 3.13 13 4 0 31 0 0 187.0 65 66 139 PIT,SC
1960 3.87 8 13 0 32 2 1 195.1 84 85 124 PIT
1961 3.77 14 9 0 32 3 1 203.0 85 97 160 PIT
1962 2.93 17 6 0 31 1 1 196.1 64 80 147 PIT,SC,SC
1963 3.45 15 8 0 34 2 0 219.1 84 87 162 PIT
1964 3.27 12 12 0 33 2 1 228.2 83 87 168 PIT
1965 3.92 12 9 0 31 1 1 199.2 87 79 144 PIT
1966 1.94 10 3 0 21 2 2 144.0 31 54 111 PIT
1967 4.24 7 13 0 28 0 0 176.1 83 82 119 PIT
1968 3.73 9 10 0 31 0 0 190.2 79 86 134 PIT
1969 4.06 3 6 0 29 0 0 102.0 46 56 69 PIT
Total ERA : 3.65
Total Wins : 198
Total Losses: 177
Total Saves : 0
Total SHO : 8
Total CG : 15
Total K's : 2595
Total BB's : 1617
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 5/5/1951
Injured on 6/11/1952 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/9/1953 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1953, going 3-1, 1.19
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1953, going 3-0, 1.15
Injured on 5/30/1954 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 4/19/1955 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 8/20/1957 with a Spasms Back, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1958, going 5-0, 1.62
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1962, going 3-1, 1.71
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Injured on 8/16/1962 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 9/27/1962 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
Won Circuit Championship with Pittsburgh in 1963
Injured on 4/16/1965 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 5/8/1966 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 7-8 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1966, going 3-0, 1.29
Injured on 9/18/1966 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 9/5/1967 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/23/1968 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
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