Most people believe that Tom Gordon's best season was 1998, when he posted a 2.72 ERA, notched 46 saves and struck out 78 batters.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1988
KC
A
5
2
0
2
5.17
18
9
9
0
0
0
15.2
16
1
7
0
0
0
1989
KC
A
49
16
17
9
3.64
153
67
66
1
1
1
163
122
10
86
4
12
1
1990
KC
A
32
32
12
11
3.73
175
99
81
6
1
0
195.1
192
17
99
1
11
3
1991
KC
A
45
14
9
14
3.87
167
76
68
1
0
1
158
129
16
87
6
5
4
1992
KC
A
40
11
6
10
4.59
98
67
60
0
0
0
117.2
116
9
55
4
5
4
1993
KC
A
48
14
12
6
3.58
143
65
62
2
0
1
155.2
125
11
77
5
17
1
1994
KC
A
24
24
11
7
4.35
126
79
75
0
0
0
155.1
136
15
87
3
12
3
1995
KC
A
31
31
12
12
4.43
119
110
93
2
0
0
189
204
12
89
4
9
4
1996
BOS
A
34
34
12
9
5.59
171
143
134
4
1
0
215.2
249
28
105
5
6
4
1997
BOS
A
42
25
6
10
3.74
159
85
76
2
1
11
182.2
155
10
78
1
5
3
1998
BOS
A
73
0
7
4
2.72
78
24
24
0
0
46
79.1
55
2
25
1
9
0
1999
BOS
A
21
0
0
2
5.60
24
11
11
0
0
11
17.2
17
2
12
2
0
1
2001
CHI
N
47
0
1
2
3.38
67
18
17
0
0
27
45.1
32
4
16
1
2
1
2002
HOU
N
15
0
0
2
3.32
17
7
7
0
0
0
19
15
2
6
2
0
0
2002
CHI
N
19
0
1
1
3.42
31
12
9
0
0
0
23.2
27
1
10
1
0
1
2002
TOT
N
34
0
1
3
3.38
48
19
16
0
0
0
42.2
42
3
16
3
0
1
2003
CHI
A
66
0
7
6
3.16
91
29
26
0
0
12
74
57
4
31
3
5
4
2004
NY
A
80
0
9
4
2.21
96
23
22
0
0
4
89.2
56
5
23
5
3
1
2005
NY
A
79
0
5
4
2.57
69
25
23
0
0
2
80.2
59
8
29
4
1
0
2006
PHI
N
59
0
3
4
3.34
68
23
22
0
0
34
59.1
53
9
22
4
3
1
Total
NL
140
0
5
9
3.36
183
60
55
0
0
61
147.1
127
16
54
8
5
3
Total
AL
669
203
125
110
3.95
1687
912
830
18
4
89
1889.1
1688
150
890
48
100
33
Total
809
203
130
119
3.91
1870
972
885
18
4
150
2036.2
1815
166
944
56
105
36
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1988
KC
A
P
5
2
15.2
2
2
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
1.000
1989
KC
A
P
49
16
163
15
26
0
7
0
1
7
3
0
1.000
1990
KC
A
DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1990
KC
A
P
32
32
195.1
17
24
1
1
0
4
8
10
1
.976
1991
KC
A
P
45
14
158
12
17
2
1
0
2
9
7
0
.935
1992
KC
A
P
40
11
117.2
11
14
1
1
0
4
5
7
0
.962
1993
KC
A
P
48
14
155.2
18
21
2
0
0
4
15
9
0
.951
1994
KC
A
P
24
24
155.1
12
25
2
3
0
0
32
8
0
.949
1995
KC
A
P
31
31
189
25
26
2
3
0
1
12
5
0
.962
1996
BOS
A
P
34
34
215.2
14
30
3
3
0
4
17
5
0
.936
1997
BOS
A
P
42
25
182.2
18
20
2
1
0
3
20
7
1
.950
1998
BOS
A
P
73
0
79.1
7
1
0
0
0
1
7
0
0
1.000
1999
BOS
A
P
21
0
17.2
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
1.000
2001
CHI
N
P
47
0
45.1
1
1
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
1.000
2002
HOU
N
P
15
0
19
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
.667
2002
CHI
N
P
19
0
23.2
1
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1.000
2002
TOT
N
P
34
0
42.2
1
6
1
1
0
0
3
2
1
.875
2003
CHI
A
P
66
0
74
6
10
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1.000
2004
NY
A
P
80
0
89.2
6
13
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
.950
2005
NY
A
P
79
0
80.2
7
13
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
.952
2006
PHI
N
P
59
0
59.1
5
8
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
1.000
Total
P
809
203
2036.2
177
258
18
23
0
27
165
67
4
.960
Total
DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1988
KC
A
5
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989
KC
A
49
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1990
KC
A
33
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1991
KC
A
46
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1992
KC
A
40
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1993
KC
A
48
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1994
KC
A
24
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1995
KC
A
32
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1996
BOS
A
34
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1997
BOS
A
42
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1998
BOS
A
73
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1999
BOS
A
21
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
CHI
N
47
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
HOU
N
15
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
CHI
N
19
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
TOT
N
34
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
CHI
A
66
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
NY
A
80
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
NY
A
79
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
PHI
N
59
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
140
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
672
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
812
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 3, 1986).
Granted free agency (October 30, 1995).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 21, 1995).
Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 14, 2000).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Houston Astros in exchange for Ross Rohlicek and 2 players to be named later (August 22, 2002); Chicago Cubs received Travis Anderson and Mike Nannini (September 11, 2002).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 23, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 16, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 6, 2005).