Alex Gordon
Bats L Throws R6'1" 220 lbBorn 1984 Lincoln, USADebut 2007Team KC3x All-StarDraft 2005 R1 #2 Kansas City Royals, Nebraska Lincoln
Awards: Gold Glove x8
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2020 | KC | 50 | 184 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 0.209 | 0.299 | 0.307 | 0.606 | 69.6 |
| 2019 | KC | 150 | 633 | 77 | 148 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 76 | 5 | 51 | 100 | 0.266 | 0.345 | 0.396 | 0.741 | 96.3 |
| 2018 | KC | 141 | 568 | 56 | 124 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 12 | 50 | 124 | 0.245 | 0.324 | 0.370 | 0.694 | 92.0 |
| 2017 | KC | 148 | 541 | 52 | 99 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 45 | 126 | 0.208 | 0.293 | 0.315 | 0.608 | 62.3 |
| 2016 | KC | 128 | 506 | 62 | 98 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 52 | 148 | 0.220 | 0.312 | 0.380 | 0.692 | 82.8 |
| 2015 | KC | 104 | 422 | 40 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 2 | 49 | 92 | 0.271 | 0.377 | 0.432 | 0.809 | 120.7 |
| 2014 | KC | 156 | 643 | 87 | 150 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 74 | 12 | 65 | 126 | 0.266 | 0.351 | 0.432 | 0.783 | 119.0 |
| 2013 | KC | 156 | 700 | 90 | 168 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 81 | 11 | 52 | 141 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.422 | 0.749 | 101.6 |
| 2012 | KC | 161 | 721 | 93 | 189 | 51 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 10 | 73 | 140 | 0.294 | 0.368 | 0.455 | 0.822 | 127.4 |
| 2011 | KC | 151 | 688 | 101 | 185 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 87 | 17 | 67 | 139 | 0.303 | 0.376 | 0.502 | 0.879 | 141.3 |
| 2010 | KC | 74 | 281 | 34 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 62 | 0.215 | 0.315 | 0.355 | 0.671 | 86.6 |
| 2009 | KC | 49 | 189 | 28 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 0.232 | 0.324 | 0.378 | 0.703 | 90.4 |
| 2008 | KC | 134 | 571 | 72 | 128 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 66 | 120 | 0.260 | 0.351 | 0.432 | 0.783 | 109.5 |
| 2007 | KC | 151 | 600 | 60 | 134 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 14 | 41 | 137 | 0.247 | 0.314 | 0.411 | 0.725 | 89.4 |
| Career | | 1753 | 7247 | 867 | 1643 | 357 | 26 | 190 | 749 | 113 | 684 | 1535 | 0.257 | 0.338 | 0.410 | 0.748 | 103.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2019 | KC | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2020 | 184 | 82.8 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 25.4 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 0.230 | 0.352 | 0.301 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | 633 | 88.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 38.4 | 21.8 | 26.9 | 0.255 | 0.422 | 0.330 | 25.4 |
| 2018 | 568 | 88.5 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 39.7 | 23.9 | 28.5 | 0.253 | 0.423 | 0.329 | 25.5 |
| 2017 | 541 | 86.3 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 31.3 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 0.225 | 0.358 | 0.296 | 26.2 |
| 2016 | 506 | 87.8 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 36.6 | 29.4 | 23.8 | 0.230 | 0.423 | 0.323 | 26.2 |
| 2015 | 422 | 88.4 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 34.1 | 23.9 | 21.7 | 0.242 | 0.396 | 0.331 | 26.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2020 | KC | OF | 49 | 391 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | KC | OF | 146 | 1260 | 268 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.996 | |
| 2019 | KC | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.2 |
| 2018 | KC | OF | 136 | 1186 | 281 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.993 | |
| 2017 | KC | OF | 147 | 1249 | 276 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.993 | |
| 2016 | KC | OF | 126 | 1100 | 222 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.991 | |
| 2015 | KC | OF | 101 | 865 | 193 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2014 | KC | OF | 156 | 1373 | 341 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.994 | |
| 2013 | KC | OF | 155 | 1364 | 323 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0.997 | |
| 2012 | KC | OF | 160 | 1424 | 319 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0.994 | |
| 2011 | KC | OF | 148 | 1309 | 312 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0.991 | |
| 2011 | KC | 1B | 7 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.964 | |
| 2010 | KC | OF | 58 | 511 | 137 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.979 | |
| 2010 | KC | 3B | 10 | 84 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.765 | |
| 2010 | KC | 1B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | KC | 3B | 49 | 406 | 21 | 94 | 10 | 8 | 0.920 | |
| 2008 | KC | 3B | 133 | 1180 | 112 | 230 | 16 | 21 | 0.955 | |
| 2007 | KC | 3B | 137 | 1135 | 99 | 247 | 14 | 22 | 0.961 | |
| 2007 | KC | 1B | 32 | 154 | 132 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0.993 | |
| 2007 | KC | SS | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2015 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 37 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.429 | 1.175 |
| 2010 | AAA | Omaha Royals | Bat | 322 | 14 HR, 7 SB | 0.315 | 1.019 |
| 2010 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Bat | 31 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.235 | 0.960 |
| 2009 | AAA | Omaha Royals | Bat | 85 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.313 | 0.928 |
| 2009 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 35 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.367 | 1.124 |
| 2006 | AA | Wichita Wranglers | Bat | 577 | 29 HR, 22 SB | 0.325 | 1.015 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2020 | 0.227 | 0.305 | 0.289 | 0.295 |
| 2019 | 0.321 | 0.342 | 0.359 | 0.315 |
| 2018 | 0.261 | 0.335 | 0.287 | 0.339 |
| 2017 | 0.275 | 0.275 | 0.263 | 0.286 |
| 2016 | 0.299 | 0.317 | 0.279 | 0.340 |
| 2015 | 0.354 | 0.357 | 0.358 | 0.353 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 54 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0.241 | 0.349 | 0.426 | 0.775 |
| 2014 | 15 | 54 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.204 | 0.317 | 0.370 | 0.688 |
| Career | 31 | 108 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 0.222 | 0.333 | 0.398 | 0.731 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | KC | $12,000,000 |
| 2015 | KC | $12,500,000 |
| 2014 | KC | $10,000,000 |
| 2013 | KC | $9,000,000 |
| 2012 | KC | $4,775,000 |
| 2011 | KC | $1,400,000 |
| 2010 | KC | $1,150,000 |
| 2009 | KC | $457,000 |
| 2008 | KC | $406,000 |
| 2007 | KC | $380,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.