Joe Gordon
1938–1950 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees
1,565G
.268AVG
.357OBP
.466SLG
1,529H
253HR
974RBI
90SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,565 | 6,530 | 5,702 | 913 | 1,529 | 264 | 52 | 253 | 974 | 756 | 707 | 90 | 69 | 29 | 3 | 2,656 | .268 | .357 | .466 | .823 |
Streaks
29longest hitting streak · 1942-05-10 to 1942-06-13
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1940-09-08 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1949-10-01 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1938-09-04 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 769 | 3109 | 695 | 119 | 437 | 358 | 355 | .256 | .339 | .447 |
| Away | 796 | 3421 | 834 | 134 | 537 | 398 | 352 | .279 | .360 | .483 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 111 | 473 | 109 | 15 | 73 | 45 | 51 | .256 | .326 | .418 |
| May | 249 | 1028 | 247 | 43 | 162 | 98 | 103 | .268 | .336 | .464 |
| June | 281 | 1166 | 274 | 41 | 196 | 154 | 148 | .273 | .367 | .467 |
| July | 314 | 1327 | 293 | 58 | 195 | 146 | 161 | .252 | .331 | .454 |
| August | 327 | 1375 | 331 | 50 | 182 | 178 | 133 | .282 | .370 | .474 |
| September | 273 | 1119 | 264 | 45 | 158 | 132 | 108 | .270 | .354 | .493 |
| October | 10 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .282 | .333 | .385 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 230 | 966 | 236 | 41 | 149 | 109 | 78 | .278 | .357 | .476 |
| detroit-tigers | 226 | 961 | 230 | 36 | 122 | 112 | 127 | .273 | .356 | .455 |
| boston-red-sox | 225 | 946 | 225 | 43 | 151 | 103 | 122 | .270 | .347 | .492 |
| chicago-white-sox | 223 | 920 | 217 | 32 | 133 | 109 | 87 | .272 | .354 | .467 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 218 | 913 | 212 | 26 | 128 | 95 | 99 | .265 | .336 | .442 |
| st-louis-browns | 215 | 899 | 224 | 41 | 159 | 114 | 89 | .289 | .376 | .519 |
| cleveland-guardians | 144 | 589 | 118 | 19 | 90 | 68 | 70 | .229 | .316 | .399 |
| new-york-yankees | 84 | 336 | 67 | 15 | 42 | 46 | 35 | .233 | .336 | .429 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  New York Yankees | 127 | 458 | 118 | 25 | 97 | 11 | .258 | – | – |
| 1939 | New York Yankees | 151 | 567 | 161 | 28 | 112 | 12 | .284 | – | – |
| 1940 | New York Yankees | 155 | 616 | 173 | 30 | 101 | 18 | .281 | – | – |
| 1941 | New York Yankees | 156 | 588 | 162 | 24 | 87 | 10 | .276 | – | – |
| 1942 | New York Yankees | 147 | 538 | 173 | 18 | 103 | 12 | .322 | – | – |
| 1943 | New York Yankees | 152 | 543 | 135 | 17 | 69 | 4 | .249 | – | – |
| 1946 | New York Yankees | 112 | 376 | 79 | 11 | 47 | 2 | .210 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Cleveland Guardians | 155 | 562 | 152 | 29 | 93 | 7 | .270 | – | – |
| 1948 | Cleveland Guardians | 143 | 546 | 153 | 32 | 124 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 148 | 540 | 136 | 20 | 84 | 5 | .252 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 119 | 368 | 87 | 19 | 57 | 4 | .236 | – | – |