What years did Alex Gordon play?

Alex Gordon played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2020.

Was Alex Gordon a pitcher?

No. Alex Gordon was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did Alex Gordon hit?

Alex Gordon hit 190 career home runs with 1643 hits.

Alex Gordon

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2020)

AVG .257

HR 190

RBI 749

H 1,643

OPS .748

PIV 4,985

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 220 lb
Born: 2/10/1984 in Lincoln, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-04-02
Last Game: 2020-09-27
Awards: 3× All-Star · 8× Gold Glove

Full name: Alex Jonathan Gordon

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,753	6,391	867	1,643	357	26	190	749	113	684	1,535	.257	.338	.410	.748	4,985

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .410 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .748 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	KCA	AL	151	543	60	134	36	4	15	60	14	41	137	.247	.268 (-8%)	.335 (-7%)	.422 (-3%)	.758 (-4%)	-437.9
2008	KCA	AL	134	493	72	128	35	1	16	59	9	66	120	.260	.263 (-2%)	.333 (+5%)	.416 (+4%)	.749 (+4%)	531.9
2009	KCA	AL	49	164	28	38	6	0	6	22	5	21	43	.232	.262 (-12%)	.332 (-3%)	.417 (-10%)	.750 (-6%)	-143.4
2010	KCA	AL	74	242	34	52	10	0	8	20	1	34	62	.215	.257 (-17%)	.325 (-3%)	.402 (-12%)	.728 (-8%)	-252.4
2011	KCA	AL	151	611	101	185	45	4	23	87	17	67	139	.303	.255 (+19%)	.320 (+17%)	.399 (+26%)	.719 (+22%)	2817.8
2012	KCA	AL	161	642	93	189	51	5	14	72	10	73	140	.294	.254 (+16%)	.318 (+15%)	.405 (+12%)	.724 (+14%)	1909.5
2013	KCA	AL	156	633	90	168	27	6	20	81	11	52	141	.265	.253 (+5%)	.317 (+3%)	.396 (+6%)	.714 (+5%)	597.4
2014	KCA	AL	156	563	87	150	34	1	19	74	12	65	126	.266	.251 (+6%)	.313 (+12%)	.386 (+12%)	.700 (+12%)	1499.3
2015	KCA	AL	104	354	40	96	18	0	13	48	2	49	92	.271	.254 (+7%)	.316 (+19%)	.404 (+7%)	.721 (+12%)	1050.3
2016	KCA	AL	128	445	62	98	16	2	17	40	8	52	148	.220	.255 (-14%)	.321 (-3%)	.417 (-9%)	.738 (-6%)	-377.7
2017	KCA	AL	148	476	52	99	20	2	9	45	7	45	126	.208	.254 (-18%)	.324 (-10%)	.425 (-26%)	.750 (-19%)	-1425.6
2018	KCA	AL	141	506	56	124	24	0	13	54	12	50	124	.245	.247 (-1%)	.318 (+2%)	.409 (-10%)	.727 (-5%)	-271.5
2019	KCA	AL	150	556	77	148	31	1	13	76	5	51	100	.266	.252 (+6%)	.322 (+7%)	.434 (-9%)	.757 (-2%)	-75.3
2020	KCA	AL	50	163	15	34	4	0	4	11	0	18	37	.209	.244 (-15%)	.321 (-7%)	.417 (-27%)	.739 (-18%)	-436.9
Career · 14 seasons			1,753	6,391	867	1,643	357	26	190	749	113	684	1,535	.257	—	—	—	—	4,985

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.3	8	5	1	2	0	19.29	0.0

Career ERA 19.29 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 328.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	KCA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.3	8	5	2	0	19.29	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.1	8	5	2	0	19.29	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
31	108	17	24	10	0	3	17	14	30	.222

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	KCA	6	19	5	5	2	0	1	1	5	.263
2015	ALDS1	KCA	5	17	2	4	1	1	2	2	5	.235
2015	WS	KCA	5	18	3	4	1	1	3	5	4	.222
2014	ALCS	KCA	4	12	1	3	1	1	5	2	7	.250
2014	ALDS1	KCA	3	10	2	3	2	0	4	3	2	.300
2014	ALWC	KCA	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
2014	WS	KCA	7	27	4	5	3	0	2	0	5	.185

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	865	3092	429	800	87	388	.259
Away	888	3299	438	843	103	361	.256

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	2.1	8	5	2	0	19.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2020-09-27	KCR	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-09-26	KCR	DET	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
2020-09-25	KCR	DET	W	4	0	2	0	0	1
2020-09-24	KCR	DET	W	3	0	0	0	1	0
2020-09-23	KCR	STL	W	3	1	0	0	1	2
2020-09-21	KCR	STL	W	4	0	0	1	0	1
2020-09-20	KCR	MIL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-19	KCR	MIL	L	3	0	0	0	0	3
2020-09-18	KCR	MIL	L	3	0	1	0	1	0
2020-09-13	KCR	PIT	W	3	1	0	1	1	1

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-08-30	KCR	BAL	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
2019-08-26	KCR	OAK	—	1.1	5	3	3	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	40	18	157	11	2	19
3B	329	319	235	581	44	51
OF	1382	1366	2753	102	18	14
P	2	0	0	0	0	0
SS	1	0	2	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	KCA	1B	32	16	132	8	1	16
2007	KCA	3B	137	129	99	247	14	22
2007	KCA	SS	1	0	2	1	0	0
2008	KCA	3B	133	133	112	230	16	21
2009	KCA	3B	49	48	21	94	10	8
2010	KCA	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2010	KCA	3B	10	9	3	10	4	0
2010	KCA	OF	58	58	137	2	3	1
2011	KCA	1B	7	2	24	3	1	3
2011	KCA	OF	148	147	312	20	3	2
2012	KCA	OF	160	159	319	17	2	3
2013	KCA	OF	155	155	323	17	1	2
2014	KCA	OF	156	155	341	8	2	0
2015	KCA	OF	101	100	193	4	0	1
2016	KCA	OF	126	125	222	6	2	1
2017	KCA	OF	147	140	276	8	2	0
2018	KCA	OF	136	134	281	9	2	1
2019	KCA	OF	146	145	268	7	1	2
2019	KCA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	KCA	OF	49	48	81	4	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	2
First Base	40
Third Base	329
Shortstop	1
Left Field	1361
Center Field	26
Right Field	5
Designated Hitter	12

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2020	Gold Glove	CF
2020	Platinum Glove
2019	Gold Glove	LF
2018	Gold Glove	LF
2017	Gold Glove	LF
2014	Gold Glove	LF
2014	Hutch Award
2014	Platinum Glove
2013	Gold Glove	LF
2012	Gold Glove	LF
2011	Gold Glove	LF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$12,000,000
2015	KCA	AL	$12,500,000
2014	KCA	AL	$10,000,000
2013	KCA	AL	$9,000,000
2012	KCA	AL	$4,775,000
2011	KCA	AL	$1,400,000
2010	KCA	AL	$1,150,000
2009	KCA	AL	$457,000
2008	KCA	AL	$406,000
2007	KCA	AL	$380,000
Total Career Earnings			$52,068,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Nebraska at Lincoln	Lincoln	NE	2003, 2004, 2005

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2014	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	44.0	420	0
2011	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	3.0	392	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Gordon

What years did Alex Gordon play?: Alex Gordon played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2020.
Was Alex Gordon a pitcher?: No. Alex Gordon was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Alex Gordon hit?: Alex Gordon hit 190 career home runs with 1643 hits.