Joe Gordon

#18 RANKED AT POSITION
1938—1950
Second Base
BORN
February 18, 1915, in Los Angeles, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-10 / 180
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.268
BATTING AVERAGE
1566
GAMES
55.6
WAR
.357
ON-BASE PCT
914
RUNS
44.8
WAR7
.466
SLUGGING
1530
HITS
20.8
WAR3
.822
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
253
HOME RUNS
5.8
WAR PER SEASON
Acrobatic second baseman, starred on Yankees and Indians in a career that sandwiched World War II.
9 -TIME
ALL-STAR
1938-39, 1941, 1943, 1948
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gordon
55.6
44.8
31.7
20.8
50.2
5.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
58.2
5.2

Hall of Fame Second Basemen Chart Comparison

Where Does Joe Gordon Rank

Among Second Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
18
18
12
14
20
17
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS