P Tom 'Flash' Gordon #45
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/07/2007
P TOM 'FLASH' GORDON #45 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
16 1 0-1 0 2.62 34.1 27 4 11 39 1.11 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 45 50 50
Movement 40 40 40 40
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 50 50
Curveball 45 45
Cutter 40 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/02/2007 BUF Loss, 2-15 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
08/31/2007 @ HAM Loss, 2-6 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
08/18/2007 GAR Win, 3-2 3.2 1 0 0 0 4
08/10/2007 ANA Win, 17-7 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/04/2007 CC Loss, 1-6 2.1 0 0 0 0 6
07/28/2007 @ MOD Loss, 2-3 X 7.1 7 3 1 3 5 Loss
07/22/2007 @ BUF Loss, 2-6 2.1 1 0 0 0 4
07/16/2007 @ HEN Loss, 0-6 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
07/11/2007 RAL Loss, 3-6 2.0 2 0 0 1 4
06/30/2007 @ ANA Loss, 3-12 2.0 3 3 3 2 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/18/1967
Born in:Sebring, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:18 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:19 Years, 97 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MLB TRIPLE A 2007 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 1 0 1 0 2.62 34.1 27 12 10 4 11 39 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 15 7 10.49 7.08 10.22 2.88 3.91 1.11 94 0.3 .264        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 67 14 1 0 3 8 4 19 1 0 0 .209 .250 .358 .608      
vs. RHB 62 13 2 0 1 4 7 20 0 0 2 .210 .310 .290 .600      
MLB TRIPLE A 2007 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 9  
June 2 0 0 0 0 20.25 2.2 7 6 6 3 2 2  
July 4 1 0 1 0 0.64 14.0 11 3 1 0 4 16  
August 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.1 3 0 0 0 1 11  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 4 0 0 1 1 2.45 3.2 4 1 1 1 1 4  
Career 20 1 0 2 1 2.61 38.0 31 13 11 5 12 43  
Home 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 15.0 7 0 0 0 3 22  
Road 8 1 0 1 0 4.66 19.1 20 12 10 4 8 17  
Grass 5 1 0 1 0 4.61 13.2 13 9 7 2 7 13  
Turf 11 0 0 0 0 1.31 20.2 14 3 3 2 4 26  
Day 7 1 0 1 0 3.15 20.0 18 9 7 3 7 24  
Night 9 0 0 0 0 1.88 14.1 9 3 3 1 4 15  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 1.23 7.1 7 3 1 0 3 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 15 0 0 0 0 3.00 27.0 20 9 9 4 8 34  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1988 Kansas City - MLB 20 5 2 0 2 0 5.17 15.2 16 9 9 1 7 18 0 0 1.47 .333 2.77 0.4 77
1989 Kansas City - MLB 21 49 16 17 9 1 3.64 163.0 122 67 66 10 86 153 1 1 1.28 .247 3.36 2.6 107
1990 Kansas City - MLB 22 35 0 1 2 2 2.93 61.1 35 21 20 3 27 80 0 0 1.01 .256 2.45 1.7 151
1991 Kansas City - MLB 23 38 6 6 4 2 3.19 73.1 77 31 26 10 24 72 0 0 1.38 .325 3.77 0.9 132
1992 Kansas City - MLB 24 50 3 2 4 0 3.97 90.2 68 46 40 5 48 94 0 0 1.28 .273 3.14 1.7 108
1993 Kansas City - MLB 25 55 6 7 6 8 3.12 78.0 69 31 27 7 34 69 0 0 1.32 .294 3.67 1.3 146
1994 Kansas City - MLB 26 54 0 3 10 28 5.26 53.0 58 34 31 7 30 52 0 0 1.66 .336 5.10 0.5 102
1995 Kansas City - MLB 27 30 0 2 4 2 4.36 43.1 42 24 21 4 18 32 0 0 1.38 .288 4.15 0.3 100
1996 Kansas City - MLB 28 30 0 2 0 2 2.20 41.0 31 10 10 4 18 34 0 0 1.20 .231 4.47 0.4 227
1997 Kansas City - MLB 29 27 0 3 3 2 7.07 35.2 42 28 28 2 19 26 0 0 1.71 .354 4.32 0.3 67
1997 Atlanta - MLB 29 18 0 3 1 1 2.63 27.1 18 10 8 2 10 27 0 0 1.02 .239 3.45 0.4 167
1997 Total - MLB 29 45 0 6 4 3 5.14 63.0 60 38 36 4 29 53 0 0 1.41 .311 3.94 0.7 91
1998 Atlanta - MLB 30 58 0 3 3 40 2.97 57.2 51 19 19 2 33 65 0 0 1.46 .331 3.18 1.6 144
1999 Atlanta - MLB 31 64 0 6 7 45 2.56 63.1 50 20 18 3 29 69 0 0 1.25 .287 3.23 2.2 191
2000 Atlanta - MLB 32 32 0 3 2 19 4.13 28.1 20 14 13 5 19 24 0 0 1.38 .208 6.00 -0.6 111
2001 Atlanta - MLB 33 65 1 6 3 4 3.38 80.0 80 33 30 6 31 68 0 0 1.39 .318 3.79 0.9 129
2002 Atlanta - MLB 34 65 0 3 5 19 3.31 73.1 62 28 27 5 28 71 0 0 1.23 .288 3.06 1.6 122
2003 Atlanta - MLB 35 67 0 3 7 20 3.25 69.1 68 37 25 5 34 79 0 0 1.47 .330 3.33 1.5 135
2004 Atlanta - MLB 36 60 0 3 8 38 3.64 64.1 56 28 26 6 34 52 0 0 1.40 .272 4.78 0.3 130
2005 Atlanta - MLB 37 18 0 4 0 2 6.27 18.2 20 13 13 5 8 12 0 0 1.50 .268 6.65 -0.5 71
2006 Atlanta - MLB 38 26 0 0 1 1 3.00 33.0 23 12 11 2 14 37 0 0 1.12 .253 3.27 0.6 155
Total MLB 846 34 77 81 236 3.60 1170.1 1008 515 468 94 551 1134 1 1 1.33 .287 3.70 18.2 122
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2006 Hampton - AAA 38 4 0 0 1 1 2.45 3.2 4 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1.36 .300 6.03 -0.1 153
2007 Riverside - AAA 39 16 1 0 1 0 2.62 34.1 27 12 10 4 11 39 0 0 1.11 .264 3.91 0.3 159
Total MAAA 20 1 0 2 1 2.61 38.0 31 13 11 5 12 43 0 0 1.13 .268 4.11 158.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1990 Kansas City - MLB 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.75 .333 0.95 0.1 999
1991 Kansas City - MLB 23 3 0 0 0 0 2.45 7.1 5 2 2 1 2 11 0 0 0.95 .308 2.57 0.2 172
1992 Kansas City - MLB 24 2 0 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 1.91 .250 5.77 -0.1 87
1994 Kansas City - MLB 26 2 0 0 2 0 15.43 2.1 4 4 4 1 3 3 0 0 3.00 .429 10.45 -0.2 35
1995 Kansas City - MLB 27 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 5 0 0 2.00 .667 6.11 -0.0 49
1996 Kansas City - MLB 28 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.33 .000 3.81 0.0 999
1997 Atlanta - MLB 29 4 0 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 6 6 6 0 4 1 0 0 2.50 .353 5.88 -0.1 33
1998 Atlanta - MLB 30 8 0 0 2 5 5.40 6.2 7 4 4 1 4 1 0 0 1.65 .261 6.76 -0.3 79
1999 Atlanta - MLB 31 10 0 1 0 7 2.31 11.2 6 4 3 1 4 8 0 0 0.86 .161 4.34 0.2 211
2001 Atlanta - MLB 33 7 0 2 1 0 7.20 10.0 10 8 8 0 8 6 0 0 1.80 .303 4.11 0.1 61
2004 Atlanta - MLB 36 2 0 1 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.80 .500 1.61 0.1 88
2006 Atlanta - MLB 38 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.75 .667 4.02 0.0 999
Total MLB 44 0 4 6 12 5.11 56.1 52 33 32 5 33 44 0 0 1.51 .292 4.60 88.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Kansas City - MLB P 5 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 15.2 2.30 0.0 .000
1989 Kansas City - MLB P 49 16 15 26 7 41 0 1.000 163.0 2.26 0.0 .000
1990 Kansas City - MLB P 35 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 61.1 1.32 +1.2 1.008
1991 Kansas City - MLB P 37 6 4 5 0 10 1 .900 73.1 1.10 +0.1 .811
1992 Kansas City - MLB P 50 3 1 3 0 5 1 .800 90.2 0.40 +1.1 1.535
1993 Kansas City - MLB P 54 6 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 78.0 0.69 +2.5 1.009
1994 Kansas City - MLB P 54 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 53.0 0.85 +0.5 1.268
1995 Kansas City - MLB P 30 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 43.1 1.04 -0.6 1.021
1996 Kansas City - MLB P 29 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 41.0 1.54 +0.6 1.008
1997 Atlanta - MLB P 18 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 27.1 1.98 +0.4 1.020
1997 Kansas City - MLB P 27 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 -0.5 1.020
1998 Atlanta - MLB P 58 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 57.2 0.62 +0.6 1.009
1999 Atlanta - MLB P 64 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 63.1 0.85 -0.3 .810
2000 Atlanta - MLB P 31 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 28.1 2.22 +0.5 1.216
2001 Atlanta - MLB P 65 1 5 1 0 7 1 .857 80.0 0.68 -0.5 .505
2002 Atlanta - MLB P 64 0 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 73.1 1.47 +0.7 1.004
2003 Atlanta - MLB P 67 0 2 2 0 5 1 .800 69.1 0.52 +0.6 1.010
2004 Atlanta - MLB P 60 0 3 9 1 12 0 1.000 64.1 1.68 +0.3 1.027
2005 Atlanta - MLB P 17 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 18.2 2.41 +0.3 1.041
2006 Atlanta - MLB P 25 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 33.0 1.36 +0.5 1.042
2007 Riverside - AAA P 16 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 34.1 0.79 -0.8 .000
TOTAL P 855 35 63 100 10 170 7 .959 1204.2 1.22 +7.2 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
11/26/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $208,656 through arbitration.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
12/06/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $237,475 through arbitration.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
04/28/1992 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/04/1992 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (45).
11/30/1993 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $428,400 through arbitration.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
10/18/1994 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $3,800,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (40).
07/21/1997 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves, along with 3B Ron Coomer, in exchange for C Todd Pratt, RP Steve Trachsel.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
02/05/1998 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $16,450,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 50 (50).
11/21/1999 Finished 2nd in 1999 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
06/22/2000 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 6 months.
07/09/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
07/27/2001 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/2001 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
08/19/2001 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
09/18/2001 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
05/27/2002 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 4 weeks.
07/07/2002 Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
07/13/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
02/09/2004 Injured (fractured wrist, strained rib cage muscle, sore knee),out for 7 weeks.
06/17/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/05/2005 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,900,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
05/09/2005 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 13 months.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
11/25/2006 Became a free agent.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
02/05/2007 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Boston Red Sox organization.
06/22/2007 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2003 67 8
Year W Rank
1989 17 6
Year Win. % Rank
1989 .654 10
Year SV Rank
1994 28 2
1998 40 2
1999 45 1
2004 38 3
Year BB Rank
1989 86 7
Year K Rank
1989 153 10
Year WP Rank
1989 12 6
Year BABIP Rank
1989 .247 5
Year HR/9 Rank
1989 0.55 9
Year H/9 Rank
1989 6.74 2
Year K/9 Rank
1989 8.45 2
Year RA Rank
2003 67 8
Year GF Rank
1994 43 7
1998 49 4
1999 57 1
2003 49 4
2004 51 2
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