First name: Joe
Last name: Gordon
Birthdate: 1915-02-18
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 114967
Retro ID: gordj101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NYA | 6.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 1939 | NYA | 7.8 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 29 |
| 1940 | NYA | 8.4 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 30 |
| 1941 | NYA | 8.2 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 22 |
| 1942 | NYA | 7.7 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 29 |
| 1943 | NYA | 8.1 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 25 |
| 1946 | NYA | 5.5 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1947 | CLE | 8.0 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 29 |
| 1948 | CLE | 7.7 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 27 |
| 1949 | CLE | 7.9 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 19 |
| 1950 | CLE | 5.3 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 12 |
| Career | 80.9 | 25.7 | 106.4 | 53.4 | 84.8 | 21.8 | 253 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NYA | 518 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 30 |
| 1939 | NYA | 648 | 17 | 20 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 44 |
| 1940 | NYA | 677 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 39 |
| 1941 | NYA | 665 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 24 |
| 1942 | NYA | 625 | 37 | 39 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 1943 | NYA | 649 | 18 | 19 | -5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 31 |
| 1946 | NYA | 431 | -11 | -11 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 22 |
| 1947 | CLE | 626 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 32 |
| 1948 | CLE | 633 | 23 | 25 | -1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 26 |
| 1949 | CLE | 632 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 23 |
| 1950 | CLE | 429 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 13 |
| Career | 6,533 | 128 | 155 | -15 | 26 | -8 | 7 | 107 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 272 | - | 28.0 | 4.4 | -0.9 | 31.5 | 302 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NYA | 2B | 3760 | 698 | 18.0 | 17 | 13 | 125 | 96 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2 | 15 |
| 1939 | NYA | 2B | 4326 | 739 | 29.0 | 28 | 22 | 111 | 66 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3 | 25 |
| 1940 | NYA | 2B | 4603 | 790 | 25.0 | 23 | 18 | 120 | 90 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2 | 20 |
| 1941 | NYA | 1B | 783 | 79 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NYA | 2B | 3821 | 642 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 48 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3 | 5 |
| 1942 | NYA | 2B | 4235 | 685 | -7.0 | -8 | -6 | 38 | 40 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 5 | -1 |
| 1943 | NYA | 2B | 4389 | 742 | 10.0 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 75 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1946 | NYA | 2B | 2799 | 489 | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 43 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1946 | NYA | SS | 32 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | CLE | 2B | 4344 | 711 | 11.0 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4 | 12 |
| 1948 | CLE | 2B | 4121 | 670 | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1948 | CLE | SS | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | CLE | 2B | 4160 | 649 | -1.0 | -2 | -1 | -10 | 6 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1950 | CLE | 2B | 2846 | 460 | -1.0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1B | 783 | 79 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2B | 43404 | 7275 | 106.0 | 95 | 73 | 689 | 534 | 20.5 | 12.9 | 33 | 106 | ||
| SS | 48 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NYA | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1939 | NYA | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1941 | NYA | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 3 |
| 1942 | NYA | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1943 | NYA | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2 |
| 1948 | CLE | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Career | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 6 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NYA | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1939 | NYA | 14 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 1941 | NYA | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 1942 | NYA | 21 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 2 |
| 1943 | NYA | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1948 | CLE | 23 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1 |
| Career | 115 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 9 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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