#46 Alex Gordon, Third Base, 27 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Friday, 6/1/2011 |
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| Alex Gordon
2/10/1984
27
USA
6"4
215
Third Base
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Loyal
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
GREAT
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,300,000
2011
$ 3,300,000 (1 year(s))
5 Year(s), 2 Days (862 total Days)
61 Day(s)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 80 | 79 | 82 | 72 | 59 |
| Versus LHP | 79 | 78 | 82 | 73 | 62 |
| Versus RHP | 80 | 80 | 82 | 72 | 57 |
| Talent | 73 | 78 | 87 | 79 | 63 |
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48
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82
3
1
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 51 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 71 (Range), .943 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 78
Outfield Arm : 16
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/21 | @TBA | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/22 | MIN | L 3-15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/23 | MIN | W 6-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/24 | MIN | L 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/25 | MIN | L 2-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 5/27 | SEA | L 7-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/28 | SEA | W 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 5/29 | SEA | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/30 | @TOR | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 5/31 | @TOR | W 7-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #8 | PoG | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 53 | 177 | 62 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 42 | .350 | .437 | .729 | 1.166 | 1.331 | .379 |
| Projected | 159 | 531 | 186 | 54 | 6 | 45 | 135 | 117 | 66 | 126 | .350 | .437 | .729 | 1.166 | 1.331 | .379 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 46 | 206 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 59.6 | 13.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 33 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .424 | .513 | 1.091 | 1.604 |
| vs. RHP | 144 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .419 | .646 | 1.065 |
| Close/Late | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .400 | .682 | 1.082 |
| Scoring Position | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .260 | .387 | .560 | .947 |
| Pinch Hitting | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 | .714 | 1.571 | 2.286 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 27 | 87 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 20 | .356 | .452 | .782 | 1.234 |
| Road | 26 | 90 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 22 | .344 | .422 | .678 | 1.099 |
| This Week | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .467 | 1.071 | 1.538 |
| Last Week | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .368 | .538 | .579 | 1.117 |
| March/April | 27 | 90 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 21 | .356 | .420 | .789 | 1.209 |
| May | 26 | 87 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 21 | .345 | .453 | .667 | 1.119 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2006 | 88 | 306 | 81 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 5 | .265 | .306 | .373 | .678 | KCA |
| 2007 | 152 | 570 | 157 | 32 | 5 | 33 | 102 | 94 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 110 | 29 | 5 | .275 | .343 | .523 | .866 | KCA |
| 2008 | 149 | 560 | 158 | 35 | 1 | 30 | 101 | 95 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 123 | 21 | 2 | .282 | .356 | .509 | .865 | KCA |
| 2009 | 158 | 547 | 151 | 40 | 3 | 26 | 100 | 92 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 150 | 14 | 4 | .276 | .369 | .503 | .872 | KCA |
| 2010 | 162 | 615 | 137 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 10 | 4 | 146 | 21 | 6 | .223 | .331 | .393 | .725 | KCA |
| 2011 | 53 | 177 | 62 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 3 | .350 | .437 | .729 | 1.166 | KCA |
| Total | 762 | 2775 | 746 | 174 | 15 | 131 | 475 | 449 | 327 | 34 | 23 | 622 | 111 | 25 | .269 | .350 | .484 | .834 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2006, AA | 29 | 109 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .339 | .426 | .587 | 1.014 |
| 2006, AAA | 32 | 120 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .271 | .300 | .571 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.2 | 10.03 | | | | |
| Third Base | 46 | 46 | 24 | 57 | 7 | 84 | 3 | .964 | 393.0 | 1.92 | | | | |
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Won Player of the Week award on 9/24/2007, hitting .536 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 2007...
Hit 3 homeruns against Florida, driving in 7 runs on 6/14/2008...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 9/9/2008...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/2008, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 12 RBI...
Injured on 9/25/2008 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2008, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 26 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Texas on 4/12/2009...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/16/2009, hitting .706 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
1/31/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/2010, hitting .400 with 6 HR, 15 RBI...
1/31/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2011, hitting .356 with 9 HR, 20 RBI...
5/1/2011: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $3,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG
2008 - .509 - 8th
2009 - .503 - 10th
| OPS
2009 - .872 - 7th
| Homeruns
2007 - 33 - 9th
2008 - 30 - 7th
| BB
2010 - 92 - 5th
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