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It isn’t etched in stone that he is clearly the third-best player in franchise history, but his defense, loyalty, longevity, championship ring, and World Series heroics could push him to that status.Join Perfect Game Midwest in the quest to find a cure for childhood cancer with the 8th Annual Alex Gordon Classic benefitting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Recency bias may convince the Royals to retire Gordon’s number, and a strong argument can certainly be made to support that decision. Still, Gordon has a ring and this unbelievable moment in the 2015 World Series, courtesy of MLB.com: In 22 postseason games, Otis far outperformed Gordon statistically, including a phenomenal slash line –. Otis was a fine defensive player himself, earning three Gold Gloves of his own. Otis has a higher WAR (42.0) and ranks ahead of Gordon in several offensive categories. The biggest argument against Gordon, in this case, is that Amos Otis’ number isn’t retired. Only George Brett, Frank White, and Dick Houser hold that distinction (as well as Jackie Robinson). There may be some discussion on whether or not Gordon’s number should be retired by the franchise. Two World Series appearances and a World Championship solidify his place in Royals’ history forever. His defense pushes him a bit higher still. Obviously, Gordon is among the top five of six hitters in team history for accumulated stats. Wins Above Replacement – fourth (hitters), eighth overall (all players) – 32.4.So, where does Alex Gordon rank overall with for the Royals over their franchise history? Here is where he ranks in some specific categories: Where does Alex Gordon rank overall for the Kansas City Royals? The stats didn’t lie, and Gordon was rewarded with seven Gold Gloves. He also had 102 assists from the outfield, leading the majors over that same timeframe. Gordon committed just 18 errors in the outfield in his career, a remarkable number considering he played over 12,000 innings in the grass. Of all MLB outfielders over that decade, Gordon had the highest UZR other than Jason Heyward. He moved to leftfield, and the rest is history.įrom 2010 through 2020, his accumulated UZR was 94.5 in left, by far the best in the majors over that time. He amassed an Ultimate Zone Rating of 6.2 that season, but over the next three, his UZR was an abysmal -10.1. He scored 867 runs, and in one four-year stretch from 2011 through 2014, and he averaged 93 runs a season.Īs a third baseman, he struggled after his rookie year. He was hit by a pitch a franchise-leading 121 times, including 19 times in 2019. He hit 357 doubles in his career, with six seasons over 30, and he led the majors with 51 in 2012. That does not mean Gordon didn’t do some things very well. It is fair to say in many ways, Alex Gordon never lived up to his hype and potential as a major league hitter. His Slugging Percentage was 166 points lower. His On-Base Percentage was 89 points lower as he rarely walked.
His major league OPS was 270 points below his minor league number. He whiffed more than 100 times ten times, and the seasons he didn’t top that mark were those in which he missed significant playing time due to injuries and demotions. He struck out entirely too much for a player with so little home run power. He topped out at 23 in 2011 and had just two other seasons with more than 17. In the majors, his home run power never developed. He was an outstanding minor league hitter. Counting rehab assignments, he played 252 games in the minors with 1,136 plate appearances. Gordon had a few stints in the minors over the next few seasons, and he always dominated. Unfortunately, Gordon never matched those numbers in the major leagues.
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