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Tom GordonvsGene Garber

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Tom Gordon

1988–2009 · 21 seasons

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Gene Garber

1969–1988 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Tom Gordon and Gene Garber: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tom Gordon	Stat	Gene Garber
21	Seasons	19
45.8	Career VAL	49.3
6.5 (1997)	Peak-season VAL	6.1 (1977)
3×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Tom Gordon and Gene Garber have
Tom Gordon	Stat	Gene Garber
Career
893	Games	933
Batting
0	Hits	17
0	RBI	4
0	Runs	7
0	Walks	12
.000	Batting avg	.148
.000

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.000	Slugging %	.148

-100	OPS+	7

Pitching
138	Wins	96
126	Losses	113
158	Saves	218
2108.0	Innings pitched	1510.0
1,928	Strikeouts (pitching)	940
3.96	ERA	3.34
1.36	WHIP	1.26
111	ERA+	118

Pitching

138

Wins

126

Losses

113

158

Saves

218

2108.0

Innings pitched

1510.0

1,928

Strikeouts (pitching)

940

3.96

ERA

3.34

1.36

WHIP

1.26

111

ERA+

118

Age	Tom Gordon	Gene Garber
21	2.2	—
22	1.7	—
23	1.2	—
24	0	—
25	4.6	3.6
26	2.9	1.5
27	3.9	2.7
28	0	3.2
29	6.5	6.1
30	4.9	6.1
31	—	2.2
32	—	1.5
33	1.7	2.4
34	1.4	5.7
35	3.2	0
36	6.2	4.2
37	3.6	3.3
38	1.6	4.2
39	0.2	2.1
40	—	0.5

Age	Tom Gordon	Gene Garber
21	2.2	—
22	1.7	—
23	1.2	—
24	0	—
25	4.6	3.6
26	2.9	1.5
27	3.9	2.7
28	0	3.2
29	6.5	6.1
30	4.9	6.1
31	—	2.2
32	—	1.5
33	1.7	2.4
34	1.4	5.7
35	3.2	0
36	6.2	4.2
37	3.6	3.3
38	1.6	4.2
39	0.2	2.1
40	—	0.5

Age	Tom Gordon	Gene Garber
21	2.2	—
22	1.7	—
23	1.2	—
24	0	—
25	4.6	3.6
26	2.9	1.5
27	3.9	2.7
28	0	3.2
29	6.5	6.1
30	4.9	6.1
31	—	2.2
32	—	1.5
33	1.7	2.4
34	1.4	5.7
35	3.2	0
36	6.2	4.2
37	3.6	3.3
38	1.6	4.2
39	0.2	2.1
40	—	0.5

Age	Tom Gordon	Gene Garber
21	2.2	—
22	1.7	—
23	1.2	—
24	0	—
25	4.6	3.6
26	2.9	1.5
27	3.9	2.7
28	0	3.2
29	6.5	6.1
30	4.9	6.1
31	—	2.2
32	—	1.5
33	1.7	2.4
34	1.4	5.7
35	3.2	0
36	6.2	4.2
37	3.6	3.3
38	1.6	4.2
39	0.2	2.1
40	—	0.5