Dee Gordon, Second Base


Date of Birth: 4/22/1988
Birthplace: Windermere, Florida
College: Southeastern University

Dee Gordon, second baseman, is following his father to the major leagues. Tom Gordon had a successful career as a major league pitcher from 1988-2009. His son, Dee, was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008 and he played full-time in the minor leagues through 2010.

In 2011, Gordon made his first appearance with the Dodgers, playing in 56 games with them. He started as a shortstop, replacing the injured Rafael Furcal that year. The following year, he was the starting shortstop for the Dodgers until he suffered a thumb injury. After the Dodgers acquired Hanley Ramirez, Gordon became a pinch runner. His statistics for 2012 include 69 hits, 32 stolen bases, and a .228 batting average in 87 games.

Gordon spent most of the 2013 season in the minor leagues. In 38 games with the Dodgers in 2013, he batted .234 with 22 hits and 10 stolen bases. He finished the 2014 season with 176 hits, 24 doubles, 12 triples, and a .289 batting average. He led all of major league baseball in stolen bases with 64. In the postseason, he batted .176 with three hits in four games.

On December 10, 2014, Gordon was traded to the Miami Marlins. He had an outstanding season in 2015, batting .333 with 205 hits, 24 doubles, 58 stolen bases, and 46 RBIs in 145 games. He led all major league baseball players in hits and stolen bases and he led the National League in batting average. On June 30th, he hit an inside-the-park home run. He won his first Silver Slugger award in 2015.

Gordon also had a strong defensive season in 2015. He won his first Gold Glove as a second baseman. In 145 games at second base, he made 434 assists, 111 double plays, 293 putouts, and 6 errors and he had a .992 fielding percentage.

Gordon was suspended on April 28, 2016, for 80 games for testing positive for PEDs. He played in 79 games with the Marlins in 2016, finishing the season with 87 hits, 30 stolen bases, and a .268 batting average. Defensively, as the Marlins' second baseman in 78 games, he made 186 assists, 51 double plays, 150 putouts, and 7 errors.

Gordon had a strong 2017 season, finishing with a batting average of .308, 201 hits, 20 doubles, 33 RBIs, and 93 strikeouts to 25 walks in 158 games. He led all of major league baseball in stolen bases with 60. Defensively, as the Marlins' second baseman, he made 390 assists, 96 double plays, 266 putouts, and 12 errors.

The Marlins traded Gordon to the Seattle Mariners on December 7, 2017. He finished the 2018 season with 149 hits, 17 doubles, 30 stolen bases, 36 RBIs, 80 strikeouts to 9 walks, and a .268 batting average in 141 games. Defensively, he played 81 games at second base and 8 games at shortstop. He also played in the outfield for the first time in his major league career, playing 53 games in center field.

Gordon spent time on the DL in 2019 with a wrist contusion and with a strained left groin. He finished the season with 108 hits, 22 stolen bases, 34 RBIs, 61 strikeouts to 18 walks, and a .275 batting average in 117 games. Defensively, as a second baseman in 111 games, he made 242 assists, 63 double plays, 190 putouts, and 9 errors.

Gordon played in 33 games in 2020. He finished the season with 15 hits and a .200 batting average. Defensively, he played 13 games at second base, 3 games at shortstop, and 13 games in left field.

Gordon became a free agent on October 28, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on February 11, 2021, and he was released on March 26th. He signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on April 21st, and he was released a month later on May 22nd. He then signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on May 29th. He elected free agency on July 8th, and two days later, he signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was released on August 1st. He played only in the minors in 2021.

Gordon signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on December 12, 2021. He was released on June 19, 2022, and re-signed to a new minor league contract on July 18th. He was released again on August 4th.

Career batting statistics for Gordon through 2020 include:

  • 1,002 games played
  • 1,100 hits
  • 124 doubles
  • 234 RBIs
  • 333 stolen bases
  • 610 strikeouts to 168 walks
  • .286 batting average

Career fielding statistics for Gordon at second base through 2020 include:

  • 728 games played
  • 1,845 assists
  • 1,335 putouts
  • 471 double plays
  • 58 errors
  • .982 fielding percentage

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Dee Gordon
ESPN - Dee Gordon