Player Report for #37 Jesse Gordon

04/26/1981

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LF Jesse Gordon #37

ABA New York Empires

Age: 31

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal


	2-4, .333, 3.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
5	18	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.211	.222	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	17	14	18	17
Gap	13	10	13	13
Power	3	3	3	3
Eye	15	12	16	15
Avoid K's	17	15	18	17

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	4	15
Errors:	-	9	20
Arm:	1	13	15
Turn DP:	-	5	-
Ability:	2	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	20
1st Base:	10	Center Field:	13
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	19
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	11
Stealing Ability:	15
Baserunning Inst.:	16
Sacrifice Bunt:	15
Bunt for Hit:	14

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/25/1981	BOM	Loss, 1-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/23/1981	@ DC	Win, 2-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/22/1981	@ DC	Loss, 3-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
04/21/1981	LAQ	Loss, 1-7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/20/1981	LAQ	Loss, 3-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
04/14/1981	DC	Win, 8-6	3	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
04/13/1981	@ SA	Loss, 4-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/12/1981	@ DET	Win, 9-6	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	0
04/11/1981	BAL	Win, 6-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/10/1981	@ CHC	Loss, 1-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Very Low

Jesse Gordon
Birthday:	02/04/1950
Born in:	Port Saint Lucie (Florida)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	182 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$535,100
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	4 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	4 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:	9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1972, 12th Pick in Round 2

American Baseball Association 1981 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	5	18	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.167	.211	.222	.433	.188	.056	-1.5
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	4	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	1.0	1.61
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
Versus Right		15	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.200	.200	.267	.467
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		18	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	.167	.211	.222	.433
April		18	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	.167	.211	.222	.433
Spring Training		49	17	2	0	1	5	5	6	3	0	0	0	.347	.418	.449	.867
Last Year		530	144	20	4	8	41	73	43	55	2	3	8	.272	.334	.370	.704
2 Years Ago		418	119	19	1	5	32	58	51	34	3	10	5	.285	.367	.371	.738
Career		1769	507	79	16	24	166	244	177	191	12	28	23	.287	.357	.390	.747
Home		9	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.444	.778
Road		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100
Grass		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100
Turf		9	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.444	.778
Day		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Night		17	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	.176	.222	.235	.458
Pinch Hitting		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Close/Late		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Inning 1-3		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Inning 4-6		3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167
Inning 7-9		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
Extra Innings		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
1 Outs		6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619
2 Outs		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Scoring Position		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bases Empty		13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368
Runner on 1st		2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Runner on 2nd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 3rd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250
First Pitch		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 0-1		3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Count 0-2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-1		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Count 1-2		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Count 2-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Full Count		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Behind in Count		9	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556
Ahead in Count		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Batting Leadoff		13	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.231	.231	.308	.538
Batting 2nd		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200
Batting 8th		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1976 New York - ABA	26	66	219	62	13	3	2	24	29	20	3	2	28	8	6	.283	.348	.397	.746	117	10.5
1977 New York - ABA	27	117	439	131	20	5	6	46	60	46	4	5	60	22	15	.298	.366	.408	.774	113	21.9
1978 New York - ABA	28	46	145	48	6	3	3	23	23	16	3	0	13	5	1	.331	.409	.476	.884	150	17.8
1979 New York - ABA	29	117	418	119	19	1	5	32	58	51	5	3	34	14	7	.285	.367	.371	.738	98	12.9
1980 New York - ABA	30	134	530	144	20	4	8	41	73	43	8	2	55	10	6	.272	.334	.370	.704	93	8.3
1981 New York - ABA	31	5	18	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	24	-1.5
Total ABA		485	1769	507	79	16	24	166	244	177	23	12	191	59	35	.287	.357	.390	.747	106	69.9

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1972 Total - COL	22	47	214	64	4	1	1	33	39	15	6	3	39	35	7	.299	.357	.341	.698	100	0.0
1972 Riverside - A	22	5	19	9	0	1	1	2	7	1	0	0	2	1	0	.474	.500	.737	1.237	268	5.1
1973 Laredo - AA	23	110	413	103	16	2	7	50	52	32	2	2	78	16	9	.249	.305	.349	.654	91	3.2
1973 Guelph - AAA	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000	205	0.3
1974 Laredo - AA	24	89	341	100	16	2	3	31	57	49	11	2	53	20	6	.293	.397	.378	.775	128	25.0
1974 Guelph - AAA	24	24	91	25	4	1	1	7	9	6	2	1	13	3	4	.275	.330	.374	.704	104	0.0
1975 Laredo - AA	25	4	14	5	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	2	2	1	.357	.500	.357	.857	143	1.6
1975 Guelph - AAA	25	101	368	115	14	2	8	50	71	64	7	1	59	15	11	.313	.423	.427	.849	131	24.8
1976 Guelph - AAA	26	35	133	47	9	0	0	9	18	18	1	0	11	10	7	.353	.434	.421	.855	143	8.9
Total GHL		161	592	187	27	3	9	66	98	89	10	2	83	28	22	.316	.413	.417	.830	130	34.0
Total STL		203	768	208	32	4	10	82	111	84	14	4	133	38	16	.271	.352	.362	.714	109	29.8
Total SCL		5	19	9	0	1	1	2	7	1	0	0	2	1	0	.474	.500	.737	1.237	268	5.1

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1977 New York - ABA	27	6	22	4	2	0	1	3	7	6	0	0	2	0	0	.182	.357	.409	.766	0	0.0
1978 New York - ABA	28	4	13	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	5	1	0	.231	.313	.231	.543	0	0.0
Total ABA		10	35	7	2	0	1	4	7	8	0	1	7	1	0	.200	.341	.343	.684	91	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1976 New York - ML	1B	50	48	490	25	39	521	6	.988	430.1	10.77	+0.7	1.013
1976 New York - ML	RF	8	5	17	1	0	18	0	1.000	47.1	3.42	+2.8	1.292
1976 New York - ML	LF	3	3	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	27.0	3.33	+0.4	1.061
1977 New York - ML	RF	105	105	208	10	0	222	4	.982	932.2	2.10	+21.4	1.160
1977 New York - ML	1B	6	5	44	6	4	50	0	1.000	38.0	11.84	+0.1	1.010
1977 New York - ML	3B	4	0	0	2	0	3	1	.667	6.1	2.84	-0.6	.690
1977 New York - ML	LF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	10.0	0.90	-0.0	.938
1978 New York - ML	RF	33	33	86	2	0	88	0	1.000	287.1	2.76	+6.5	1.113
1978 New York - ML	LF	3	3	7	0	0	8	1	.875	26.0	2.42	+0.5	1.114
1978 New York - ML	1B	7	5	45	2	2	48	1	.979	44.0	9.61	-0.1	.976
1978 New York - ML	3B	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	5.0	1.80	+0.0	1.034
1979 New York - ML	LF	107	106	210	10	0	222	2	.991	907.2	2.18	+11.7	1.090
1979 New York - ML	1B	12	0	27	0	1	27	0	1.000	19.1	12.57	+0.2	1.057
1979 New York - ML	3B	4	0	2	2	0	5	1	.800	6.2	5.40	+0.1	1.047
1980 New York - ML	LF	42	41	78	3	0	83	2	.976	349.2	2.08	+1.2	1.025
1980 New York - ML	1B	15	4	70	2	3	72	0	1.000	69.0	9.39	-0.2	.968
1980 New York - ML	3B	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	6.0	1.50	-0.6	.700
1980 New York - ML	SS	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1.000	5.0	3.60	0.0	.000
1980 New York - ML	CF	76	76	176	6	1	184	2	.989	674.0	2.43	-3.7	.972
1980 New York - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1981 New York - ML	LF	4	4	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	38.1	1.88	+1.2	1.277

Player History
06/15/1972	Drafted in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 31st overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college (Stanford).
08/10/1972	Signed a minor league contract with the New York Empires organization with a signing bonus of $50,200.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 8 (11).
04/28/1973	Injured (nausea), out for 4 days.
09/07/1973	Wins the 1973 STL RGL James Pinckney Henderson Award at LF.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 11 (11).
04/23/1974	Injured (strained oblique), out for 2 weeks.
06/03/1974	Was selected to the 1974 South Texas League All-Star Game.
08/30/1974	Won the 1974 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Guelph Royals!
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (15); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 11 (12).
04/22/1975	Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for one week.
06/13/1975	Was selected to the 1975 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/11/1975	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 3 weeks.
08/25/1975	Injured (separated shoulder), out for 4-5 weeks.
09/24/1975	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 13 (13).
05/09/1976	Injured (torn fingernail), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/14/1976	Injured (sprained knee), out for 6 weeks.
08/24/1976	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 14 (15).
05/30/1977	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/1977	Injured (fractured rib), out for 5-6 weeks.
08/21/1977	Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
10/04/1977	Won the 1977 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
10/15/1977	Wins the 1977 ABA LL Top Glove Award at RF.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 13 (13).
03/23/1978	Injured (bruised thigh), day-to-day for one week.
04/06/1978	Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 4 months.
08/08/1978	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/01/1978	Won the 1978 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (17); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 14 (14).
04/27/1979	Injured (oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
08/21/1979	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/1979	Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 12 (13).
04/14/1980	Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for one week.
07/04/1980	Injured (bruised shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/19/1980	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for one week.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 15 (15).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	HP	Rank
1979	5	8
1980	8	2