Chris Gomez

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2008)

Chris Gomez was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2008 for 8 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,515 career games, he hit .262 with 1,206 hits, 60 home runs, and 487 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .262
HR 60
RBI 487
H 1,206
OPS .685
PIV -6,970
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 183 lb
Born
6/16/1971 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1993-07-19
Last Game
2008-09-18

Full name: Christopher Cory Gomez

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Career Batting Statistics

Chris Gomez — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,515 4,604 517 1,206 234 18 60 487 35 408 750 .262 .325 .360 .685 -6,970

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .360 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 15.0% below league average.

Career OPS .685 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Gomez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 DET AL 46 128 11 32 7 1 0 11 2 9 17 .250 .265 (-6%) .332 (-8%) .403 (-21%) .735 (-15%) -306.6
1994 DET AL 84 296 32 76 19 0 8 53 5 33 64 .257 .269 (-5%) .338 (-1%) .424 (-5%) .763 (-3%) -124.2
1995 DET AL 123 431 49 96 20 2 11 50 4 41 96 .223 .266 (-17%) .337 (-13%) .417 (-15%) .755 (-14%) -1067.0
1996 DET AL 48 128 21 31 5 0 1 16 1 18 20 .242 .269 (-10%) .340 (avg) .426 (-29%) .767 (-16%) -287.4
1996 SDN NL 89 328 32 86 16 1 3 29 2 39 64 .262 .269 (-3%) .340 (+3%) .426 (-19%) .767 (-10%) -287.4
1997 SDN NL 150 522 62 132 19 2 5 54 5 53 114 .253 .266 (-5%) .336 (-3%) .419 (-22%) .756 (-14%) -1092.7
1998 SDN NL 145 449 55 120 32 3 4 39 1 51 87 .267 .266 (avg) .335 (+3%) .420 (-10%) .755 (-4%) -232.8
1999 SDN NL 76 234 20 59 8 1 1 15 1 27 49 .252 .271 (-7%) .344 (-4%) .433 (-29%) .778 (-18%) -658.2
2000 SDN NL 33 54 4 12 0 0 0 3 0 7 5 .222 .270 (-18%) .344 (-11%) .437 (-49%) .782 (-32%) -285.9
2001 SDN NL 40 112 6 21 3 0 0 7 1 9 14 .188 .263 (-29%) .332 (-27%) .426 (-50%) .758 (-40%) -743.2
2001 TBA AL 58 189 31 57 16 0 8 36 3 8 24 .302 .263 (+14%) .332 (avg) .426 (+20%) .758 (+11%) -743.2
2002 TBA AL 130 461 51 122 31 3 10 46 1 21 58 .265 .261 (+1%) .331 (-8%) .416 (-2%) .747 (-4%) -425.0
2003 MIN AL 58 175 14 44 9 3 1 15 2 7 13 .251 .264 (-5%) .332 (-16%) .422 (-16%) .754 (-16%) -508.6
2004 TOR AL 109 341 41 96 11 1 3 37 3 28 41 .282 .266 (+6%) .335 (+1%) .427 (-19%) .762 (-10%) -539.8
2005 BAL AL 89 219 27 61 11 0 1 18 2 27 17 .279 .264 (+5%) .330 (+9%) .418 (-18%) .749 (-6%) -140.7
2006 BAL AL 55 132 14 45 7 0 2 17 1 7 11 .341 .269 (+27%) .336 (+15%) .431 (+2%) .768 (+8%) 222.9
2007 BAL AL 73 169 17 51 10 1 1 16 1 10 20 .302 .268 (+13%) .335 (+1%) .422 (-8%) .758 (-4%) -112.1
2007 CLE AL 19 53 4 15 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 .283 .268 (+6%) .335 (-17%) .422 (-24%) .758 (-21%) -112.1
2008 PIT NL 90 183 26 50 8 0 1 20 0 13 30 .273 .263 (+4%) .333 (-3%) .416 (-20%) .749 (-13%) -366.3
Career · 19 seasons 1,515 4,604 517 1,206 234 18 60 487 35 408 750 .262 — — — — -7,810

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chris Gomez — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 55 5 12 1 1 0 1 7 12 .218

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Gomez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 ALCS CLE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2003 ALDS1 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLCS SDN 6 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 .150
1998 NLDS2 SDN 4 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 .273
1998 WS SDN 4 11 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364
1996 NLDS2 SDN 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .167

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Gomez — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home755222826259227244.266
Away760237625561433243.258

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chris Gomez — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-09-18 PITLADL 500000002
2008-09-13 PITSTLW 100000000
2008-09-11 PITHOUL 100000000
2008-09-10 PITHOUL 100000000
2008-09-09 PITHOUL 100000000
2008-09-07 PITSFGL 000000010
2008-09-06 PITSFGL 100000000
2008-09-04 PITCINL 422001201
2008-08-31 PITMILL 300000002
2008-08-30 PITMILL 211000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Gomez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 137 68 669 49 4 67
2B 176 138 332 391 13 99
3B 96 66 54 147 8 19
SS 1061 977 1495 2778 123 623

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Gomez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 DET 2B 17 17 37 45 1 7
1993 DET SS 29 23 32 73 4 16
1994 DET 2B 30 28 64 76 4 18
1994 DET SS 57 54 76 134 4 21
1995 DET 2B 31 26 55 82 3 20
1995 DET SS 97 90 155 279 12 61
1996 DET SS 47 38 77 114 6 34
1996 SDN SS 89 88 124 261 13 54
1997 SDN SS 150 146 226 433 15 79
1998 SDN SS 143 136 180 397 12 93
1999 SDN SS 75 75 101 195 12 48
2000 SDN 2B 3 0 3 3 0 2
2000 SDN SS 17 13 24 40 5 10
2001 SDN 2B 8 3 9 11 0 5
2001 SDN SS 36 28 31 58 6 14
2001 TBA SS 58 55 80 131 7 29
2002 TBA SS 130 128 229 356 12 94
2003 MIN 2B 23 16 37 50 1 10
2003 MIN 3B 18 15 14 31 1 3
2003 MIN SS 17 11 13 21 1 3
2004 TOR 1B 19 12 106 12 2 9
2004 TOR 2B 3 3 6 2 0 2
2004 TOR 3B 5 4 2 8 0 1
2004 TOR SS 77 69 108 206 10 46
2005 BAL 1B 42 27 252 15 2 29
2005 BAL 2B 18 13 31 40 1 12
2005 BAL 3B 17 13 11 23 1 1
2005 BAL SS 10 2 5 8 1 3
2006 BAL 1B 27 14 116 7 0 14
2006 BAL 2B 15 13 37 33 1 10
2006 BAL 3B 5 4 3 10 2 1
2006 BAL SS 6 2 5 7 0 2
2007 BAL 1B 36 9 131 9 0 7
2007 BAL 2B 6 5 8 20 0 6
2007 BAL 3B 25 18 13 42 3 9
2007 BAL SS 10 9 13 31 0 9
2007 CLE 1B 8 2 25 2 0 2
2007 CLE 2B 4 4 12 9 0 3
2007 CLE 3B 6 6 6 16 0 3
2008 PIT 1B 5 4 39 4 0 6
2008 PIT 2B 18 10 33 20 2 4
2008 PIT 3B 20 6 5 17 1 1
2008 PIT SS 13 10 16 34 3 7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Chris Gomez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 137
Second Base 176
Third Base 96
Shortstop 1060
Designated Hitter 18

Salary History

Chris Gomez's recorded salaries total $16,339,000 over 16 seasons, 1993 to 2008. Gomez's career, 1993 to 2008, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Chris Gomez — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2008 PIT NL $1,000,000
2007 BAL AL $850,000
2006 BAL AL $850,000
2005 BAL AL $850,000
2004 TOR AL $750,000
2003 MIN AL $500,000
2002 TBA AL $1,000,000
2001 SDN NL $3,000,000
2000 SDN NL $2,600,000
1999 SDN NL $2,200,000
1998 SDN NL $1,150,000
1997 SDN NL $850,000
1996 DET AL $275,000
1995 DET AL $215,000
1994 DET AL $140,000
1993 DET AL $109,000
Total recorded salary $16,339,000

College History

Chris Gomez — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
California State University Long Beach Long Beach CA 1992
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles CA 1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Chris Gomez — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1994 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 6.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chris Gomez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Davenport
    .258 avg, 77 HR
  2. 95
    Ron Oester
    .265 avg, 42 HR
  3. 90
    Chico Carrasquel
    .258 avg, 55 HR
  4. 89
    Rick Burleson
    .273 avg, 50 HR
  5. 89
    Vance Law
    .256 avg, 71 HR
  6. 86
    Andrelton Simmons
    .263 avg, 70 HR

Chris Gomez: the record in brief

July 19, 1993 and September 18, 2008 bracket Chris Gomez's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Detroit Tigers (1993 through 1996), the San Diego Padres (1996 to 2001), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001 through 2002), the Minnesota Twins (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), the Baltimore Orioles (2005 through 2007), the Cleveland Indians (2007), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2008). At 6-foot-1 and 183 pounds, Gomez is listed as a shortstop. Gomez both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is June 16, 1971, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Gomez's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher Cory Gomez.

The batting record for Gomez: 1,515 games, 1,206 hits in 4,604 at bats, and a .262 average, adding 60 homers, 487 runs batted in, and 35 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .325 clip and slugging .360, Gomez finished with a .685 OPS. The .262 career average is close to the .267 the league hit across the same seasons. The single-season home run high is 11, set in 1995. Gomez collected a career-high 132 hits in 1997.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Gomez

What years did Chris Gomez play?
Chris Gomez played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2008.
Was Chris Gomez a pitcher?
No. Chris Gomez was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Chris Gomez hit?
Chris Gomez hit 60 career home runs with 1,206 hits.
What teams did Chris Gomez play for?
Chris Gomez played for 8 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1993–1996), the San Diego Padres (1996–2001), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002), the Minnesota Twins (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), the Baltimore Orioles (2005–2007), the Cleveland Indians (2007), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2008).
What were Chris Gomez's career stats?
In 1,515 games, Chris Gomez had 1,206 hits, 60 home runs, 487 RBI, 517 runs, and 35 stolen bases, with a .262 batting average.
How much did Chris Gomez earn in his career?
Chris Gomez's recorded salaries total $16,339,000 over 16 seasons, 1993 to 2008. Gomez's career, 1993 to 2008, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Chris Gomez's salary?
Chris Gomez's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2008.
What position did Chris Gomez play?
Chris Gomez played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Gomez and how much did he weigh?
Chris Gomez was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 183 pounds.
How many home runs did Chris Gomez hit each season?
Chris Gomez's home runs by season: 0 in 1993, 8 in 1994, 11 in 1995, 4 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 4 in 1998, 1 in 1999, 0 in 2000, 8 in 2001, 10 in 2002, 1 in 2003, 3 in 2004, 1 in 2005, 2 in 2006, 1 in 2007, and 1 in 2008. His most in one season was 11, in 1995.
What was Chris Gomez's career batting average?
Chris Gomez batted .262 over his career, with 1,206 hits in 4,604 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Gomez have?
Chris Gomez drove in 487 runs in his career.
Is Chris Gomez in the Hall of Fame?
No. Chris Gomez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.