Hideo Nomo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2008)

W–L 123–109
ERA 4.24
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,918
Pitcher PIV 14130.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
8/31/1968 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan
MLB Debut
1995-05-02
Last Game
2008-04-18
Awards
All-Star · Rookie of the Year
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
123 109 323 318 16 9 0 1976.3 1,768 932 251 908 1,918 4.24 14130.2

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1995 LAN NL 13 6 28 28 4 3 0 191.3 124 54 78 236 2.54 4.45 (+43%) 7766.1
1996 LAN NL 16 11 33 33 3 2 0 228.3 180 81 85 234 3.19 4.61 (+31%) 6194.2
1997 LAN NL 14 12 33 33 1 0 0 207.3 193 98 92 233 4.25 4.39 (+3%) 3374.0
1998 LAN NL 2 7 12 12 2 0 0 67.7 57 38 38 73 5.05 4.43 (-14%) 163.7
1998 NYN NL 4 5 17 16 1 0 0 89.7 73 48 56 94 4.82 4.43 (-9%) -252.7
1999 MIL NL 12 8 28 28 0 0 0 176.3 173 89 78 161 4.54 4.71 (+4%) 146.0
2000 DET AL 8 12 32 31 1 0 0 190.0 191 100 89 181 4.74 4.77 (+1%) -156.9
2001 BOS AL 13 10 33 33 2 2 0 198.0 171 99 96 220 4.50 4.42 (-2%) 1975.9
2002 LAN NL 16 6 34 34 0 0 0 220.3 189 83 101 193 3.39 4.28 (+21%) 756.8
2003 LAN NL 16 13 33 33 2 2 0 218.3 175 75 98 177 3.09 4.40 (+30%) 1142.2
2004 LAN NL 4 11 18 18 0 0 0 84.0 105 77 42 54 8.25 4.46 (-85%) -3952.7
2005 TBA AL 5 8 19 19 0 0 0 100.7 127 81 51 59 7.24 4.29 (-69%) -3026.5
2008 KCA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 10 9 4 3 18.69 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 123 109 323 318 16 9 0 1,976.1 1,768 932 908 1,918 4.24 — 14,130

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
324 485 22 65 14 1 4 26 0 13 222 .134 .156 .192 .348 -3,635

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career OPS .348 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 LAN NL 28 66 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 33 .091 .266 (-66%) .337 (-73%) .417 (-78%) .755 (-76%) -841.2
1996 LAN NL 33 75 1 10 4 0 0 3 0 2 38 .133 .269 (-51%) .340 (-54%) .426 (-56%) .767 (-55%) -706.8
1997 LAN NL 33 69 3 11 5 0 0 2 0 1 32 .159 .266 (-40%) .336 (-49%) .419 (-45%) .756 (-47%) -546.5
1998 LAN NL 12 20 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 .050 — — — — 0.0
1998 NYN NL 17 30 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 .267 — — — — 0.0
1999 MIL NL 29 56 3 12 2 1 0 5 0 1 22 .214 .271 (-21%) .344 (-34%) .433 (-34%) .778 (-34%) -334.1
2000 DET AL 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 BOS AL 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2002 LAN NL 34 63 3 4 2 0 1 3 0 5 32 .063 .261 (-76%) .331 (-60%) .416 (-66%) .747 (-63%) -665.3
2003 LAN NL 33 65 4 9 1 0 1 3 0 3 25 .138 .264 (-48%) .332 (-47%) .422 (-53%) .754 (-50%) -541.0
2004 LAN NL 18 26 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 .115 — — — — 0.0
2005 TBA AL 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 KCA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 324 485 22 65 14 1 4 26 0 13 222 .134 — — — — -3,635

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLDS1 LAN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1995 NLDS2 LAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 2 2 0 8.7 12 10 7 9 10.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLDS1 LAN 0 1 1 1 0 3.7 5 5 5 3 12.27
1995 NLDS2 LAN 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 7 5 2 6 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1622301035415.152
Away1622551230011.118

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1611032.289443642110233.80
Away162943.28744964878954.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-04-18 KCROAKL 000000000
2008-04-15 KCRSEAL 000000000
2008-04-10 KCRNYYL 000000000
2005-07-15 TBRTORL 000000000
2005-07-09 TBRDETW 000000000
2005-07-04 TBRCHWL 000000000
2005-06-27 TBRTORW 000000000
2005-06-21 TBRNYYL 000000000
2005-06-15 TBRMILW 000000000
2005-06-10 TBRPITL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-04-18 KCROAK — 0.1333011
2008-04-15 KCRSEA — 1.0344210
2008-04-10 KCRNYY — 3.0422212
2005-07-15 TBRTOR L 2.2877351
2005-07-09 TBRDET — 5.11144143
2005-07-04 TBRCHW L 4.0888242
2005-06-27 TBRTOR W 7.0822230
2005-06-21 TBRNYY — 4.21066131
2005-06-15 TBRMIL W 7.0422221
2005-06-10 TBRPIT L 6.0455420

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 323 318 115 180 13 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 LAN P 28 28 6 12 3 2
1996 LAN P 33 33 12 22 1 0
1997 LAN P 33 33 16 8 2 2
1998 LAN P 12 12 6 2 0 0
1998 NYN P 17 16 4 12 0 0
1999 MIL P 28 28 11 11 0 3
2000 DET P 32 31 12 16 1 1
2001 BOS P 33 33 17 18 1 2
2002 LAN P 34 34 10 21 4 2
2003 LAN P 33 33 14 28 1 4
2004 LAN P 18 18 5 14 0 1
2005 TBA P 19 19 2 16 0 0
2008 KCA P 3 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 323

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-04-07
1996 Pitcher of the Month September
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-04-13
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-09-21
1995 Pitcher of the Month June
1995 Player of the Week Week of 1995-06-24
1995 Rookie of the Year
1995 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 TBA AL $800,000
2004 LAN NL $9,000,000
2003 LAN NL $7,750,000
2002 LAN NL $4,500,000
2001 BOS AL $4,500,000
2000 DET AL $1,000,000
1999 MIL NL $250,000
1998 LAN NL $2,800,000
1997 LAN NL $900,000
1996 LAN NL $600,000
1995 LAN NL $2,109,000
Total Career Earnings $34,209,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1996 Cy Young Award NL 4th 5.0 140 0
1995 Cy Young Award NL 4th 29.0 140 0
1995 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 118.0 140 18

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Hideo Nomo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ubaldo Jimenez
    114-117, 4.34 ERA
  2. 95
    Francisco Liriano
    112-114, 4.15 ERA
  3. 73
    Jason Schmidt
    130-96, 3.96 ERA
  4. 72
    Scott Kazmir
    108-97, 4.02 ERA
  5. 71
    Chan Ho Park
    124-98, 4.36 ERA
  6. 68
    Gio Gonzalez
    131-101, 3.70 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Hideo Nomo

What years did Hideo Nomo play?
Hideo Nomo played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.
Was Hideo Nomo a pitcher?
Yes. Hideo Nomo pitched in the major leagues, recording 123 wins and 1918 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hideo Nomo hit?
Hideo Nomo hit 4 career home runs with 65 hits.