What years did Omar Vizquel play?

Omar Vizquel played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2012.

Was Omar Vizquel a pitcher?

No. Omar Vizquel was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Omar Vizquel hit?

Omar Vizquel hit 80 career home runs with 2,877 hits.

What teams did Omar Vizquel play for?

Omar Vizquel played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1989–1993), the Cleveland Indians (1994–2004), the San Francisco Giants (2005–2008), the Texas Rangers (2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010–2011), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2012).

Did Omar Vizquel win an MVP award?

No. Omar Vizquel did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Omar Vizquel win?

Omar Vizquel won 11 Gold Gloves (1993–2001, 2005–2006). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Omar Vizquel's career stats?

In 2,968 games, Omar Vizquel had 2,877 hits, 80 home runs, 951 RBI, 1,445 runs, and 404 stolen bases, with a .272 batting average.

What was Omar Vizquel's salary?

Omar Vizquel's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 2012.

What position did Omar Vizquel play?

Omar Vizquel played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Omar Vizquel and how much did he weigh?

Omar Vizquel was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Omar Vizquel hit each season?

Omar Vizquel's home runs by season: 1 in 1989, 2 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 0 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 1 in 1994, 6 in 1995, 9 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 2 in 1998, 5 in 1999, 7 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 14 in 2002, 2 in 2003, 7 in 2004, 3 in 2005, 4 in 2006, 4 in 2007, 0 in 2008, 1 in 2009, 2 in 2010, 0 in 2011, and 0 in 2012. His most in one season was 14, in 2002.

What was Omar Vizquel's career batting average?

Omar Vizquel batted .272 over his career, with 2,877 hits in 10,586 at bats.

How many RBI did Omar Vizquel have?

Omar Vizquel drove in 951 runs in his career.

Omar Vizquel

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2012)

Omar Vizquel was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2012 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 24 seasons. In 2,968 career games, he hit .272 with 2,877 hits, 80 home runs, and 951 RBI. Omar Vizquel was a 3-time All-Star and a 11-time Gold Glove.

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 October 17, 2026

AVG .272

HR 80

RBI 951

H 2,877

OPS .688

PIV -12,514

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 4/24/1967 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1989-04-03
Last Game: 2012-10-03
Awards: 3× All-Star · 11× Gold Glove

Full name: Omar Enrique Vizquel

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Career Batting Statistics

Omar Vizquel — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,968	10,586	1,445	2,877	456	77	80	951	404	1,028	1,087	.272	.336	.352	.688	-12,514

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 14.9% below league average.

Career OPS .688 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 7.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Omar Vizquel 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
1989	SEA	AL	143	387	45	85	7	3	1	20	1	28	40	.220	.254 (-14%)	.319 (-15%)	.375 (-30%)	.694 (-23%)	-1357.7
1990	SEA	AL	81	255	19	63	3	2	2	18	4	18	22	.247	.257 (-4%)	.324 (-9%)	.385 (-23%)	.710 (-17%)	-652.2
1991	SEA	AL	142	426	42	98	16	4	1	41	7	45	37	.230	.255 (-10%)	.323 (-7%)	.384 (-24%)	.708 (-16%)	-1021.7
1992	SEA	AL	136	483	49	142	20	4	0	21	15	32	38	.294	.255 (+15%)	.322 (+5%)	.377 (-7%)	.699 (-1%)	-51.0
1993	SEA	AL	158	560	68	143	14	2	2	31	12	50	71	.255	.265 (-4%)	.332 (-4%)	.403 (-26%)	.735 (-16%)	-1329.8
1994	CLE	AL	69	286	39	78	10	1	1	33	13	23	23	.273	.269 (+1%)	.338 (-4%)	.424 (-23%)	.763 (-15%)	-671.4
1995	CLE	AL	136	542	87	144	28	0	6	56	29	59	59	.266	.266 (avg)	.337 (-1%)	.417 (-16%)	.755 (-9%)	-823.9
1996	CLE	AL	151	542	98	161	36	1	9	64	35	56	42	.297	.269 (+10%)	.340 (+6%)	.426 (-2%)	.767 (+2%)	209.3
1997	CLE	AL	153	565	89	158	23	6	5	49	43	57	58	.280	.266 (+5%)	.336 (+3%)	.419 (-12%)	.756 (-5%)	-420.2
1998	CLE	AL	151	576	86	166	30	6	2	50	37	62	64	.288	.266 (+8%)	.335 (+7%)	.420 (-12%)	.755 (-3%)	-226.1
1999	CLE	AL	144	574	112	191	36	4	5	66	42	65	50	.333	.271 (+23%)	.344 (+15%)	.433 (avg)	.778 (+7%)	1007.4
2000	CLE	AL	156	613	101	176	27	3	7	66	22	87	72	.287	.270 (+6%)	.344 (+9%)	.437 (-14%)	.782 (-4%)	-152.9
2001	CLE	AL	155	611	84	156	26	8	2	50	13	61	72	.255	.263 (-3%)	.332 (-3%)	.426 (-22%)	.758 (-13%)	-1298.8
2002	CLE	AL	151	582	85	160	31	5	14	72	18	56	64	.275	.261 (+5%)	.331 (+3%)	.416 (avg)	.747 (+1%)	156.2
2003	CLE	AL	64	250	43	61	13	2	2	19	8	29	20	.244	.264 (-8%)	.332 (-3%)	.422 (-20%)	.754 (-13%)	-499.1
2004	CLE	AL	148	567	82	165	28	3	7	59	19	57	62	.291	.266 (+9%)	.335 (+5%)	.427 (-9%)	.762 (-3%)	-195.2
2005	SFN	NL	152	568	66	154	28	4	3	45	24	56	58	.271	.264 (+3%)	.330 (+3%)	.418 (-16%)	.749 (-8%)	-597.2
2006	SFN	NL	153	579	88	171	22	10	4	58	24	56	51	.295	.269 (+10%)	.336 (+7%)	.431 (-10%)	.768 (-2%)	-148.5
2007	SFN	NL	145	513	54	126	18	3	4	51	14	44	48	.246	.268 (-8%)	.335 (-9%)	.422 (-25%)	.758 (-18%)	-1508.4
2008	SFN	NL	92	266	24	59	10	1	0	23	5	24	29	.222	.263 (-16%)	.333 (-15%)	.416 (-36%)	.749 (-27%)	-1154.3
2009	TEX	AL	62	177	17	47	7	2	1	14	4	13	27	.266	.262 (+1%)	.332 (-5%)	.417 (-18%)	.750 (-12%)	-342.2
2010	CHA	AL	108	344	36	95	11	1	2	30	11	34	45	.276	.257 (+7%)	.325 (+5%)	.402 (-18%)	.728 (-8%)	-341.4
2011	CHA	AL	58	167	18	42	7	1	0	8	1	9	18	.251	.255 (-1%)	.320 (-11%)	.399 (-23%)	.719 (-18%)	-482.8
2012	TOR	AL	60	153	13	36	5	1	0	7	3	7	17	.235	.254 (-8%)	.318 (-17%)	.405 (-31%)	.724 (-25%)	-611.9
Career · 24 seasons			2,968	10,586	1,445	2,877	456	77	80	951	404	1,028	1,087	.272	—	—	—	—	-12,514

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

Omar Vizquel — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
57	228	28	57	7	4	0	20	25	36	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Omar Vizquel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	ALDS1	CLE	5	22	2	9	1	1	6	1	1	.409
1999	ALDS1	CLE	5	21	3	5	1	1	3	2	3	.238
1998	ALCS	CLE	6	25	2	11	0	1	0	1	3	.440
1998	ALDS1	CLE	4	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.067
1997	ALCS	CLE	6	25	1	1	0	0	0	2	10	.040
1997	ALDS1	CLE	5	18	3	9	0	0	1	2	1	.500
1997	WS	CLE	7	30	5	7	2	0	1	3	5	.233
1996	ALDS1	CLE	4	14	4	6	1	0	2	3	4	.429
1995	ALCS	CLE	6	23	2	2	1	0	2	5	2	.087
1995	ALDS1	CLE	3	12	2	2	1	0	4	2	2	.167
1995	WS	CLE	6	23	3	4	0	1	1	3	5	.174

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Omar Vizquel — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1491	5191	736	1418	35	496	.273
Away	1477	5395	709	1459	45	455	.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

Omar Vizquel — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2012-10-03	TOR	MIN	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
2012-10-01	TOR	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-26	TOR	BAL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-24	TOR	BAL	W	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
2012-09-19	TOR	NYY	L	4	0	2	1	1	0	0
2012-09-16	TOR	BOS	W	4	1	2	1	1	0	1
2012-09-13	TOR	SEA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012-09-09	TOR	BOS	W	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
2012-09-01	TOR	TBR	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
2012-08-25	TOR	BAL	L	3	0	2	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Omar Vizquel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	0	7	1	0	0
2B	76	64	100	179	1	41
3B	150	100	59	194	6	22
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
SS	2709	2609	4102	7676	183	1734

Season-by-Season Fielding

Omar Vizquel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	SEA	SS	143	131	208	388	18	102
1990	SEA	SS	81	78	103	239	7	48
1991	SEA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991	SEA	SS	138	123	224	422	13	105
1992	SEA	SS	136	128	223	403	7	92
1993	SEA	SS	155	150	245	475	15	108
1994	CLE	SS	69	68	113	204	6	54
1995	CLE	SS	136	135	210	405	9	84
1996	CLE	SS	150	149	226	447	20	91
1997	CLE	SS	152	149	245	429	10	98
1998	CLE	SS	151	149	273	442	5	94
1999	CLE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999	CLE	SS	143	140	221	396	15	88
2000	CLE	SS	156	154	231	414	3	99
2001	CLE	SS	154	152	219	414	7	88
2002	CLE	SS	150	148	239	431	7	98
2003	CLE	SS	64	63	114	203	7	59
2004	CLE	SS	147	141	200	396	11	91
2005	SFN	SS	150	144	234	426	8	81
2006	SFN	SS	152	148	205	390	4	87
2007	SFN	SS	143	136	198	444	9	90
2008	SFN	SS	84	76	108	179	2	43
2009	TEX	2B	16	14	23	49	0	12
2009	TEX	3B	20	9	5	22	0	2
2009	TEX	SS	27	22	32	76	0	22
2010	CHA	2B	19	18	22	41	0	9
2010	CHA	3B	83	62	31	110	3	15
2010	CHA	SS	9	8	13	15	0	6
2011	CHA	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0
2011	CHA	2B	16	14	23	37	1	7
2011	CHA	3B	29	20	13	31	0	2
2011	CHA	SS	9	8	8	18	0	3
2012	TOR	1B	2	0	6	0	0	0
2012	TOR	2B	24	18	32	52	0	13
2012	TOR	3B	18	9	10	31	3	3
2012	TOR	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012	TOR	SS	10	9	10	20	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Omar Vizquel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	3
Second Base	76
Third Base	150
Shortstop	2709
Left Field	1
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	7

Awards & Honors

Omar Vizquel — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2006	Gold Glove	SS
2005	Gold Glove	SS
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-05-04
2001	Gold Glove	SS
2000	Gold Glove	SS
1999	Gold Glove	SS
1998	Gold Glove	SS
1997	Gold Glove	SS
1996	Gold Glove	SS
1996	Hutch Award
1995	Gold Glove	SS
1994	Gold Glove	SS
1993	Gold Glove	SS

Salary History

Omar Vizquel's recorded salaries total $63,210,668 over 24 seasons, 1989 to 2012. Vizquel's career, 1989 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Omar Vizquel — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	TOR	AL	$750,000
2011	CHA	AL	$1,750,000
2010	CHA	AL	$1,375,000
2009	TEX	AL	$1,000,000
2008	SFN	NL	$5,000,000
2007	SFN	NL	$5,140,084
2006	SFN	NL	$3,640,084
2005	SFN	NL	$3,250,000
2004	CLE	AL	$6,000,000
2003	CLE	AL	$5,500,000
2002	CLE	AL	$4,500,000
2001	CLE	AL	$3,000,000
2000	CLE	AL	$3,000,000
1999	CLE	AL	$3,050,000
1998	CLE	AL	$3,050,000
1997	CLE	AL	$3,050,000
1996	CLE	AL	$3,050,000
1995	CLE	AL	$2,900,000
1994	CLE	AL	$2,350,000
1993	SEA	AL	$1,112,500
1992	SEA	AL	$360,000
1991	SEA	AL	$180,000
1990	SEA	AL	$135,000
1989	SEA	AL	$68,000
Total recorded salary			$63,210,668

Award Voting History

Omar Vizquel — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1999	Most Valuable Player	AL	16th	3.0	392	0

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Omar Vizquel: the record in brief

April 3, 1989 and October 3, 2012 bracket Omar Vizquel's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (1989 through 1993), the Cleveland Indians (1994 through 2004), the San Francisco Giants (2005 to 2008), the Texas Rangers (2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010 to 2011), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2012). The bio lists Vizquel as a shortstop who batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5 feet, 9 inches and 180 pounds. The birth record reads April 24, 1967, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. The given name on file is Omar Enrique Vizquel.

Vizquel collected 2,877 hits in 10,586 at bats across 2,968 games, good for a .272 batting average, along with 80 home runs, 951 RBI, and 404 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .336 and .352 give Vizquel a career OPS of .688. Vizquel hit .272 while the league hit .263 over the same span, a figure close to average. In OPS terms, Vizquel's .688 stands 7.7% below the league's .746.

Frequently Asked Questions about Omar Vizquel

What years did Omar Vizquel play?: Omar Vizquel played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2012.
Was Omar Vizquel a pitcher?: No. Omar Vizquel was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Omar Vizquel hit?: Omar Vizquel hit 80 career home runs with 2,877 hits.
What teams did Omar Vizquel play for?: Omar Vizquel played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1989–1993), the Cleveland Indians (1994–2004), the San Francisco Giants (2005–2008), the Texas Rangers (2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010–2011), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2012).
Did Omar Vizquel win an MVP award?: No. Omar Vizquel did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Omar Vizquel win?: Omar Vizquel won 11 Gold Gloves (1993–2001, 2005–2006). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Omar Vizquel's career stats?: In 2,968 games, Omar Vizquel had 2,877 hits, 80 home runs, 951 RBI, 1,445 runs, and 404 stolen bases, with a .272 batting average.
How much did Omar Vizquel earn in his career?: Omar Vizquel's recorded salaries total $63,210,668 over 24 seasons, 1989 to 2012. Vizquel's career, 1989 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Omar Vizquel's salary?: Omar Vizquel's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 2012.
What position did Omar Vizquel play?: Omar Vizquel played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Omar Vizquel and how much did he weigh?: Omar Vizquel was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Omar Vizquel hit each season?: Omar Vizquel's home runs by season: 1 in 1989, 2 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 0 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 1 in 1994, 6 in 1995, 9 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 2 in 1998, 5 in 1999, 7 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 14 in 2002, 2 in 2003, 7 in 2004, 3 in 2005, 4 in 2006, 4 in 2007, 0 in 2008, 1 in 2009, 2 in 2010, 0 in 2011, and 0 in 2012. His most in one season was 14, in 2002.
What was Omar Vizquel's career batting average?: Omar Vizquel batted .272 over his career, with 2,877 hits in 10,586 at bats.
How many RBI did Omar Vizquel have?: Omar Vizquel drove in 951 runs in his career.