Hideo Nomo Stats

Hideo Nomo was born on Saturday, August 31, 1968, in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nomo was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1995, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hideo Nomo baseball stats page.

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"This guy (Hideo Nomo) was put in a glass fishbowl. You can't believe the pressure that was put on this guy from day one. I'll never forget the first time he pitched in San Francisco. When he threw the first pitch, light blubs flashed all over the place. It was the damnedest thing I'd ever seen, but he did great. He knew every person of Japanese ancestry was watching him, pulling for him, finding a hero here in the U.S. And he was super. It will be better this year because he's more comfortable now. Last year, we didn't know how he was going to do; that doubt was there, but now, we know. It should be a lot easier. He has that outstanding forkball, good breaking stuff, and now he knows the hitters better. All I know is this — I've never seen anyone make Barry Bonds look as bad as Nomo did." - Lasorda, Tommy. Spring Training Press Conference. 3 March 1996.

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Hideo 'The Tornado' Nomo Autograph on a 2002 Topps Baseball Card (#93)

Hideo 'The Tornado' Nomo Autograph on a 2002 Topps Baseball Card (#93)

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Birth Name:   Hideo Nomo
Nickname:   The Tornado
Born On:   08-31-1968  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Seiyo Kogyo (Osaka City, Osaka, Japan)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   05-02-1995 (Age 26)
Last Game:   04-18-2008
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent / Signing Bonus = $2,000,000

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Hideo Nomo Pitching Stats

1995 27 Dodgers 28 28 0 13 6 .684 2.54 4 3 0 191.1 780 124 54 63 14 78 2 236 19 5 5 0
1996 28 Dodgers 33 33 0 16 11 .593 3.19 3 2 0 228.1 932 180 81 93 23 85 6 234 11 2 3 0
1997 29 Dodgers 33 33 0 14 12 .538 4.25 1 0 0 207.1 904 193 98 104 23 92 2 233 10 9 4 0
1998 30 Dodgers 12 12 0 2 7 .222 5.05 2 0 0 67.2 295 57 38 39 8 38 0 73 4 3 1 0
1998 30 Mets 17 16 0 4 5 .444 4.82 1 0 0 89.2 392 73 48 49 11 56 2 94 9 1 3 -
1999 31 Brewers 28 28 0 12 8 .600 4.54 0 0 0 176.1 767 173 89 96 27 78 2 161 10 3 1 0
2000 32 Tigers 32 31 0 8 12 .400 4.74 1 0 0 190.0 828 191 100 102 31 89 1 181 16 3 0 0
2001 33 Red Sox 33 33 0 13 10 .565 4.50 2 2 0 198.0 849 171 99 105 26 96 2 220 6 3 0 0
2002 34 Dodgers 34 34 0 16 6 .727 3.39 0 0 0 220.1 926 189 83 92 26 101 5 193 6 2 0 0
2003 35 Dodgers 33 33 0 16 13 .552 3.09 2 2 0 218.1 897 175 75 82 24 98 6 177 11 1 0 0
2004 36 Dodgers 18 18 0 4 11 .267 8.25 0 0 0 84.0 393 105 77 77 19 42 1 54 3 4 0 0
2005 37 Devil Rays 19 19 0 5 8 .385 7.24 0 0 0 100.2 472 127 81 82 16 51 2 59 3 2 0 0
2008 40 Royals 3 0 2 0 0 .000 18.71 0 0 0 4.1 27 10 9 9 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0
12 Years 323 318 2 123 109 .530 4.24 16 9 0 1,976.1 8,462 1,768 932 993 251 908 31 1,918 109 38 17 0

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Hideo Nomo Hitting Stats

1995 27 Dodgers 28 66 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 33 5 1 0 1 .091 .090 .091
1996 28 Dodgers 33 75 1 10 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 38 10 0 0 1 .133 .156 .187
1997 29 Dodgers 33 69 3 11 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 32 5 0 0 0 .159 .171 .232
1998 30 Dodgers 12 20 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 .050 .050 .200
1998 30 Mets 17 30 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 2 0 0 0 .267 .290 .267
1999 31 Brewers 28 56 3 12 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 22 7 0 0 0 .214 .228 .286
2000 32 Tigers 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2001 33 Red Sox 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
2002 34 Dodgers 34 63 3 4 2 0 1 0 3 5 0 32 6 0 0 1 .063 .132 .143
2003 35 Dodgers 33 65 4 9 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 25 6 0 0 1 .138 .176 .200
2004 36 Dodgers 18 26 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 .115 .115 .231
2005 37 Devil Rays 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2008 40 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
12 Years 306 485 22 65 14 1 4 0 26 13 0 222 44 1 0 4 .134 .156 .192

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Hideo Nomo Fielding Stats

1995 Dodgers P 28 28 574 21 0.8 18 6 12 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.85
1996 Dodgers P 33 33 685 35 1.1 34 12 22 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.34
1997 Dodgers P 33 33 622 26 0.8 24 16 8 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.04
1998 Dodgers P 12 12 203 8 0.7 8 6 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.06
1998 Mets P 17 16 269 16 0.9 16 4 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61
1999 Brewers P 28 28 529 22 0.8 22 11 11 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.12
2000 Tigers P 32 31 570 29 0.9 28 12 16 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.33
2001 Red Sox P 33 33 594 37 1.1 36 17 19 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.64
2002 Dodgers P 34 34 661 35 1.0 31 10 21 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .886 1.27
2003 Dodgers P 33 33 654 43 1.3 42 14 28 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.73
2004 Dodgers P 18 18 252 19 1.1 19 5 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.04
2005 Devil Rays P 19 19 303 18 0.9 18 2 16 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60
2008 Royals P 3 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 323 318 5,928 309 1.0 296 115 181 13 18 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.35
12 Years 323 318 5,928 309 1.0 296 115 181 13 18 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.35

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Hideo Nomo Miscellaneous Stats

1995 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 16.5 3.03 11.10 3.67
1996 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 25.0 2.75 9.22 3.35
1997 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 34.5 2.53 10.11 3.99
1998 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 20.0 3.3 10.0 1.92 9.71 5.05
1998 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 10.0 1.68 9.43 5.62
1999 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 2.5 11.2 2.06 8.22 3.98
2000 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 0.0 2.03 8.57 4.22
2001 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.29 10.00 4.36
2002 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 63.0 2.0 21.0 1.91 7.88 4.13
2003 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 65.0 2.6 21.7 1.81 7.30 4.04
2004 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 26.0 1.5 26.0 1.29 5.79 4.50
2005 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.16 5.27 4.56
2008 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 6.24 8.31
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 0 121.3 2.2 18.7 2.11 8.73 4.13

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Hideo Nomo Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 16 $2,109,000.00 Stats -
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 16 $600,000.00 - -
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 16 $900,000.00 - -
1998 Los Angeles Dodgers 16 $2,800,000.00 - -
1998 New York Mets 16 "     "     - -
1999 Milwaukee Brewers 11 $250,000.00 - -
2000 Detroit Tigers 23 $1,000,000.00 - -
2001 Boston Red Sox 11 $4,500,000.00 - -
2002 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 $4,500,000.00 - -
2003 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 $7,750,000.00 - -
2004 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 $9,000,000.00 - -
2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11, 99 $800,000.00 - -
2008 Kansas City Royals 91 $750,000.00 - -

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Hideo Nomo was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-1998), New York Mets (1998), Milwaukee Brewers (1999), Detroit Tigers (2000), Boston Red Sox (2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005), and Kansas City Royals (2008).

Hideo Nomo was the fifth player from Japan to play Major League Baseball, joining, Masanori Murakami (1964), Bobby Fenwick (1972), Steve Chitren (1990) and Jim Bowie (1994); however, when "The Tornado" (Nomo's nickname) was sent to the 1995 All-Star Game, he became the first Japanese-born player to appear in a Midsummer Classic!

HIDEO NOMO ROOKIE CARD

Hideo Nomo Rookie Card | 1995 Stadium Club Baseball Card (#556)
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On September 17, 1996, Hideo Nomo threw his first of two career no-hitters, the first in Major League history by a twirler from Japan, and arguably even more incredible, the first no-no in Coors Field — the most hitter-friendly park in Major League Baseball! Trivia Alert: Do you remember who became the second Japanese pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the majors was? [Answer]

Hideo Nomo No-Hitter | Coors Field | 17 September 1996

On April 4, 2001, Hideo Nomo threw his second career no-hitter, this time in a Boston Red Sox uniform (his first was with the Los Angeles Dodgers), making "The Tornado" the fifth pitcher in baseball history to throw a no-hitter in two different major leagues; joining Ted Breitenstein, Cy Young, Jim Bunning, and Nolan Ryan. Nomo's second no-no was the first thrown in the history of Oriole Park at Camden Yards!

Hideo Nomo No-Hitter | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 4 April 2001

On January 17, 2014, Hideo Nomo was elected to the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame, their third first-ballot inductee, and the youngest player ever inducted (since broken by Hideki Matsui). Tommy Lasorda, via press release, said, "I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, he is truly a Hall of Famer. When he came to the Dodgers in 1995, I remember taking him under my wing like a son and helping him with the transition. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person. The Dodger fans loved him and it became the start of 'Nomomania' in Los Angeles and Japan. Hideo, on behalf of the Dodger organization, congratulations on this prestigious honor. We wish you and your wonderful family many happy and healthy years."