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.
"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.
Hideo NomoHideo 'The Tornado' Nomo Autograph on a 2002 Topps Baseball Card (#93) |
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Hideo NomoHideo Nomo Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
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 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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 |
Hideo NomoHideo Nomo Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 306 | 485 | 22 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 222 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .134 | .156 | .192 |
Hideo NomoHideo Nomo Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Hideo NomoHideo Nomo Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 121.3 | 2.2 | 18.7 | 2.11 | 8.73 | 4.13 |
Hideo NomoHideo Nomo Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | - | - |
Hideo Nomo Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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 | 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."