On Nomar and Fleeting Greatness
All the talk of Mike Trout has us thinking about the last time a rookie hit 30 homers leading off. With that, a brief appreciation of Nomar and the fleeting nature of baseball talent.
- Born: 1973/07/23
- Age: 39
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 190
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons:
- Place of birth: Whittier, CA
- Drafted by: the Boston Red Sox in 1994 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28 | 105 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .295 | .356 | .419 | |
| 1995 | 125 | 513 | 77 | 137 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 12 | .267 | .338 | .384 | |
| 1996 | Red Sox | 24 | 87 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .241 | .272 | .471 |
| 1996 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .571 | |
| 1997 | Red Sox | 153 | 684 | 122 | 209 | 44 | 11 | 30 | 98 | 35 | 92 | 22 | 9 | .306 | .342 | .534 |
| 1998 | Red Sox | 143 | 604 | 111 | 195 | 37 | 8 | 35 | 122 | 33 | 62 | 12 | 6 | .323 | .362 | .584 |
| 1999 | Red Sox | 135 | 532 | 103 | 190 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 104 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 3 | .357 | .418 | .603 |
| 2000 | Red Sox | 140 | 529 | 104 | 197 | 51 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 61 | 50 | 5 | 2 | .372 | .434 | .599 |
| 2001 | Red Sox | 21 | 83 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .352 | .470 |
| 2001 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .500 | .750 | |
| 2002 | Red Sox | 156 | 635 | 101 | 197 | 56 | 5 | 24 | 120 | 41 | 63 | 5 | 2 | .310 | .352 | .528 |
| 2003 | Red Sox | 156 | 658 | 120 | 198 | 37 | 13 | 28 | 105 | 39 | 61 | 19 | 5 | .301 | .345 | .524 |
| 2004 | Cubs | 43 | 165 | 28 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .364 | .455 |
| 2004 | Red Sox | 38 | 156 | 24 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .321 | .367 | .500 |
| 2004 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .429 | |
| 2005 | Cubs | 62 | 230 | 28 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .320 | .452 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | |
| 2006 | Dodgers | 122 | 469 | 82 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 93 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 0 | .303 | .367 | .505 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | |
| 2007 | Dodgers | 121 | 431 | 39 | 122 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 1 | .283 | .328 | .371 |
| 2008 | Dodgers | 55 | 163 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .326 | .466 |
| 2008 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .450 | .522 | .650 | |
| 2009 | Athletics | 65 | 160 | 17 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .314 | .388 |
| Career Total | 1434 | 5586 | 927 | 1747 | 370 | 52 | 229 | 936 | 403 | 554 | 95 | 31 | .313 | .361 | .521 | |
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