NAME     : Hideo Nomo
  NICKNAME : The Tornado
  ORIGIN   : Japan
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/31/1968
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,880,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Durable

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .973)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 52
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.25  9 10  0  27 27 159.0 149  83  75  82 128 
  At Home        4.96  3  5  0  14 14  78.0  80  46  43  36  61 
  Away           3.56  6  5  0  13 13  81.0  69  37  32  46  67 
  Last Week      0.64  2  0  0   2  2  14.0  10   1   1   4  15 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.14  2  1  0   6  6  35.0  29  20  20  15  22 
  May            4.14  1  3  0   6  6  37.0  36  21  17  24  29 
  June           2.67  2  2  0   5  5  30.1  29  13   9  14  22 
  July           5.31  2  4  0   7  7  39.0  40  23  23  22  38 
  August         3.06  2  0  0   3  3  17.2  15   6   6   7  17 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1995   2.54 13  6  0  28  4   3 191.0  54  78 236  LAN
  1996   3.20 16 11  0  33  3   2 228.0  81  85 234  LAN
  1997   4.26 14 12  0  33  1   0 207.0  98  92 233  LAN
  1998   4.96  6 12  0  29  3   0 156.0  86  94 167  NYN,LAN
  1999   4.55 12  8  0  28  0   0 176.0  89  78 161  ML4
  2000   4.74  8 12  0  32  1   0 190.0 100  89 181  DET
  2001   4.50 13 10  0  33  2   2 198.0  99  96 220  BOS
  2002   4.78 10 16  0  36  3   1 214.2 114  98 178  LA,KC
 
  Total ERA   : 4.17
  Total Wins  : 101
  Total Losses: 97
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 17
  Total K's   : 1738
  Total BB's  : 792
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Los Angeles to Kansas City on 3/31/2002... Pitched NO-HITTER against Oakland on 9/4/2002, striking out 10...