Hideo Nomo vs. Oscar Zamora — Career Comparison

Hideo Nomo
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Oscar Zamora
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hideo Nomo built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Zamora as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hideo Nomo led in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 56), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87). Oscar Zamora held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 167 vs 75). Role difference aside, Hideo Nomo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Hideo Nomo and Oscar Zamora

Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
6.33
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.56
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.92
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.24
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.53
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.2
9
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1768
8.05
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
10.26
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.14
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.32
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
4.13
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.84
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
8.73
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
3.97
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
38.53
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
968
38.78
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.52
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.85
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.43
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.72
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.45
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.92
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7372
33.57
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.05
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Hideo Nomo and Oscar Zamora

Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
6.33
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.2
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.52
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.82
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.4
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.84
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.34
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.78
95.78
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hideo Nomo and Oscar Zamora

Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
358.01
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
2708.57
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
535.91
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
28
480
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
71.82
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.83
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.47
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.99
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.31
18.02
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.07
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
102.76
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
86.19
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.31
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.73
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.62
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.42
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-15.84
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.36
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
222
245.3
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
48.62
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Oscar Zamora
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Zamora
Career
Per 600 PA