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Nomar Garciaparra played 14 major-league seasons (1996-2009) as a SS (1,055), 1B (210), 3B (94), 2B (1). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 15 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23 | BOS | 24 | 87 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .241 | .743 | 83 |
| 1997 | 24 | BOS | 153 | 684 | 122 | 209 | 30 | 98 | 22 | 35 | 92 | .306 | .875 | 125 |
| 1998 | 25 | BOS | 143 | 604 | 111 | 195 | 35 | 122 | 12 | 33 | 62 | .323 | .946 | 142 |
| 1999 | 26 | BOS | 135 | 532 | 103 | 190 | 27 | 104 | 14 | 51 | 39 | .357 | 1.022 | 158 |
| 2000 | 27 | BOS | 140 | 529 | 104 | 197 | 21 | 96 | 5 | 61 | 50 | .372 | 1.033 | 160 |
| 2001 | 28 | BOS | 21 | 83 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .289 | .822 | 115 |
| 2002 | 29 | BOS | 156 | 635 | 101 | 197 | 24 | 120 | 5 | 41 | 63 | .310 | .880 | 131 |
| 2003 | 30 | BOS | 156 | 658 | 120 | 198 | 28 | 105 | 19 | 39 | 61 | .301 | .870 | 126 |
| 2004 | 31 | BOS | 38 | 156 | 24 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .321 | .867 | 124 |
| 2004 | 31 | CHN | 43 | 165 | 28 | 49 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 14 | .297 | .819 | 117 |
| 2005 | 32 | CHN | 62 | 230 | 28 | 65 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .283 | .772 | 106 |
| 2006 | 33 | LAN | 122 | 469 | 82 | 142 | 20 | 93 | 3 | 42 | 30 | .303 | .872 | 128 |
| 2007 | 34 | LAN | 121 | 431 | 39 | 122 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 31 | 41 | .283 | .700 | 86 |
| 2008 | 35 | LAN | 55 | 163 | 24 | 43 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 11 | .264 | .792 | 111 |
| 2009 | 36 | OAK | 65 | 160 | 17 | 45 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 28 | .281 | .701 | 84 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | SS | 22 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 1 | 11 |
| 1996 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SS | 153 | 152 | 249 | 450 | 21 | 113 |
| 1998 | SS | 143 | 143 | 228 | 402 | 25 | 68 |
| 1999 | SS | 134 | 133 | 232 | 357 | 17 | 72 |
| 2000 | SS | 136 | 136 | 201 | 402 | 18 | 65 |
| 2001 | SS | 21 | 21 | 34 | 56 | 3 | 13 |
| 2002 | SS | 154 | 153 | 220 | 467 | 25 | 92 |
| 2003 | SS | 156 | 155 | 216 | 456 | 20 | 83 |
| 2004 | SS | 79 | 78 | 121 | 175 | 9 | 34 |
| 2005 | 3B | 34 | 34 | 20 | 65 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | SS | 26 | 25 | 41 | 51 | 6 | 16 |
| 2006 | 1B | 118 | 117 | 1059 | 61 | 4 | 113 |
| 2007 | 1B | 68 | 66 | 556 | 27 | 4 | 52 |
| 2007 | 3B | 43 | 41 | 32 | 64 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | SS | 31 | 29 | 29 | 89 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3B | 11 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1B | 8 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1B | 16 | 11 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2009 | 3B | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Nomar Garciaparra won: Rookie of the Year 1997 (AL), Silver Slugger 1997 (AL), TSN All-Star 1997 (AL), TSN All-Star 1999 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (8 ballot finishes, 1 win). Full year pages: 2006, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 83 / 392 | 0 |
| 1997 | Rookie of the Year (winner) | AL | 1 | 140 / 140 | 28 |
| 1998 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 2 | 232 / 392 | 5 |
| 1999 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 137 / 392 | 0 |
| 2000 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 9 | 66 / 392 | 0 |
| 2002 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12 | 24 / 392 | 0 |
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 99 / 392 | 1 |
| 2006 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 13 | 18 / 448 | 0 |
Nomar Garciaparra ranks on 3 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #33 | shortstops | 2000 | 160 OPS+ |
| #43 | shortstops | 1999 | 158 OPS+ |
| #105 | shortstops | 1998 | 142 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.