Biography[]
Chris Gomez (Christopher Cory Gomez) was born on June 16, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on July 19, 1993 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1994, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 8 home runs and 53 RBI. Gomez played for the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Chris Gomez's best season was 1997, when he knocked in 54 runs.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
1993
|
DET
|
A
|
46
|
128
|
11
|
32
|
0
|
11
|
.250
|
.304
|
.320
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
17
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1994
|
DET
|
A
|
84
|
296
|
32
|
76
|
8
|
53
|
.257
|
.336
|
.402
|
19
|
0
|
33
|
64
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
8
|
1995
|
DET
|
A
|
123
|
431
|
49
|
96
|
11
|
50
|
.223
|
.292
|
.355
|
20
|
2
|
41
|
96
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
13
|
1996
|
SD
|
N
|
89
|
328
|
32
|
86
|
3
|
29
|
.262
|
.349
|
.345
|
16
|
1
|
39
|
64
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
1996
|
DET
|
A
|
48
|
128
|
21
|
31
|
1
|
16
|
.242
|
.340
|
.305
|
5
|
0
|
18
|
20
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1996
|
Total
|
|
137
|
456
|
53
|
117
|
4
|
45
|
.257
|
.347
|
.333
|
21
|
1
|
57
|
84
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
16
|
1997
|
SD
|
N
|
150
|
522
|
62
|
132
|
5
|
54
|
.253
|
.326
|
.326
|
19
|
2
|
53
|
114
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
16
|
1998
|
SD
|
N
|
145
|
449
|
55
|
120
|
4
|
39
|
.267
|
.346
|
.379
|
32
|
3
|
51
|
87
|
5
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
11
|
1999
|
SD
|
N
|
76
|
234
|
20
|
59
|
1
|
15
|
.252
|
.331
|
.308
|
8
|
1
|
27
|
49
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
2000
|
SD
|
N
|
33
|
54
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
3
|
.222
|
.306
|
.222
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2001
|
TB
|
A
|
58
|
189
|
31
|
57
|
8
|
36
|
.302
|
.332
|
.513
|
16
|
0
|
8
|
24
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
2001
|
SD
|
N
|
40
|
112
|
6
|
21
|
0
|
7
|
.188
|
.244
|
.214
|
3
|
0
|
9
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
2001
|
Total
|
|
98
|
301
|
37
|
78
|
8
|
43
|
.259
|
.298
|
.402
|
19
|
0
|
17
|
38
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
9
|
2002
|
TB
|
A
|
130
|
461
|
51
|
122
|
10
|
46
|
.265
|
.305
|
.410
|
31
|
3
|
21
|
58
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
2003
|
MIN
|
A
|
58
|
175
|
14
|
44
|
1
|
15
|
.251
|
.279
|
.354
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
2004
|
TOR
|
A
|
109
|
341
|
41
|
96
|
3
|
37
|
.282
|
.337
|
.346
|
11
|
1
|
28
|
41
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
2005
|
BAL
|
A
|
89
|
219
|
27
|
61
|
1
|
18
|
.279
|
.359
|
.342
|
11
|
0
|
27
|
17
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
2006
|
BAL
|
A
|
55
|
132
|
14
|
45
|
2
|
17
|
.341
|
.387
|
.439
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
2007
|
BAL
|
A
|
73
|
169
|
17
|
51
|
1
|
16
|
.302
|
.339
|
.391
|
10
|
1
|
10
|
20
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
2007
|
CLE
|
A
|
19
|
53
|
4
|
15
|
0
|
5
|
.283
|
.278
|
.321
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2007
|
TOT
|
A
|
92
|
222
|
21
|
66
|
1
|
21
|
.297
|
.325
|
.374
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
26
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
533
|
1699
|
179
|
430
|
13
|
147
|
.253
|
.331
|
.330
|
78
|
7
|
186
|
333
|
17
|
18
|
10
|
12
|
50
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
892
|
2722
|
312
|
726
|
46
|
320
|
.267
|
.322
|
.380
|
148
|
11
|
209
|
387
|
23
|
57
|
25
|
4
|
81
|
Total
|
|
|
1425
|
4421
|
491
|
1156
|
59
|
467
|
.261
|
.326
|
.361
|
226
|
18
|
395
|
720
|
40
|
57
|
35
|
16
|
131
|
Fielding Stats[]
1993
|
DET
|
A
|
2B
|
17
|
17
|
138
|
37
|
45
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.988
|
1993
|
DET
|
A
|
DH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1993
|
DET
|
A
|
SS
|
29
|
23
|
204.2
|
32
|
73
|
4
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.963
|
1994
|
DET
|
A
|
2B
|
30
|
28
|
249.1
|
64
|
76
|
4
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
1994
|
DET
|
A
|
SS
|
57
|
54
|
478
|
76
|
134
|
4
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.981
|
1995
|
DET
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1995
|
DET
|
A
|
SS
|
97
|
90
|
798
|
155
|
279
|
12
|
61
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.973
|
1995
|
DET
|
A
|
2B
|
31
|
26
|
232.1
|
55
|
82
|
3
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
1996
|
SD
|
N
|
SS
|
89
|
88
|
802
|
124
|
261
|
13
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.967
|
1996
|
DET
|
A
|
SS
|
47
|
38
|
344
|
77
|
114
|
6
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.970
|
1996
|
Total
|
|
SS
|
136
|
126
|
1146
|
201
|
375
|
19
|
88
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.968
|
1997
|
SD
|
N
|
SS
|
149
|
145
|
1279.2
|
226
|
433
|
15
|
79
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.978
|
1998
|
SD
|
N
|
SS
|
143
|
136
|
1191.1
|
180
|
397
|
12
|
93
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.980
|
1999
|
SD
|
N
|
SS
|
75
|
75
|
627.2
|
101
|
195
|
12
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.961
|
2000
|
SD
|
N
|
SS
|
17
|
13
|
114.2
|
24
|
40
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.928
|
2000
|
SD
|
N
|
2B
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
TB
|
A
|
SS
|
58
|
55
|
486
|
81
|
131
|
7
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.968
|
2001
|
SD
|
N
|
2B
|
8
|
3
|
34.2
|
9
|
11
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
SD
|
N
|
SS
|
36
|
28
|
245.1
|
32
|
58
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.938
|
2001
|
Total
|
|
SS
|
94
|
83
|
731.1
|
113
|
189
|
13
|
43
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.959
|
2002
|
TB
|
A
|
SS
|
130
|
128
|
1114.1
|
230
|
356
|
12
|
94
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.980
|
2003
|
MIN
|
A
|
SS
|
17
|
11
|
103
|
13
|
21
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.971
|
2003
|
MIN
|
A
|
2B
|
23
|
16
|
159.2
|
37
|
50
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
2003
|
MIN
|
A
|
DH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2003
|
MIN
|
A
|
3B
|
18
|
15
|
141.2
|
14
|
31
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.978
|
2004
|
TOR
|
A
|
1B
|
19
|
12
|
115
|
105
|
12
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.983
|
2004
|
TOR
|
A
|
2B
|
3
|
3
|
23
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2004
|
TOR
|
A
|
3B
|
5
|
4
|
31.1
|
2
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2004
|
TOR
|
A
|
SS
|
77
|
69
|
638
|
109
|
206
|
10
|
46
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.969
|
2004
|
TOR
|
A
|
DH
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2005
|
BAL
|
A
|
3B
|
17
|
13
|
120
|
11
|
23
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.971
|
2005
|
BAL
|
A
|
1B
|
42
|
27
|
241
|
252
|
15
|
2
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.993
|
2005
|
BAL
|
A
|
SS
|
10
|
2
|
31
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.929
|
2005
|
BAL
|
A
|
2B
|
18
|
13
|
123.2
|
31
|
40
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
2005
|
BAL
|
A
|
DH
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2006
|
BAL
|
A
|
1B
|
27
|
14
|
138
|
116
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
BAL
|
A
|
3B
|
5
|
4
|
37.1
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.867
|
2006
|
BAL
|
A
|
2B
|
15
|
13
|
118.1
|
37
|
33
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
2006
|
BAL
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2006
|
BAL
|
A
|
SS
|
6
|
2
|
27
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
BAL
|
A
|
1B
|
36
|
9
|
116.2
|
131
|
9
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
BAL
|
A
|
3B
|
25
|
18
|
177
|
13
|
42
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.945
|
2007
|
BAL
|
A
|
SS
|
10
|
9
|
71
|
13
|
31
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
BAL
|
A
|
2B
|
6
|
5
|
43
|
8
|
20
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
CLE
|
A
|
1B
|
8
|
2
|
34.2
|
25
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
CLE
|
A
|
3B
|
6
|
6
|
58
|
6
|
16
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
CLE
|
A
|
2B
|
4
|
4
|
25
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
BAL
|
A
|
DH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2007
|
Total
|
A
|
1B
|
44
|
11
|
151.1
|
156
|
11
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
Total
|
A
|
2B
|
10
|
9
|
68
|
20
|
29
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
Total
|
A
|
3B
|
31
|
24
|
235
|
19
|
58
|
3
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.962
|
Total
|
|
|
2B
|
158
|
128
|
1158
|
299
|
371
|
11
|
95
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
Total
|
|
|
SS
|
1047
|
966
|
8555.2
|
1483
|
2744
|
120
|
616
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
Total
|
|
|
3B
|
76
|
60
|
565.1
|
49
|
130
|
7
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.962
|
Total
|
|
|
1B
|
132
|
64
|
645.1
|
629
|
45
|
4
|
61
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.994
|
Total
|
|
|
DH
|
18
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Transactions[]
- Selected by California Angels in the 37th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1989).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 6, 1992).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with John Flaherty to San Diego Padres in exchange for Brad Ausmus, Andujar Cedeno and Russ Spear (June 18, 1996).
- Released by San Diego Padres (June 22, 2001).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (June 27, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 7, 2001).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (September 30, 2002).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 9, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2003).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 7, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 8, 2004).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 13, 2004).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Baltimore Orioles (December 20, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 18, 2006).
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