Omar Vizquel

Q: When was Omar Vizquel born?

Omar Vizquel was born on April 24, 1967.

Q: Where was Omar Vizquel born?

Omar Vizquel was born in Caracas, Distrito Federal.

Q: How tall is Omar Vizquel?

Omar Vizquel is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Omar Vizquel weigh when playing?

Omar Vizquel weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Omar Vizquel play?

Omar Vizquel played 24 seasons.

Q: Is Omar Vizquel in the Hall of Fame?

Omar Vizquel has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Omar Vizquel play?

Omar Vizquel was a Shortstop and Third Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Omar Vizquel have?

Omar Vizquel had 2,877 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Omar Vizquel have?

Omar Vizquel had 80 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Omar Vizquel's average?

Omar Vizquel had a .272 average over his career.

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela ve

High School: Francisco Espejo (Miranda, Venezuela)

Debut: April 3, 1989 (Age 21-344d, 15,575th in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 45-162d)
vs. MIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Adam Katz

Full Name: Omar Enrique Vizquel

Nicknames: Little O or Kíke

Pronunciation: \viz-KELL\

Twitter: @VizquelOmar13

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

45.6

10586

2877

.272

1445

RBI

951

404

OBP

.336

SLG

.352

OPS

.688

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1984	17	SEA-min	Rk	15	49	45	7	14	2	0	0	4	2	0	3	8	.311	.347	.356	.702		16		0	0	1	0		BTE · PION
1985	18	SEA-min	A-	50	204	187	24	42	9	0	5	17	4	3	12	27	.225	.270	.353	.623		66		0	4	1	1		BLH · NORW
1986	19	SEA-min	A	105	425	352	60	75	13	2	4	28	19	6	64	56	.213	.333	.295	.629		104		2	2	5	1		WAU · MIDW
1987	20	SEA-min	A	114	474	407	61	107	12	8	0	38	25	19	57	56	.263	.350	.332	.682		135		0	6	4	1		SLS · CALL
1988	21	SEA-min	AA,AAA	136	543	481	64	119	20	5	3	47	32	15	47	58	.247	.314	.328	.642		158		3	4	8	2		VMT,CGY · EL,PCL
1989	22	SEA-min	AAA	7	32	28	3	6	2	0	0	3	0	2	3	4	.214	.313	.286	.598		8		1	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1989	22	SEA	AL	143	431	387	45	85	7	3	1	20	1	4	28	40	.220	.273	.261	.534	50	101	6	1	13	2	0	*6/H
1990	23	SEA-min	AAA,A+	54	207	178	23	42	6	2	0	11	5	5	16	11	.236	.303	.292	.595		52		2	9	2	0		CGY,SBR · PCL,CALL
1990	23	SEA	AL	81	285	255	19	63	3	2	2	18	4	1	18	22	.247	.295	.298	.593	67	76	7	0	10	2	0	6
1991	24	SEA	AL	142	482	426	42	98	16	4	1	41	7	2	45	37	.230	.302	.293	.595	66	125	8	0	8	3	0	*6H/4
1992	25	SEA-min	AAA	6	24	22	0	6	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	.273	.333	.318	.652		7	3	1	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1992	25	SEA	AL	136	527	483	49	142	20	4	0	21	15	13	32	38	.294	.340	.352	.692	95	170	14	2	9	1	0	*6/H
1993	26	SEA	AL	158	630	560	68	143	14	2	2	31	12	14	50	71	.255	.319	.298	.618	67	167	7	4	13	3	2	*6/HD	GG
1994	27	CLE-min	AAA	7	28	26	3	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	.269	.321	.308	.629		8	0	0	0	0	1		CHR · IL
1994	27	CLE	AL	69	322	286	39	78	10	1	1	33	13	4	23	23	.273	.325	.325	.650	71	93	4	0	11	2	0	6/H	GG
1995	28	CLE	AL	136	622	542	87	144	28	0	6	56	29	11	59	59	.266	.333	.351	.684	78	190	4	1	10	10	0	*6/H	GG
1996	29	CLE	AL	151	623	542	98	161	36	1	9	64	35	9	56	42	.297	.362	.417	.779	98	226	10	4	12	9	0	*6/H	GG
1997	30	CLE	AL	153	642	565	89	158	23	6	5	49	43	12	57	58	.280	.347	.368	.715	85	208	16	2	16	2	1	*6/H	GG
1998	31	CLE	AL	151	660	576	86	166	30	6	2	50	37	12	62	64	.288	.358	.372	.730	89	214	10	4	12	6	1	*6	AS,GG
1999	32	CLE	AL	144	664	574	112	191	36	4	5	66	42	9	65	50	.333	.397	.436	.833	111	250	8	1	17	7	0	*6/H9	AS,MVP-16,GG
2000	33	CLE	AL	156	717	613	101	176	27	3	7	66	22	10	87	72	.287	.377	.375	.753	92	230	13	5	7	5	0	*6/H	GG
2001	34	CLE	AL	155	693	611	84	156	26	8	2	50	13	9	61	72	.255	.323	.334	.657	75	204	14	2	15	4	0	*6/H	GG
2002	35	CLE	AL	151	663	582	85	160	31	5	14	72	18	10	56	64	.275	.341	.418	.759	104	243	7	8	7	10	3	*6/H	AS
2003	36	CLE-min	A	4	15	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.071	.133	.071	.205		1	0	0	0	0	0		LCO · SALL
2003	36	CLE	AL	64	285	250	43	61	13	2	2	19	8	3	29	20	.244	.321	.336	.657	78	84	11	0	5	1	0	6/H
2004	37	CLE	AL	148	651	567	82	165	28	3	7	59	19	6	57	62	.291	.353	.388	.741	99	220	12	1	20	6	0	*6/H
2005	38	SFG	NL	152	651	568	66	154	28	4	3	45	24	10	56	58	.271	.341	.350	.691	82	199	10	5	20	2	0	*6/H	GG
2006	39	SFG	NL	153	659	579	88	171	22	10	4	58	24	7	56	51	.295	.361	.389	.749	93	225	13	6	13	5	3	*6/H	GG
2007	40	SFG	NL	145	575	513	54	126	18	3	4	51	14	6	44	48	.246	.305	.316	.621	61	162	14	1	14	3	6	*6/H
2008	41	SFG-min	A+,AAA	5	15	13	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.308	.400	.308	.708		4	0	0	0	0	0		SJO,FRE · CALL,PCL
2008	41	SFG	NL	92	300	266	24	59	10	1	0	23	5	4	24	29	.222	.283	.267	.550	45	71	4	0	7	3	9	6H
2009	42	TEX	AL	62	195	177	17	47	7	2	1	14	4	0	13	27	.266	.316	.345	.660	71	61	0	0	5	0	0	654/H
2010	43	CHW	AL	108	391	344	36	95	11	1	2	30	11	7	34	45	.276	.341	.331	.673	83	114	8	2	7	4	0	54/6HD
2011	44	CHW	AL	58	182	167	18	42	7	1	0	8	1	2	9	18	.251	.287	.305	.592	59	51	2	0	4	2	0	54H/6D3
2012	45	TOR	AL	60	163	153	13	36	5	1	0	7	3	2	7	17	.235	.265	.281	.546	50	43	5	0	1	2	0	45H6/3D7
24 Yrs				2968	12013	10586	1445	2877	456	77	80	951	404	167	1028	1087	.272	.336	.352	.688	82	3727	207	49	256	94	25
162 Game Avg.				162	656	578	79	157	25	4	4	52	22	9	56	59	.272	.336	.352	.688	82	203	11	3	14	5	1
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CLE (11 yrs)				1478	6542	5708	906	1616	288	39	60	584	279	95	612	586	.283	.352	.379	.731	90	2162	109	28	132	62	5
SEA (5 yrs)				660	2355	2111	223	531	60	15	6	131	39	34	173	208	.252	.309	.303	.612	70	639	42	7	53	11	2
SFG (4 yrs)				542	2185	1926	232	510	78	18	11	177	67	27	180	186	.265	.329	.341	.671	75	657	41	12	54	13	18
CHW (2 yrs)				166	573	511	54	137	18	2	2	38	12	9	43	63	.268	.324	.323	.647	75	165	10	2	11	6	0
TEX (1 yr)				62	195	177	17	47	7	2	1	14	4	0	13	27	.266	.316	.345	.660	71	61	0	0	5	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				60	163	153	13	36	5	1	0	7	3	2	7	17	.235	.265	.281	.546	50	43	5	0	1	2	0

AL (20 yrs)				2426	9828	8660	1213	2367	378	59	69	774	337	140	848	901	.273	.338	.355	.692	84	3070	166	37	202	81	7
NL (4 yrs)				542	2185	1926	232	510	78	18	11	177	67	27	180	186	.265	.329	.341	.671	75	657	41	12	54	13	18

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Omar Vizquel?

Omar Vizquel is 57 years old.

When was Omar Vizquel born?

Omar Vizquel was born on April 24, 1967.

Where was Omar Vizquel born?

Omar Vizquel was born in Caracas, Distrito Federal.

How tall is Omar Vizquel?

Omar Vizquel is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Omar Vizquel weigh when playing?

Omar Vizquel weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Omar Vizquel play?

Omar Vizquel played 24 seasons.

Is Omar Vizquel in the Hall of Fame?

Omar Vizquel has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Omar Vizquel play?

Omar Vizquel was a Shortstop and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Omar Vizquel have?

Omar Vizquel had 2,877 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Omar Vizquel have?

Omar Vizquel had 80 home runs over his career.

What was Omar Vizquel's average?

Omar Vizquel had a .272 average over his career.

How many teams has Omar Vizquel played for?

Omar Vizquel played for 6 teams; the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.

How many World Series has Omar Vizquel won?

Omar Vizquel has never won a World Series.

When did Omar Vizquel retire?

Omar Vizquel last played in 2012.

What is Omar Vizquel's Twitter account?

Omar Vizquel is on Twitter at VizquelOmar13.

What are Omar Vizquel's nicknames?

Little O, Kíke are nicknames for Omar Vizquel.

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