Stats: 1,434 G, 124 OPS+, 1,747 H, 229 HR, 936 RBI, 927 R, 95 SB, 44.3 WAR

Accolades: 6x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 2x AL Batting Champ

Nomar Garciaparra and Troy Tulowitzki share a lot of similarities in that both had elite peak performances that were cut short by injury. That said, Garciaparra was simply on another level before his career was derailed.

The numbers speak for themselves:

1997: 123 OPS+, .306/.342/.534, 85 XBH (30 HR), 98 RBI, 122 R, 6.6 WAR
1998: 140 OPS+, .323/.362/.584, 80 XBH (35 HR), 122 RBI, 111 R, 7.1 WAR
1999: 153 OPS+, .357/.418/.603, 73 XBH (27 HR), 104 RBI, 103 R, 6.6 WAR
2000: 156 OPS+, .372/.434/.599, 75 XBH (21 HR), 96 RBI, 104 R, 7.4 WAR

During that time, he won 1997 AL Rookie of the Year, finished in the top 10 in AL MVP voting four times, and won the AL batting title in 1999 and 2000, all before his age-27 season.