José Mesa Career Pitching Summary

José Mesa played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2007, appearing in 1,022 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 80 W and 109 L, an ERA of 4.36, 1,038 SO, a WHIP of 1.472, and a WAR of 11.2.

José Mesa Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for José Mesa.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    José Mesa
    NameJosé Mesa
    Date of BirthMay 22, 1966
    Nationality
    Dominican Republic
    MLB Debut1987

    📊 Career Summary

    José Mesa appeared in 1,022 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1987 to 2007. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS95 (MLB Rank: 1,579)
    GF633 (MLB Rank: 17)
    W80 (MLB Rank: 862)
    L109 (MLB Rank: 447)
    SV321 (MLB Rank: 22)
    ERA4.36 (MLB Rank: 5,465)
    IP1548.2 (MLB Rank: 737)
    SHO2 (MLB Rank: 1,719)
    CG6 (MLB Rank: 2,549)
    SO1,038 (MLB Rank: 533)
    BB651 (MLB Rank: 466)
    H1,629 (MLB Rank: 676)
    HR151 (MLB Rank: 504)
    SO96.03 (MLB Rank: 3,872)
    BB93.78 (MLB Rank: 5,763)
    H99.47 (MLB Rank: 5,771)
    HR90.88 (MLB Rank: 4,769)
    WHIP1.472 (MLB Rank: 6,030)
    WAR11.2 (MLB Rank: 1,134)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2007)

    In his final season (2007), José Mesa recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF21
    W2
    L3
    SV1
    ERA7.11
    IP50.2
    SO29
    BB25
    H53
    HR9
    SO95.15
    BB94.44
    H99.41
    HR91.6
    WHIP1.539
    WAR−1.6

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1993, 10 W
    • Most SO: 1993, 118 SO
    • Most IP: 1993, 208.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1995, 3.9 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1995, 1.12 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    José Mesa appeared in 26 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.57, pitched 33.5 IP, struck out 29 batters, with 3 W and 1 L.

    José Mesa Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1987
    1
    3
    6.03
    0.25
    0
    17
    31.1
    -0.2
    1.691
    7
    38
    15
    23
    21
    73
    6.13
    4.9
    1.13
    5
    6
    0
    0
    0
    2
    10.9
    4.3
    0
    0
    0
    4
    143
    1990
    3
    2
    3.86
    0.6
    0
    24
    46.2
    0.6
    1.371
    2
    37
    27
    20
    20
    99
    4.14
    4.6
    0.89
    7
    7
    0
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.1
    5.2
    1
    1
    2
    1
    202
    1991
    6
    11
    5.97
    0.353
    0
    64
    123.2
    -1.3
    1.722
    11
    151
    62
    86
    82
    67
    4.55
    4.7
    1.03
    23
    23
    0
    2
    1
    0.8
    11
    4.5
    0
    3
    2
    3
    566
    1992
    7
    12
    4.59
    0.368
    0
    62
    160.2
    0.8
    1.488
    14
    169
    70
    86
    82
    86
    4.53
    3.5
    0.89
    27
    28
    1
    1
    1
    0.8
    9.5
    3.9
    0
    4
    1
    2
    700
    1993
    10
    12
    4.92
    0.455
    0
    118
    208.2
    1.2
    1.409
    21
    232
    62
    122
    114
    88
    4.16
    5.1
    1.9
    33
    34
    0
    3
    0
    0.9
    10
    2.7
    2
    7
    2
    8
    897
    1994
    7
    5
    3.82
    0.583
    2
    63
    73
    1.3
    1.329
    3
    71
    26
    33
    31
    123
    3.13
    7.8
    2.42
    0
    51
    22
    0
    0
    0.4
    8.8
    3.2
    0
    3
    7
    3
    315
    1995
    3
    0
    1.13
    1
    46
    58
    64
    3.9
    1.031
    3
    49
    17
    9
    8
    418
    2.7
    8.2
    3.41
    0
    62
    57
    0
    0
    0.4
    6.9
    2.4
    0
    0
    2
    5
    250
    1996
    2
    7
    3.73
    0.222
    39
    64
    72.1
    1.4
    1.341
    6
    69
    28
    32
    30
    130
    3.77
    8
    2.29
    0
    69
    60
    0
    0
    0.7
    8.6
    3.5
    0
    3
    4
    4
    304
    1997
    4
    4
    2.4
    0.5
    16
    69
    82.1
    2.2
    1.348
    7
    83
    28
    28
    22
    195
    3.67
    7.5
    2.46
    0
    66
    38
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.1
    3.1
    0
    3
    3
    1
    356
    1998
    8
    7
    4.57
    0.533
    1
    63
    84.2
    -0.4
    1.524
    8
    91
    38
    50
    43
    99
    4.37
    6.7
    1.66
    0
    76
    36
    0
    0
    0.9
    9.7
    4
    0
    4
    5
    10
    383
    1999
    3
    6
    4.98
    0.333
    33
    42
    68.2
    0.6
    1.806
    11
    84
    40
    42
    38
    100
    5.92
    5.5
    1.05
    0
    68
    60
    0
    0
    1.4
    11
    5.2
    0
    4
    4
    7
    325
    2000
    4
    6
    5.36
    0.4
    1
    84
    80.2
    -0.2
    1.612
    11
    89
    41
    48
    48
    86
    4.53
    9.4
    2.05
    0
    66
    29
    0
    0
    1.2
    9.9
    4.6
    0
    5
    0
    3
    372
    2001
    3
    3
    2.34
    0.5
    42
    59
    69.1
    1
    1.226
    4
    65
    20
    26
    18
    182
    3.05
    7.7
    2.95
    0
    71
    59
    0
    0
    0.5
    8.4
    2.6
    1
    2
    2
    2
    291
    2002
    4
    6
    2.97
    0.4
    45
    64
    75.2
    1.2
    1.374
    5
    65
    39
    26
    25
    131
    3.83
    7.6
    1.64
    0
    74
    64
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.7
    4.6
    0
    4
    7
    9
    331
    2003
    5
    7
    6.52
    0.417
    24
    45
    58
    -1.9
    1.759
    7
    71
    31
    44
    42
    62
    4.7
    7
    1.45
    0
    61
    47
    0
    0
    1.1
    11
    4.8
    0
    1
    2
    3
    273
    2004
    5
    2
    3.25
    0.714
    43
    37
    69.1
    1.5
    1.413
    6
    78
    20
    26
    25
    132
    4.02
    4.8
    1.85
    0
    70
    65
    0
    0
    0.8
    10.1
    2.6
    0
    1
    3
    1
    295
    2005
    2
    8
    4.76
    0.2
    27
    37
    56.2
    -0.2
    1.535
    7
    61
    26
    30
    30
    88
    4.86
    5.9
    1.42
    0
    55
    48
    0
    0
    1.1
    9.7
    4.1
    0
    3
    3
    2
    257
    2006
    1
    5
    3.86
    0.167
    1
    39
    72.1
    1.3
    1.507
    9
    73
    36
    32
    31
    128
    5.39
    4.9
    1.08
    0
    79
    26
    0
    0
    1.1
    9.1
    4.5
    1
    5
    6
    4
    315
    2007
    2
    3
    7.11
    0.4
    1
    29
    50.2
    -1.6
    1.539
    9
    53
    25
    48
    40
    65
    6
    5.2
    1.16
    0
    56
    21
    0
    0
    1.6
    9.4
    4.4
    0
    2
    2
    3
    229