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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | José Mesa |
| Date of Birth | May 22, 1966 |
| Nationality |  Dominican Republic |
| MLB Debut | 1987 |
📊 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:
| GS | 95 (MLB Rank: 1,579) |
| GF | 633 (MLB Rank: 17) |
| W | 80 (MLB Rank: 862) |
| L | 109 (MLB Rank: 447) |
| SV | 321 (MLB Rank: 22) |
| ERA | 4.36 (MLB Rank: 5,465) |
| IP | 1548.2 (MLB Rank: 737) |
| SHO | 2 (MLB Rank: 1,719) |
| CG | 6 (MLB Rank: 2,549) |
| SO | 1,038 (MLB Rank: 533) |
| BB | 651 (MLB Rank: 466) |
| H | 1,629 (MLB Rank: 676) |
| HR | 151 (MLB Rank: 504) |
| SO9 | 6.03 (MLB Rank: 3,872) |
| BB9 | 3.78 (MLB Rank: 5,763) |
| H9 | 9.47 (MLB Rank: 5,771) |
| HR9 | 0.88 (MLB Rank: 4,769) |
| WHIP | 1.472 (MLB Rank: 6,030) |
| WAR | 11.2 (MLB Rank: 1,134) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2007)
In his final season (2007), José Mesa recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 21 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 3 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 7.11 |
| IP | 50.2 |
| SO | 29 |
| BB | 25 |
| H | 53 |
| HR | 9 |
| SO9 | 5.15 |
| BB9 | 4.44 |
| H9 | 9.41 |
| HR9 | 1.6 |
| WHIP | 1.539 |
| 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
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |