José Mesa Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

José Mesa
NameJosé Mesa
Date of BirthMay 22, 1966
Nationality
Dominican Republic
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1987
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José Mesa Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 1,595)
GF633 (MLB Rank: 17)
W80 (MLB Rank: 870)
L109 (MLB Rank: 450)
SV321 (MLB Rank: 22)
ERA4.36 (MLB Rank: 5,538)
IP1548.2 (MLB Rank: 739)
SHO2 (MLB Rank: 1,720)
CG6 (MLB Rank: 2,551)
SO1,038 (MLB Rank: 547)
BB651 (MLB Rank: 466)
H1,629 (MLB Rank: 681)
HR151 (MLB Rank: 513)
SO96.03 (MLB Rank: 4,009)
BB93.78 (MLB Rank: 5,853)
H99.47 (MLB Rank: 5,846)
HR90.88 (MLB Rank: 4,909)
WHIP1.472 (MLB Rank: 6,109)
WAR11.2 (MLB Rank: 1,149)

📊 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