Buster Posey vs Melky Mesa

Buster PoseyMelky Mesa

Buster Posey and Melky Mesa compared on their MLB careers: Buster Posey played 12 seasons, 2009 to 2021, Melky Mesa 2 seasons, 2012 to 2013. Buster Posey has .302 batting average to Melky Mesa's .400. Buster Posey won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Buster Posey and Melky Mesa career totals
1,371GP8
4,970AB15
663R2
1,500H6
158HR0
729RBI2
23SB0
0.3AVG0.4
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS1.0

Titles and awards

  • Buster Posey: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP, Hank Aaron Award, NL Silver Slugger ×5, NL Gold Glove
  • Melky Mesa: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Buster Posey and Melky Mesa season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2009.118002012.50001
2nd2010.30518672013.38501
3rd2011.284421————
4th2012.33624103————
5th2013.2941572————
6th2014.3112289————
7th2015.3181995————
8th2016.2881480————
9th2017.3201267————
10th2018.284541————
11th2019.257738————
12th2021.3041856————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI