Joe Mauer vs Melky Mesa

Joe MauerMelky Mesa

Joe Mauer and Melky Mesa compared on their MLB careers: Joe Mauer played 15 seasons, 2004 to 2018, Melky Mesa 2 seasons, 2012 to 2013. Joe Mauer has .306 batting average to Melky Mesa's .400.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Mauer and Melky Mesa career totals
1,858GP8
6,930AB15
1,018R2
2,123H6
143HR0
923RBI2
52SB0
0.3AVG0.4
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.8OPS1.0

Where each stands all time

Joe Mauer and Melky Mesa all-time places
Joe MauerAll-time rankMelky Mesa
226th (2,123)Hits—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Joe Mauer: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL MVP
  • 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.

Joe Mauer 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.
1st2004.3086172012.50001
2nd2005.2949552013.38501
3rd2006.3471384————
4th2007.293760————
5th2008.328985————
6th2009.3652896————
7th2010.327975————
8th2011.287330————
9th2012.3191085————
10th2013.3241147————
11th2014.277455————
12th2015.2651066————
13th2016.2611149————
14th2017.305771————
15th2018.282648————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI