Jose Mesa stats
Relief Pitcher · #49
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,022
- W
- 80
- L
- 109
- ERA
- 4.36
- IP
- 1548.2
- K
- 1,038
- BB
- 651
- WHIP
- 1.47
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BAL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6.03 | 31.1 | 17 | 15 | 1.69 |
| 1990 | BAL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3.86 | 46.2 | 24 | 27 | 1.37 |
| 1991 | BAL | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5.97 | 123.2 | 64 | 62 | 1.72 |
| 1992 |  BAL/CLE | 28 | 7 | 12 | 4.59 | 160.2 | 62 | 70 | 1.49 |
| 1993 | CLE | 34 | 10 | 12 | 4.92 | 208.2 | 118 | 62 | 1.41 |
| 1994 | CLE | 51 | 7 | 5 | 3.82 | 73.0 | 63 | 26 | 1.33 |
| 1995 | CLE | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1.13 | 64.0 | 58 | 17 | 1.03 |
| 1996 | CLE | 69 | 2 | 7 | 3.73 | 72.1 | 64 | 28 | 1.34 |
| 1997 | CLE | 66 | 4 | 4 | 2.40 | 82.1 | 69 | 28 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | SF/CLE | 76 | 8 | 7 | 4.57 | 84.2 | 63 | 38 | 1.52 |
| 1999 | SEA | 68 | 3 | 6 | 4.98 | 68.2 | 42 | 40 | 1.81 |
| 2000 | SEA | 66 | 4 | 6 | 5.36 | 80.2 | 84 | 41 | 1.61 |
| 2001 | PHI | 71 | 3 | 3 | 2.34 | 69.1 | 59 | 20 | 1.23 |
| 2002 | PHI | 74 | 4 | 6 | 2.97 | 75.2 | 64 | 39 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | PHI | 61 | 5 | 7 | 6.52 | 58.0 | 45 | 31 | 1.76 |
| 2004 | PIT | 70 | 5 | 2 | 3.25 | 69.1 | 37 | 20 | 1.41 |
| 2005 | PIT | 55 | 2 | 8 | 4.76 | 56.2 | 37 | 26 | 1.54 |
| 2006 | COL | 79 | 1 | 5 | 3.86 | 72.1 | 39 | 36 | 1.51 |
| 2007 |  DET/PHI | 56 | 2 | 3 | 7.11 | 50.2 | 29 | 25 | 1.54 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 27
- W
- 3
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 5.14
- IP
- 35.0
- K
- 29
- BB
- 15
- WHIP
- 1.63
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 41
- CG
- 6
- SHO
- 2
- K/9
- 6.0
- GB
- 393
- FB
- 443
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 75
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 | BAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | BAL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | BAL/CLE | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | CLE | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1994 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | SF/CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2003 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 113 | 124 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2005 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 89 | 102 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2006 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 111 | 124 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2007 | DET/PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 80 | 93 | 0.9 | 3 |
What were Jose Mesa's career stats?
Jose Mesa played 19 seasons for the Orioles, the Guardians, the Mariners, the Phillies, the Pirates and the Rockies. He had 80 wins and 1,038 strikeouts with a 4.36 ERA over 1,548.2 innings. His best season was 1993: 10 wins, a 4.92 ERA and 118 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2007
Jose Mesa led MLB in saves (1995); finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
All-time career rank
- 21st in saves (321)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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