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Jose Mesa

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1987–2007 BORN: PUEBLO VIEJO, D.R.
All-Star ×2
Career
80 W · 4.36 ERA · 1038 K
1548.2 IP · 1.47 WHIP · 1022 G
2007 Season
1-2 · 5.54 ERA
39.0 IP · 20 K · 1.36 WHIP
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Jose Mesa was a pitcher in MLB. Across 1022 career appearances, with a 4.36 ERA and 1038 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1987 BAL 1 3 6.03 6 5 0 31.1 38 21 15 17 1.69
1990 BAL 3 2 3.86 7 7 0 46.2 37 20 27 24 1.37
1991 BAL 6 11 5.97 23 23 0 123.2 151 82 62 64 1.72
1992 BAL 3 8 5.19 13 12 0 67.2 77 39 27 22 1.54
1992 CLE 4 4 4.16 15 15 0 93.0 92 43 43 40 1.45
1993 CLE 10 12 4.92 34 33 0 208.2 232 114 62 118 1.41
1994 CLE 7 5 3.82 51 0 2 73.0 71 31 26 63 1.33
1995 CLE 3 0 1.13 62 0 46 64.0 49 8 17 58 1.03
1996 CLE 2 7 3.73 69 0 39 72.1 69 30 28 64 1.34
1997 CLE 4 4 2.40 66 0 16 82.1 83 22 28 69 1.35
1998 CLE 3 4 5.17 44 0 1 54.0 61 31 20 35 1.50
1998 SF 5 3 3.52 32 0 0 30.2 30 12 18 28 1.57
1999 SEA 3 6 4.98 68 0 33 68.2 84 38 40 42 1.81
2000 SEA 4 6 5.36 66 0 1 80.2 89 48 41 84 1.61
2001 PHI 3 3 2.34 71 0 42 69.1 65 18 20 59 1.23
2002 PHI 4 6 2.97 74 0 45 75.2 65 25 39 64 1.37
2003 PHI 5 7 6.52 61 0 24 58.0 71 42 31 45 1.76
2004 PIT 5 2 3.25 70 0 43 69.1 78 25 20 37 1.41
2005 PIT 2 8 4.76 55 0 27 56.2 61 30 26 37 1.54
2006 COL 1 5 3.86 79 0 1 72.1 73 31 36 39 1.51
2007 DET 1 1 12.34 16 0 0 11.2 19 16 6 9 2.14
2007 PHI 1 2 5.54 40 0 1 39.0 34 24 19 20 1.36
Career Totals — 80 109 4.36 1022 95 321 1548.2 1629 750 651 1038 1.47
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 BAL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 BAL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 BAL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 BAL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CLE 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 CLE 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CLE 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CLE 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CLE 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CLE 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 CLE 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 SF 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
1999 SEA 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 SEA 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 PHI 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 PHI 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 PHI 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 PIT 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 PIT 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2006 COL 79 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2007 DET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 PHI 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 1023 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Awards & Achievements
  • Player of the Week (2): 1995, 2001
  • Reliever of the Month (1): 2005
  • Reliever of the Year Award (1): 1995
  • TSN Fireman of the Year (1): 1995
All-Star Selections

1995, 1996

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1988$62,500
1991$107,000
1992$135,000
1993$325,000
1994$600,000
1995$1,447,223
1996$1,872,223
1997$1,947,223
1998$1,700,000
1999$2,850,000
2000$3,950,000
2001$2,900,000
2002$4,200,000
2003$5,200,000
2004$800,000
2005$2,000,000
2006$2,000,000
2007$2,500,000

Career Total: $34,596,169 (18 seasons)

Average: $1,922,009

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.