José Mesa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: May 22, 1966 in Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic do

High School: Santa (Azua, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 10, 1987 (Age 21-111d, 15,405th in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2007 (Age 41-130d)
vs. WSN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Mitch Frankel

Full Name: José Ramón Nova Mesa

Nicknames: Joe Table or Señor Smoke

Pronunciation: \MAY-sa\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.4

109

ERA

4.36

1022

321

1548.2

1038

WHIP

1.472

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 8	PIT		PHI	W,6-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 11	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (2)	Apr 15	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-10	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	10	Apr 16	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11	Apr 17	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	14 (2)	Apr 21	PIT		CHC	L,1-12	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (3)	Apr 26	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19	Apr 28	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	21 (1)	Apr 30	PIT	@	MIL	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	22	May 1	PIT	@	MIL	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	23	May 2	PIT	@	MIL	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	27 (3)	May 7	PIT		LAD	L,0-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	29 (1)	May 9	PIT		LAD	L,7-9		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	30	May 11	PIT	@	COL	W,15-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	33 (2)	May 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	34	May 15	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	38 (3)	May 20	PIT		SDP	W,9-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	39	May 22	PIT		MIL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	41 (1)	May 26	PIT	@	STL	W,11-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	45 (3)	May 29	PIT		CHC	W,10-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	48 (2)	Jun 1	PIT		STL	L,1-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	51 (2)	Jun 4	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	56 (4)	Jun 10 (2)	PIT	@	TEX	L,4-10	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	58 (1)	Jun 12	PIT	@	OAK	L,11-12		9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	61 (2)	Jun 16	PIT		ANA	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	62	Jun 17	PIT		ANA	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	65 (2)	Jun 20	PIT		SEA	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	68 (2)	Jun 23	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71 (2)	Jun 26	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	73 (1)	Jun 28	PIT		STL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	74	Jun 29	PIT		STL	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	75	Jun 30	PIT		STL	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	78 (2)	Jul 3	PIT		MIL	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	79	Jul 4	PIT		MIL	W,6-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	80	Jul 5	PIT	@	FLA	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	82 (1)	Jul 7	PIT	@	FLA	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	87 (4)	Jul 16	PIT		FLA	W,6-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	88	Jul 17	PIT		FLA	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	89	Jul 18	PIT		FLA	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	91 (1)	Jul 20	PIT		MON	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	92	Jul 21	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	94 (1)	Jul 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	96 (1)	Jul 25	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	98 (1)	Jul 27	PIT		ATL	W,8-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	100 (1)	Jul 29	PIT		ATL	L,2-3	GF	8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	102 (1)	Jul 31	PIT	@	MIL	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	106 (3)	Aug 5	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	108 (1)	Aug 7	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	109	Aug 8	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	110	Aug 10	PIT		SFG	W,8-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	111	Aug 11	PIT		SFG	W,8-6		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
53	115 (3)	Aug 15	PIT		COL	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	116	Aug 16	PIT	@	ARI	W,8-7		9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
55	119 (2)	Aug 19	PIT	@	STL	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	124 (4)	Aug 23	PIT		ARI	L,4-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	125	Aug 24	PIT		ARI	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	126	Aug 25	PIT		ARI	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	130 (3)	Aug 30	PIT	@	MIL	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	132 (1)	Sep 1	PIT	@	MIL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
61	137 (4)	Sep 6	PIT		MIL	L,5-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	138	Sep 7	PIT		MIL	W,2-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	139	Sep 9 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	142 (2)	Sep 11	PIT		HOU	W,5-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	143	Sep 12	PIT		HOU	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
66	148 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	154 (5)	Sep 25	PIT		CIN	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	155	Sep 26	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
69	160 (4)	Oct 2	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	161	Oct 3	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							70gm		69.1	4	11	0	15	1