Jose Mesa
Jose Ramon Nova Mesa (Joe Table)
born Jose Ramon Nova Mesa
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: May 22, 1966 in Pueblo Viejo, D.R.
High School: Santa (Azua, DO)
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1987
Final Game: September 29, 2007
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1991 25 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 29 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-4
1997 31 CLE AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 32 TOT MLB 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 32 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 32 SFG NL 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 33 SEA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 34 SEA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 35 PHI NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 36 PHI NL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 37 PHI NL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 38 PIT NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 39 PIT NL 53 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2006 40 COL NL 76 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 41 TOT MLB 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 41 PHI NL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Seasons 480 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (4 yrs) 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (7 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 121 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 76 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 461 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (13 yrs) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 32 TOT MLB 1 0 0 1.000 .333 0.3 0.0
1998 32 SFG NL 1 0 0 1.000 .333 0.3 0.0
2005 39 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .267 .000 .338 .000 .426 .000 .764 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2006 40 COL NL 1 1 0 0.0 121 .000 .000 .283 .000 .355 .000 .459 .000 .814 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
19 Seasons 4 3 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .275 .333 .342 .000 .442 .333 .784 -3 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
162 Game Avg. 1 1 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .275 .333 .342 .000 .442 .333 .784 -3 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
COL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 121 .000 .000 .283 .000 .355 .000 .459 .000 .814 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
PIT (2 yrs) 2 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .267 .000 .338 .000 .426 .000 .764 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
SFG (1 yr) 1 0 0 1.000 .333 0.3 0.0
NL (8 yrs) 4 3 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .275 .333 .342 .000 .442 .333 .784 -3 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 31 CLE AL WS FLA L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 41 PHI NL NLDS COL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 CLE AL 29
1996 CLE AL 30 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 32 TOT MLB 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
1998 32 SFG NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
2005 39 PIT NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0% 0%
2006 40 COL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
19 Seasons 4 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 25% 0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 32 TOT MLB 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1998 32 SFG NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2005 39 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 40 COL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Seasons 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 32 TOT MLB 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 32 SFG NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 39 PIT NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 40 COL NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Seasons 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 32 TOT MLB 1 6 6.00 2 33% 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0
1998 32 SFG NL 1 6 6.00 2 33% 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0
2005 39 PIT NL 2 5 2.50 5 100% 20% 40% 20% 20% 80% 80% 50% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 40 COL NL 1 5 5.00 2 40% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 20% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 1 1 0 0 0
3 Seasons 4 16 4.00 9 56% 33% 33% 11% 22% 67% 0% 38% 50% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 2 1 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 32 40 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 33 47 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 34 51 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 35 119 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 36 188 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 37 245 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 38 313 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 39 366 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 49 0 0 0 1 0 0
2006 40 442 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 1 0 0
2007 41 480 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 32 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 33
2005 39 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 53
2006 40 76 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 76
3 Seasons 162 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 162
162 Game Avg. 162 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 162

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1995 *
1996

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1995-AL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1995-AL-4-33%
0.33 Career Shares (557th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1995-AL--2--39%
0.39 Career Shares (115th)

Oldest s c a p y
2007 AL--born 1966-05-22--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1987 AL--born 1966-05-22--2nd

                           

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Name and misspellings: Jose Joe Ramon Jose Nova Table Mesa

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