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Jose Mesa played 19 major-league seasons (1987-2007) as a P (1,022). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32 | SFN | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 39 | PIT | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2006 | 40 | COL | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21 | BAL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31.1 | 17 | 15 | 6.03 | 74 |
| 1990 | 24 | BAL | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46.2 | 24 | 27 | 3.86 | 101 |
| 1991 | 25 | BAL | 23 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 123.2 | 64 | 62 | 5.97 | 69 |
| 1992 | 26 | BAL|CLE | 28 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 160.2 | 62 | 70 | 4.59 | 86 |
| 1993 | 27 | CLE | 34 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 208.2 | 118 | 62 | 4.92 | 88 |
| 1994 | 28 | CLE | 51 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 63 | 26 | 3.82 | 126 |
| 1995 | 29 | CLE | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 64 | 58 | 17 | 1.13 | 419 |
| 1996 | 30 | CLE | 69 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 72.1 | 64 | 28 | 3.73 | 134 |
| 1997 | 31 | CLE | 66 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 82.1 | 69 | 28 | 2.40 | 190 |
| 1998 | 32 | CLE | 44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 35 | 20 | 5.17 | 90 |
| 1998 | 32 | SFN | 32 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30.2 | 28 | 18 | 3.52 | 120 |
| 1999 | 33 | SEA | 68 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 68.2 | 42 | 40 | 4.98 | 97 |
| 2000 | 34 | SEA | 66 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 80.2 | 84 | 41 | 5.36 | 92 |
| 2001 | 35 | PHI | 71 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 69.1 | 59 | 20 | 2.34 | 186 |
| 2002 | 36 | PHI | 74 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 75.2 | 64 | 39 | 2.97 | 138 |
| 2003 | 37 | PHI | 61 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 6.52 | 66 |
| 2004 | 38 | PIT | 70 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 69.1 | 37 | 20 | 3.25 | 133 |
| 2005 | 39 | PIT | 55 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 56.2 | 37 | 26 | 4.76 | 89 |
| 2006 | 40 | COL | 79 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 72.1 | 39 | 36 | 3.86 | 116 |
| 2007 | 41 | DET | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 | 6 | 12.34 | 36 |
| 2007 | 41 | PHI | 40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 5.54 | 80 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | P | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | P | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | P | 28 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | P | 34 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | P | 51 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | P | 62 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | P | 69 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | P | 66 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | P | 76 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | P | 68 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | P | 66 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | P | 71 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | P | 74 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | P | 61 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | P | 70 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | P | 55 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | P | 79 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | P | 56 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (2 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1995.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cy Young Award | AL | 2 | 54 / 140 | 2 |
| 1995 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4 | 130 / 392 | 1 |
Jose Mesa ranks on 2 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | closers | 1995 | 419 ERA+ |
| #15 | relief pitchers | 1995 | 419 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.