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.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	COL		ARI	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 7	COL	@	SDP	W,10-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 9	COL	@	SDP	W,10-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7	Apr 11	COL	@	ARI	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 13	COL	@	ARI	W,5-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (1)	Apr 15	COL		PHI	W,10-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	12	Apr 16	COL		PHI	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14 (1)	Apr 18	COL		SDP	W,3-2		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	17 (2)	Apr 22	COL		SFG	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	18	Apr 23	COL		SFG	W,3-2		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	20 (1)	Apr 25	COL	@	PHI	W,7-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	22 (1)	Apr 27	COL	@	PHI	W,6-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	23	Apr 28	COL	@	FLA	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	24	Apr 29	COL	@	FLA	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	25	Apr 30	COL	@	FLA	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	27 (1)	May 2	COL	@	ATL	L,4-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	28	May 3	COL		CIN	W,3-0		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	33 (4)	May 8	COL	@	STL	W,6-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	34	May 9	COL	@	STL	L,2-4		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	36 (1)	May 12	COL	@	HOU	L,2-12		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	39 (2)	May 15	COL		LAD	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	40	May 16	COL		LAD	W,5-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	42 (1)	May 19	COL		TOR	W,8-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	43	May 20	COL		TOR	W,5-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	44	May 21	COL		TOR	W,5-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	47 (2)	May 24	COL	@	LAD	L,1-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	49 (1)	May 27	COL	@	SFG	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	52 (2)	May 30	COL	@	SDP	L,0-2	GF	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	54 (1)	Jun 2	COL		FLA	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	56 (1)	Jun 4	COL		FLA	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	58 (1)	Jun 6	COL		PIT	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	59	Jun 7	COL		PIT	W,16-9	GF	1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
33	61 (1)	Jun 10	COL		LAD	W,12-9		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	62	Jun 11	COL		LAD	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	63	Jun 12	COL	@	WSN	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	68 (4)	Jun 17	COL	@	STL	L,5-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	70 (1)	Jun 19	COL		OAK	W,7-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	72 (1)	Jun 21	COL		OAK	L,2-3		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	74 (1)	Jun 24	COL		TEX	W,11-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	75	Jun 25	COL		TEX	W,3-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	76	Jun 26	COL	@	LAA	L,4-5		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	78 (1)	Jun 28	COL	@	LAA	W,6-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	81 (2)	Jul 2	COL	@	SEA	W,4-3		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	83 (1)	Jul 4	COL		SFG	W,6-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	85 (1)	Jul 7	COL		ARI	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	87 (1)	Jul 9	COL		ARI	L,5-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	89 (1)	Jul 14	COL	@	CIN	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	90	Jul 15	COL	@	CIN	L,2-3		1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
49	91	Jul 16	COL	@	CIN	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
50	94 (2)	Jul 19	COL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	96 (1)	Jul 22	COL	@	ARI	L,3-4		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	100 (3)	Jul 26	COL		STL	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	103 (2)	Jul 29	COL		SDP	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	104	Jul 30	COL		SDP	W,3-1		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	109 (4)	Aug 5	COL	@	SFG	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	112 (2)	Aug 8	COL	@	LAD	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	114 (1)	Aug 10	COL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	116 (1)	Aug 12	COL		CHC	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	118 (1)	Aug 14	COL		ARI	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	120 (1)	Aug 16	COL		ARI	L,5-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	122 (1)	Aug 18	COL	@	NYM	L,3-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	124 (1)	Aug 20	COL	@	NYM	L,0-2		3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
63	126 (1)	Aug 23	COL	@	MIL	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	129 (2)	Aug 26	COL		SDP	L,2-5		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
65	131 (1)	Aug 29	COL		NYM	L,5-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	134 (2)	Sep 1	COL	@	LAD	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	136 (1)	Sep 3	COL	@	LAD	W,12-5	GF	8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
68	138 (1)	Sep 5	COL	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	141 (2)	Sep 8	COL		WSN	W,11-8		3	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
70	142	Sep 9	COL		WSN	W,9-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	143	Sep 10	COL		WSN	W,13-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	144	Sep 12	COL	@	SFG	L,6-10	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
73	147 (2)	Sep 15	COL	@	ARI	L,1-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
74	148	Sep 16	COL	@	ARI	L,6-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
75	151 (2)	Sep 19	COL		SFG	W,12-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
76	155 (3)	Sep 23	COL		ATL	W,10-9		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
77	159 (3)	Sep 28	COL		LAD	L,11-19		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
78	161 (1)	Sep 30	COL	@	CHC	W,11-9		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
79	162	Oct 1	COL	@	CHC	L,5-8		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							79gm		72.1	2	11	1	14	2