NAME     : Jose Mesa
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/22/1966
  AGE      : 37
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,100,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 45
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.50  2  2  4  33  0  30.0  33  16  15   9  14 
  At Home        7.07  2  2  1  19  0  14.0  18  12  11   7   9 
  Away           2.25  0  0  3  14  0  16.0  15   4   4   2   5 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   1  0   2.0   1   0   0   0   1 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  0  0  1   4  0   2.2   3   0   0   0   1 
  May            8.10  0  1  2   6  0   6.2  10   6   6   2   3 
  June           2.45  1  0  0   5  0   3.2   4   1   1   1   3 
  July           4.20  1  1  1  16  0  15.0  14   8   7   4   6 
  August         4.50  0  0  0   2  0   2.0   2   1   1   2   1 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1987   6.10  1  3  0   6  0   0  31.0  21  15  17  BAL
  1990   3.91  3  2  0   7  0   0  46.0  20  27  24  BAL
  1991   6.00  6 11  0  23  2   1 123.0  82  62  64  BAL
  1992   4.61  7 12  0  28  1   1 160.0  82  70  62  CLE,BAL
  1993   4.93 10 12  0  34  3   0 208.0 114  62 118  CLE
  1994   3.82  7  5  2  51  0   0  73.0  31  26  63  CLE
  1995   1.13  3  0 46  62  0   0  64.0   8  17  58  CLE
  1996   3.75  2  7 39  69  0   0  72.0  30  28  64  CLE
  1997   2.41  4  4 16  66  0   0  82.0  22  28  69  CLE
  1998   4.61  8  7  1  76  0   0  84.0  43  38  63  CLE,SFN
  1999   5.03  3  6 33  68  0   0  68.0  38  40  42  SEA
  2000   5.40  4  6  1  66  0   0  80.0  48  41  84  SEA
  2001   2.35  3  3 42  71  0   0  69.0  18  20  59  PHI
  2002   4.26  5  9 19  56  0   0  69.2  33  33  53  PHI
 
  Total ERA   : 4.32
  Total Wins  : 68
  Total Losses: 89
  Total Saves : 203
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 6
  Total K's   : 854
  Total BB's  : 516
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 8/5/2002 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... Had first career hit on 9/14/2002, off Ron Villone (PIT)... Traded from Philadelphia to Chicago (A) on 3/31/2003 (Going to PHI: P  A. Osuna. Going to CHA: P  J. Mesa)... Traded from Chicago (A) to Atlanta on 6/17/2003...