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Jose Mesa

Guardians Career team 1992 to 1998
Number #49
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Azua, Dominican Republic
Born May 22, 1966

Key Insights

2007
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Paul O'Neill has hit .818/.857/1.182 against Mesa over 14 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

9 for 11 with 0 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .749 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Matt Nokes is 0 for 16 against Mesa, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

18 career plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The LAA lineup has hit .432 and slugged .795 against Mesa across 49 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

19 hits, 4 home runs and 9 strikeouts, against a .388 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Mesa has walked Lance Blankenship 6 times in 13 plate appearances, 46.2% of them.

6 walks in 13 plate appearances.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Mesa has struck Troy Glaus out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Mesa throws than Mark McGwire: 55.9% of the swings between them come up empty.

18 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 160 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 22, 1966
Birth Place Azua, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right