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Jose Mesa

1987–2007 · 19 seasons

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Grant Jackson

1965–1982 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Jose Mesa and Grant Jackson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jose Mesa	Stat	Grant Jackson
19	Seasons	18
30.9	Career VAL	32.1
5.1 (1995)	Peak-season VAL	5.2 (1969)
2×	All-Star Selections	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jose Mesa and Grant Jackson have
Jose Mesa	Stat	Grant Jackson
Career
1,023	Games	717
Batting
0	Hits	32
0	Home runs	2
0	RBI	17
1	Runs	20
1	Walks	7
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
80	Wins	86
109	Losses	75
321	Saves	79
1548.2	Innings pitched	1358.2
1,038	Strikeouts (pitching)	889
4.36	ERA	3.46
1.47	WHIP	1.31
100	ERA+	106

Age	Jose Mesa	Grant Jackson
24	0.9	0.2
25	0	1.2
26	0	5.2
27	2.6	0
28	3.2	2.2
29	5.1	2.2
30	2.9	5.2
31	4.2	2.6
32	1.1	1.2
33	0	3.7
34	0.5	1.5
35	3.6	1.6
36	2.5	2.3
37	0	2.6
38	2.7	0.4
39	0.3	0
40	1.3	—
41	0	—

Age	Jose Mesa	Grant Jackson
24	0.9	0.2
25	0	1.2
26	0	5.2
27	2.6	0
28	3.2	2.2
29	5.1	2.2
30	2.9	5.2
31	4.2	2.6
32	1.1	1.2
33	0	3.7
34	0.5	1.5
35	3.6	1.6
36	2.5	2.3
37	0	2.6
38	2.7	0.4
39	0.3	0
40	1.3	—
41	0	—

Age	Jose Mesa	Grant Jackson
24	0.9	0.2
25	0	1.2
26	0	5.2
27	2.6	0
28	3.2	2.2
29	5.1	2.2
30	2.9	5.2
31	4.2	2.6
32	1.1	1.2
33	0	3.7
34	0.5	1.5
35	3.6	1.6
36	2.5	2.3
37	0	2.6
38	2.7	0.4
39	0.3	0
40	1.3	—
41	0	—

Age	Jose Mesa	Grant Jackson
24	0.9	0.2
25	0	1.2
26	0	5.2
27	2.6	0
28	3.2	2.2
29	5.1	2.2
30	2.9	5.2
31	4.2	2.6
32	1.1	1.2
33	0	3.7
34	0.5	1.5
35	3.6	1.6
36	2.5	2.3
37	0	2.6
38	2.7	0.4
39	0.3	0
40	1.3	—
41	0	—