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Jose Mesa

1987–2007 · 19 seasons

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Julian Tavarez

1993–2009 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Jose Mesa and Julian Tavarez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jose Mesa	Stat	Julian Tavarez
19	Seasons	17
30.9	Career VAL	36.0
5.1 (1995)	Peak-season VAL	5.0 (1995)
2×	All-Star Selections	—
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 Julian Tavarez have
Jose Mesa	Stat	Julian Tavarez
Career
1,023	Games	828
Batting
0	Hits	16
0	RBI	9
1	Runs	8
1	Walks	7
.000	Batting avg	.114
.333

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	88
109	Losses	82
321	Saves	23
1548.2	Innings pitched	1404.1
1,038	Strikeouts (pitching)	842
4.36	ERA	4.46
1.47	WHIP	1.50
100	ERA+	98

Age	Jose Mesa	Julian Tavarez
20	—	0
22	—	5
23	—	1.6
24	0.9	3.4
25	0	2.3
26	0	0.2
27	2.6	3.7
28	3.2	3.9
29	5.1	1.2
30	2.9	4.3
31	4.2	4.2
32	1.1	2.2
33	0	1.7
34	0.5	2.3
35	3.6	0
36	2.5	0
37	0	—
38	2.7	—
39	0.3	—
40	1.3	—
41	0	—

Age	Jose Mesa	Julian Tavarez
20	—	0
22	—	5
23	—	1.6
24	0.9	3.4
25	0	2.3
26	0	0.2
27	2.6	3.7
28	3.2	3.9
29	5.1	1.2
30	2.9	4.3
31	4.2	4.2
32	1.1	2.2
33	0	1.7
34	0.5	2.3
35	3.6	0
36	2.5	0
37	0	—
38	2.7	—
39	0.3	—
40	1.3	—
41	0	—

Age	Jose Mesa	Julian Tavarez
20	—	0
22	—	5
23	—	1.6
24	0.9	3.4
25	0	2.3
26	0	0.2
27	2.6	3.7
28	3.2	3.9
29	5.1	1.2
30	2.9	4.3
31	4.2	4.2
32	1.1	2.2
33	0	1.7
34	0.5	2.3
35	3.6	0
36	2.5	0
37	0	—
38	2.7	—
39	0.3	—
40	1.3	—
41	0	—

Age	Jose Mesa	Julian Tavarez
20	—	0
22	—	5
23	—	1.6
24	0.9	3.4
25	0	2.3
26	0	0.2
27	2.6	3.7
28	3.2	3.9
29	5.1	1.2
30	2.9	4.3
31	4.2	4.2
32	1.1	2.2
33	0	1.7
34	0.5	2.3
35	3.6	0
36	2.5	0
37	0	—
38	2.7	—
39	0.3	—
40	1.3	—
41	0	—