Harold Baines vs. Melky Mesa — Career Comparison

Harold Baines
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Melky Mesa
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Melky Mesa posted the stronger offensive profile against Harold Baines. Melky Mesa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .831) and on-base percentage (.438 vs .366). Harold Baines had the advantage in home run production (384 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Melky Mesa had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harold Baines and Melky Mesa

Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2830
153.08
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11092
600
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9908
535.95
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2866
155.03
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
105.21
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
26.4
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.65
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
20.77
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
921
49.82
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1611.5
87.17
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.33
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4604
249.04
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3942
213.23
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1299
70.27
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1628
88.06
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2543
137.56
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640.47
88.74
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
114.32
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
0.76
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
57.45
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
10.12
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
1441
77.95
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
7.7
7.7
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.49
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
5.36
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
298
16.12
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.84
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.84
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
3.68
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Harold Baines and Melky Mesa

Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
1.07
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
1.02
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26867
27
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8955.2
9
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
2.04
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.07
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.05
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
2.16
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2100
2.11
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.02
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0