Jim Gilliam vs. Pablo Mesa — Career Comparison

Jim Gilliam
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Pablo Mesa
Lost GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jim Gilliam and Pablo Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Pablo Mesa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .718) and slugging (.375 vs .355). Jim Gilliam had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 vs .356). By the career numbers, Pablo 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 Jim Gilliam and Pablo Mesa

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2094
141.39
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
209
139.18
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8886
600
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7600
513.17
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
792
527.41
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2021
136.46
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
151.83
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1551
104.73
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
120.53
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
21.94
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
30
19.98
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
5.4
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.39
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.33
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
31.74
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
47
31.3
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067.53
72.08
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.32
77.46
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2701
182.38
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
197.78
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
213.3
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
312
207.77
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1255
84.74
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
94.56
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
42.13
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
59.93
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1814
122.48
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
151.17
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147.22
77.46
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129.27
86.09
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.43
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
74.41
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
73
48.61
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.03
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
416
28.09
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
21.36
21.36
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.08
75.08
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
7.63
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.65
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.36
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
90
6.08
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
14.79
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.32
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.49
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
22.28
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
24
15.98
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
66.36
66.36
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.83
95.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Gilliam and Pablo Mesa

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
1.24
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.4
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
1.01
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.07
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47103
27
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4035
27
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15701
9
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3514
2.01
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.85
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4408
2.53
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.13
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8153
4.67
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.1
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7922
4.54
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.01
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.652
3.652
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
81.1
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.56
76.56
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
0.47
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0