Joe Hesketh vs. Jim Mecir — Career Comparison

Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Mecir
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hesketh built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Mecir as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Hesketh led in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 106), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 98). Jim Mecir held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 113). Role difference aside, Joe Hesketh holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hesketh and Jim Mecir

Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.6
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
3.78
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.77
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
8.86
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.8
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.7
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.54
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.84
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
6.79
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.69
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
38.49
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
38.65
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.74
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.15
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
4.39
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.1
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.82
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3652
34.18
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
33.69
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Joe Hesketh and Jim Mecir

Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.61
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.16
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.43
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.75
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.08
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.05
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hesketh and Jim Mecir

Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
340
1942.86
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
284400
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
3.61
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
91.43
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.66
-15.2
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
58
331.43
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA