Joe Hesketh vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Hesketh a clear advantage over Jose Mercedes across the core pitching metrics. Joe Hesketh led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 82), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 108). Joe Hesketh was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hesketh and Jose Mercedes

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.63
33.63
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.78
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
8.86
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.79
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
38.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.74
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3652
34.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Joe Hesketh and Jose Mercedes

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.63
33.63
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hesketh and Jose Mercedes

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
1942.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
3.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
91.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.66
-15.2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
331.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA