Ben Houser vs. Pablo Mesa — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Pablo Mesa
Lost GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ben Houser and Pablo Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Pablo Mesa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .711) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .322). Ben Houser had the advantage in slugging (.390 vs .375). 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 Ben Houser and Pablo Mesa

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
139.18
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
527.41
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
126
145.95
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
151.83
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.41
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
120.53
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.32
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
19.98
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
31.3
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
61.58
71.33
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.32
77.46
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
197.78
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
207.77
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.18
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
94.56
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.93
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
117
135.52
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
151.17
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
66.96
77.56
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.27
86.09
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
48.61
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
50
57.92
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
10.36
10.36
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.08
75.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.65
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
15.98
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
95.83
95.83

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Pablo Mesa

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.4
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.07
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4035
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.85
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.1
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.01
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.56
76.56
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0