Jose Mesa vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Mesa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mesa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Jose Mesa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mesa and Al Pratt

Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.63
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
4.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
9.47
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.78
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6804
39.54
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
4.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5972
34.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Jose Mesa and Al Pratt

Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.89
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mesa and Al Pratt

Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
125.51
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
22.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100