Jose Mesa vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Stigman 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. Dick Stigman led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 87). Jose Mesa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dick Stigman.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mesa and Dick Stigman

Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.29
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.63
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.36
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.03
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
9.47
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.99
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.88
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.3
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.78
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
3.96
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038
6.03
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
7.36
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.32
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6804
39.54
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3930
38.33
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
4.71
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.31
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5972
34.71
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3516
34.3
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Mesa and Dick Stigman

Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.29
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.65
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.14
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.84
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.89
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.8
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.481
0.481
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mesa and Dick Stigman

Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
235
456.31
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
547.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
10.84
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
71.84
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
95.15
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.24
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
48.54
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.11
-6.04
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.18
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
140
271.84
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.48
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA