Melky Mesa vs. Jason Varitek — Career Comparison

Melky Mesa
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jason Varitek
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Melky Mesa posted the stronger offensive profile against Jason Varitek. Melky Mesa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.971 vs .783) and on-base percentage (.438 vs .347). Jason Varitek had the advantage in home run production (193 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Melky 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 Melky Mesa and Jason Varitek

Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1546
158.86
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5839
600
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5099
523.96
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
134.3
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
81.59
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
31.44
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.44
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.83
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
52.71
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.33
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777.61
79.9
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2220
228.12
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1982
203.67
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
68.23
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
77.79
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1228
126.19
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
114.32
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765.47
78.66
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.27
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
63.09
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.06
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
1216
124.95
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.26
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.42
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
129
13.26
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.57
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.85
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.42
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.14
58.14

Fielding Stats for Melky Mesa and Jason Varitek

Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
1.1
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
1.01
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36498
27
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12166
9
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.3
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10166
7.52
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
0.4
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.05
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.3
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10776
7.97
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.3
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10707
7.92
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.36
99.36
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.196
7.196
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.2
92.2
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.05
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melky Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
0.73
Melky Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.22