Jose Mendez
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jose Mendez
Nickname:
El Diamante Negro
Birthdate:
Jan. 2, 1888 (92 y, 10 m, 15 d)
Born In:
Cardenas, MAT, CUB
Nationality:
Cuban
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'9"/158
Entry:
1910 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 11, Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1922 (2nd) St. Louis (MLB)
1919 (2nd) St. Louis (MLB)
1916 (2nd) St. Louis (MLB)
1913 St. Louis (MLB)
Gold Glove 1920 - P St. Louis (MLB)
1919 - P St. Louis (MLB)
1918 - P St. Louis (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1913 - P St. Louis (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1920 St. Louis (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 4, 1922 St. Louis (MLB)
Apr 28, 1919 St. Louis (MLB)
Jul 13, 1914 St. Louis (MLB)
Jul 28, 1913 St. Louis (MLB)
Apr 21, 1913 St. Louis (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink15
Grey Ink208
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1913 20 5
Year G Rank
1911 49 3
1912 45 2
1913 43 7
1915 46 6
1916 46 5
1918 44 4
1919 41 2
Year GS Rank
1911 45 2
1912 42 10
1913 42 8
1914 43 5
1915 44 5
1916 44 2
1917 40 10
1918 43 4
1919 40 1
Year W Rank
1911 22 8
1913 28 2
1914 23 4
1915 20 7
1916 26 3
1917 20 8
1919 21 3
1922 21 3
Year L Rank
1911 19 6
1912 25 2
1914 17 10
1915 19 7
1918 24 3
Year Win % Rank
1913 0.683 2
1914 0.575 8
1916 0.667 5
1917 0.588 7
1919 0.583 6
1922 0.677 3
Year IP Rank
1911 368.1 4
1912 356.2 7
1913 370.2 3
1914 356.0 6
1915 377.2 4
1916 392.0 1
1918 374.0 4
1919 347.1 1
Year BF Rank
1911 1575 4
1912 1519 8
1913 1474 7
1914 1484 7
1915 1563 4
1916 1583 2
1917 1417 10
1918 1522 9
1919 1424 1
Year HR Rank
1911 25 1
1912 9 7
1916 9 7
1919 6 7
Year BB Rank
1919 86 8
Year K Rank
1911 165 10
1913 168 7
1914 196 3
1915 180 4
1916 190 3
1917 196 4
1918 167 3
1919 163 3
1920 104 10
1922 126 4
Year WP Rank
1912 8 9
1915 10 4
1916 8 9
1917 5 8
1920 5 8
1922 8 5
Year ERA Rank
1913 1.845 1
1914 2.553 7
1915 2.455 7
1916 2.411 2
1918 2.310 4
1919 2.306 2
1920 2.665 3
1922 2.706 3
Year BABIP Rank
1911 0.289 8
1913 0.264 2
1916 0.264 8
1919 0.272 7
Year WHIP Rank
1911 1.281 7
1913 1.079 2
1914 1.174 8
1916 1.079 3
1918 1.112 5
1919 1.149 4
1920 1.219 5
1922 1.223 3
Year H/9 Rank
1913 7.648 2
1916 7.783 7
1918 7.941 9
1919 8.110 6
1920 8.846 9
1922 8.960 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1911 2.248 6
1912 2.599 9
1913 2.064 6
1914 2.124 5
1916 1.929 8
1918 2.070 5
1920 2.125 8
1922 2.045 5
Year CG Rank
1911 29 5
1912 27 10
1913 37 1
1914 28 4
1915 26 9
1916 29 6
1917 30 8
1918 33 3
1919 28 2
1922 24 6
Year SHO Rank
1911 3 3
1913 10 1
1914 2 8
1915 7 1
1916 5 2
1917 4 8
1918 4 8
1919 5 2
1920 4 2
1922 2 8
Year BB (Low) Rank
1911 92 10
1914 84 9
1920 55 6
1922 68 9
Year Hits Rank
1911 380 6
1912 366 6
1913 315 9
1914 334 5
1915 344 5
1916 339 5
1917 327 6
1918 330 7
1919 313 7
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1920 229 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1914 4 10
1917 4 10
1918 0 1
1922 9 7
Year WAR Rank
1912 5.1 10
1913 7.4 3
1914 9.0 2
1915 7.4 4
1916 7.8 1
1917 8.5 3
1918 10.0 1
1919 7.0 3
1922 7.6 2
Year W (Low) Rank
1912 13 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1913 13 5
1920 11 8
1922 10 5