José Méndez
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1885, Cardenas, Cuba · d. 1928 · MLB debut 1912-08-24, final game 1926-09-21
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CSH | NAC | 19 | 62 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .274 | .328 | .339 |
| 1909 | CSH | INT | 27 | 75 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .213 | .289 | .267 |
| 1910 | 2TM | 15 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .214 | .279 | .357 | |
| 1911 | CSH | EAS | 15 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .190 | .306 | .214 |
| 1912 | CSH | WES | 17 | 60 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .262 | .300 |
| 1918 | CAG | WES | 15 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .192 | .263 | .288 |
| 1919 | DS | WES | 33 | 101 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .218 | .301 | .366 |
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | 56 | 180 | 21 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .211 | .324 | .256 |
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | 56 | 178 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 0 | .292 | .376 | .360 |
| 1922 | KCM | NNL | 40 | 104 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 2 | .183 | .298 | .269 |
| 1923 | KCM | NNL | 39 | 88 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .239 | .280 | .409 |
| 1924 | KCM | NNL | 16 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .208 | .296 | .417 |
| 1925 | KCM | NNL | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .333 |
| 1926 | KCM | NNL | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| 1908–1926 | 365 | 1037 | 138 | 237 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 107 | 41 | 122 | 2 | .229 | .313 | .315 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CSH | NAC | 1 | 2 | 5.34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 1909 | CSH | INT | 6 | 2 | 1.08 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 74 |
| 1910 | 2TM | 3 | 4 | 4.16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 76 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 38 | |
| 1911 | CSH | EAS | 9 | 0 | 1.45 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 87.0 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 77 |
| 1912 | CSH | WES | 4 | 1 | 1.03 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 1918 | CAG | WES | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1919 | DS | WES | 3 | 0 | 2.33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 46.1 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | 3 | 1 | 2.68 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | 1 | 1 | 4.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1922 | KCM | NNL | 2 | 0 | 5.12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 1923 | KCM | NNL | 12 | 4 | 3.18 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 138.2 | 138 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 60 |
| 1924 | KCM | NNL | 6 | 1 | 3.38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.1 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 31 |
| 1925 | KCM | NNL | 3 | 1 | 6.26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 1926 | KCM | NNL | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31.0 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1908–1926 | 57 | 18 | 2.80 | 117 | 72 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 687.1 | 655 | 214 | 13 | 128 | 402 |
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Veterans | ||||
| 2006 | Negro League | Inducted |