This Date in Mets History: March 5
A few years back, with little fanfare, the torch was passed from Crash Davis to Mike Hessman, who turns 35 today. Hessman eclipsed the fictitious “Bull Durham” catcher’s “record” of 247...
- Born: 1978/03/05
- Age: 34
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 215
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons:
- Place of birth: Foutain Valley, CA
- Drafted by: the Atlanta Braves in 1996 (15th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 53 | 190 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .277 | .295 | |
| 1997 | 122 | 459 | 69 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 74 | 41 | 167 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .305 | .427 | |
| 1998 | 118 | 445 | 47 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 63 | 30 | 172 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .259 | .382 | |
| 1999 | 103 | 365 | 62 | 90 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 47 | 135 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .347 | .504 | |
| 2000 | 127 | 437 | 52 | 80 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 37 | 178 | 3 | 1 | .183 | .258 | .371 | |
| 2001 | 129 | 478 | 66 | 110 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 39 | 124 | 2 | 4 | .230 | .298 | .450 | |
| 2002 | 134 | 484 | 67 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 77 | 34 | 107 | 1 | 5 | .262 | .321 | .486 | |
| 2003 | Braves | 19 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .423 | .667 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .200 | .067 | |
| 2004 | Braves | 29 | 69 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .155 | .261 |
| 2004 | 78 | 265 | 48 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 28 | 65 | 4 | 0 | .287 | .365 | .562 | |
| 2005 | 134 | 473 | 69 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 74 | 58 | 154 | 5 | 4 | .214 | .313 | .436 | |
| 2006 | 101 | 345 | 45 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 45 | 129 | 3 | 1 | .165 | .269 | .406 | |
| 2007 | Tigers | 17 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .298 | .471 |
| 2007 | 117 | 422 | 71 | 107 | 24 | 2 | 31 | 101 | 64 | 153 | 6 | 11 | .254 | .356 | .540 | |
| 2008 | Tigers | 12 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .387 | .889 |
| 2008 | 108 | 399 | 83 | 108 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 72 | 59 | 140 | 3 | 3 | .271 | .374 | .602 | |
| 2009 | 131 | 466 | 58 | 101 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 65 | 171 | 3 | 1 | .217 | .324 | .442 | |
| 2010 | Mets | 32 | 55 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .262 | .255 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | |
| 2012 | 123 | 441 | 73 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 40 | 136 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .301 | .512 | |
| Career Total | 109 | 223 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .272 | .422 | |
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