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| Name | Team | Age |
| Desi Messi | Retired (1982, Age 36) | Died (2017, Age 72) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 7 (1970) |
1B | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Vince Coleman League | 0 | 13 years (74 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/20/1945 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1970 | NYN | 121 | 431 | 85 | 142 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 98 | 45 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .960 | .397 | .564 | .329 |
| 1971 | NYN | 135 | 505 | 104 | 168 | 36 | 5 | 27 | 108 | 47 | 96 | 14 | 3 | 10 | .971 | .387 | .584 | .333 |
| 1972 | NYN | 137 | 511 | 80 | 162 | 30 | 7 | 29 | 115 | 35 | 87 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .937 | .363 | .573 | .317 |
| 1973 | NYN | 128 | 461 | 83 | 133 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 84 | 49 | 90 | 20 | 6 | 6 | .840 | .354 | .486 | .289 |
| 1974 | NYN | 133 | 511 | 107 | 178 | 30 | 5 | 34 | 112 | 44 | 85 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 1.027 | .400 | .626 | .348 |
| 1975 | NYN | 133 | 481 | 63 | 149 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 69 | 49 | 81 | 22 | 12 | 10 | .872 | .375 | .497 | .310 |
| 1976 | NYN | 102 | 369 | 73 | 108 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 81 | 48 | 69 | 27 | 5 | 5 | .924 | .371 | .553 | .293 |
| 1977 | NYN | 126 | 455 | 87 | 140 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 77 | 56 | 90 | 29 | 11 | 7 | .934 | .383 | .552 | .308 |
| 1978 | NYN | 116 | 450 | 73 | 133 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 110 | 46 | 91 | 19 | 11 | 8 | .889 | .358 | .531 | .296 |
| 1979 | NYN | 118 | 393 | 63 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 43 | 83 | 22 | 4 | 3 | .757 | .335 | .422 | .257 |
| 1980 | NYN | 142 | 487 | 77 | 144 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 87 | 51 | 81 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .861 | .362 | .499 | .296 |
| 1981 | NYN | 128 | 437 | 84 | 141 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 88 | 43 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 12 | .943 | .384 | .558 | .323 |
| 1982 | FLA | 103 | 185 | 34 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .914 | .379 | .535 | .319 |
| Total | 1622 | 5676 | 1013 | 1758 | 283 | 52 | 305 | 1118 | 573 | 1032 | 216 | 89 | 83 | .912 | .373 | .539 | .310 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1982-11-01 | Desi Messi has retired from the Florida Fins |
| 1979-09-20 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1979-07-20 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1978-05-15 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1977-09-11 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1976-05-23 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1973-09-02 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
| 1970-10-07 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1970-08-04 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1970-04-01 | The New York Mets have renamed Desi White to Desi Messi. |
| 1970-04-01 | The New York Mets have promoted Desi White to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent John Burke to the minors. |