Andy Messersmith Stats

Andy Messersmith was born on Monday, August 6, 1945, in Toms River, New Jersey. Messersmith was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 4, 1968, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Andy Messersmith baseball stats page.
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Andy Messersmith

Andy Messersmith Autograph on a 1974 Topps (#267)

Andy Messersmith Autograph on a 1974 Topps (#267)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Alexander Messersmith
Nickname:   Andy or Bluto
Born On:   08-06-1945
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Toms River, New Jersey
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   07-04-1968 (Age 22)
Last Game:   06-01-1979
Draft:   1966 : 1st Round (12th)
Andy Messersmith

Andy Messersmith Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1968 Angels 28 5 9 4 2 .667 2.21 2 1 4 81.1 321 44 20 21 3 35 4 74 3 1 1 -
1969 Angels 40 33 5 16 11 .593 2.52 10 2 2 250.0 1,008 169 70 81 17 100 7 211 16 5 1 -
1970 Angels 37 26 8 11 10 .524 3.01 6 1 5 194.2 795 144 65 75 21 78 6 162 2 6 0 -
1971 Angels 38 38 0 20 13 .606 2.99 14 4 0 276.2 1,170 224 92 112 16 121 6 179 9 7 0 -
1972 Angels 25 21 4 8 11 .421 2.81 10 3 2 169.2 690 125 53 56 5 68 8 142 2 2 1 -
1973 Dodgers 33 33 0 14 10 .583 2.70 10 3 0 249.2 1,015 196 75 90 24 77 3 177 6 6 1 -
1974 Dodgers 39 39 0 20 6 .769 2.59 13 3 0 292.1 1,179 227 84 93 24 94 0 221 6 3 3 -
1975 Dodgers 42 40 2 19 14 .576 2.29 19 7 1 321.2 1,276 244 82 92 22 96 2 213 8 5 0 -
1976 Braves 29 28 1 11 11 .500 3.04 12 3 1 207.1 847 166 70 83 14 74 1 135 10 2 0 -
1977 Braves 16 16 0 5 4 .556 4.40 1 0 0 102.1 447 101 50 54 12 39 5 69 5 2 0 -
1978 Yankees 6 5 1 0 3 .000 5.64 0 0 0 22.1 106 24 14 21 7 15 0 16 0 1 0 -
1979 Dodgers 11 11 0 2 4 .333 4.91 1 0 0 62.1 266 55 34 34 9 34 2 26 3 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 344 295 30 130 99 .568 2.86 98 27 15 2,230.1 9,120 1,719 709 812 174 831 44 1,625 70 40 7 -
Andy Messersmith

Andy Messersmith Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1968 Angels 29 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .150
1969 Angels 42 77 5 12 2 0 0 0 5 8 0 28 6 0 0 1 .156 .235 .182
1970 Angels 38 70 4 11 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 28 5 0 0 0 .157 .157 .243
1971 Angels 39 93 8 16 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 30 6 0 0 0 .172 .214 .258
1972 Angels 26 53 2 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 2 0 0 0 .189 .232 .245
1973 Dodgers 34 89 3 15 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 16 5 0 0 1 .169 .213 .202
1974 Dodgers 39 96 12 23 8 0 1 0 11 11 0 28 4 2 0 1 .240 .312 .354
1975 Dodgers 44 108 8 17 4 0 0 0 9 7 0 25 5 2 1 2 .157 .212 .194
1976 Braves 29 67 3 12 1 0 0 0 10 4 0 19 6 0 0 1 .179 .225 .194
1977 Braves 16 34 2 4 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 9 2 0 0 0 .118 .189 .265
1978 Yankees 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Dodgers 11 22 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .136
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 353 729 49 124 30 0 5 0 54 46 0 212 46 4 1 6 .170 .219 .232
Andy Messersmith

Andy Messersmith Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1968 Angels P 28 5 244 19 0.7 18 6 12 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.99 -
1969 Angels P 40 33 750 51 1.3 46 17 29 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .902 1.66 -
1970 Angels P 37 26 584 39 1.1 35 12 23 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .897 1.62 -
1971 Angels P 38 38 830 72 1.9 67 18 49 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .931 2.18 -
1972 Angels P 25 21 509 33 1.3 33 9 24 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.75 -
1973 Dodgers P 33 33 749 59 1.8 54 19 35 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .915 1.95 -
1974 Dodgers P 39 39 877 71 1.8 62 18 44 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .873 1.91 -
1975 Dodgers P 42 40 965 59 1.4 54 11 43 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .915 1.51 -
1976 Braves P 29 28 622 52 1.8 47 14 33 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .904 2.04 -
1977 Braves P 16 16 307 22 1.4 20 5 15 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.76 -
1978 Yankees P 6 5 67 4 0.7 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61 -
1979 Dodgers P 11 11 187 14 1.3 14 5 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 344 295 6,691 495 1.4 454 136 318 41 15 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.83 --
12 Years 344 295 6,691 495 1.4 454 136 318 41 15 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.83 --
Andy Messersmith

Andy Messersmith Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1968 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 20.0 2.11 8.19 3.87
1969 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 15.4 2.11 7.60 3.60
1970 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 70.0 2.5 35.0 2.08 7.49 3.61
1971 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 46.5 3.1 18.6 1.48 5.82 3.94
1972 Angels 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 0.0 2.09 7.53 3.61
1973 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.6 14.8 2.30 6.38 2.78
1974 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 96.0 3.4 8.7 2.35 6.80 2.89
1975 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 12.0 2.22 5.96 2.69
1976 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 6.7 1.82 5.86 3.21
1977 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 34.0 3.8 11.3 1.77 6.07 3.43
1978 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.07 6.45 6.04
1979 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 11.0 0.76 3.75 4.91
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 1 0 1.000 - - 0 145.8 3.4 13.5 1.96 6.56 3.35
Andy Messersmith

Andy Messersmith Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1968 California Angels 47 Undetermined - -
1969 California Angels 47 Undetermined - -
1970 California Angels 47 Undetermined - -
1971 California Angels 47 Undetermined Stats -
1972 California Angels 47 $65,000.00 - -
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 47 Undetermined - -
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 47 $90,000.00 Stats Stats
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers 47 Undetermined Stats -
1976 Atlanta Braves 17 $200,000.00 Stats -
1977 Atlanta Braves 17, 27 $330,000.00 - -
1978 New York Yankees 47 Undetermined - -
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 47 Undetermined - -




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