Andy Messersmith ERA in 1979

• 11th-best of Andy Messersmith's 12 seasons on file; the best is 2.21 in 1968.
• Down 0.73 from 5.64 in 1978.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Andy Messersmith ERA in 1979, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1968	LAA	28	4	2	2.21	81.1	74	35	0.97	4
1969	LAA	40	16	11	2.52	250.0	211	100	1.08	2
1970	LAA	37	11	10	3.01	194.2	162	78	1.14	5
1971	LAA	38	20	13	2.99	276.2	179	121	1.25	0
1972	LAA	25	8	11	2.81	169.2	142	68	1.14	2
1973	LAD	33	14	10	2.70	249.2	177	77	1.09	0
1974	LAD	39	20	6	2.59	292.1	221	94	1.10	0
1975	LAD	42	19	14	2.29	321.2	213	96	1.06	1
1976	ATL	29	11	11	3.04	207.1	135	74	1.16	1
1977	ATL	16	5	4	4.40	102.1	69	39	1.37	0
1978	NYY	6	0	3	5.64	22.1	16	15	1.75	0
1979	LAD	11	2	4	4.91	62.1	26	34	1.43	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV