Andy Messersmith vs Don Wilson

Andy MessersmithDon Wilson

Andy Messersmith and Don Wilson compared on their MLB careers: Andy Messersmith played 12 seasons, 1968 to 1979, Don Wilson 9 seasons, 1966 to 1974. Andy Messersmith has 130 wins to Don Wilson's 104. Andy Messersmith won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Andy Messersmith and Don Wilson career totals
344GP266
130W104
99L92
2.9ERA3.1
2230.1IP1748.1
1,625K1,283
831BB640
1.1WHIP1.2
15SV2

Where each stands all time

Andy Messersmith and Don Wilson all-time places
Andy MessersmithAll-time rankDon Wilson
184th (1,625)Strikeouts (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Andy Messersmith: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×2
  • Don Wilson: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Andy Messersmith and Don Wilson season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1968422.211966103.00
2nd196916112.5219671092.79
3rd197011103.01196813163.28
4th197120132.99196916124.00
5th19728112.8119701163.91
6th197314102.70197116102.45
7th19742062.59197215102.68
8th197519142.29197311163.20
9th197611113.04197411133.08
10th1977544.40————
11th1978035.64————
12th1979244.91————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA