Andy Messersmith stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1979

Pitcher

Age 81

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Andy Messersmith played 12 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1979.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
344
W
130
L
99
ERA
2.86
IP
2,230.1
K
1,625
BB
831
WHIP
1.14

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1968LAA28422.2181.174350.97
1969LAA4016112.52250.02111001.08
1970LAA3711103.01194.2162781.14
1971LAA3820132.99276.21791211.25
1972LAA258112.81169.2142681.14
1973LAD3314102.70249.2177771.09
1974LAD392062.59292.1221941.10
1975LAD4219142.29321.2213961.06
1976ATL2911113.04207.1135741.16
1977ATL16544.40102.169391.37
1978NYY6035.6422.116151.75
1979LAD11244.9162.126341.43

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
1
L
2
ERA
3.86
IP
21.0
K
12
BB
10
WHIP
1.38

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
98
SHO
27
K/9
6.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1968LAA0218.20000
1969LAA01027.60000
1970LAA0617.50000
1971LAA01445.80000
1972LAA01037.50000
1973LAD01036.40000
1974LAD01336.80000
1975LAD01976.00000
1976ATL01235.90000
1977ATL0106.10000
1978NYY0006.40000
1979LAD0103.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
81 yearsAug 6, 1945
Debut
1968
NL Gold Glove
2x

What were Andy Messersmith's career stats?

Andy Messersmith played 12 seasons for the Angels, the Dodgers, the Braves and the Yankees. He had 130 wins and 1,625 strikeouts with a 2.86 ERA over 2,230.1 innings. His best season was 1971: 20 wins, a 2.99 ERA and 179 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1968 to 1979

Andy Messersmith finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 184th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,625)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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