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Andy Messersmith

Angels Career team 1968 to 1972
Position P
Born Aug 6, 1945

Key Insights

1979
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Greg Luzinski has hit .441/.548/1.088 against Messersmith over 42 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

15 for 34 with 6 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .617 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Messersmith has struck Bruce Boisclair out 7 times in 13 plate appearances, 53.8% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Messersmith has walked Bud Harrelson 8 times in 21 plate appearances, 38.1% of them.

8 walks in 21 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Messersmith has faced Pete Rose more than any other hitter: 66 plate appearances, and Pete Rose has hit .204/.333/.315 in them.

11 hits, 0 home runs and 12 strikeouts across 66 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Bob Gallagher is 0 for 12 against Messersmith, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

12 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Dave Kingman has taken Messersmith deep 6 times, once every 6.2 plate appearances between them.

37 career plate appearances against him.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 6, 1945