Andy Messersmith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 6, 1945 in Toms River, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the California Angels in the 1st round (12th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA).

High Schools: Western HS (Anaheim, CA), Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: July 4, 1968 (Age 22-333d, 12,713th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 1, 1979 (Age 33-299d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: John Alexander Messersmith

Nicknames: Bluto or Channel

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.2

130

ERA

2.86

344

295

2230.1

1625

WHIP

1.143

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-14 / in Starts: 24-14
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 104 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	61 (29-22-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 104 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
Self	2
R Repoz	1
J Moses	1
J Torborg	1
K Berry	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
T Conigliaro	2
S Alomar	1
B Cowan	1
J Fregosi	1
A Johnson	1

1971 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	110	3 (2)	Apr 8	CAL		KCR	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	.68	0.119	1.04	0.11%	0.88	P
2	111	7 (3)	Apr 13	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	9	1.29	-0.029	1.64	-0.02%	-0.30	P
3	112	11 (3)	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	9	.70	-0.053	1.27	-0.06%	-0.65	P
4	113	15 (3)	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625	9	.74	-0.017	1.50	-0.02%	-0.13	P
5	114	20 (4)	Apr 27	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	9	.68	0.002	.87	0.00%	-0.02	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	115	24 (3)	May 1	CAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.357	.500	9	.39	-0.072	.52	-0.06%	-1.24	P
7	116	27 (2)	May 6 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.313	.438	9	.82	-0.040	1.16	-0.03%	-0.29	P
8	117	32 (4)	May 10	CAL	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.294	.461	9	1.81	-0.062	2.44	-0.05%	-0.62	P
9	118	36 (3)	May 15	CAL		MIL	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.263	.413	9	.85	-0.053	1.04	-0.04%	-0.65	P
10	119	40 (3)	May 19	CAL		MIN	L,6-12	GS-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.263	.454	9	.81	0.071	1.03	0.05%	0.91	P
11	120	44 (3)	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,10-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.286	.503	9	.26	0.046	.22	0.02%	0.88	P
12	121	47 (2)	May 28	CAL	@	NYY	W,9-6	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.280	.502	9	.29	0.039	.25	0.02%	0.01	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	122	53 (5)	Jun 4	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.269	.484	9	1.09	-0.031	.66	-0.01%	-0.31	P
14	123	57 (3)	Jun 9	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.241	.435	9	.56	-0.039	.29	-0.01%	-0.33	P
15	124	62 (4)	Jun 14	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.250	.456	9	1.15	-0.012	.45	0.00%	-0.22	P
16	125	67 (4)	Jun 19	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-4	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.222	.242	.465	9	.62	-0.001	.13	0.00%	-0.12	P
17	126	71 (3)	Jun 23 (1)	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.211	.229	.439	9	1.10	-0.056	.17	-0.01%	-0.53	P
18	127	76 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.243	.468	9	1.49	0.004	.10	0.00%	-0.04	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	128	81 (4)	Jul 1	CAL		KCR	L,4-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.220	.237	.456	9	.85	-0.022	.08	0.00%	-0.19	P
20	129	86 (4)	Jul 6	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.244	.471	9	1.73	-0.065	.08	0.00%	-0.29	P
21	130	87	Jul 7	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.238	.460	9	1.19	-0.029	.06	0.00%	-0.21	PH
22	131	90 (2)	Jul 10	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.204	.217	.421	9	.89	-0.086	.07	0.00%	-1.33	P
23	132	93 (2)	Jul 15	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.216	.229	.445	9	.96	-0.022	.06	0.00%	-0.21	P
24	133	98 (4)	Jul 20	CAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.204	.216	.419	9	1.69	-0.123	.10	-0.01%	-0.69	P
25	134	102 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.228	.259	.487	9	.32	0.082	.01	0.00%	0.53	P
26	135	107 (4)	Jul 30	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.217	.246	.462	9	.53	-0.038	.05	0.00%	-0.65	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	136	112 (4)	Aug 4	CAL		CHW	L,3-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.217	.246	.462	9						P
28	137	114 (1)	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.206	.233	.440	9	.77	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
29	138	120 (5)	Aug 13	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.215	.230	.445	9	.83	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
30	139	124 (3)	Aug 17	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.203	.215	.418	9	.96	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.53	P
31	140	128 (3)	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.208	.235	.444	9	.49	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
32	141	132 (3)	Aug 27	CAL		BOS	W,1-0	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.243	.459	9	.85	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	142	136 (3)	Sep 1	CAL		OAK	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.236	.447	9	.84	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
34	143	140 (3)	Sep 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.224	.424	9	.97	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
35	144	144 (3)	Sep 10	CAL		MIL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.202	.225	.427	9	.93	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
36	145	149 (4)	Sep 15	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.205	.262	.466	9	.32	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.10	P
37	146	153 (3)	Sep 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.220	.267	.487	9	.65	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.47	P
38	147	157 (3)	Sep 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.221	.267	.488	9	1.75	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
39	148	160 (2)	Sep 28	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.214	.258	.472	9	.51	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
							25-14		104	93	8	16	2	0	2	5	5	0	30	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.214	.258	.472		.83	-0.694	.32	-0.12%	-7.76

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Messersmith Pages

Andy Messersmith Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Andy Messersmith Pages at Baseball Reference