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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1968 22 CAL AL 1.9 4 2 .667 2.21 28 5 9 2 1 3 81.1 44 21 20 3 35 4 74 1 1 3 321 131 2.37 0.971 4.9 0.3 3.9 8.2 2.11
1969 23 CAL AL 5.4 16 11 .593 2.52 40 33 5 10 2 2 250.0 169 81 70 17 100 7 211 5 1 16 1008 137 2.97 1.076 6.1 0.6 3.6 7.6 2.11 MVP-29
1970 24 CAL AL 2.7 11 10 .524 3.01 37 26 8 6 1 5 194.2 144 75 65 21 78 6 162 6 0 2 795 120 3.67 1.140 6.7 1.0 3.6 7.5 2.08
1971 25 CAL AL 2.7 20 13 .606 2.99 38 38 0 14 4 0 276.2 224 112 92 16 121 6 179 7 0 9 1170 108 3.30 1.247 7.3 0.5 3.9 5.8 1.48 AS,CYA-5
1972 26 CAL AL 2.2 8 11 .421 2.81 25 21 4 10 3 2 169.2 125 56 53 5 68 8 142 2 1 2 690 104 2.35 1.138 6.6 0.3 3.6 7.5 2.09
1973 27 LAD NL 3.8 14 10 .583 2.70 33 33 0 10 3 0 249.2 196 90 75 24 77 3 177 6 1 6 1015 129 3.40 1.093 7.1 0.9 2.8 6.4 2.30
1974 28 LAD NL 5.3 20 6 .769 2.59 39 39 0 13 3 0 292.1 227 93 84 24 94 0 221 3 3 6 1179 132 3.13 1.098 7.0 0.7 2.9 6.8 2.35 AS,CYA-2,MVP-16,GG
1975 29 LAD NL 6.5 19 14 .576 2.29 42 40 2 19 7 1 321.2 244 92 82 22 96 2 213 5 0 8 1276 149 3.09 1.057 6.8 0.6 2.7 6.0 2.22 AS,CYA-5,MVP-24,GG
1976 30 ATL NL 5.5 11 11 .500 3.04 29 28 1 12 3 1 207.1 166 83 70 14 74 1 135 2 0 10 847 125 3.31 1.158 7.2 0.6 3.2 5.9 1.82 AS
1977 31 ATL NL 2.5 5 4 .556 4.40 16 16 0 1 0 0 102.1 101 54 50 12 39 5 69 2 0 5 447 102 4.12 1.368 8.9 1.1 3.4 6.1 1.77
1978 32 NYY AL -0.8 0 3 .000 5.64 6 5 1 0 0 0 22.1 24 21 14 7 15 0 16 1 0 0 106 66 7.38 1.746 9.7 2.8 6.0 6.4 1.07
1979 33 LAD NL 0.0 2 4 .333 4.91 11 11 0 1 0 0 62.1 55 34 34 9 34 2 26 0 0 3 266 74 5.41 1.428 7.9 1.3 4.9 3.8 0.76
12 Yrs 37.5 130 99 .568 2.86 344 295 30 98 27 14 2230.1 1719 812 709 174 831 44 1625 40 7 70 9120 121 3.28 1.143 6.9 0.7 3.4 6.6 1.96
162 Game Avg 4.0 14 11 .568 2.86 37 31 3 10 3 1 237 183 86 75 19 88 5 173 4 1 7 971 121 3.28 1.143 6.9 0.7 3.4 6.6 1.96
CAL (5 Yrs) 14.8 59 47 .557 2.78 168 123 26 42 11 12 972.1 706 345 300 62 402 31 768 21 3 32 3984 118 3.04 1.140 6.5 0.6 3.7 7.1 1.91
LAD (4 Yrs) 15.5 55 34 .618 2.67 125 123 2 43 13 1 926.0 722 309 275 79 301 7 637 14 4 23 3736 129 3.34 1.105 7.0 0.8 2.9 6.2 2.12
ATL (2 Yrs) 8.0 16 15 .516 3.49 45 44 1 13 3 1 309.2 267 137 120 26 113 6 204 4 0 15 1294 115 3.58 1.227 7.8 0.8 3.3 5.9 1.81
NYY (1 Yr) -0.8 0 3 .000 5.64 6 5 1 0 0 0 22.1 24 21 14 7 15 0 16 1 0 0 106 66 7.38 1.746 9.7 2.8 6.0 6.4 1.07
AL (6 Yrs) 14.0 59 50 .541 2.84 174 128 27 42 11 12 994.2 730 366 314 69 417 31 784 22 3 32 4090 116 3.14 1.153 6.6 0.6 3.8 7.1 1.88
NL (6 Yrs) 23.6 71 49 .592 2.88 170 167 3 56 16 2 1235.2 989 446 395 105 414 13 841 18 4 38 5030 125 3.40 1.135 7.2 0.8 3.0 6.1 2.03
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Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1974 28 LAD NL,WS 1 2 .333 3.86 3 3 0 0 0 0 21.0 19 10 9 2 10 1 12 2 0 1 89 1.43 1.381 8.1 0.9 4.3 5.1 1.20
1 Yr 1 2 .333 3.86 3 3 0 0 0 0 21.0 19 10 9 2 10 1 12 2 0 1 89 1.43 1.381 8.1 0.9 4.3 5.1 1.20
162 Game Avg 11 23 .333 3.86 34 34 0 0 0 0 238 215 113 102 23 113 11 136 23 0 11 1009 1.381 8.1 0.9 4.3 5.1 1.20
WS (1 Yr) 0 2 .000 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 11 8 7 2 7 1 12 1 0 1 58 1.286 7.1 1.3 4.5 7.7 1.71
NL (1 Yr) 1 0 1.000 2.57 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 31 4.29 1.571 10.3 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1968 22 CAL AL 81.1 28 5 21 2.32 3.39 0.14 -0.05 99 3.16 8 1.1 1.39 0.0 1.9 13 .539 .507
1969 23 CAL AL 250.0 40 33 81 2.92 4.16 0.14 0.06 93 3.81 25 3.1 1.19 -0.1 5.4 46 .579 .519 MVP-29
1970 24 CAL AL 194.2 37 26 75 3.47 4.18 0.32 0.04 97 3.78 7 0.9 1.75 -0.1 2.7 24 .525 .506
1971 25 CAL AL 276.2 38 38 112 3.64 4.02 0.11 0.06 93 3.69 2 0.2 -0.1 2.7 24 .506 .501 AS,CYA-5
1972 26 CAL AL 169.2 25 21 56 2.97 3.35 0.05 0.04 95 3.18 4 0.7 1.02 -0.1 2.2 17 .527 .504
1973 27 LAD NL 249.2 33 33 90 3.24 4.18 0.34 0.12 96 3.80 15 1.7 -0.2 3.8 36 .553 .511
1974 28 LAD NL 292.1 39 39 93 2.86 4.00 0.21 0.12 94 3.68 26 2.9 -0.1 5.3 50 .574 .518 AS,CYA-2,MVP-16,GG
1975 29 LAD NL 321.2 42 40 92 2.57 4.12 0.48 0.12 95 3.55 35 3.8 2.13 -0.1 6.5 61 .591 .523 AS,CYA-5,MVP-24,GG
1976 30 ATL NL 207.1 29 28 83 3.60 4.00 -0.55 0.12 107 4.98 32 3.7 2.78 0.0 5.5 48 .628 .523 AS
1977 31 ATL NL 102.1 16 16 54 4.75 4.58 -0.84 0.16 110 6.13 16 1.7 -0.1 2.5 24 .606 .510
1978 32 NYY AL 22.1 6 5 21 8.46 4.09 0.28 0.06 93 3.59 -12 -1.1 0.23 0.0 -0.8 -10 .319 .493
1979 33 LAD NL 62.1 11 11 34 4.91 4.03 -0.21 0.13 97 4.24 -5 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0 .451 .497
12 Yrs 2230.1 344 295 812 3.28 4.03 0.11 0.09 97 3.89 152 18.3 1.45 -0.9 37.5 334 .553 .512
162 Game Avg 237 37 31 86 3.28 4.03 0.11 0.09 97 3.89 16 1.9 1.45 -0.1 4.0 36 .553 .512
CAL (5 Yrs) 972.1 168 123 345 3.19 3.92 0.15 0.04 95 3.61 45 6.1 1.42 -0.4 14.8 124 .536 .508
LAD (4 Yrs) 926.0 125 123 309 3.00 4.09 0.31 0.12 95 3.70 72 7.9 2.13 -0.5 15.5 148 .563 .516
ATL (2 Yrs) 309.2 45 44 137 3.98 4.19 -0.65 0.13 108 5.36 47 5.4 2.78 -0.1 8.0 72 .620 .519
NYY (1 Yr) 22.1 6 5 21 8.46 4.09 0.28 0.06 93 3.59 -12 -1.1 0.23 0.0 -0.8 -10 .319 .493
AL (6 Yrs) 994.2 174 128 366 3.31 3.92 0.15 0.04 95 3.61 32 5.0 1.39 -0.4 14.0 114 .529 .507
NL (6 Yrs) 1235.2 170 167 446 3.25 4.12 0.07 0.12 98 4.12 120 13.3 2.35 -0.6 23.6 220 .578 .517

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Batting Against Pitching Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1968 22 CAL AL 81.1 .157 .252 .239 .491 .200 0.9 23.1 10.9 1.5 0.0% 5.37
1969 23 CAL AL 250.0 .191 .275 .284 .559 .229 1.7 20.9 9.9 3.0 0.0% 29.87 MVP-29
1970 24 CAL AL 194.2 .205 .289 .329 .618 .236 2.6 20.4 9.8 2.6 4.0% 15.16
1971 25 CAL AL 276.2 .218 .303 .308 .612 .248 1.4 15.3 10.3 2.7 -0.1% 5.63 AS,CYA-5
1972 26 CAL AL 169.2 .207 .288 .284 .572 .261 0.7 20.6 9.9 0.5 -0.3% 7.99
1973 27 LAD NL 249.2 .214 .278 .338 .615 .239 2.4 17.4 7.6 1.2 2.7% 24.16
1974 28 LAD NL 292.1 .212 .277 .311 .588 .245 2.0 18.7 8.0 4.2 4.9% 38.20 AS,CYA-2,MVP-16,GG
1975 29 LAD NL 321.2 .213 .275 .301 .575 .241 1.7 16.7 7.5 4.1 4.1% 52.03 AS,CYA-5,MVP-24,GG
1976 30 ATL NL 207.1 .219 .287 .327 .614 .246 1.7 15.9 8.7 0.9 -0.1% 12.39 AS
1977 31 ATL NL 102.1 .256 .323 .433 .756 .281 2.7 15.4 8.7 -0.1 0.6% -1.21
1978 32 NYY AL 22.1 .267 .377 .544 .922 .254 6.6 15.1 14.2 -0.7 -0.5% -11.41
1979 33 LAD NL 62.1 .244 .342 .418 .760 .241 3.4 9.8 12.8 -0.2 -0.1% -1.95
12 Yrs 2230.1 .212 .287 .319 .606 .243 1.9 17.8 9.1 19.6 15.1% 176.21
MLB Average .254 .321 .374 .695 .280 1.9 13.8 8.6
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios Batted Ball Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% LD% GB% FB% GB/FB WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1974 28 LAD NL,WS 21.0 .268 .373 .366 .740 .298 2.2 13.5 11.2 3.1 38.5 15.4 1.79 -0.4 -14.5% -0.80
1 Yr 21.0 .268 .373 .366 .740 .298 2.2 13.5 11.2 3.1 38.5 15.4 1.79 -0.4 -14.5% -0.80
MLB Average .219 .308 .331 .639 .243 2.1 15.3 10.4 4.9 35.9 23.1 0.98

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1968 22 CAL AL 24 .159 -38 .200 .050 0.0 41.7 0.0 -0.1 0.0% -1.81 50.0 0.0 1/H
1969 23 CAL AL 91 .228 22 .245 .026 0.0 30.8 8.8 -0.6 -0.1% -6.31 25.0 18.2 1/H MVP-29
1970 24 CAL AL 75 .178 -20 .244 .086 1.3 37.3 0.0 -1.1 -1.3% -12.57 30.0 50.0 1/H
1971 25 CAL AL 104 .221 21 .230 .086 1.9 28.8 4.8 -0.7 -0.1% -7.76 31.6 11.1 1/H AS,CYA-5
1972 26 CAL AL 58 .247 44 .250 .057 0.0 22.4 5.2 -0.5 -0.3% -3.88 15.4 100.0 33.3 1/H
1973 27 LAD NL 99 .196 -3 .205 .034 0.0 16.2 5.1 -1.5 -2.3% -13.83 15.0 50.0 1/H
1974 28 LAD NL 113 .327 94 .319 .115 0.9 24.8 9.7 0.2 0.5% 0.30 33.3 42.9 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-16,GG
1975 29 LAD NL 123 .220 13 .200 .037 0.0 20.3 5.7 -0.2 0.0% -3.19 32.0 40.0 1/H AS,CYA-5,MVP-24,GG
1976 30 ATL NL 77 .216 0 .250 .015 0.0 24.7 5.2 -0.2 -0.1% -3.36 18.8 33.3 1 AS
1977 31 ATL NL 39 .208 -14 .125 .147 2.6 23.1 7.7 -0.2 0.0% -3.31 16.7 0.0 1
1979 33 LAD NL 23 .100 -79 .125 .045 0.0 26.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.4% -1.96 50.0 100.0 1
11 Yrs 826 .225 17 .231 .062 0.6 25.7 5.6 -5.3 -4.0% -57.67 26.5 100.0 32.8 1/H
MLB Average .329 100 .280 .119 1.9 13.8 8.6 29.6 63.9 45.4
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% Pos Awards
1974 28 LAD NL,WS 8 .500 .000 0.0 37.5 0.0 0.0 -0.4% -0.49 0.0 /1
1 Yr 8 .500 .000 0.0 37.5 0.0 0.0 -0.4% -0.49 0.0 /1
MLB Average .234 .109 2.1 15.3 10.4 21.6

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1968 22 CAL AL P 28 5 2 81.1 19 6 12 1 0 .947 .957 1.99 1.89 0.64 1.88 3 1 2 66.7 36.7 0
1969 23 CAL AL P 40 33 10 250.0 51 17 29 5 2 .902 .951 1.66 1.88 1.15 1.88 16 15 5 25.0 35.8 2 MVP-29
1970 24 CAL AL P 37 26 6 194.2 39 12 23 4 3 .897 .951 1.62 1.86 0.95 1.85 2 11 7 38.9 39.4 2
1971 25 CAL AL P 38 38 14 276.2 72 18 49 5 2 .931 .958 2.18 1.98 1.76 1.97 9 26 5 16.1 38.8 2 AS,CYA-5
1972 26 CAL AL P 25 21 10 169.2 33 9 24 0 0 1.000 .950 1.75 1.86 1.32 1.85 2 13 5 27.8 38.7 0
1973 27 LAD NL P 33 33 10 249.2 59 19 35 5 0 .915 .950 1.95 1.88 1.64 1.88 6 14 8 36.4 36.1 1
1974 28 LAD NL P 39 39 13 292.1 71 18 44 9 3 .873 .944 1.91 1.88 1.59 1.88 6 13 11 45.8 33.3 3 AS,CYA-2,MVP-16,GG
1975 29 LAD NL P 42 40 19 321.2 59 11 43 5 1 .915 .946 1.51 1.86 1.29 1.86 8 14 7 33.3 32.1 2 AS,CYA-5,MVP-24,GG
1976 30 ATL NL P 29 28 12 207.1 52 14 33 5 2 .904 .950 2.04 1.88 1.62 1.87 10 9 9 50.0 33.2 1 AS
1977 31 ATL NL P 16 16 1 102.1 22 5 15 2 1 .909 .950 1.76 1.85 1.25 1.85 5 14 1 6.7 35.1 1
1978 32 NYY AL P 6 5 0 22.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .955 1.61 1.89 0.67 1.88 0 4 1 20.0 37.8 0
1979 33 LAD NL P 11 11 1 62.1 14 5 9 0 1 1.000 .951 2.02 1.80 1.27 1.80 3 3 2 40.0 34.0 0
12 Yrs 344 295 98 2230.1 495 136 318 41 15 .917 .950 1.83 1.88 1.32 1.88 70 137 63 31.5 35.9 14
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G SB CS CS% Awards
1974 28 LAD NL,WS P 3 3 21.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 3.43 2.67 0 2 100.0
1 Yr 3 3 21.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 3.43 2.67 0 2 100.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Andy Messersmith?

Andy Messersmith is 79 years old.

When was Andy Messersmith born?

Andy Messersmith was born on August 6, 1945.

Where was Andy Messersmith born?

Andy Messersmith was born in Toms River, NJ.

How tall is Andy Messersmith?

Andy Messersmith is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Andy Messersmith weigh when playing?

Andy Messersmith weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Andy Messersmith play?

Andy Messersmith played 12 seasons.

Is Andy Messersmith in the Hall of Fame?

Andy Messersmith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Andy Messersmith drafted?

Andy Messersmith was 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).

What position did Andy Messersmith play?

Andy Messersmith was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Andy Messersmith have?

Andy Messersmith had 1,625 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Andy Messersmith played for?

Andy Messersmith played for 4 teams; the California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Andy Messersmith won?

Andy Messersmith has never won a World Series.

When did Andy Messersmith retire?

Andy Messersmith last played in 1979.

What are Andy Messersmith's nicknames?

Bluto,Channel are nicknames for Andy Messersmith.

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