Andy Messersmith

John Alexander Messersmith
Born: August 6, 1945
Toms River, NJ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: University of California, Berkeley
Career: 1968-1979
Draft: Round 3 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
Draft: Round 1 (1966 June Secondary Draft, California Angels)
School: University of California-Berkeley
California
Minor League Statistics

Andy Messersmith compiled a career record of 130 wins and 99 losses in his 353-game career with the California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.


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Pitching:

Year Lg Team W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
1968ALCalifornia Angels42.6672.21285921481.3442120335474113321
1969ALCalifornia Angels1611.5932.52403351022250.0169817017100721151161008
1970ALCalifornia Angels1110.5243.0137268615194.7144756521786162602795
1971ALCalifornia Angels2013.6062.99383801440276.7224112921612161797091170
1972ALCalifornia Angels811.4212.81252141032169.712556535688142212690
1973NLLos Angeles Dodgers1410.5832.70333301030249.71969075247731776161015
1974NLLos Angeles Dodgers206.7692.59393901330292.32279384249402213361179
1975NLLos Angeles Dodgers1914.5762.29424021971321.72449282229622135081276
1976NLAtlanta Braves1111.5003.04292811231207.31668370147411352010847
1977NLAtlanta Braves54.5564.4016160100102.310154501239569205447
1978ALNew York Yankees03.0005.6465100022.3242114715016100106
1979NLLos Angeles Dodgers24.3334.911111010062.3553434934226003266
Totals13099.5682.86344295309827152230.31719812709174831441625407709120

Batting:

Year Lg Team GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1968ALCalifornia Angels29242012100100010.100.100.150.250300400
1969ALCalifornia Angels429177512200500828.156.235.182.4171410600
1970ALCalifornia Angels387570411301200028.157.157.243.4001700500
1971ALCalifornia Angels3910493816202500530.172.214.258.4722400600
1972ALCalifornia Angels265853210300010313.189.232.245.4771300200
1973NLLos Angeles Dodgers349989315300600516.169.213.202.4151810500
1974NLLos Angeles Dodgers3911396122380111001128.240.312.354.6663410420
1975NLLos Angeles Dodgers44123108817400900725.157.212.194.4062121520
1976NLAtlanta Braves2977673121001000419.179.225.194.4191310600
1977NLAtlanta Braves1639342420130039.118.189.265.454900200
1978ALNew York Yankees6000000000000000000
1979NLLos Angeles Dodgers1123221210020006.091.091.136.227300100
Totals353826729491243005541046212.170.219.232.451169614640


Fielding:

Year Lg Team Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1968ALCalifornia AngelsP28581.361210.9471.992.643
1969ALCalifornia AngelsP4033250.0172952.9021.6561.150
1970ALCalifornia AngelsP3726195.0122343.8971.615.946
1971ALCalifornia AngelsP3838277.0184952.9312.1771.763
1972ALCalifornia AngelsP2521170.0924001.0001.7471.320
1973NLLos Angeles DodgersP3333249.7193550.9151.9471.636
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersP3939292.3184493.8731.9091.590
1975NLLos Angeles DodgersP4240321.7114351.9151.5111.286
1976NLAtlanta BravesP2928207.3143352.9042.0401.621
1977NLAtlanta BravesP1616102.351521.9091.7591.250
1978ALNew York YankeesP6522.322001.0001.612.667
1979NLLos Angeles DodgersP111162.359011.0002.0211.273
Totals3442952231.31363184115.9171.8311.320

Postseason - Pitching:

Year Lg Team Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersNLCS101.0002.571100007.0822030010031
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersWS02.0004.5022000014.011872711210158
Totals12.3333.8633000021.01910921011220189

Postseason - Batting:

Year Lg Team Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersNLCS1330000000001.000.000.000.000000000
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersWS2540200000002.500.500.5001.000200100
Totals3870200000003.286.286.286.571200100

Postseason - Fielding:

Year Lg Team Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersNLCSP117.012011.0003.8573.000
1974NLLos Angeles DodgersWSP2214.01410.8333.2142.500
Totals3321.02611.8893.4292.667

Awards

1974 - NL Gold Glove P
1974 - NL TSN All-Star RHP
1975 - NL Gold Glove P




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