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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.21 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 81.3 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 321 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.52 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 250.0 | 169 | 81 | 70 | 17 | 100 | 7 | 211 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1008 |
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.01 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 194.7 | 144 | 75 | 65 | 21 | 78 | 6 | 162 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 795 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | 20 | 13 | .606 | 2.99 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 276.7 | 224 | 112 | 92 | 16 | 121 | 6 | 179 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1170 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2.81 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 169.7 | 125 | 56 | 53 | 5 | 68 | 8 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 690 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2.70 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 249.7 | 196 | 90 | 75 | 24 | 77 | 3 | 177 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1015 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.59 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 292.3 | 227 | 93 | 84 | 24 | 94 | 0 | 221 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1179 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 | 14 | .576 | 2.29 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 321.7 | 244 | 92 | 82 | 22 | 96 | 2 | 213 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1276 |
| 1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.04 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 207.3 | 166 | 83 | 70 | 14 | 74 | 1 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 847 |
| 1977 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.40 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.3 | 101 | 54 | 50 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 447 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.64 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.91 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.3 | 55 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 266 |
| Totals | 130 | 99 | .568 | 2.86 | 344 | 295 | 30 | 98 | 27 | 15 | 2230.3 | 1719 | 812 | 709 | 174 | 831 | 44 | 1625 | 40 | 7 | 70 | 9120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 29 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .100 | .100 | .150 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 42 | 91 | 77 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | .156 | .235 | .182 | .417 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | 38 | 75 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .157 | .157 | .243 | .400 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | 39 | 104 | 93 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .172 | .214 | .258 | .472 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 26 | 58 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .189 | .232 | .245 | .477 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 99 | 89 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .169 | .213 | .202 | .415 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 113 | 96 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .240 | .312 | .354 | .666 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | 123 | 108 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .157 | .212 | .194 | .406 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 77 | 67 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .179 | .225 | .194 | .419 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 16 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .118 | .189 | .265 | .454 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 353 | 826 | 729 | 49 | 124 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 212 | .170 | .219 | .232 | .451 | 169 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | P | 28 | 5 | 81.3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.992 | .643 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | P | 40 | 33 | 250.0 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 2 | .902 | 1.656 | 1.150 |
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | P | 37 | 26 | 195.0 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 3 | .897 | 1.615 | .946 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | P | 38 | 38 | 277.0 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 2 | .931 | 2.177 | 1.763 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | P | 25 | 21 | 170.0 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.747 | 1.320 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 33 | 249.7 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 0 | .915 | 1.947 | 1.636 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 39 | 39 | 292.3 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 3 | .873 | 1.909 | 1.590 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 42 | 40 | 321.7 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 1 | .915 | 1.511 | 1.286 |
| 1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 29 | 28 | 207.3 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 2 | .904 | 2.040 | 1.621 |
| 1977 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 16 | 16 | 102.3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .909 | 1.759 | 1.250 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 6 | 5 | 22.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.612 | .667 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 11 | 11 | 62.3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.021 | 1.273 |
| Totals | 344 | 295 | 2231.3 | 136 | 318 | 41 | 15 | .917 | 1.831 | 1.320 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 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 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.000 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.214 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 21.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 3.429 | 2.667 |
Awards
1974 - NL TSN All-Star RHP
1974 - NL Gold Glove P
1975 - NL Gold Glove P
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