Andy Messersmith
1968–1979 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Yankees
347G
.170AVG
.219OBP
.232SLG
More career statistics
124H
5HR
54RBI
1SB
130–99W–L
2,230.1IP
1,625K
2.86ERA
295GS
15SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 347 | 353 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,120 | 9,119 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | 826 | 729 | 49 | 124 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 46 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 169 | .170 | .219 | .232 | .451 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,230.3 | 344 | 295 | 98 | 130 | 99 | 15 | 1,719 | 812 | 709 | 174 | 831 | 1,625 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 1.143 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1974-08-12 to 1974-09-02
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1977-06-12 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1972-09-03 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1969-06-03 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 183 | 428 | 66 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 107 | .173 | .210 | .231 |
| Away | 170 | 398 | 58 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 105 | .167 | .201 | .233 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 53 | 120 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 22 | .229 | .250 | .349 |
| May | 64 | 156 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 41 | .148 | .160 | .190 |
| June | 60 | 148 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 40 | .140 | .203 | .186 |
| July | 63 | 137 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 33 | .244 | .270 | .303 |
| August | 64 | 131 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 40 | .116 | .153 | .170 |
| September | 47 | 130 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 35 | .158 | .215 | .219 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 22 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .143 | .208 | .214 |
| chicago-white-sox | 21 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .194 | .220 | .194 |
| san-diego-padres | 19 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .107 | .129 | .143 |
| houston-astros | 19 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .176 | .254 | .216 |
| san-francisco-giants | 19 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .255 | .268 | .373 |
| kansas-city-royals | 18 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .235 | .282 | .500 |
| cincinnati-reds | 18 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .132 | .167 | .211 |
| boston-red-sox | 17 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .154 | .125 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  California Angels | 29 | 20 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .100 | 81 | 74 |
| 1969 | California Angels | 42 | 77 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .156 | 250 | 211 |
| 1970 | California Angels | 38 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | .157 | 194 | 162 |
| 1971 | California Angels | 39 | 93 | 16 | 2 | 5 | – | .172 | 276 | 179 |
| 1972 | California Angels | 26 | 53 | 10 | – | – | 1 | .189 | 169 | 142 |
| 1973 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 89 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .169 | 249 | 177 |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 96 | 23 | 1 | 11 | – | .240 | 292 | 221 |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | 108 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .157 | 321 | 213 |
| 1976 |  Atlanta Braves | 29 | 67 | 12 | – | 10 | – | .179 | 207 | 135 |
| 1977 | Atlanta Braves | 16 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .118 | 102 | 69 |
| 1978 |  New York Yankees | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 16 |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 22 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .091 | 62 | 26 |