Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Andy Messersmith

20.8

452

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Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitching Comparison

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	129	112	.535	3.44	452	279	74	64	17	22	2111.2	2141	929	807	186	547	79	1163	51	5	50	8858	2857	103	3.43	1.273	9.1	0.8	2.3	5.0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	130	99	.568	2.86	344	295	30	98	27	14	2230.1	1719	812	709	174	831	44	1625	40	7	70	9120	2712	121	3.28	1.143	6.9	0.7	3.4	6.6

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	2	1	.667	2.65	6	5	0	2	1	0	37.1	28	11	11	4	8	2	16	2	0	0	143	38		0.31	0.964	6.8	1.0	1.9	3.9
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	1	2	.333	3.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	21.0	19	10	9	2	10	1	12	2	0	1	89	32		1.43	1.381	8.1	0.9	4.3	5.1

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Value

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	452	279	2111.2	20.4	1.7
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	37.5	18.3

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	452	279	2111.2	2857	8121	1592	313	50	108	90	54.55	14	165	84	55	.264	.312	.383	.695	101	.120	.286	981	3112	549	2739	2857
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	2712	8104	1234	276	35	137	63	68.50	14	138	99	44	.212	.287	.319	.606	78	.107	.243	752	2587	485	2590	2712

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	6	5	37.1	38	131	20	1	3	1	0	100.00	0	4	1	1	.214	.268	.359	.626		.145	.214	14	47	8	38	38
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	32	71	16	1	0	0	2	0.00	0	2	6	0	.268	.373	.366	.740		.099	.298	10	26	3	31	32

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	157	56	52.1	147	51	35	9	71.0	74	173
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	4	80	59.0	0	0				0	1
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	2	67	52.3						0	0

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	452	279	2111.2	13.1	6.2	7.0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	17.8	9.1	8.7

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	6	5	37.1	11.2	5.6	5.6
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	13.5	11.2	2.2

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	452	279	2111.2		84
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1		109

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	6	5	37.1
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	225	113	140	62.22

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Pitching

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Andy Messersmith	1	0	1.000	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	4	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	1.167	9.0	4.5	1.5	1.5
2	Nelson Briles	0	1	.000	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	9	7	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	26	2.200	16.2	1.8	3.6	1.8

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Nelson Briles	PIT	1973-05-08	GS-5, L	5.0	9	7	3	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	26	12	23	6	2	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	1	3	28			-0.4	-4.79			1.24
2	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1973-05-08	GS-7, W	6.0	6	4	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	7	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	4	44			-0.2	-2.81			0.69

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batter vs. Pitcher

Nelson Briles (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Nelson Briles (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1973	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Nelson Briles (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Nelson Briles (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-05-08	LAD	PIT	tied 1-1	b2	1-3	0		Single to LF; R. Cey Scores; L. Lacy to 2B
2	1973	1973-05-08	LAD	PIT	tied 2-2	b4	---	2		Strikeout

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Nelson Briles (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Nelson Briles (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1973	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Nelson Briles (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Nelson Briles (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-05-08	PIT	LAD	down 2-1	t3	---	1		Groundout: 1B unassisted

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Comparison

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	333	532	469	29	72	9	2	3	29	0	0	21	171	.154	.192	.200	.392	12	94	5	2	37	3	0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	729	49	124	30	0	5	54	1	0	46	212	.170	.219	.232	.451	29	169	6	1	46	4	0

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	6	14	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.091	.167	.091	.258	1	0	1	2	0	0
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	0	0	1	0	0

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	333	532	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	-55	0	0	0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	2.6	2.6	2.7	-0.1	-67	2	-1	0

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	333	532	14	95	99	442	23	.232	55	-54	-5.9	.047	2.7		0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	35	171	181	661	42	.231	98	-70	-7.2	.062	3.4	100.0	1

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Nelson Briles	23-28	1967	1972	6	14	0	2	2	12	1	.200	1			.000	1.8		0
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	0	2	2	6	1	.500	0			.000	2.3		0

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Nelson Briles	21-34	1965	1978	333	532	-4.5	-5.7	0.2	-54.48	-5.7	-56.85	0.81
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	-5.3	-5.8	-0.1	-57.67	-6.1	-60.80	0.90

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Batting

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Andy Messersmith	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Nelson Briles	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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Nelson Briles vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Nelson Briles	PIT	1973-05-08	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	-0.017	1.27	-0.02%	-0.14			P
2	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1973-05-08	*	7	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	0.042	0.69	0.02%	0.33			P

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