Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Andy Messersmith

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Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitching Comparison

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	141	134	.513	3.17	425	346	39	103	23	14	2492.1	1948	999	879	164	1312	74	2453	59	7	140	10587	3471	112	3.06	1.308	7.0	0.6	4.7	8.9
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

Sam McDowell 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	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	31		1.43	1.381	8.1	0.9	4.3	5.1

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Value

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	43.1	21.7
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	37.5	18.3

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against

Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	3471	9059	1454	290	40	60	87	40.82	19	207	107	49	.215	.317	.310	.627	83	.095	.275	900	2810	494	3319	3471
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

Sam McDowell 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	31	71											.268	.373					.298				31	31

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving

Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	206	60	58.4	77	20	26	3	82.4	39	79
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49

Sam McDowell 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974									0	0

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	23.2	12.4	10.8
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	17.8	9.1	8.7

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	13.5	11.2	2.2

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1		109

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Pitching

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Sam McDowell 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	1.80	2	2	0	1	0	0	15.0	12	4	3	0	9	0	8	1	0	0	66	1.400	7.2	0.0	5.4	4.8
2	Sam McDowell	0	0		1.69	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	1	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	24	1.688	8.4	0.0	6.8	5.1

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	SFG	1973-05-13	4-7	3.1	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	16	7	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1				0.0	-1.08	2	2	0.04
2	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1973-05-13	CG, W	9.0	6	3	2	1	0	6	0	4	1	0	0	39	13	32	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	63			-0.2	1.32			0.60
3	Sam McDowell	CLE	1968-09-21	3-4	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.75	0	0	0.98
4	Andy Messersmith	CAL	1968-09-21	GS-6	6.0	6	1	1	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	27	9	22	4	2	0	1	0	0	8	1	1	1	2	57			0.2	1.26			1.67

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batter vs. Pitcher

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Sam McDowell (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	1968	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1973	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-21	CAL	CLE	ahead 1-2	t4	1--	1		Strikeout
2	1973	1973-05-13	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-12	t6	---	1		Foul Popfly: 1B

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-05-13	SFG	LAD	down 12-3	b4	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1973	1973-05-13	SFG	LAD	down 12-3	b6	12-	2		Strikeout

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Comparison

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals

Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	774	34	119	7	2	2	36	0	1	16	306	.154	.171	.176	.347	-2	136	6	1	56	4	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

Sam McDowell 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	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

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	-1.3	-1.3	-1.1	-0.3	-101	2	-5	0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	2.6	2.6	2.7	-0.1	-67	2	-1	0

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric

Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	11	136	148	722	26	.249	68	-107	-11.5	.022	2.5	0.00	1
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	35	171	181	661	42	.231	98	-70	-7.2	.062	3.4	100.00	1

Sam McDowell 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	0	2	2	6		.500	0			.000	2.3		0

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	-9.9	-10.2	-0.2	-99.26		-104.97	0.95
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	-5.3	-5.8	-0.1	-57.67		-60.80	0.90

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Batting

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Sam McDowell 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	2	8	7	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.571	1.000	4	0	0	1	0	0
2	Sam McDowell	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sam McDowell vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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Sam McDowell 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	Sam McDowell	SFG	1973-05-13		5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	-0.003	0.13	0.00%	-0.53			P
2	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1973-05-13	*	9	9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.69	-0.038	1.03	-0.03%	-0.17			P
3	Sam McDowell	CLE	1968-09-21		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Andy Messersmith	CAL	1968-09-21	*	7	9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.170	0.00	0.00%	1.44			P

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