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Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Pitching Comparison

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	96	73	.568	2.94	731	28	373	1	0	143	1353.1	1296	506	442	67	442	112	681	37	5	41	5673	1858	121	3.24	1.284	8.6	0.4	2.9	4.5
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

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975	4	2	.667	1.39	22	0	8	0	0	2	32.1	24	5	5	1	13	4	22	0	0	0	129	37		1.10	1.144	6.7	0.3	3.6	6.1
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	31		1.43	1.381	8.1	0.9	4.3	5.1

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Value

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	731	28	1353.1	18.3	5.7
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	37.5	18.3

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Totals Against

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	731	28	1353.1	1858	5051	1003	197	29	50	45	52.63	2	150	104	42	.257	.319	.347	.665	91	.090	.283	564	1741	293	1775	1858
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

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975	22	0	32.1	37	109											.220	.303					.267				37	37
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	31	71											.268	.373					.298				31	31

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Starting & Relieving

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	12	43	49.7	532	190	36	54	72.6	373	703
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975								100.0	8	22
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974									0	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Ratios

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	731	28	1353.1	12.0	7.8	4.2
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	17.8	9.1	8.7

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975	22	0	32.1	17.1	10.1	7.0
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	13.5	11.2	2.2

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Pitch Summary

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	731	28	1353.1
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1		109

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975	22	0	32.1
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Head-to-Head Pitching

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	1	2	.333	1.38	7	0	3	0	0	1	13.0	12	3	2	0	6	3	3	0	0	0	59	1.385	8.3	0.0	4.2	2.1
2	Andy Messersmith	1	2	.333	4.95	7	7	0	0	0	0	40.0	38	25	22	6	20	0	29	1	0	1	177	1.450	8.6	1.4	4.5	6.5

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Game Logs

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Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	STL	1977-04-30	6-6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.55	3	1	1.31
2	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1977-04-30	GS-3	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	4	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	52			0.0	0.45			0.79
3	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-09-03	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.47	0	0	0.00
4	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-09-03	GS-4, L	3.2	6	9	7	2	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	24	14	17	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	2	13			-0.3	-5.55			0.92
5	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-08-02	7-GF, S	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.5	1.71	2	0	2.70
6	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-08-02	GS-8, L	8.0	2	1	1	0	1	4	0	7	0	0	1	31	6	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	77			0.2	2.48			0.97
7	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-07-25 (1)	7-8, BL	1.1	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	2				-0.3	-1.22	0	0	2.99
8	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-07-25 (1)	GS-7, W	7.0	7	3	2	1	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	29	10	26	4	2	0	1	1	0	12	1	0	0	3	55			0.0	0.27			1.07
9	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-04-17	9-GF(11), BL	2.1	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	5	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				-0.4	-0.69	2	1	3.43
10	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-04-17	GS-9	8.0	9	4	4	0	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	33	11	31	7	0	0	1	0	1	15	1	0	0	2	52			-0.3	0.12			1.51
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Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batter vs. Pitcher

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Clay Carroll (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Clay Carroll (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	1975	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. Clay Carroll (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Clay Carroll (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1975	1975-07-25 (1)	CIN	LAD	ahead 2-3	b7	---	0		Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B

Clay Carroll (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Clay Carroll (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	1975	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Clay Carroll (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Clay Carroll (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1975	1975-07-25 (1)	LAD	CIN	down 3-2	t7	-2-	0		Single to SS; B. Russell to 3B

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Comparison

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	694	245	208	17	27	0	0	1	7	0	0	7	65	.130	.158	.144	.302	-15	30	3	0	30	0	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

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	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

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Value

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	694	245	-0.7	-0.7	-0.7	0.4	-32	0	-1	0
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	2.6	2.6	2.7	-0.1	-67	2	-1	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Sabermetric

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	694	245	1	34	38	214	8	.183	23	-31	-3.3	.014	3.2		0
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

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	29-34	1970	1975	22	1	0	0	0	1			0			.000	1.0		0
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	0	2	2	6		.500	0			.000	2.3		0

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Win Probability

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Clay Carroll	23-37	1964	1978	694	245	-1.9	-3.0	0.6	-34.04		-30.57	0.79
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	-5.3	-5.8	-0.1	-57.67		-60.80	0.90

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Head-to-Head Batting

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Andy Messersmith	7	16	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.167	.286	.167	.452	2	1	0	2	0	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: Game Logs

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Andy Messersmith vs. Clay Carroll: 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	Clay Carroll	STL	1977-04-30		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1977-04-30	*	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	1.40	-0.022	1.19	-0.01%	-0.20			P
3	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-09-03		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-09-03	*	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0	0.97	0.042	0.00	0.00%	0.38			P
5	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-08-02		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.027	0.42	-0.01%	-0.40			P
6	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-08-02	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	-0.017	0.54	0.00%	-0.28			P
7	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-07-25 (1)		2	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	-0.018	0.48	-0.01%	-0.22			P
8	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-07-25 (1)	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.080	0.88	0.03%	0.29			P
9	Clay Carroll	CIN	1975-04-17		3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	-0.054	3.47	-0.05%	-0.21			P
10	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-04-17	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.58	-0.127	2.78	-0.14%	-0.88			P
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