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Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Andy Messersmith

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Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Pitching Comparison

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	146	155	.485	3.68	445	413	10	78	30	1	2708.0	2737	1258	1106	228	857	78	1473	47	13	60	11488	3814	95	3.74	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9
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

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	0	1	.000	3.98	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	19	10	9	2	3	1	13	0	0	1	85	25		3.17	1.082	8.4	0.9	1.3	5.8
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

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Value

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	20.9	-2.3
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	37.5	18.3

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Totals Against

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	3814	10373	1961	464	84	235	110	68.12	13	262	134	73	.264	.321	.391	.712	107	.127	.287	1320	4053	776	3641	3814
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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	25	81	14	2	1	0	0		0	1	1	0	.235	.262	.358	.620		.123	.258	7	29	5	22	25
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

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	230	56	51.3	17	9	53	1	50.0	10	32
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	2	67	53.7						0	0
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	2	67	52.3						0	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	12.8	7.5	5.4
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	17.8	9.1	8.7

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	15.3	3.5	11.8
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	13.5	11.2	2.2

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0		94
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1		109

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	202	101	137	67.82
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	225	113	140	62.22

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Pitching

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	0	0		6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	12	7	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	1.750	13.5	2.3	2.3	4.5
2	Bob Knepper	0	0		12.27	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	5	5	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	19	2.182	9.8	4.9	9.8	12.3

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	SFG	1977-06-03 (2)	GS-4	3.2	4	5	5	0	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	19	8	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	34			-0.3	-2.92			1.12
2	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1977-06-03 (2)	GS-8	8.0	12	7	6	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	15	36	9	1	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	3	34			-0.4	-2.61			1.17

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Batter vs. Pitcher

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (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	1977	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-06-03 (2)	ATL	SFG	down 2-0	b3	1--	0		Strikeout
2	1977	1977-06-03 (2)	ATL	SFG	ahead 2-3	b4	---	2		Walk

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Knepper (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	1977	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	1

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-06-03 (2)	SFG	ATL	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	0		Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2	1977	1977-06-03 (2)	SFG	ATL	ahead 0-2	t4	-2-	2		Walk

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Comparison

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	840	47	115	28	2	6	59	2	0	41	333	.137	.177	.196	.374	6	165	5	2	90	9	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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	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. Bob Knepper: Batting Value

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.2	-110	3	0	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. Bob Knepper: Batting Sabermetric

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	36	158	166	829	37	.214	100	-107	-11.0	.060	2.5	100.00	2
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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	0	1	1	6	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0
2	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	0	2	2	6	1	.500	0			.000	2.3		0

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	-11.0	-10.4	-1.3	-109.26	-11.6	-109.31	0.94
2	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	-5.3	-5.8	-0.1	-57.67	-6.1	-60.80	0.90

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Batting

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Knepper	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	1	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Andy Messersmith vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	SFG	1977-06-03 (2)	*	4	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.052	0.48	-0.01%	-0.71			P
2	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1977-06-03 (2)	*	9	9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.88	-0.065	0.09	0.00%	-0.96			P

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