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Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Andy Messersmith

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Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	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
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	221	204	.520	3.59	702	500	93	107	29	16	3584.1	3466	1620	1431	276	1262	71	1747	65	8	172	15166	4959	98	3.79	1.319	8.7	0.7	3.2	4.4

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	32		1.43	1.381	8.1	0.9	4.3	5.1
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	0	0		0.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	0	0	0	5	1	7	2	0	0	82	22		2.57	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Value

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	37.5	18.3
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Totals Against

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	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
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	4959	13599	2594	508	88	415	122	77.28	14	282	126	112	.255	.319	.366	.685	99	.111	.273	1606	4978	872	4793	4959

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	32	71	16	1	0	0	2	0.00	0	2	6	0	.268	.373	.366	.740		.099	.298	10	26	3	31	32
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	22	74	11	3	0	2	0	100.00	0	0	1	0	.189	.259	.230	.489		.041	.209	6	17	3	21	22

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	2	67	52.3						0	0
2	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	17.8	9.1	8.7
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1		109
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	225	113	140	62.22
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	2	1	.667	2.97	4	4	0	1	0	0	30.1	24	10	10	3	7	0	19	1	0	0	118	1.022	7.1	0.9	2.1	5.6
2	Joe Niekro	0	0		6.75	4	2	2	0	0	0	8.0	12	10	6	4	6	0	3	1	0	0	42	2.250	13.5	4.5	6.8	3.4

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1979-04-17	GS-6	6.0	8	4	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	8	24	7	0	0	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	1	42			0.1	-1.21			0.98
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1979-04-17	GS-5	4.2	4	6	2	4	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	22	9	18	1	0	0	3	1	0	13	0	0	0	3	38			-0.3	-3.77			0.87
3	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-06-17	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	33	7	30	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	78			0.2	2.92			0.46
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-06-17	8-GF(8)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.57	0	0	0.06
5	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1973-09-19	GS-8, W	8.0	5	1	1	0	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	33	10	29	3	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	2	71			0.2	2.53			0.93
6	Joe Niekro	ATL	1973-09-19	8-GF(8)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0				-0.2	-1.50	3	3	2.44
7	Andy Messersmith	CAL	1971-07-30	GS-8, L	7.1	7	4	4	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	8	27	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	52			0.1	1.11			1.26
8	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-07-30	GS-2	1.2	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	6	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	32			-0.3	-2.56			0.86

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (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	1979	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. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-04-17	HOU	LAD	tied 1-1	t3	---	0		Strikeout
2	1979	1979-04-17	HOU	LAD	down 3-1	t5	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (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	1971	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1975	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1979	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-07-30	CAL	DET	ahead 0-3	t2	1--	0		Strikeout
2	1975	1975-06-17	LAD	HOU	ahead 1-5	b8	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1979	1979-04-17	LAD	HOU	tied 1-1	b2	12-	2		Flyball: CF
4	1979	1979-04-17	LAD	HOU	ahead 1-3	b5	---	0		Flyball: LF

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Comparison

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	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
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	973	55	152	26	1	1	72	1	0	38	262	.156	.188	.188	.376	8	183	17	1	147	6	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	2.6	2.6	2.7	-0.1	-67	2	-1	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	-122	-1	-1	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	35	171	181	661	42	.231	98	-70	-7.2	.062	3.4	100.0	1
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.0	1

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	1	.500	0			.000	2.3		0
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	-5.3	-5.8	-0.1	-57.67	-6.1	-60.80	0.90
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	-9.4	-12.6	2.4	-124.94	-13.6	-130.61	0.92

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	4	11	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.091	.091	.091	.182	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Andy Messersmith vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1979-04-17	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.058	1.61	-0.05%	-0.64			P
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1979-04-17	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.98	-0.052	2.04	-0.07%	-0.44			P
3	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-06-17	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	0.000	0.19	0.00%	-0.37			P
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-06-17		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1973-09-19	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.074	0.95	-0.03%	-0.59			P
6	Joe Niekro	ATL	1973-09-19		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Andy Messersmith	CAL	1971-07-30	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.53	-0.038	0.05	0.00%	-0.65			P
8	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-07-30	*	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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