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John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitching Comparison

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

John Montefusco 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	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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	90	83	.520	3.54	298	244	17	32	11	5	1652.1	1604	728	650	135	513	57	1081	29	10	29	6983	2232	103	3.41	1.281	8.7	0.7	2.8	5.9

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Value

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	298	244	1652.1	21.5	7.6

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against

John Montefusco 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	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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	298	244	1652.1	2232	6298	1124	299	46	221	56	79.78	4	94	83	59	.255	.311	.381	.692	98	.126	.286	755	2400	480	2146	2232

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving

John Montefusco 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	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49
2	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	137	56	52.7	38	16	42	3	62.5	17	54

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	298	244	1652.1	15.5	7.3	8.1

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	298	244	1652.1		141

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

John Montefusco 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	2	1	.667	0.36	3	3	0	2	1	0	25.0	15	3	1	0	9	0	13	1	0	2	99	0.960	5.4	0.0	3.2	4.7
2	John Montefusco	1	2	.333	2.11	3	3	0	1	1	0	21.1	24	7	5	0	7	2	16	0	0	1	94	1.453	10.1	0.0	3.0	6.8

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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John Montefusco 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	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1976-07-02	CG, W	9.0	6	2	0	2	0	4	0	8	0	0	1	39	12	35	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	75			0.2	2.07			0.93
2	John Montefusco	SFG	1976-07-02	GS-6, L	5.1	9	6	4	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	28	13	23	7	2	0	0	0	0	11	1	2	0	2	29			-0.3	-3.80			1.09
3	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-09-08	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	30	4	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	83			0.5	3.92			0.94
4	John Montefusco	SFG	1975-09-08	GS-7, L	7.0	7	1	1	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	28	10	26	5	2	0	2	1	0	9	0	0	0	2	61			0.2	2.05			1.07
5	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-07-04	GS-7, L	7.0	6	1	1	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	1	30	12	25	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	59			0.2	2.05			1.33
6	John Montefusco	SFG	1975-07-04	SHO, W	9.0	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	1	38	11	36	7	0	1	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	79			0.8	3.92			1.82

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Montefusco (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Montefusco (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	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1976	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	7	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	1	0	0	0	0

John Montefusco (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Montefusco (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1975	1975-07-04	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1975	1975-07-04	LAD	SFG	down 1-0	b5	---	0		Strikeout
3	1975	1975-09-08	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: RF
4	1975	1975-09-08	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b5	-2-	1		Strikeout
5	1975	1975-09-08	LAD	SFG	ahead 0-1	b7	---	1		Groundout: P-1B
6	1976	1976-07-02	ATL	SFG	tied 0-0	t3	-2-	1		Single to CF (Ground Ball); R. Belloir Scores
7	1976	1976-07-02	ATL	SFG	tied 1-1	t5	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; D. Chaney to 2B
8	1976	1976-07-02	ATL	SFG	ahead 1-4	t6	1-3	1		Single to RF (Line Drive); E. Williams Scores/unER; R. Belloir to 2B

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. John Montefusco (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. John Montefusco (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	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0
2	1976	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. John Montefusco (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. John Montefusco (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1975	1975-07-04	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t2	-2-	2		Walk
2	1975	1975-07-04	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t4	1-3	2		Strikeout; C. Speier out at Hm/C; J. Montefusco to 1B; S. Ontiveros to 2B
3	1975	1975-07-04	SFG	LAD	ahead 0-1	t6	1--	2		Foul Popfly: 3B
4	1975	1975-09-08	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Flyball: CF
5	1975	1975-09-08	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t6	---	0		Strikeout
6	1976	1976-07-02	SFG	ATL	tied 0-0	b2	-2-	2		Flyball: CF
7	1976	1976-07-02	SFG	ATL	tied 1-1	b4	12-	2		Strikeout

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Comparison

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals

John Montefusco 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	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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	278	529	455	23	44	7	2	4	18	1	1	27	219	.097	.152	.147	.300	-16	67	6	3	43	1	0

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	278	529	-1.6	-1.7	-1.7	0.1	-72	1	-3	0

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric

John Montefusco 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	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	35	171	181	661	42	.231	98	-70	-7.2	.062	3.4	100.00	1
2	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	278	529	13	74	80	462	13	.172	37	-74	-7.6	.051	2.1	50.00	2

John Montefusco 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

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: 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		-60.80	0.90
2	John Montefusco	24-36	1974	1986	278	529	-7.0	-7.1	-0.2	-78.24		-75.64	0.95

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Batting

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

John Montefusco 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	3	10	9	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	John Montefusco	3	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Montefusco vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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John Montefusco 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	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1976-07-02	*	9	9	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.98	0.111	0.32	0.02%	1.50			P
2	John Montefusco	SFG	1976-07-02	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	-0.086	0.06	0.00%	-0.71			P
3	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-09-08	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	-0.084	0.00	0.00%	-1.13			P
4	John Montefusco	SFG	1975-09-08	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.057	0.00	0.00%	-0.42			P
5	Andy Messersmith	LAD	1975-07-04	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.057	1.83	-0.05%	-0.42			P
6	John Montefusco	SFG	1975-07-04	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	-0.135	0.69	-0.03%	-1.28			P

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