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Andy Messersmith

40.2

344

295

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130-99

14

2.86

121

1625

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George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitching Comparison

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	60	57	.513	3.89	203	145	29	24	5	5	1020.2	1119	524	441	122	270	41	590	21	5	13	4407	1469	96	3.78	1.361	9.9	1.1	2.4	5.2

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973	0	0		1.69	4	1	2	0	0	1	10.2	9	2	2	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	42	12		2.87	1.125	7.6	0.8	2.5	5.9

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Value

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	203	145	1020.2	5.1	-3.6

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	203	145	1020.2	1469	4027	799	172	26	54	24	69.23	6	73	65	23	.278	.325	.424	.749	112	.147	.299	560	1709	320	1410	1469

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973	4	1	10.2	12	38											.237	.293					.267				12	12

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	82	57	50.1	34	13	38	1	83.3	29	58

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973								100.0	2	3

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	203	145	1020.2	13.4	6.1	7.3

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973	4	1	10.2	16.7	7.1	9.5

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	203	145	1020.2		73

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973	4	1	10.2

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Pitching

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

George Stone 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	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	2	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	30	1.143	9.0	0.0	1.3	6.4
2	George Stone	0	0		4.05	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	1.500	12.2	0.0	1.4	0.0

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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George Stone 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	LAD	1973-08-22	GS-7	7.0	7	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	30	10	28	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	63			0.1	1.16			1.49
2	George Stone	NYM	1973-08-22	GS-7	6.2	9	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	11	26	8	1	0	0	1	1	10	0	1	2	1	43			-0.2	-0.25			1.37

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Batter vs. Pitcher

George Stone (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

George Stone (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	1973	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

George Stone (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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George Stone (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-08-22	LAD	NYM	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; S. Yeager to 2B
2	1973	1973-08-22	LAD	NYM	down 2-1	t5	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1973	1973-08-22	LAD	NYM	tied 2-2	t7	1--	0		Popfly: 1B

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. George Stone (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. George Stone (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. George Stone (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. George Stone (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-08-22	NYM	LAD	down 1-0	b3	-2-	1		Strikeout
2	1973	1973-08-22	NYM	LAD	ahead 1-2	b4	12-	2		Groundout: 1B unassisted

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Comparison

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	209	384	339	33	72	4	0	1	39	0	0	19	72	.212	.253	.233	.487	36	79	7	0	23	1	0

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	209	384	1.6	1.6	1.5	0.1	-28	1	-1	0

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	209	384	5	91	96	298	21	.266	71	-31	-3.2	.021	4.7		0

George Stone 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
2	George Stone	22-26	1969	1973	4	3	0	1	1	2			0			.000	1.0		0

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability

George Stone 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	George Stone	20-28	1967	1975	209	384	-2.2	-2.5	0.1	-19.76		-25.89	0.93

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Batting

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

George Stone 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	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	George Stone	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

George Stone vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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George Stone 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	LAD	1973-08-22	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.61	-0.103	5.72	-0.22%	-0.73			P
2	George Stone	NYM	1973-08-22	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	-0.081	1.06	-0.03%	-0.75			P

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