Andy Messersmith
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1945, Toms River, USA · MLB debut 1968-07-04, final game 1979-06-01
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | AL | 29 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .100 | .100 | .150 |
| 1969 | CAL | AL | 42 | 77 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 28 | .156 | .235 | .182 |
| 1970 | CAL | AL | 38 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .157 | .157 | .243 |
| 1971 | CAL | AL | 39 | 93 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .172 | .214 | .258 |
| 1972 | CAL | AL | 26 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .189 | .232 | .245 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | 34 | 89 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .169 | .213 | .202 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 39 | 96 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .240 | .312 | .354 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 44 | 108 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .157 | .212 | .194 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 29 | 67 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .179 | .225 | .194 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 16 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .118 | .189 | .265 |
| 1978 | NYA | AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .136 |
| 1968–1979 | 353 | 729 | 49 | 124 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 46 | 212 | .170 | .219 | .232 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | AL | 4 | 2 | 2.21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 81.1 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 74 |
| 1969 | CAL | AL | 16 | 11 | 2.52 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 250.0 | 169 | 70 | 17 | 100 | 211 |
| 1970 | CAL | AL | 11 | 10 | 3.01 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 194.2 | 144 | 65 | 21 | 78 | 162 |
| 1971 | CAL | AL | 20 | 13 | 2.99 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 276.2 | 224 | 92 | 16 | 121 | 179 |
| 1972 | CAL | AL | 8 | 11 | 2.81 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 169.2 | 125 | 53 | 5 | 68 | 142 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | 14 | 10 | 2.70 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 249.2 | 196 | 75 | 24 | 77 | 177 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 20 | 6 | 2.59 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 292.1 | 227 | 84 | 24 | 94 | 221 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 19 | 14 | 2.29 | 42 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 321.2 | 244 | 82 | 22 | 96 | 213 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 11 | 11 | 3.04 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 207.1 | 166 | 70 | 14 | 74 | 135 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 5 | 4 | 4.40 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 | 101 | 50 | 12 | 39 | 69 |
| 1978 | NYA | AL | 0 | 3 | 5.64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 |
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 2 | 4 | 4.91 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 55 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 26 |
| 1968–1979 | 130 | 99 | 2.86 | 344 | 295 | 98 | 27 | 15 | 2230.1 | 1719 | 709 | 174 | 831 | 1625 |
Awards
- 1974 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1974 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1974 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1975 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1975 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1976 Pitcher of the Month (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | BBWAA | 3 | 395 | 297 | |
| 1986 | BBWAA | 3 | 425 | 319 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |