Andy Messersmith

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 6, 1945 in Toms River, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the California Angels in the 1st round (12th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA).

High Schools: Western HS (Anaheim, CA), Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Last Game: June 1, 1979 (Age 33-299d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: John Alexander Messersmith

Nicknames: Bluto or Channel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.2

130

ERA

2.86

344

295

2230.1

1625

WHIP

1.143

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1966	20	-5.6	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	4	6	.400	3.36	3.90	18	12		3	1		83.0	68	36	31	6	36	2	59	4	0	1		1.253	7.4	0.7	3.9	6.4	1.64
1967	21	-2.3	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	9	7	.563	4.34	4.73	25	18		6	0		139.0	144	73	67	15	56	0	118	10	0	9		1.439	9.3	1.0	3.6	7.6	2.11
1968	22	-3.7	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	6	7	.462	2.96	3.60	20	11		2	1		85.0	70	34	28	7	32	4	86	2	0	7		1.200	7.4	0.7	3.4	9.1	2.69
1968	22	-5.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	4	2	.667	2.21	2.32	28	5	9	2	1	3	81.1	44	21	20	3	35	4	74	1	1	3	321	0.971	4.9	0.3	3.9	8.2	2.11
1969	23	-4.1	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	16	11	.593	2.52	2.92	40	33	5	10	2	2	250.0	169	81	70	17	100	7	211	5	1	16	1008	1.076	6.1	0.6	3.6	7.6	2.11
1970	24	-3.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	11	10	.524	3.01	3.47	37	26	8	6	1	5	194.2	144	75	65	21	78	6	162	6	0	2	795	1.140	6.7	1.0	3.6	7.5	2.08
1971	25	-1.9	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	20	13	.606	2.99	3.64	38	38	0	14	4	0	276.2	224	112	92	16	121	6	179	7	0	9	1170	1.247	7.3	0.5	3.9	5.8	1.48
1972	26	-1.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	8	11	.421	2.81	2.97	25	21	4	10	3	2	169.2	125	56	53	5	68	8	142	2	1	2	690	1.138	6.6	0.3	3.6	7.5	2.09
1973	27	-0.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	14	10	.583	2.70	3.24	33	33	0	10	3	0	249.2	196	90	75	24	77	3	177	6	1	6	1015	1.093	7.1	0.9	2.8	6.4	2.30
1974	28	0.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	20	6	.769	2.59	2.86	39	39	0	13	3	0	292.1	227	93	84	24	94	0	221	3	3	6	1179	1.098	7.0	0.7	2.9	6.8	2.35
1975	29	1.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	19	14	.576	2.29	2.57	42	40	2	19	7	1	321.2	244	92	82	22	96	2	213	5	0	8	1276	1.057	6.8	0.6	2.7	6.0	2.22
1976	30	2.6	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	11	11	.500	3.04	3.60	29	28	1	12	3	1	207.1	166	83	70	14	74	1	135	2	0	10	847	1.158	7.2	0.6	3.2	5.9	1.82
1977	31	3.7	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	5	4	.556	4.40	4.75	16	16	0	1	0	0	102.1	101	54	50	12	39	5	69	2	0	5	447	1.368	8.9	1.1	3.4	6.1	1.77
1978	32	4.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	3	.000	5.64	8.46	6	5	1	0	0	0	22.1	24	21	14	7	15	0	16	1	0	0	106	1.746	9.7	2.8	6.0	6.4	1.07
1979	33	4.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	2	4	.333	4.91	4.91	11	11	0	1	0	0	62.1	55	34	34	9	34	2	26	0	0	3	266	1.428	7.9	1.3	4.9	3.8	0.76
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		130	99	.568	2.86	3.28	344	295	30	98	27	14	2230.1	1719	812	709	174	831	44	1625	40	7	70	9120	1.143	6.9	0.7	3.4	6.6	1.96
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		19	20	.487	3.69	4.19	63	41		11	2		307.0	282	143	126	28	124	6	263	16	0	17		1.322	8.3	0.8	3.6	7.7	2.12
All Levels (14 Seasons)							149	119	.556	2.96	3.39	407	336	30	109	29	14	2537.1	2001	955	835	202	955	50	1888	56	7	87	9120	1.165	7.1	0.7	3.4	6.7	1.98

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		10	13	.435	3.16	3.75	38	23		5	2		168.0	138	70	59	13	68	6	145	6	0	8		1.226	7.4	0.7	3.6	7.8	2.13
AA (1 season)					Minors		9	7	.563	4.34	4.73	25	18		6	0		139.0	144	73	67	15	56	0	118	10	0	9		1.439	9.3	1.0	3.6	7.6	2.11