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Andy
Messersmith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 6, 1945 in Usa, NJ, TOMS RIVER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 22 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1969 23 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1970 24 BSN NL   8 7 8 7 3 4 4 5 5 5
1971 25 BSN NL   8 6 7 7 2 3 2 5 6 5
1972 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 7 7 8 7 2 3 3 6 7 6
1973 27 BSN NL $ 350,000 7 7 8 7 2 3 3 5 6 6
1974 28 BSN NL $ 350,000 6 6 7 7 1 3 2 5 5 5
1976 30 TOR AL $ 325,000 6 6 7 7 2 3 2 5 6 6
1977 31 TOR AL $ 750,000 6 6 7 7 1 3 2 5 5 5
1978 32 TOR AL $ 750,000 6 6 7 7 1 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 7 7 1 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000 9 7 8 7 4 5 5 6 7 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 24 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 25 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 27 BSN NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 28 BSN NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 30 TOR AL $ 325,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 31 TOR AL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 32 TOR AL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1968 22 BSN NL 7 3 .700 21 13 2 0 1 112.3 117 53 15 56 84 4.25 .274 .360 .433 .793 6.6
1969 23 BSN NL 7 12 .368 27 19 3 0 0 160.3 181 92 24 74 118 5.16 .286 .358 .472 .831 3.6
1970 24 AAA   8 9 .471 23 23 1 1 0 150.0 130 59 12 65 157 3.54 .232 .312 .334 .646  
1972 26 BSN NL 1 4 .200 11 7 0 0 0 56.3 55 30 6 42 37 4.79 .263 .385 .402 .787 1.7
1973 27 BSN NL 6 2 .750 40 0 0 0 9 68.0 56 36 8 42 60 4.76 .223 .332 .371 .703 5.3
1974 28 BSN NL 1 8 .111 31 0 0 0 1 49.0 66 44 9 40 30 8.08 .328 .438 .527 .965 0.0
1975 29 A   0 0 .000 23 0 0 0 3 19.3 16 3 1 4 26 1.40 .216 .256 .351 .608  
1976 30 TOR AL 2 4 .333 39 0 0 0 2 80.7 99 49 14 50 65 5.47 .299 .389 .495 .885 1.4
1977 31 AA   8 5 .615 17 17 1 0 0 117.7 83 34 6 49 120 2.60 .193 .275 .274 .549  
1978 32 A   17 2 .895 27 27 4 3 0 194.0 111 41 9 60 221 1.90 .166 .234 .255 .489  
6 Years Sim 24 33 .421 169 39 5 0 13 526.7 574 304 76 304 394 5.20 .280 .371 .454 .825 18.7
1 Years AAA 8 9 .471 23 23 1 1 0 150.0 130 59 12 65 157 3.54 .232 .312 .334 .646  
1 Years AA 8 5 .615 17 17 1 0 0 117.7 83 34 6 49 120 2.60 .193 .275 .274 .549  
2 Years A 17 2 .895 50 27 4 3 3 213.3 127 44 10 64 247 1.86 .171 .236 .265 .501  
4 Years Minors 33 16 .673 90 67 6 4 3 481.0 340 137 28 178 524 2.56 .196 .271 .289 .560  
Season Average 4 5 .444 28 6 0 0 2 87.8 95 50 12 50 65 5.20 .280 .371 .454 .825  
Career Highs 7 12 .750 40 19 3 0 9 160.3 181 92 24 74 118 8.08 .328 .438 .527 .965  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   331 175 44 160 232   .276 .361 .450 .811
vs LH   243 129 32 144 162   .285 .388 .460 .848
Home 10 10 .500 81 13 2 0 8 216.0 226 117 34 122 153 4.88 .274 .367 .461 .828
Away 14 23 .378 88 26 3 0 5 310.6 348 187 42 182 241 5.42 .284 .376 .449 .825
Mar/Apr 3 5 .375 19 4 1 0 2 58.7 71 38 7 30 44 5.83 .298 .377 .458 .835
May 4 2 .667 27 6 1 0 3 92.3 100 47 16 53 74 4.58 .279 .371 .457 .828
June 5 3 .625 37 2 1 0 3 90.3 75 31 9 33 65 3.09 .228 .298 .368 .666
July 5 12 .294 42 8 2 0 3 111.3 130 90 22 83 78 7.28 .295 .406 .515 .921
August 4 8 .333 26 11 0 0 1 102.0 118 54 16 61 78 4.77 .290 .382 .479 .862
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 18 8 0 0 1 72.0 80 44 6 44 55 5.50 .288 .385 .414 .799
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1968 22 BSN NL 21 39 7 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 .308 .308 .359 .667 4.3 0.7
1 Years Sim 21 39 7 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 .308 .308 .359 .667 4.3 0.7
162 Game Average 300 54 92 15 0 0 38 0 0 0 46 .308 .308 .359 .667 33.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   21 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .381 .381 .429 .810 3.0
vs LH   18 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .278 .500 0.9
Home 11 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.5
Away 10 26 6 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .346 .346 .423 .769 3.3
RISP   10 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .400 .700 1.0
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 4 14 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .357 .357 .429 .786 1.9
May 6 16 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.8
June 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0
August 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 22 BSN NL P 21 13 112.3 7 21 3 3 .903 2.24    
1969 23 BSN NL P 27 19 160.3 5 24 2 1 .935 1.63    
1972 26 BSN NL P 11 7 56.3 3 9 1 3 .923 1.92    
1973 27 BSN NL P 40 0 68.0 2 16 1 0 .947 2.38    
1974 28 BSN NL P 31 0 49.0 5 6 1 0 .917 2.02    
1976 30 TOR AL P 39 0 80.7 3 15 1 1 .947 2.01    
Career Totals   169 39 526.7 25 91 9 8 .928 1.98    
Career Highs   40 19 160.3 7 24 3 3 .947 2.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1973-7-9
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1968
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/1968, off Jim Derrington (CLN)
Earned first career win on 4/5/1968
Injured on 4/10/1970 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 3/9/1971 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/31/1974 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/2/1975: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (N) on 7/31/1975 (Going to NYG: LF Frank Baker, CF Joe Wallis, P Andy Messersmith. Going to BSN: P Tom Burgmeier)
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1975
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/11/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $325,000 per year
6/1/1976: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $750,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/11/1978 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 8/7/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
 
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