How Andy Messersmith's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Andy Messersmith totaled 98 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1975, posting 19, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 1 in 1977 to 0 in 1978 and 1 in 1979, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 19 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Andy Messersmith Lifetime Complete Games

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162 Game Avg.46.15
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Andy Messersmith Complete Games Per Season

Andy Messersmith's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Andy Messersmith Complete Games per season line chart

Andy Messersmith Complete Games by Team

Andy Messersmith's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Andy Messersmith career Complete Games by team bar chart

Andy Messersmith Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Andy Messersmith's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Andy Messersmith Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Andy Messersmith Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Andy Messersmith's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Andy Messersmith Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Andy Messersmith Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Andy Messersmith's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Andy Messersmith Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table