How Andy Messersmith's Games Played as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Andy Messersmith totaled 344 career Games Played as Fielder, near the league average of 350.2 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Games Played as Fielder season came in 1975, posting 42, well below the league average of 52.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 6, well below the league average of 54.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Played as Fielder total went from 16 in 1977 to 6 in 1978 and 11 in 1979, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Played as Fielder profile — ranging from 6 to 42 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Andy Messersmith Lifetime Games Played as Fielder

Stats similar to Games Played as Fielder for Andy Messersmith
Andy Messersmith
Games Played as Fielder
Career344
Season Avg.28.67
162 Game Avg.162
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Andy Messersmith Games Played as Fielder Per Season

Andy Messersmith's Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder per season line chart

Andy Messersmith Games Played as Fielder by Team

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

Andy Messersmith Cumulative Games Played as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Andy Messersmith's career Games Played as Fielder, 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 Games Played as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Andy Messersmith Games Played as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Andy Messersmith's seasonal Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Andy Messersmith Games Played as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Andy Messersmith's MLB career with Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table