How Andy Messersmith's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Andy Messersmith totaled 1,719 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1978, posting 24, well below the starting pitcher average of 133.3 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 244, well above the starting pitcher average of 136.9 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 101 in 1977 to 24 in 1978 and 55 in 1979, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 24 to 244 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Andy Messersmith Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Andy Messersmith
| Andy Messersmith
Hits | Andy Messersmith
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1719 | 6.94 |
| Season Avg. | 143.25 | 6.94 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 809.53 | 6.94 |
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Andy Messersmith Hits Per Season
Andy Messersmith's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Andy Messersmith's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Andy Messersmith Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Andy Messersmith's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Andy Messersmith's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Andy Messersmith's MLB career with Hits 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.
