Johnny Antonelli vs. Randy Messenger — Career Comparison

Johnny Antonelli
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Antonelli built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Messenger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Antonelli led in run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 93). Randy Messenger held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 110). Role difference aside, Johnny Antonelli holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Randy Messenger

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.7
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.21
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.57
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.5
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.39
53.39
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.09
71.09
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.87
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5977
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1992.1
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
8.45
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
10.97
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.84
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.9
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
5.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
38.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.88
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.07
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7699
34.78
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
35.97
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Randy Messenger

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
2.04
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4978
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659.1
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.85
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.17
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.36
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.95
59.95
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Randy Messenger

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
325
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
547.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
73.39
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.19
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.58
33.53
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
148.39
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
119.35
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
45.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.65
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.7
26.37
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.97
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
141.13
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
28.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA