Lady Baldwin vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Andy Messersmith built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 2.86 and 1.163 for Andy Messersmith. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lady Baldwin and Andy Messersmith

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.4
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.76
85.76
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.4
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
2.86
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
8.15
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.7
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
5.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4220
37.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
4.84
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
35.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Lady Baldwin and Andy Messersmith

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.67
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.32
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lady Baldwin and Andy Messersmith

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
256.42
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
554.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.42
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
39.81
28.92
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
122.76
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
39.23
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.36
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100