Don Carman vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Don Carman across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 91). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Andy Messersmith

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.35
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461
33.8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Andy Messersmith

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.18
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Andy Messersmith

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
858.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
188.28
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100