Keith Comstock vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 121), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 104). Andy Messersmith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Keith Comstock.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Andy Messersmith

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
7.88
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
6.56
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.35
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8126
32.79
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Andy Messersmith

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Andy Messersmith

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100