Luis Garcia vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Luis Garcia
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Luis Garcia comes out ahead of Andy Messersmith in this starter comparison. Luis Garcia led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 104), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 103). Andy Messersmith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 116). The edge goes to Luis Garcia.

Pitching Stats for Luis Garcia and Andy Messersmith

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.63
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.55
91.55
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.76
85.76
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.6
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
7.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.83
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
6.56
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
36.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9120
36.8
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.78
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
33.36
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Luis Garcia and Andy Messersmith

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.75
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.93
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.5
92.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.76
85.76
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Garcia and Andy Messersmith

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
7000
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100