Chris Holt vs. Randy Messenger — Career Comparison

Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Holt 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. Chris Holt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 113), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 98). Role difference aside, Chris Holt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Holt and Randy Messenger

Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.44
35.44
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.76
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.87
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.42
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
10.97
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.84
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.07
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.37
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.93
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
35.97
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Chris Holt and Randy Messenger

Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.87
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.8
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Holt and Randy Messenger

Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
513.04
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.19
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.87
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA