Andy Messersmith vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Andy Messersmith posted a stronger line than Al Piechota. Andy Messersmith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 5.66) and WHIP (1.163 vs 1.774). By the career numbers, Andy Messersmith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Andy Messersmith and Al Piechota

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Andy Messersmith and Al Piechota

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6694
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2231.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Messersmith and Al Piechota

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.81
28.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA