Andy Messersmith vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Dick Stigman across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 99), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 84). Dick Stigman held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 121). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Andy Messersmith and Dick Stigman

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.64
50.64
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
4.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
7.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
3.96
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
6.56
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
7.36
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3930
38.33
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.31
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
34.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Andy Messersmith and Dick Stigman

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.84
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.64
50.64
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Messersmith and Dick Stigman

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
456.31
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
547.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.58
10.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
71.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
49
95.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
25.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
48.54
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.11
-6.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.18
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
271.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA