Andy Messersmith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Luis Tiant across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 103). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 95). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Andy Messersmith and Luis Tiant

Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Andy Messersmith and Luis Tiant

Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Messersmith and Luis Tiant

Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50