Randy Messenger vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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. Randy Messenger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Randy Messenger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Messenger and Al Schroll

Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.87
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
10.97
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.84
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
40.27
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
35.97
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
35.16
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Randy Messenger and Al Schroll

Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.17
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.75
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Messenger and Al Schroll

Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100