Hank Aaron vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Aaron is hitting 0.364 here, 19% above their career average, while Messersmith's career opposing average is 0.212. Aaron also posted an OPS of 0.864, close to the career mark of 0.928. Messersmith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Aaron going down once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 10.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Hank Aaron put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Hank Aaron

Matchup Details for Hank Aaron and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Aaron and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Hank Aaron Career Plate Appearances
13940
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
11
Hank Aaron Career At Bats
12364
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.364
Hank Aaron Career Batting Average
0.305
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
4
Hank Aaron Career Hits
3771
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
4
Hank Aaron Career Singles
2294
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Doubles
624
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Triples
98
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs
755
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed
174

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Extra Base Hits
1477
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.061
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.200
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.546
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
4
Hank Aaron Total Bases
6856
In this matchup
7
Hank Aaron Career Times on Base
5205
In this matchup
0.500
Hank Aaron Career On Base Percentage
0.374
In this matchup
0.364
Hank Aaron Career Slugging Percentage
0.555
In this matchup
0.864
Hank Aaron Career OPS
0.928
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Isolated Power
0.250
In this matchup
0.316
Hank Aaron Career Gross Production Average
0.307
In this matchup
0.444
Hank Aaron Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career RBIs
2297
In this matchup
2.000
Hank Aaron Career Runs Created
2493.810
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Hit By Pitch
32
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
3
Hank Aaron Career Walks
1402
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Intentional Walks
293
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
2
Hank Aaron Career Strikeouts
1383
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
7.000
Hank Aaron Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.080
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
1.500
Hank Aaron Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.010
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Hank Aaron Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.392
Andy Messersmith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Sacrifice Flies
121
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
1
Hank Aaron Career Ground into Double Play
328
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0