Brant Alyea vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

Andy Messersmith has had the better of this matchup. Alyea is hitting just 0.182 in this matchup, 26% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Alyea also posted an OPS of 0.705, modestly below the career mark of 0.747. Messersmith has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Alyea down once every 4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.7 PA. Slight edge: Messersmith.

How Brant Alyea put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Brant Alyea

Matchup Details for Brant Alyea and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Brant Alyea and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Brant Alyea Career Plate Appearances
982
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
11
Brant Alyea Career At Bats
866
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.182
Brant Alyea Career Batting Average
0.247
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
2
Brant Alyea Career Hits
214
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
1
Brant Alyea Career Singles
141
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Doubles
33
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Triples
2
In this matchup
1
Brant Alyea Career Home Runs
38
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed
174

Grand Slams

In this matchup
1

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Brant Alyea Career Extra Base Hits
73
In this matchup
0.091
Brant Alyea Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.500
Brant Alyea Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.178
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Brant Alyea Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
5
Brant Alyea Total Bases
365
In this matchup
3
Brant Alyea Career Times on Base
320
In this matchup
0.250
Brant Alyea Career On Base Percentage
0.326
In this matchup
0.455
Brant Alyea Career Slugging Percentage
0.422
In this matchup
0.705
Brant Alyea Career OPS
0.747
In this matchup
0.273
Brant Alyea Career Isolated Power
0.174
In this matchup
0.226
Brant Alyea Career Gross Production Average
0.252
In this matchup
0.143
Brant Alyea Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
4
Brant Alyea Career RBIs
148
In this matchup
1.250
Brant Alyea Career Runs Created
115.570
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Hit By Pitch
6
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Brant Alyea Career Walks
100
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Intentional Walks
7
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Brant Alyea Career Strikeouts
210
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
4.000
Brant Alyea Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.680
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.333
Brant Alyea Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.250
Brant Alyea Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Sacrifice Flies
10
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Brant Alyea Career Ground into Double Play
36
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0