Curt Blefary vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

Andy Messersmith has dominated this matchup. Blefary is hitting just 0.190 in this matchup, 20% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Blefary also posted an OPS of 0.561, well below the career mark of 0.743. Even with Blefary striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Edge: Messersmith.

How Curt Blefary put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Curt Blefary

Matchup Details for Curt Blefary and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Curt Blefary and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Curt Blefary Career Plate Appearances
3490
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
21
Curt Blefary Career At Bats
2947
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.190
Curt Blefary Career Batting Average
0.237
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
4
Curt Blefary Career Hits
699
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
3
Curt Blefary Career Singles
463
In this matchup
0
Curt Blefary Career Doubles
104
In this matchup
0
Curt Blefary Career Triples
20
In this matchup
1
Curt Blefary Career Home Runs
112
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
1
Curt Blefary Career Extra Base Hits
236
In this matchup
0.048
Curt Blefary Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.250
Curt Blefary Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.500
Curt Blefary Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.252
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
7
Curt Blefary Total Bases
1179
In this matchup
5
Curt Blefary Career Times on Base
1184
In this matchup
0.227
Curt Blefary Career On Base Percentage
0.343
In this matchup
0.333
Curt Blefary Career Slugging Percentage
0.400
In this matchup
0.561
Curt Blefary Career OPS
0.743
In this matchup
0.143
Curt Blefary Career Isolated Power
0.163
In this matchup
0.186
Curt Blefary Career Gross Production Average
0.254
In this matchup
0.167
Curt Blefary Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.243
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
2
Curt Blefary Career RBIs
382
In this matchup
1.591
Curt Blefary Career Runs Created
441.470
In this matchup
0
Curt Blefary Career Hit By Pitch
29
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
15
In this matchup
1
Curt Blefary Career Walks
456
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Curt Blefary Career Intentional Walks
47
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
2
Curt Blefary Career Strikeouts
444
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
11.000
Curt Blefary Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.860
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.500
Curt Blefary Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.030
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.227
Curt Blefary Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Curt Blefary Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Curt Blefary Career Sacrifice Flies
25
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Curt Blefary Career Ground into Double Play
42
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0