Bobby Bonds vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has dominated this matchup. Bonds is hitting just 0.185 in this matchup, 31% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Bonds also posted an OPS of 0.702, well below the career mark of 0.824. Even with Bonds striking out less often than usual, once every 5.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Edge: Messersmith.
How Bobby Bonds put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Bobby Bonds
Matchup Details for Bobby Bonds and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Bonds and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
37
Bobby Bonds Career Plate Appearances
8090
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
27
Bobby Bonds Career At Bats
7043
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.185
Bobby Bonds Career Batting Average
0.268
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Bobby Bonds Career Home Runs
332
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
0.000
Bobby Bonds Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Bonds Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.176
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Bonds Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.189
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.250
Bobby Bonds Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Bobby Bonds Career Hit By Pitch
53
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Bobby Bonds Career Intentional Walks
75
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
7
Bobby Bonds Career Strikeouts
1757
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
5.286
Bobby Bonds Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.600
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
1.429
Bobby Bonds Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.405
Bobby Bonds Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
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
Bobby Bonds Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Bobby Bonds Career Sacrifice Flies
64
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
1
Bobby Bonds Career Ground into Double Play
107
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0