Horace Clarke vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has completely neutralized Clarke in this matchup. Clarke's numbers against Messersmith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.243, 61% below the career mark of 0.621, with a batting average of just 0.067, 74% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Messersmith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Clarke down once every 8.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 14.5 PA, and Clarke has yet to take Messersmith deep. Edge: Messersmith.
How Horace Clarke put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Horace Clarke
Matchup Details for Horace Clarke and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Horace Clarke and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Horace Clarke Career Plate Appearances
5242
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
30
Horace Clarke Career At Bats
4813
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.067
Horace Clarke Career Batting Average
0.256
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Horace Clarke Career Home Runs
27
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
Horace Clarke Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Horace Clarke Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.022
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Horace Clarke Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.075
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.077
Horace Clarke Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Horace Clarke Career Hit By Pitch
11
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Horace Clarke Career Intentional Walks
18
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
4
Horace Clarke Career Strikeouts
362
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
8.500
Horace Clarke Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.480
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
1.000
Horace Clarke Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.010
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.176
Horace Clarke Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Horace Clarke Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Horace Clarke Career Sacrifice Flies
24
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
4
Horace Clarke Career Ground into Double Play
77
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0