Vic Davalillo vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Davalillo is hitting 0.333 here, 19% above their career average, while Messersmith's career opposing average is 0.212. Davalillo also posted an OPS of 0.667, close to the career mark of 0.680. Messersmith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Davalillo going down once every 9 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 10.2 PA. No clear edge.

How Vic Davalillo put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Vic Davalillo

Matchup Details for Vic Davalillo and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Vic Davalillo and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Vic Davalillo Career Plate Appearances
4296
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
9
Vic Davalillo Career At Bats
4017
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.333
Vic Davalillo Career Batting Average
0.279
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
3
Vic Davalillo Career Hits
1122
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
3
Vic Davalillo Career Singles
889
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Doubles
160
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Triples
37
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Home Runs
36
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed
174

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Extra Base Hits
233
In this matchup
0.000
Vic Davalillo Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.009
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Vic Davalillo Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.032
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Vic Davalillo Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.085
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
3
Vic Davalillo Total Bases
1464
In this matchup
3
Vic Davalillo Career Times on Base
1344
In this matchup
0.333
Vic Davalillo Career On Base Percentage
0.315
In this matchup
0.333
Vic Davalillo Career Slugging Percentage
0.365
In this matchup
0.667
Vic Davalillo Career OPS
0.680
In this matchup
0.000
Vic Davalillo Career Isolated Power
0.085
In this matchup
0.233
Vic Davalillo Career Gross Production Average
0.233
In this matchup
0.375
Vic Davalillo Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career RBIs
329
In this matchup
1.000
Vic Davalillo Career Runs Created
509.540
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Hit By Pitch
10
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Walks
212
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Intentional Walks
29
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Vic Davalillo Career Strikeouts
422
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
9.000
Vic Davalillo Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.180
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.000
Vic Davalillo Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Vic Davalillo Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
Andy Messersmith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Vic Davalillo Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
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0
Vic Davalillo Career Sacrifice Flies
25
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
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0
Vic Davalillo Career Ground into Double Play
43
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0