Ted Ford vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Ford is hitting 0.182 here, 17% below their career average, while Messersmith's career opposing average is 0.212. Ford also posted an OPS of 0.636, close to the career mark of 0.605. Messersmith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Ford going down once every 3.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Ted Ford put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Ted Ford
Matchup Details for Ted Ford and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Ted Ford and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Ted Ford Career Plate Appearances
781
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
0.182
Ted Ford Career Batting Average
0.219
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
1
Ted Ford Career Home Runs
17
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
0.091
Ted Ford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.500
Ted Ford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.109
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Ted Ford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.127
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.143
Ted Ford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.245
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Ted Ford Career Hit By Pitch
3
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Ted Ford Career Intentional Walks
2
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Ted Ford Career Strikeouts
134
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
3.667
Ted Ford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.830
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.000
Ted Ford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.182
Ted Ford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.268
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
Ted Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Ted Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
7
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Ted Ford Career Ground into Double Play
12
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0