Bobby Grich vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

Andy Messersmith has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Messersmith. Despite batting 0.250, 6% below their career average and above Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212, Grich's OPS of 0.708 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.794. Even with Grich striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Slight edge: Messersmith.

How Bobby Grich put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Bobby Grich

Matchup Details for Bobby Grich and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Grich and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Bobby Grich Career Plate Appearances
8220
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
8
Bobby Grich Career At Bats
6890
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.250
Bobby Grich Career Batting Average
0.266
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
2
Bobby Grich Career Hits
1833
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
1
Bobby Grich Career Singles
1242
In this matchup
1
Bobby Grich Career Doubles
320
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career Triples
47
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career Home Runs
224
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
Bobby Grich Career Extra Base Hits
591
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Grich Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Grich Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.122
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Grich Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
3
Bobby Grich Total Bases
2919
In this matchup
3
Bobby Grich Career Times on Base
3006
In this matchup
0.333
Bobby Grich Career On Base Percentage
0.371
In this matchup
0.375
Bobby Grich Career Slugging Percentage
0.424
In this matchup
0.708
Bobby Grich Career OPS
0.794
In this matchup
0.125
Bobby Grich Career Isolated Power
0.158
In this matchup
0.244
Bobby Grich Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.286
Bobby Grich Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career RBIs
864
In this matchup
1.000
Bobby Grich Career Runs Created
1156.200
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career Hit By Pitch
86
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Bobby Grich Career Walks
1087
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career Intentional Walks
50
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Bobby Grich Career Strikeouts
1278
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
9.000
Bobby Grich Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.430
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
1.000
Bobby Grich Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Bobby Grich Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.361
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
Bobby Grich Career Sacrifice Hits
107
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career Sacrifice Flies
50
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Bobby Grich Career Ground into Double Play
157
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0