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
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
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
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 Hit By Pitch
86
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
5
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