Tommy Harper vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.237, 8% below their career average and above Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212, Harper's OPS of 0.617 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.717. Messersmith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Harper down once every 4.4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, and Harper has yet to take Messersmith deep. Slight edge: Messersmith.
How Tommy Harper put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Tommy Harper
Matchup Details for Tommy Harper and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Tommy Harper and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
40
Tommy Harper Career Plate Appearances
7164
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
38
Tommy Harper Career At Bats
6269
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.237
Tommy Harper Career Batting Average
0.257
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Tommy Harper Career Home Runs
146
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
Tommy Harper Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Tommy Harper Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.091
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tommy Harper Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.310
Tommy Harper Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Tommy Harper Career Hit By Pitch
35
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Tommy Harper Career Intentional Walks
30
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
9
Tommy Harper Career Strikeouts
1080
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
4.444
Tommy Harper Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.630
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.222
Tommy Harper Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.275
Tommy Harper Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Tommy Harper Career Sacrifice Hits
76
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Tommy Harper Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Tommy Harper Career Ground into Double Play
87
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0