Mike Hegan vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has completely neutralized Hegan in this matchup. Hegan's numbers against Messersmith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.556, 22% below the career mark of 0.712, with a batting average of just 0.083, 66% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Even with Hegan striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Edge: Messersmith.
How Mike Hegan put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Mike Hegan
Matchup Details for Mike Hegan and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Hegan and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Mike Hegan Career Plate Appearances
2444
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
12
Mike Hegan Career At Bats
2080
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.083
Mike Hegan Career Batting Average
0.242
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Mike Hegan Career Home Runs
53
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
Mike Hegan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Hegan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Hegan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.111
Mike Hegan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Mike Hegan Career Hit By Pitch
7
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Mike Hegan Career Intentional Walks
19
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Mike Hegan Career Strikeouts
489
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
6.000
Mike Hegan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.000
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
2.000
Mike Hegan Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.640
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.389
Mike Hegan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.341
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
Mike Hegan Career Sacrifice Hits
31
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Mike Hegan Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Mike Hegan Career Ground into Double Play
29
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0