Al Kaline vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

Andy Messersmith has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 8% below their career average and above Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212, Kaline's OPS of 0.748 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.855. Kaline has yet to take Messersmith deep across 13 plate appearances. Slight edge: Messersmith.

How Al Kaline put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Al Kaline

Matchup Details for Al Kaline and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Al Kaline and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances
11597
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
11
Al Kaline Career At Bats
10116
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.273
Al Kaline Career Batting Average
0.297
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
3
Al Kaline Career Hits
3007
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
2
Al Kaline Career Singles
2035
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Doubles
498
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Triples
75
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Home Runs
399
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
Al Kaline Career Extra Base Hits
972
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.133
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.391
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
4
Al Kaline Total Bases
4852
In this matchup
5
Al Kaline Career Times on Base
4339
In this matchup
0.385
Al Kaline Career On Base Percentage
0.376
In this matchup
0.364
Al Kaline Career Slugging Percentage
0.480
In this matchup
0.748
Al Kaline Career OPS
0.855
In this matchup
0.091
Al Kaline Career Isolated Power
0.182
In this matchup
0.264
Al Kaline Career Gross Production Average
0.289
In this matchup
0.273
Al Kaline 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
Al Kaline Career RBIs
1583
In this matchup
1.333
Al Kaline Career Runs Created
1866.990
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Hit By Pitch
55
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Walks
1277
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Intentional Walks
131
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Strikeouts
1020
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.370
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.308
Al Kaline Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.381
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
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Hits
45
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Flies
104
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Ground into Double Play
271
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0