Ed Kirkpatrick vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Kirkpatrick is hitting 0.211 here, 12% below their career average, while Messersmith's career opposing average is 0.212. Kirkpatrick also posted an OPS of 0.690, close to the career mark of 0.690. Messersmith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Kirkpatrick going down once every 6.1 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Ed Kirkpatrick put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Ed Kirkpatrick
Matchup Details for Ed Kirkpatrick and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Ed Kirkpatrick and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
43
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Plate Appearances
4009
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
38
Ed Kirkpatrick Career At Bats
3467
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.211
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Batting Average
0.238
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
1
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs
85
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
0.026
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.125
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.164
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.226
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Hit By Pitch
22
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
1
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Intentional Walks
70
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
7
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Strikeouts
518
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
6.143
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.740
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.714
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.302
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
1
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Ground into Double Play
70
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0