Bruce Kison vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has completely neutralized Kison in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Messersmith. Kison's numbers against Messersmith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.448, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Even with Kison striking out less often than usual, once every 3 PA versus a career rate of once every 2.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Edge: Messersmith.
How Bruce Kison put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Bruce Kison
Matchup Details for Bruce Kison and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Bruce Kison and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Bruce Kison Career Plate Appearances
457
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Kison Career Batting Average
0.163
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs
3
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
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.046
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.019
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Kison Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Bruce Kison Career Hit By Pitch
3
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Bruce Kison Career Intentional Walks
0
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
2
Bruce Kison Career Strikeouts
158
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
3.000
Bruce Kison Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
2.890
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Kison Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.100
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Kison Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.179
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
2
Bruce Kison Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Bruce Kison Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Bruce Kison Career Ground into Double Play
5
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0