Bobby Knoop vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has completely neutralized Knoop in this matchup. Knoop's numbers against Messersmith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 47% below the career mark of 0.630, with a batting average of just 0.167, 29% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Even with Knoop striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Edge: Messersmith.
How Bobby Knoop put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Bobby Knoop
Matchup Details for Bobby Knoop and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Knoop and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Bobby Knoop Career Plate Appearances
4004
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
18
Bobby Knoop Career At Bats
3622
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.167
Bobby Knoop Career Batting Average
0.236
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs
56
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
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.016
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.065
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.067
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Knoop 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
Bobby Knoop Career Hit By Pitch
14
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Intentional Walks
48
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Bobby Knoop Career Strikeouts
833
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
6.000
Bobby Knoop Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.810
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Knoop Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Bobby Knoop Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
0
Bobby Knoop Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Ground into Double Play
91
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0