Lee May vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has had the better of this matchup. May is hitting just 0.211 in this matchup, 21% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. May also posted an OPS of 0.618, modestly below the career mark of 0.772. Even with May striking out less often than usual, once every 6.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Slight edge: Messersmith.
How Lee May put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Lee May
Matchup Details for Lee May and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Lee May and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Lee May Career Plate Appearances
8219
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
0.211
Lee May Career Batting Average
0.267
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
1
Lee May Career Home Runs
354
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
0.053
Lee May Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.250
Lee May Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.174
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Lee May Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.225
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.200
Lee May Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
1
Lee May Career Hit By Pitch
49
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Lee May Career Intentional Walks
85
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Lee May Career Strikeouts
1570
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
6.667
Lee May Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.240
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.000
Lee May Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Lee May Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Lee May Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Lee May Career Sacrifice Flies
65
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
1
Lee May Career Ground into Double Play
219
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0