Andy Messersmith vs. Ron Reed — Matchup Analysis
Ron Reed has completely neutralized Messersmith in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Reed. Messersmith's numbers against Reed tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.222, 51% below the career mark of 0.451, with a batting average of just 0.111, 35% below their career average and below Reed's career opposing average of 0.251. Even with Messersmith striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Reed. Edge: Reed.
How Andy Messersmith put the ball into play against Ron Reed
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ron Reed to Andy Messersmith
Matchup Details for Andy Messersmith and Ron Reed
Stats that describe the matchup between Andy Messersmith and Ron Reed including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Andy Messersmith Career Plate Appearances
826
Ron Reed Career Batters Faced
10304
In this matchup
0.111
Andy Messersmith Career Batting Average
0.170
Ron Reed Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
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
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Ron Reed Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.040
Ron Reed Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.077
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.024
Ron Reed Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.078
Andy Messersmith Career Gross Production Average
0.157
In this matchup
0.125
Andy Messersmith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.231
Ron Reed Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Andy Messersmith Career Hit By Pitch
1
Ron Reed Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks
0
Ron Reed Career Intentional Walks Allowed
124
In this matchup
1
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts
212
Ron Reed Career Strikeouts Thrown
1481
In this matchup
9.000
Andy Messersmith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.900
Ron Reed Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.957
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.220
Ron Reed Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Andy Messersmith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.206
Ron Reed Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.304
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
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
46
Ron Reed Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
0
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Ron Reed Career Sacrifice Flies
56
In this matchup
0
Andy Messersmith Career Ground into Double Play
6
Ron Reed Career Double Plays Enabled
117
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0