Vada Pinson vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Andy Messersmith has completely neutralized Pinson in this matchup. Pinson's numbers against Messersmith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.293, 62% below the career mark of 0.769, with a batting average of just 0.111, 61% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212. Even with Pinson striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Messersmith. Edge: Messersmith.
How Vada Pinson put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Vada Pinson
Matchup Details for Vada Pinson and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Vada Pinson and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Vada Pinson Career Plate Appearances
10403
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
9
Vada Pinson Career At Bats
9645
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.111
Vada Pinson Career Batting Average
0.286
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Vada Pinson Career Home Runs
256
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
Vada Pinson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Vada Pinson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Vada Pinson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.111
Vada Pinson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Vada Pinson Career Hit By Pitch
54
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Vada Pinson Career Intentional Walks
69
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Vada Pinson Career Strikeouts
1196
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
11.000
Vada Pinson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.700
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
1.000
Vada Pinson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.182
Vada Pinson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Vada Pinson Career Sacrifice Hits
52
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
1
Vada Pinson Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
1
Vada Pinson Career Ground into Double Play
164
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0