Doug Rader vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Rader is hitting 0.308 here, 23% above their career average, while Messersmith's career opposing average is 0.212. Rader also posted an OPS of 0.757, close to the career mark of 0.725. Messersmith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Rader going down once every 5.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. No clear edge.

How Doug Rader put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Doug Rader

Matchup Details for Doug Rader and Andy Messersmith

Stats that describe the matchup between Doug Rader and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
44
Doug Rader Career Plate Appearances
5832
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
39
Doug Rader Career At Bats
5186
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.308
Doug Rader Career Batting Average
0.251
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
12
Doug Rader Career Hits
1302
Andy Messersmith Career Hits Allowed
1719
In this matchup
11
Doug Rader Career Singles
863
In this matchup
0
Doug Rader Career Doubles
245
In this matchup
0
Doug Rader Career Triples
39
In this matchup
1
Doug Rader Career Home Runs
155
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
1
Doug Rader Career Extra Base Hits
439
In this matchup
0.026
Doug Rader Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.083
Doug Rader Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.119
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.125
Doug Rader Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.147
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
15
Doug Rader Total Bases
2090
In this matchup
16
Doug Rader Career Times on Base
1870
In this matchup
0.372
Doug Rader Career On Base Percentage
0.322
In this matchup
0.385
Doug Rader Career Slugging Percentage
0.403
In this matchup
0.757
Doug Rader Career OPS
0.725
In this matchup
0.077
Doug Rader Career Isolated Power
0.152
In this matchup
0.264
Doug Rader Career Gross Production Average
0.246
In this matchup
0.367
Doug Rader Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
3
Doug Rader Career RBIs
722
In this matchup
5.581
Doug Rader Career Runs Created
685.260
In this matchup
0
Doug Rader Career Hit By Pitch
40
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
20
In this matchup
4
Doug Rader Career Walks
528
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed
831
In this matchup
0
Doug Rader Career Intentional Walks
51
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
8
Doug Rader Career Strikeouts
1055
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
5.500
Doug Rader Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.530
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.500
Doug Rader Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.364
Doug Rader Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
1
Doug Rader Career Sacrifice Hits
27
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Doug Rader Career Sacrifice Flies
51
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Doug Rader Career Ground into Double Play
142
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0