Bill Russell vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
Bill Russell has held their own against Messersmith. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Russell. Despite a batting average of 0.200, 24% below their career average and below Messersmith's career opposing average of 0.212, Russell's OPS of 0.733 sits modestly above the career mark of 0.648. Slight edge: Russell.
How Bill Russell put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Bill Russell
Matchup Details for Bill Russell and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Russell and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Bill Russell Career Plate Appearances
8020
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
5
Bill Russell Career At Bats
7318
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Russell Career Batting Average
0.263
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
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0
Bill Russell Career Home Runs
46
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed
174
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
Bill Russell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
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0.000
Bill Russell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.024
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Bill Russell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
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0.200
Bill Russell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
1
Bill Russell Career Hit By Pitch
36
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
4
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0
Bill Russell Career Intentional Walks
106
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
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0
Bill Russell Career Strikeouts
667
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
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0.000
Bill Russell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.020
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
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0.000
Bill Russell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Bill Russell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Andy Messersmith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Bill Russell Career Sacrifice Hits
132
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
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0
Bill Russell Career Sacrifice Flies
51
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
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0
Bill Russell Career Ground into Double Play
174
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0