Ken Singleton vs. Andy Messersmith — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Singleton is hitting 0.250 here, 11% below their career average, while Messersmith's career opposing average is 0.212. Singleton also posted an OPS of 0.868, close to the career mark of 0.824. Messersmith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Singleton going down once every 2.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Ken Singleton put the ball into play against Andy Messersmith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Messersmith to Ken Singleton
Matchup Details for Ken Singleton and Andy Messersmith
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Singleton and Andy Messersmith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Ken Singleton Career Plate Appearances
8558
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced
9120
In this matchup
16
Ken Singleton Career At Bats
7189
Andy Messersmith Career At Bats Pitched
8126
In this matchup
0.250
Ken Singleton Career Batting Average
0.282
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
1
Ken Singleton Career Home Runs
246
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
0.063
Ken Singleton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.250
Ken Singleton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.121
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.125
Ken Singleton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.197
Andy Messersmith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.107
In this matchup
0.429
Ken Singleton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
Andy Messersmith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
In this matchup
0
Ken Singleton Career Hit By Pitch
17
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Ken Singleton Career Intentional Walks
125
Andy Messersmith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
8
Ken Singleton Career Strikeouts
1246
Andy Messersmith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1625
In this matchup
2.375
Ken Singleton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.870
Andy Messersmith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.612
In this matchup
0.375
Ken Singleton Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.010
Andy Messersmith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.368
Ken Singleton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.399
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
Ken Singleton Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Ken Singleton Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Andy Messersmith Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Ken Singleton Career Ground into Double Play
248
Andy Messersmith Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0