Player

Andy Messersmith

Player Info
Full Name
John Alexander
Born
August 6, 1945
Toms River, NJ, USA
Size
6'1" / 200 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
July 4, 1968
Final Game
June 1, 1979
Career
12 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1976 - Pitcher of the Month (NL)
1975 - Player of the Week (NL)
1975 - Gold Glove (NL)
1974 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1974 - Player of the Week (NL)
1974 - Gold Glove (NL)
Career Batting
353
G
.170
AVG
124
H
5
HR
54
RBI
.451
OPS
Career Pitching
130-99
W-L
2.86
ERA
344
G
1,625
SO
15
SV
1.14
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 11 22 2 1 0 0 1 .091
1978 New York Yankees 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 Atlanta Braves 16 34 4 2 0 1 2 .118
1976 Atlanta Braves 29 67 12 1 0 0 3 .179
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 108 17 4 0 0 8 .157
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 39 96 23 8 0 1 12 .240
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 89 15 3 0 0 3 .169
1972 California Angels 26 53 10 3 0 0 2 .189
1971 California Angels 39 93 16 2 0 2 8 .172
1970 California Angels 38 70 11 3 0 1 4 .157
1969 California Angels 42 77 12 2 0 0 5 .156
1968 California Angels 29 20 2 1 0 0 1 .100
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 4 4.91 11 11 0 62.1 26 34
1978 New York Yankees 0 3 5.64 6 5 0 22.0 16 15
1977 Atlanta Braves 5 4 4.40 16 16 0 102.0 69 39
1976 Atlanta Braves 11 11 3.04 29 28 1 207.1 135 74
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers 19 14 2.29 42 40 1 321.2 213 96
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 20 6 2.59 39 39 0 292.0 221 94
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 14 10 2.70 33 33 0 249.1 177 77
1972 California Angels 8 11 2.81 25 21 2 169.1 142 68
1971 California Angels 20 13 2.99 38 38 0 276.2 179 121
1970 California Angels 11 10 3.01 37 26 5 194.1 162 78
1969 California Angels 16 11 2.52 40 33 2 250.0 211 100
1968 California Angels 4 2 2.21 28 5 4 81.0 74 35