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, 1975, 1974, 1971
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
31
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
130-99
W-L
2.86
ERA
344
G
1,625
SO
15
SV
1.14
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1979 NL 62.3 3.75 4.91 1.428
1978 AL 22.3 6.45 6.04 1.746
1977 NL 102.3 6.07 3.43 1.368
1976 NL 207.3 5.86 3.21 1.158 ✓
1975 NL 321.7 5.96 2.69 1.057 ✓
1974 NL 292.3 6.80 2.89 1.098 ✓
1973 NL 249.7 6.38 2.78 1.093 ✓
1972 AL 169.7 7.53 3.61 1.138 ✓
1971 AL 276.7 5.82 3.94 1.247 ✓
1970 AL 194.7 7.49 3.61 1.140 ✓
1969 AL 250.0 7.60 3.60 1.076 ✓
1968 AL 81.3 8.19 3.87 0.971
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1979 NL 23 .046 .125 0.0 26.1 -37 0.0
1977 NL 39 .147 .125 7.7 23.1 24 1.0
1976 NL 77 .015 .250 5.2 24.7 24 0.0
1975 NL 123 .037 .200 5.7 20.3 17 0.0
1974 NL 113 .115 .319 9.7 24.8 92 1.0
1973 NL 99 .034 .206 5.1 16.2 19 0.0
1972 AL 58 .057 .250 5.2 22.4 48 0.0
1971 AL 104 .086 .230 4.8 28.8 38 2.0
1970 AL 75 .086 .244 0.0 37.3 13 1.0
1969 AL 91 .026 .245 8.8 30.8 23 0.0
1968 AL 24 .050 .200 0.0 41.7 -22 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 344 136 318 41 15 .917
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers P 11 5 9 0 1 1.000
1978 New York Yankees P 6 2 2 0 0 1.000
1977 Atlanta Braves P 16 5 15 2 1 .909
1976 Atlanta Braves P 29 14 33 5 2 .904
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers P 42 11 43 5 1 .915
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers P 39 18 44 9 3 .873
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers P 33 19 35 5 0 .915
1972 California Angels P 25 9 24 0 0 1.000
1971 California Angels P 38 18 49 5 2 .931
1970 California Angels P 37 12 23 4 3 .897
1969 California Angels P 40 17 29 5 2 .902
1968 California Angels P 28 6 12 1 0 .947
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 3 1-2 0 21.0 12 3.86
1974 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1-0 0 7.0 0 2.57
1974 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0-2 0 14.0 12 4.50
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 3 7 2 0 0 .286
1974 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 .000
1974 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 4 2 0 0 .500