NAME     : Andy Messersmith
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/6/1945
  AGE      : 35
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : Minor league contract
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1968   2.22  4  2  4  28  2   1  81.0  20  35  74  CAL
  1969   2.52 16 11  2  40 10   2 250.0  70 100 211  CAL
  1970   2.77 15 13  0  35  8   1 259.2  80  88 227  CAL
  1971   3.19 12 16  0  35  5   1 254.0  90  89 226  CAL
  1972   4.40  6 12  0  28  3   1 186.0  91  81 143  CAL
  1973   5.05  8 11  0  24  0   0 158.2  89  63 126  PIT
  1974   3.65  8 10  0  23  4   0 162.2  66  59 130  PIT
  1975   5.36  6 13  0  30  3   0 147.2  88  59 139  PIT
  1976   5.87  6 10  0  42  1   1 138.0  90  61 133  ATL
  1977   5.16  6 17  0  32  1   0 192.0 110  98 184  ATL
  1979   7.01  2  4  0  10  0   0  43.2  34  16  24  ATL,Tor
  1980   9.91  2  2  0  26  0   0  26.1  29  11  17  TOR
 
  Total ERA   : 4.06
  Total Wins  : 91
  Total Losses: 121
  Total Saves : 6
  Total SHO   : 7
  Total CG    : 37
  Total K's   : 1634
  Total BB's  : 760
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/13/1978 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 9/26/1978 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/14/1979 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year... Injured on 6/8/1979 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks...