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Andy Messersmith 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 130-99, 2.86 ERA, 1625 K in 2230.1 IP.

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Andy Messersmith

#47

P · LAD

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+10.3Career NUT

+7.7 to Nutty

Career

2.86ERA1.14WHIP130W1625K2230.1IP15SV

R/R · 6' 1", 200 lb · b. Aug 6, 1945 · Toms River, NJ · Draft 1965 (3rd Rd, #53)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1968	22	LAA	+0.7	4	2	2.21	28	5	2	1	9	4	0	321	81.1	44	20	35	1	74	0.97
1969	23	LAA	+2.0	16	11	2.52	40	33	10	2	5	2	2	1008	250.0	169	70	100	5	211	1.08
1970	24	LAA	+0.5	11	10	3.01	37	26	6	1	8	5	5	795	194.2	144	65	78	6	162	1.14
1971	25	LAA	+0.6	20	13	2.99	38	38	14	4	0	0	0	1170	276.2	224	92	121	7	179	1.25
1972	26	LAA	+2.0	8	11	2.81	25	21	10	3	4	2	2	690	169.2	125	53	68	2	142	1.14
1973	27	LAD	+1.0	14	10	2.70	33	33	10	3	0	0	0	1015	249.2	196	75	77	6	177	1.09
1974	28	LAD	+1.8	20	6	2.59	39	39	13	3	0	0	0	1179	292.1	227	84	94	3	221	1.10
1975	29	LAD	+2.3	19	14	2.29	42	40	19	7	2	1	1	1276	321.2	244	82	96	5	213	1.06
1976	30	ATL	+0.5	11	11	3.04	29	28	12	3	1	1	1	847	207.1	166	70	74	2	135	1.16
1977	31	ATL	-0.1	5	4	4.40	16	16	1	0	0	0	0	447	102.1	101	50	39	2	69	1.37
1978	32	NYY	—	0	3	5.64	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	106	22.1	24	14	15	1	16	1.75
1979	33	LAD	-1.0	2	4	4.91	11	11	1	0	0	0	0	266	62.1	55	34	34	0	26	1.43
Career	—	12 yrs	+10.3	130	99	2.86	344	295	98	27	30	15	15	9120	2230.1	1719	709	831	40	1625	1.14

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Messersmith's career NUT of +10.3

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.3

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1971AL All-Star

1974NL Player of the Week · NL All-Star · Rawlings NL Gold Glove

1975NL Player of the Week · NL All-Star · Rawlings NL Gold Glove

1976NL All-Star · NL Pitcher of the Month

1978World Series Champion*

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