So far in his career, Messersmith has surrendered 1,719 base knocks while earning 1,625 K’s in 2,230 innings pitched. He has allowed 709 ER’s while earning a WHIP of 1.143 and a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 and he has faced 9,120 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Messersmith (130-99 career mark) has a 2.86 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per nine innings.
