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Bats: R · Throws: R · Born 1945-08-06 · Played 1968–1979 · College: University of California, Berkeley (1965–1966) · Career WAR 40.3 (bWAR) · IDs
BBREF=messean01, LAHMAN=messean01, MLBAM=118990, RETROSHEET=messa101
REGULAR POSTSEASON
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  CAL | AL | 29 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .100 | .100 | .150 | .250 | 0.0 | |
| 1969 | CAL | AL | 42 | 77 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | .156 | .235 | .182 | .417 | 0.2 | |
| 1970 | CAL | AL | 38 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .157 | .157 | .243 | .400 | 0.0 | |
| 1971 | CAL | AL | 39 | 93 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .172 | .214 | .258 | .472 | 0.4 | |
| 1972 | CAL | AL | 26 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .189 | .232 | .245 | .477 | 0.3 | |
| 1973 |  LAN | NL | 34 | 89 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .169 | .213 | .202 | .415 | 0.1 | |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 39 | 96 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .240 | .312 | .354 | .666 | 1.3 | |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 44 | 108 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .157 | .212 | .194 | .406 | 0.4 | |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 29 | 67 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .179 | .225 | .194 | .419 | 0.1 | |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 16 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .118 | .189 | .265 | .454 | 0.0 | |
| 1978 |  NYA | AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | -0.1 | |
| Total | 353 | 729 | 49 | 124 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 212 | .170 | .219 | .232 | .451 | 2.7 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | AL | 4 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 81.1 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 74 | 2.21 | .971 | 1.9 |
| 1969 | CAL | AL | 16 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 250.0 | 169 | 70 | 17 | 100 | 211 | 2.52 | 1.076 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | CAL | AL | 11 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 194.2 | 144 | 65 | 21 | 78 | 162 | 3.01 | 1.140 | 2.7 |
| 1971 | CAL | AL | 20 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 276.2 | 224 | 92 | 16 | 121 | 179 | 2.99 | 1.247 | 2.7 |
| 1972 | CAL | AL | 8 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 169.2 | 125 | 53 | 5 | 68 | 142 | 2.81 | 1.138 | 2.2 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | 14 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 249.2 | 196 | 75 | 24 | 77 | 177 | 2.70 | 1.093 | 3.8 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 20 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 292.1 | 227 | 84 | 24 | 94 | 221 | 2.59 | 1.098 | 5.3 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 19 | 14 | 42 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 321.2 | 244 | 82 | 22 | 96 | 213 | 2.29 | 1.057 | 6.5 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 11 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 207.1 | 166 | 70 | 14 | 74 | 135 | 3.04 | 1.158 | 5.5 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 | 101 | 50 | 12 | 39 | 69 | 4.40 | 1.368 | 2.5 |
| 1978 | NYA | AL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 5.64 | 1.746 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 55 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 4.91 | 1.428 | 0.0 |
| Total | 130 | 99 | 344 | 295 | 98 | 27 | 15 | 2230.1 | 1719 | 709 | 174 | 831 | 1625 | 2.86 | 1.143 | 37.6 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | AL | P | 28 | 5 | 81.1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | CAL | AL | P | 40 | 33 | 250.0 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | CAL | AL | P | 37 | 26 | 195.0 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 3 |
| 1971 | CAL | AL | P | 38 | 38 | 277.0 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 2 |
| 1972 | CAL | AL | P | 25 | 21 | 170.0 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | P | 33 | 33 | 249.2 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | P | 39 | 39 | 292.1 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 3 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | P | 42 | 40 | 321.2 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | P | 29 | 28 | 207.1 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 2 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | P | 16 | 16 | 102.1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | NYA | AL | P | 6 | 5 | 22.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAN | NL | P | 11 | 11 | 62.1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 344 | 295 | 2231.1 | 136 | 318 | 41 | 15 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Lg |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | TSN All-Star | NL |
| 1974 | Gold Glove | NL |
| 1974 | Player of the Week | NL |
| 1975 | Gold Glove | NL |
| 1975 | Player of the Week | NL |
| 1976 | Pitcher of the Month | NL |
Hall of Fame ballots
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Needed | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | BBWAA | 3 | 297 | No |
| 1986 | BBWAA | 3 | 319 | No |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | No | ||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | No | ||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players | No |
Ejections (1)
| Date | As | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1975-09-22 | Player | Balls and strikes |