Brian Holton vs Kent Mercker

Brian HoltonKent Mercker

Brian Holton and Kent Mercker compared on their MLB careers: Brian Holton played 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990, Kent Mercker 18 seasons, 1989 to 2008. Brian Holton has 20 wins to Kent Mercker's 74. Brian Holton won 1 title, Kent Mercker won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brian Holton and Kent Mercker career totals
185GP692
20W74
19L67
3.6ERA4.2
370.2IP1325.1
210K917
125BB607
1.4WHIP1.4
3SV25

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brian Holton and Kent Mercker postseason
4GP16
1R9
2H20

Titles and awards

  • Brian Holton: 1 championship; none on file
  • Kent Mercker: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Brian Holton and Kent Mercker season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1985119.0019890012.46
2nd1986234.441990473.17
3rd1987323.891991532.58
4th1988731.701992323.42
5th1989574.021993312.86
6th1990234.501994943.45
7th————1995784.15
8th————1996466.98
9th————19978113.92
10th————199811115.07
11th————1999854.80
12th————2000136.52
13th————2002316.14
14th————2003021.95
15th————2004312.55
16th————2005313.65
17th————2006114.13
18th————2008103.29

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA