Eric Plunk vs Kent Mercker

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Eric Plunk and Kent Mercker compared on their MLB careers: Eric Plunk played 14 seasons, 1986 to 1999, Kent Mercker 18 seasons, 1989 to 2008. Eric Plunk has 72 wins to Kent Mercker's 74. Eric Plunk won 1 title, Kent Mercker won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Plunk leads in 4 of the 6 lines, Kent Mercker in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Eric Plunk and Kent Mercker career totals

714	GP	692
72	W	74, better
58, better	L	67
3.8, better	ERA	4.2
1,151	IP	1,325.1
1,081, better	K	917
647	BB	607, better
1.4	WHIP	1.4
35, better	SV	25

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eric Plunk and Kent Mercker postseason

15	GP	16
1, better	W	0
3	L	2, better
8.1	ERA	3.7, better
13.1	IP	21.2
17	K	20, better
10, better	BB	15
1.7	WHIP	1.6, better
0	SV	0

Titles and awards

Eric Plunk and Kent Mercker titles and awards
Eric Plunk	Title or award	Kent Mercker
1	Championships	1

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.

Eric Plunk and Kent Mercker season by season

1st	1986	4, better	7	5.31, better	1989	0	0, better	12.46
2nd	1987	4	6, better	4.74	1990	4	7	3.17, better
3rd	1988	7, better	2, better	3.00	1991	5	3	2.58, better
4th	1989	8, better	6	3.28, better	1992	3	2, better	3.42
5th	1990	6, better	3	2.72, better	1993	3	1, better	2.86
6th	1991	2	5	4.76	1994	9, better	4, better	3.45, better
7th	1992	9, better	6, better	3.64, better	1995	7	8	4.15
8th	1993	4	5, better	2.79, better	1996	4	6	6.98
9th	1994	7	2, better	2.54, better	1997	8, better	11	3.92
10th	1995	6	2, better	2.67, better	1998	11, better	11	5.07
11th	1996	3	2, better	2.43, better	1999	8, better	5	4.80
12th	1997	4, better	5	4.66, better	2000	1	3, better	6.52
13th	1998	4, better	3	4.33, better	2002	3	1, better	6.14
14th	1999	4, better	4	5.02	2003	0	2, better	1.95, better
15th	—	—	—	—	2004	3	1	2.55
16th	—	—	—	—	2005	3	1	3.65
17th	—	—	—	—	2006	1	1	4.13
18th	—	—	—	—	2008	1	0	3.29

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA