Eric Plunk vs Kent Mercker

Eric PlunkKent Mercker

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 and Kent Mercker career totals
714GP692
72W74
58L67
3.8ERA4.2
1,151IP1325.1
1,081K917
647BB607
1.4WHIP1.4
35SV25

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eric Plunk and Kent Mercker postseason
15GP16
13R9
12H20

Titles and awards

  • Eric Plunk: 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.

Eric Plunk 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.
1st1986475.3119890012.46
2nd1987464.741990473.17
3rd1988723.001991532.58
4th1989863.281992323.42
5th1990632.721993312.86
6th1991254.761994943.45
7th1992963.641995784.15
8th1993452.791996466.98
9th1994722.5419978113.92
10th1995622.67199811115.07
11th1996322.431999854.80
12th1997454.662000136.52
13th1998434.332002316.14
14th1999445.022003021.95
15th————2004312.55
16th————2005313.65
17th————2006114.13
18th————2008103.29

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA