Kent Mercker stats
Bio
- Age
- 58 yearsFeb 1, 1968
- Height
- 6' 2"
Kent Mercker played 18 MLB seasons, 1989 to 2008.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 692
- W
- 74
- L
- 67
- ERA
- 4.16
- IP
- 1,325.1
- K
- 917
- BB
- 607
- WHIP
- 1.44
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | 3.23 |
| 1990 | ATL | 36 | 4 | 7 | 3.17 | 48.1 | 39 | 24 | 1.39 |
| 1991 | ATL | 50 | 5 | 3 | 2.58 | 73.1 | 62 | 35 | 1.24 |
| 1992 | ATL | 53 | 3 | 2 | 3.42 | 68.1 | 49 | 35 | 1.26 |
| 1993 | ATL | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2.86 | 66.0 | 59 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 1994 | ATL | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3.45 | 112.1 | 111 | 45 | 1.20 |
| 1995 | ATL | 29 | 7 | 8 | 4.15 | 143.0 | 102 | 61 | 1.41 |
| 1996 |  BAL/CLE | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6.98 | 69.2 | 29 | 38 | 1.74 |
| 1997 | CIN | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3.92 | 144.2 | 75 | 62 | 1.36 |
| 1998 | STL | 30 | 11 | 11 | 5.07 | 161.2 | 72 | 53 | 1.56 |
| 1999 |  BOS/STL | 30 | 8 | 5 | 4.80 | 129.1 | 81 | 64 | 1.64 |
| 2000 | LAA | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6.52 | 48.1 | 30 | 29 | 1.78 |
| 2002 | COL | 58 | 3 | 1 | 6.14 | 44.0 | 37 | 22 | 1.75 |
| 2003 |  CIN/ATL | 67 | 0 | 2 | 1.95 | 55.1 | 48 | 32 | 1.41 |
| 2004 | CHC | 71 | 3 | 1 | 2.55 | 53.0 | 51 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 2005 | CIN | 78 | 3 | 1 | 3.65 | 61.2 | 45 | 19 | 1.35 |
| 2006 | CIN | 37 | 1 | 1 | 4.13 | 28.1 | 17 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | CIN | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 13.2 | 6 | 8 | 1.54 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 16
- W
- 0
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 3.74
- IP
- 21.2
- K
- 20
- BB
- 15
- WHIP
- 1.62
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 59
- CG
- 2
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 6.2
- GB
- 198
- FB
- 281
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 55
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 | ATL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | ATL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996 | BAL/CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | CIN | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | STL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1999 | BOS/STL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | CIN/ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 52 | 90 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2005 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 89 | 109 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2006 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 38 | 57 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2008 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 19 | 25 | 0.8 | 1 |
Bio
- Age
- 58 yearsFeb 1, 1968
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1989
- Birthplace
- Dublin, OH
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 5
Latest performance
Kent Mercker
May 30 · vs ATL · W 3-2 F/11
- IP
- 1.0
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 3.29
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 30 | vsATLW 3-2 F/11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, May 29 | vs PITL 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, May 04 | atATLL 14-7 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed, Apr 30 | atSTLL 5-2 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Apr 27 | at SFW 10-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thu, Apr 24 | vs HOUL 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What were Kent Mercker's career stats?
Kent Mercker played 18 seasons for the Braves, the Reds, the Cardinals, the Angels, the Rockies and the Cubs. He had 74 wins and 917 strikeouts with a 4.16 ERA over 1,325.1 innings. His best season was 1998: 11 wins, a 5.07 ERA and 72 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1989 to 2008
Championships
- 1995 World Series with the Atlanta Braves
More on Kent Mercker
Playoff series
Kent Mercker played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  CHC | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Kent Mercker against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (27)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (23)
- vs Houston Astros (22)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (22)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (20)
- vs Atlanta Braves (20)
- vs San Francisco Giants (20)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (18)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (17)
- vs Chicago Cubs (15)
- vs San Diego Padres (14)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (13)
- vs Miami Marlins (12)
- vs Washington Nationals (11)
- vs New York Mets (10)
- vs Colorado Rockies (8)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Athletics (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (2)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (2)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs New York Yankees (1)
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