Kent Mercker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 1, 1968 in Brownsburg, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dublin Coffman HS (Dublin, OH).

High School: Dublin Coffman HS (Dublin, OH)

School: Otterbein University (Westerville, OH)

Debut: September 22, 1989 (Age 21-233d, 15,723rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 30, 2008 (Age 40-119d)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Casey Close

Full Name: Kent Franklin Mercker

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1995 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.0

ERA

4.16

692

150

1325.1

917

WHIP

1.444

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 3	COL	@	STL	W,6-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 4	COL	@	STL	W,6-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 6	COL	@	LAD	L,2-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 8	COL		HOU	L,4-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 10	COL		HOU	W,4-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	12 (2)	Apr 13	COL		ARI	L,5-7		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13	Apr 14	COL		ARI	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	16 (2)	Apr 17	COL		LAD	L,3-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	17	Apr 19	COL	@	ARI	W,8-6		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	18	Apr 20	COL	@	ARI	L,8-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	20 (1)	Apr 23	COL	@	CIN	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	21	Apr 24	COL	@	CIN	L,3-4		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	22	Apr 25	COL	@	CIN	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	24 (1)	Apr 27	COL		PHI	W,8-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	25	Apr 28	COL		PHI	W,4-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	28 (2)	May 2	COL		PIT	W,7-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	30 (1)	May 4	COL	@	PHI	L,5-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	32 (1)	May 7	COL	@	MON	W,5-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	33	May 8	COL	@	MON	W,5-0		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	35 (1)	May 10	COL	@	NYM	W,9-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	37 (1)	May 12	COL	@	NYM	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	40 (2)	May 15	COL		FLA	W,7-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	43 (2)	May 18	COL		ATL	W,7-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	46 (2)	May 22	COL		SDP	W,5-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	48 (1)	May 24	COL		SFG	W,8-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	49	May 25	COL		SFG	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	50	May 26	COL		SFG	W,10-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	51	May 27	COL	@	SDP	L,5-8	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	54 (2)	May 30	COL	@	SDP	W,4-2		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	56 (1)	Jun 1	COL	@	SFG	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	58 (1)	Jun 3	COL		LAD	L,5-11		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	60 (1)	Jun 5	COL		LAD	W,8-6		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	107 (46)	Jul 31	COL	@	PIT	L,6-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	111 (3)	Aug 4	COL	@	CHC	L,1-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	112	Aug 6	COL		CIN	W,7-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	114 (1)	Aug 8	COL		CIN	W,10-3		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	116 (1)	Aug 10	COL		CHC	L,1-15	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	117	Aug 11	COL		CHC	L,9-12	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	121 (3)	Aug 16	COL	@	ATL	L,1-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	123 (1)	Aug 18	COL	@	ATL	W,6-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	126 (2)	Aug 21	COL		MON	L,5-13	GF	9	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	130 (3)	Aug 25	COL		NYM	L,4-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	131	Aug 26	COL		SFG	L,3-4		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
44	132	Aug 27	COL		SFG	L,4-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	134 (1)	Aug 29	COL		SFG	L,6-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	137 (2)	Sep 1	COL	@	SDP	L,5-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	139 (1)	Sep 3	COL	@	SFG	L,2-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	142 (2)	Sep 7	COL		SDP	W,5-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	144 (1)	Sep 9	COL	@	HOU	L,5-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	146 (1)	Sep 11	COL	@	HOU	W,8-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	148 (1)	Sep 13	COL		LAD	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	149	Sep 14	COL		LAD	L,3-16		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	150	Sep 15	COL		LAD	W,5-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	151	Sep 17	COL		STL	L,4-11		4	0.2	1	0	1	2	0	P
55	153 (1)	Sep 19	COL		STL	L,6-12		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	159 (5)	Sep 26	COL	@	ARI	L,2-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	160	Sep 27	COL	@	ARI	L,6-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	161	Sep 28	COL	@	ARI	L,8-17		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							58gm		44.0	3	2	1	6	0