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.

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (2)	Apr 12	CHC		PIT	L,2-13		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,10-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	10	Apr 16	CHC		CIN	W,11-10		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	11	Apr 17	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	12	Apr 18	CHC		CIN	L,10-11		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	17 (4)	Apr 24	CHC		NYM	W,3-0		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	19 (1)	Apr 26	CHC	@	ARI	L,0-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	21 (1)	Apr 28	CHC	@	ARI	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	22	Apr 30	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	24 (1)	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	25	May 3	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	26	May 4	CHC		ARI	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	27	May 5	CHC		ARI	L,0-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	28	May 6	CHC		ARI	W,11-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	30 (1)	May 8	CHC		COL	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	36 (5)	May 15	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	53 (16)	Jun 4	CHC		PIT	L,1-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	58 (4)	Jun 9	CHC		STL	L,4-12		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	60 (1)	Jun 11	CHC	@	ANA	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	61	Jun 12	CHC	@	ANA	W,10-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	62	Jun 13	CHC	@	ANA	W,6-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	64 (1)	Jun 15	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	68 (3)	Jun 19	CHC		OAK	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	69	Jun 20	CHC		OAK	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	71 (1)	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	L,9-10		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	73 (1)	Jun 25	CHC	@	CHW	W,7-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	75 (1)	Jun 27	CHC	@	CHW	L,4-9		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	77 (1)	Jun 30	CHC		HOU	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	78	Jul 1	CHC		HOU	W,5-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	82 (3)	Jul 5	CHC	@	MIL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	83	Jul 6	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-4		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	84	Jul 7	CHC	@	MIL	L,0-4		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	85	Jul 9	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	89 (3)	Jul 16	CHC		MIL	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	91 (1)	Jul 18	CHC		MIL	L,2-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	93 (1)	Jul 20	CHC		STL	L,8-11		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	98 (4)	Jul 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	100 (1)	Jul 27	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-1		5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	101	Jul 28	CHC	@	MIL	L,3-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	104 (2)	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	105	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	107 (1)	Aug 4	CHC	@	COL	W,11-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	109 (1)	Aug 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	110	Aug 7	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	111	Aug 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	112	Aug 10	CHC		SDP	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	114 (1)	Aug 12	CHC		SDP	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	115	Aug 13	CHC		LAD	L,1-8		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	117 (1)	Aug 15	CHC		LAD	L,5-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	119	Aug 18	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	123 (3)	Aug 22	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	124	Aug 23	CHC		MIL	W,8-3		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	128 (3)	Aug 27	CHC		HOU	L,7-15		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	130 (1)	Aug 29	CHC		HOU	L,3-10		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	131	Aug 30	CHC	@	MON	W,5-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	135 (3)	Sep 7	CHC		MON	L,6-7		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	140 (4)	Sep 12	CHC		FLA	L,1-11		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	144 (3)	Sep 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	149 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	CHC	@	FLA	L,2-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	151 (1)	Sep 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	152	Sep 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	154 (1)	Sep 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	156 (1)	Sep 27	CHC		CIN	W,12-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	157	Sep 28	CHC		CIN	L,3-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	160 (2)	Oct 1	CHC		ATL	L,4-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	161	Oct 2	CHC		ATL	L,6-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	162	Oct 3	CHC		ATL	W,10-8		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							71gm		53.0	1	4	0	5	0