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.

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 2	CIN		PIT	L,4-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 3	CIN		PIT	L,5-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 5	CIN		CHC	L,7-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (3)	Apr 10	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	10	Apr 11	CIN		PHI	W,7-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11	Apr 12	CIN		PHI	L,5-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15 (1)	Apr 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-10		7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	19 (3)	Apr 20	CIN	@	MON	W,7-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	22 (2)	Apr 24	CIN		LAD	W,3-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23	Apr 25	CIN		SDP	L,3-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	24	Apr 26	CIN		SDP	W,7-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	26 (1)	Apr 29	CIN	@	COL	L,5-10		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	30 (3)	May 3	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-9		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32 (1)	May 5	CIN		STL	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	33	May 6	CIN		STL	W,6-5		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	34	May 7	CIN		STL	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	35	May 8	CIN		STL	W,8-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	37 (1)	May 10	CIN		MIL	L,3-9	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	39 (1)	May 13	CIN	@	STL	W,7-2		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	41 (1)	May 15	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6		4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	43 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	MIL	L,6-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	45 (1)	May 20	CIN		ATL	W,9-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	48 (2)	May 23	CIN		FLA	L,4-8	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	51 (2)	May 26	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	52	May 27	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	53	May 28	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-15		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	54	May 30	CIN	@	FLA	W,4-3		5	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
29	55	May 31	CIN	@	FLA	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	59 (3)	Jun 5	CIN		NYY	L,2-10		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	60	Jun 6	CIN		TOR	L,2-9		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	62 (1)	Jun 8	CIN		TOR	L,0-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	63	Jun 10	CIN	@	TBD	W,4-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	70 (6)	Jun 18	CIN		CHC	L,1-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	74 (3)	Jun 22	CIN	@	ARI	L,5-6		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	75	Jun 24	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	90 (14)	Jul 10	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-11		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	94 (3)	Jul 17	CIN		HOU	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	96 (1)	Jul 19	CIN		HOU	L,8-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	98 (1)	Jul 21	CIN		MIL	W,11-2	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
41	100 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	101	Jul 24	CIN		PIT	L,5-7		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	105 (3)	Jul 28	CIN		PHI	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	106	Jul 29	CIN		COL	L,3-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	109 (2)	Aug 1	CIN		SFG	W,5-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	112 (2)	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	114 (1)	Aug 7	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	116 (1)	Aug 9	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	117	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Atlanta Braves
50	119	Aug 13	ATL		SDP	W,7-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	121 (1)	Aug 15	ATL		ARI	W,10-4		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	123 (1)	Aug 17	ATL		ARI	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	127 (3)	Aug 21	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	129 (1)	Aug 23	ATL	@	COL	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	132 (2)	Aug 27	ATL		NYM	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	136 (3)	Aug 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	141 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	145 (3)	Sep 9	ATL		PHI	L,5-18		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	147 (1)	Sep 11	ATL		PHI	L,3-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	149 (1)	Sep 13	ATL	@	FLA	L,3-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	150	Sep 14	ATL	@	FLA	W,8-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	152 (1)	Sep 16	ATL	@	MON	L,4-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	153	Sep 17	ATL	@	MON	W,14-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	155 (1)	Sep 20	ATL		FLA	L,5-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	156	Sep 21	ATL		FLA	W,8-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	159 (2)	Sep 24	ATL		MON	W,9-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	160	Sep 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							67gm		55.1	6	6	1	13	0