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.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CIN		NYM	W,7-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 6	CIN		NYM	W,9-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (3)	Apr 10	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (2)	Apr 15	CIN		HOU	L,2-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11 (1)	Apr 17	CIN		HOU	W,6-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	12	Apr 18	CIN		CHC	W,7-6		6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	14 (1)	Apr 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15	Apr 21	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
9	16	Apr 22	CIN	@	FLA	L,2-4		4	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
10	19 (2)	Apr 25	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-10		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	21 (1)	Apr 27	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	22	Apr 29	CIN	@	MIL	L,3-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	23	Apr 30	CIN	@	MIL	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	25 (1)	May 2	CIN		STL	L,9-10		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	27 (1)	May 4	CIN		STL	L,3-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	28	May 6	CIN		LAD	L,6-13		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	29	May 7	CIN		LAD	W,11-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	31 (1)	May 9	CIN		SDP	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	34 (2)	May 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	37 (2)	May 15	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	39 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	40	May 18	CIN	@	NYM	L,6-10		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	41	May 20	CIN		CLE	W,2-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	42	May 21	CIN		CLE	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	45 (2)	May 24	CIN		WSN	W,4-3		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	47 (1)	May 26	CIN		PIT	L,4-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	48	May 27	CIN		PIT	W,6-5		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	53 (4)	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	55 (1)	Jun 4	CIN	@	COL	L,5-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	57 (1)	Jun 7	CIN		TBD	W,9-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	60 (2)	Jun 10	CIN		BAL	L,3-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	64 (3)	Jun 14	CIN	@	BOS	L,0-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	66 (1)	Jun 16	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	68 (1)	Jun 18	CIN		ATL	L,1-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	69	Jun 19	CIN		ATL	W,11-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	72 (2)	Jun 22	CIN		STL	W,7-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	73	Jun 24	CIN	@	CLE	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	75 (1)	Jun 26	CIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	76	Jun 28	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	79 (2)	Jul 1	CIN		HOU	L,7-10	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	81 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,11-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	83 (1)	Jul 4	CIN	@	SFG	W,11-10		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	84	Jul 5	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	85	Jul 6	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	87 (1)	Jul 8	CIN	@	ARI	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	89 (1)	Jul 10	CIN	@	ARI	L,0-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	91 (1)	Jul 16	CIN		COL	W,7-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	92	Jul 17	CIN		COL	W,9-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	97 (4)	Jul 22	CIN		MIL	W,11-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	98	Jul 23	CIN		MIL	L,7-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	99	Jul 24	CIN		MIL	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	101 (1)	Jul 26	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	103 (1)	Jul 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	107 (3)	Aug 2	CIN		ATL	L,2-12	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	108	Aug 3	CIN		ATL	W,8-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
56	111 (2)	Aug 6	CIN		FLA	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	114 (2)	Aug 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	116 (1)	Aug 12	CIN	@	MIL	W,5-3		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	118 (1)	Aug 14	CIN	@	MIL	L,3-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	120 (1)	Aug 16	CIN		SFG	L,8-10		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	121	Aug 17	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
62	124 (2)	Aug 20	CIN		ARI	L,2-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	125	Aug 21	CIN		ARI	W,13-6		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	128 (2)	Aug 25	CIN	@	WSN	W,5-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	130 (1)	Aug 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	135 (4)	Sep 2	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	137 (1)	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	138	Sep 5	CIN		MIL	L,1-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	139	Sep 6	CIN		MIL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	141 (1)	Sep 9	CIN		PIT	L,4-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	143 (1)	Sep 11	CIN		PIT	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	145 (1)	Sep 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	146	Sep 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
74	148 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
75	154 (5)	Sep 23	CIN		PHI	L,10-11		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
76	155	Sep 24	CIN		PHI	W,3-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
77	157 (1)	Sep 26	CIN	@	MIL	L,9-12		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
78	160 (2)	Sep 29	CIN	@	MIL	L,0-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							78gm		61.2	0	11	2	13	0