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

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-10

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 1, Entered with runners on base: 1

2008 Pitching Game Log

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2008 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	678	2	Apr 2	CIN		ARI	W,6-5	8-8		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-0.87	3	19	14	4	4	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.030	.35	0.02%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
2	679	5	Apr 5	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	8-8		2	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.50	9.13	4	12	7	2	0	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.189	1.16	-0.10%	-0.48	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d1
3	680	7	Apr 7	CIN		PHI	L,3-5	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	8.27	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.002	.08	0.00%	0.11	9t --- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
4	681	8	Apr 8	CIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	7.63	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.015	.54	0.01%	0.23	8b 1-- 2 out d1	8b 3 out d1
5	682	9	Apr 9	CIN	@	MIL	W,12-4	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.45	7.22	4	20	14	4	0	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.05	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out a7	8b 3 out a7
6	683	15	Apr 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-12	7-7		6	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.86	5.92	5	19	12	4	1	0	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.45	7b --- 0 out d8	7b 3 out d9
7	684	17	Apr 18	CIN		MIL	L,2-5	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	5.43	3	12	6	2	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
8	685	20	Apr 21	CIN		LAD	L,3-9	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	4.78	3	11	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
9	686	22	Apr 23	CIN		HOU	L,3-9	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	4.57	3	9	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d7
10	687	23	Apr 24	CIN		HOU	L,3-5	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08	4.17	3	9	7	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.52	0.030	.35	0.01%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
11	688	26	Apr 27	CIN	@	SFG	W,10-1	9-GF		2	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.86	4.17	6	19	11	5	1	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.52	9b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 9
12	689	29	Apr 30	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	7-7		2	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.48	4.39	6	22	12	0	0	2	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.94	-0.150	.73	-0.07%	-1.94	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 12- 2 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	690	32	May 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,7-14	6-7		3	1.1	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	3.86	5.02	9	34	17	1	3	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.010	.04	0.00%	-0.91	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 12- 1 out d6
14	691	54	May 29	CIN		PIT	L,2-7	8-8		24	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.55	5.11	4	22	14	3	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d6
15	692	55	May 30	CIN		ATL	W,3-2	11-GF(11)	W(1-0)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.29	4.96	3	10	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	0.141	1.40	0.05%	0.52	11t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
							5-10		W-L:1-0	1.5	13.2	13	5	5	8	6	1	0	3.29	4.96	58	226	59%	14%	7%	0.76		11%	7%	0		1	0%	0	0	0	49	3	0	1	4	0	0	.38	-0.123	.28	-0.08%	1.22

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