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Kent Mercker
Kent Franklin Mercker

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 22, 1989

Born February 1, 1968 in Dublin, OH

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1989 21 ATL NL   0   0   2   1   0   0   1  0    4.3    8    6    6   0    6    4   0   0    26   0   0 12.46  3.64   29 3.231
 1990 22 ATL NL   4   7  36   0   0   0  28  7   48.3   43   22   17   6   24   39   2   2   211   3   0  3.17  4.02  127 1.386
 1991 23 ATL NL   5   3  50   4   0   0  28  6   73.3   56   23   21   5   35   62   1   4   306   3   1  2.58  3.91  152 1.241
 1992 24 ATL NL   3   2  53   0   0   0  18  6   68.3   51   27   26   4   35   49   3   6   289   1   0  3.42  3.68  108 1.259
 1993 25 ATL NL   3   1  43   6   0   0   9  0   66.0   52   24   21   2   36   59   2   5   283   3   1  2.86  4.05  141 1.333
 1994 26 ATL NL   9   4  20  17   2   1   0  0  112.3   90   46   43  16   45  111   0   4   461   3   1  3.45  4.22  122 1.202
 1995 27 ATL NL   7   8  29  26   0   0   1  0  143.0  140   73   66  16   61  102   3   6   622   2   2  4.15  4.27  103 1.406
 1996 28 TOT AL   4   6  24  12   0   0   2  0   69.7   83   60   54  13   38   29   3   3   329   2   1  6.98  4.94   71 1.737
         BAL AL   3   6  14  12   0   0   0  0   58.0   73   56   50  12   35   22   3   3   283   1   1  7.76  4.95   64 1.862
         CLE AL   1   0  10   0   0   0   2  0   11.7   10    4    4   1    3    7   0   0    46   1   0  3.09  4.90  159 1.114
 1997 29 CIN NL   8  11  28  25   0   0   0  0  144.7  135   65   63  16   62   75   2   2   616   6   1  3.92  4.29  109 1.362
 1998 30 STL NL  11  11  30  29   0   0   1  0  161.7  199   99   91  11   53   72   3   6   716   4   4  5.07  4.24   84 1.559
 1999 31 TOT      8   5  30  23   0   0   2  0  129.3  148   85   69  16   64   81   3   3   589   3   1  4.80  4.69   98 1.639
         STL NL   6   5  25  18   0   0   2  0  103.7  125   73   59  16   51   64   2   3   476   3   1  5.12  4.61   90 1.698
         BOS AL   2   0   5   5   0   0   0  0   25.7   23   12   10   0   13   17   1   0   113   0   0  3.51  5.02  143 1.403
 2000 32 ANA AL   1   3  21   7   0   0   2  0   48.3   57   35   35  12   29   30   2   2   225   3   0  6.52  5.07   78 1.779
 2002 34 COL NL   3   1  58   0   0   0   8  0   44.0   55   33   30  12   22   37   2   1   208   2   0  6.14  4.77   78 1.750
 2003 35 TOT NL   0   2  67   0   0   0  15  1   55.3   46   16   12   6   32   48   0   4   242   4   1  1.95  4.17  214 1.410
         CIN NL   0   2  49   0   0   0   8  0   38.3   31   13   10   5   25   41   0   2   169   2   1  2.35  4.11  175 1.461
         ATL NL   0   0  18   0   0   0   7  1   17.0   15    3    2   1    7    7   0   2    73   2   0  1.06  4.29  405 1.294
 2004 36 CHC NL   3   1  71   0   0   0   7  0   53.0   39   15   15   4   27   51   3   4   223   2   1  2.55  4.40  173 1.245
 2005 37 CIN NL   3   1  78   0   0   0  23  4   61.7   64   27   25   8   19   45   3   1   265   4   0  3.65  4.27  117 1.346
 2006 38 CIN NL   1   1  37   0   0   0   7  1   28.3   28   15   13   6   11   17   0   1   123   1   1  4.13  4.67  113 1.376
 2008 40 CIN NL   0   0  13   0   0   0   4  0   11.7   12    5    5   1    7    6   0   1    51   1   0  3.86  4.39  114 1.629
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .521  73  67 690 150   2   1 156 25 1323.3 1306  676  612 154  606  917  32  55  5785  47  15  4.16  4.32  104 1.445
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  55  12   0   0  12  2  107.0  105   54   49  12   49   74   2   4   468   3   1  4.16  4.32  104 1.445
 Career High     11  11  78  29   2   1  28  7  161.7  199   99   91  16   64  111   3   6   716   6   4  1.95  5.07  214 1.202
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 21 ATL NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 22 ATL NL  36    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 23 ATL NL  50   10    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   7  .100  .182  .100  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1992 24 ATL NL  53    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 25 ATL NL  43   13    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1994 26 ATL NL  20   37    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  15  .054  .100  .054  -58    2   3   1   0   0   0
 1995 27 ATL NL  29   48    1    5   3  0   0    5   0  0   0  17  .104  .104  .167  -31    8   6   0   0   0   0
 1997 29 CIN NL  31   45    3    7   1  1   0    1   0  0   4  23  .156  .224  .222   17   10   4   0   0   0   0
 1998 30 STL NL  32   54    3    8   0  1   1    6   0  0   2  25  .148  .179  .241    9   13   5   0   0   0   1
 1999 31 TOT     30   28    5    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  10  .179  .233  .214   14    6   4   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  25   28    5    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  10  .179  .233  .214   14    6   4   0   0   0   0
 2002 34 COL NL  58    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 35 TOT NL  66    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  18    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 36 CHC NL  66    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     689  248   12   28   5  2   1   18   0  0  11 115  .113  .150  .161  -18   40  22   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         58    3    7   1  0   0    4   0  0   3  27  .113  .150  .161  -18    9   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     78   54    5    8   3  1   1    6   0  0   4  25                          13   6   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 21 ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0    92| .000  .256| .000  .324| .000  .382| .000  .706|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1990 22 ATL NL    3    3    0   0.0   102| .000  .270| .000  .337| .000  .406| .000  .743|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1991 23 ATL NL   11    9    0   0.0    98| .100  .264| .182  .333| .100  .396| .282  .729| -20  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1992 24 ATL NL    5    5    0   0.0    98| .000  .267| .000  .334| .000  .393| .000  .727|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1993 25 ATL NL   13   13    0   0.0   104| .000  .272| .000  .338| .000  .415| .000  .752|-100  .000  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1994 26 ATL NL   43   39    0   0.0   111| .054  .277| .100  .344| .054  .433| .154  .777| -58  .000  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1995 27 ATL NL   54   49    1   0.6   109| .104  .274| .104  .344| .167  .427| .271  .771| -31  .018  -9.3  -0.9   0%
 1997 29 CIN NL   53   42    3   1.9   110| .156  .273| .224  .345| .222  .428| .446  .773|  17  .153  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1998 30 STL NL   61   52    2   1.0   107| .148  .269| .179  .340| .241  .424| .420  .764|   9  .055  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 1999 31 TOT      34   27    2   2.0   117| .179  .277| .233  .352| .214  .446| .447  .798|  14  .141  -3.8  -0.4   0%
         STL NL   34   27    2   2.0   117| .179  .277| .233  .352| .214  .446| .447  .798|  14  .141  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 2002 34 COL NL    1    1    0   0.0   120| .000  .284| .000  .360| .000  .451| .000  .811|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2003 35 TOT NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .433| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .433| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2004 36 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0   114| .000  .273| .000  .346| .000  .442| .000  .788|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons      282  244    8   0.9   109| .113  .273| .150  .343| .161  .427| .311  .770| -18  .042 -44.5  -4.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 21 ATL NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.65 0.00 1.88 1 4.3 1990 22 ATL NL P 36 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.08 0.58 0.56 1.81 0 48.3 1991 23 ATL NL P 50 2 7 1 1 .900 .957 0.18 0.59 1.11 1.85 4 73.3 1992 24 ATL NL P 53 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.60 0.40 1.94 0 68.3 1993 25 ATL NL P 43 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.12 0.54 0.68 1.84 6 66.0 1994 26 ATL NL P 20 4 15 0 1 1.000 .960 0.95 0.54 1.52 1.86 17 112.3 1995 27 ATL NL P 29 5 23 1 2 .966 .956 0.97 0.51 1.76 1.84 26 143.0 1996 28 TOT AL P 24 9 4 1 0 .929 .963 0.54 0.52 1.68 1.77 12 69.7 BAL AL P 14 6 4 1 0 .909 .962 0.71 0.52 1.55 1.77 12 58.0 CLE AL P 10 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.30 0.52 2.31 1.77 0 11.7 1997 29 CIN NL P 28 11 22 0 0 1.000 .954 1.18 0.52 2.05 1.85 25 144.7 1998 30 STL NL P 30 3 26 2 0 .935 .960 0.97 0.54 1.61 1.85 30 161.7 1999 31 TOT P 30 2 24 5 1 .839 .949 0.87 0.48 1.81 1.71 23 129.4 STL NL P 25 1 16 4 1 .810 .950 0.68 0.48 1.48 1.72 18 103.7 BOS AL P 5 1 8 1 0 .900 .947 1.80 0.46 3.15 1.68 5 25.7 2000 32 ANA AL P 21 1 5 1 1 .857 .952 0.29 0.46 1.12 1.62 7 48.3 2002 34 COL NL P 58 3 2 1 0 .833 .962 0.09 0.48 1.02 1.82 0 44.0 2003 35 TOT NL P 67 6 6 1 0 .923 .960 0.18 0.48 1.95 1.86 0 55.3 CIN NL P 49 6 6 1 0 .923 .960 0.24 0.48 2.82 1.86 0 38.3 ATL NL P 18 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.85 0 17.0 2004 36 CHC NL P 71 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.07 0.47 0.85 1.83 0 53.0 2005 37 CIN NL P 78 0 11 2 0 .846 .957 0.14 0.46 1.60 1.75 0 61.7 2006 38 CIN NL P 37 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.08 0.43 0.95 1.72 0 28.3 2008 40 CIN NL P 13 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.08 0.46 0.77 1.85 0 11.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 21 ATL NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.65 0.00 1.88 1 4.3 1990 22 ATL NL P 36 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.08 0.58 0.56 1.81 0 48.3 1991 23 ATL NL P 50 2 7 1 1 .900 .957 0.18 0.59 1.11 1.85 4 73.3 1992 24 ATL NL P 53 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.60 0.40 1.94 0 68.3 1993 25 ATL NL P 43 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.12 0.54 0.68 1.84 6 66.0 1994 26 ATL NL P 20 4 15 0 1 1.000 .960 0.95 0.54 1.52 1.86 17 112.3 1995 27 ATL NL P 29 5 23 1 2 .966 .956 0.97 0.51 1.76 1.84 26 143.0 1996 28 TOT AL P 24 9 4 1 0 .929 .963 0.54 0.52 1.68 1.77 12 69.7 BAL AL P 14 6 4 1 0 .909 .962 0.71 0.52 1.55 1.77 12 58.0 CLE AL P 10 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.30 0.52 2.31 1.77 0 11.7 1997 29 CIN NL P 28 11 22 0 0 1.000 .954 1.18 0.52 2.05 1.85 25 144.7 1998 30 STL NL P 30 3 26 2 0 .935 .960 0.97 0.54 1.61 1.85 30 161.7 1999 31 TOT P 30 2 24 5 1 .839 .949 0.87 0.48 1.81 1.71 23 129.4 STL NL P 25 1 16 4 1 .810 .950 0.68 0.48 1.48 1.72 18 103.7 BOS AL P 5 1 8 1 0 .900 .947 1.80 0.46 3.15 1.68 5 25.7 2000 32 ANA AL P 21 1 5 1 1 .857 .952 0.29 0.46 1.12 1.62 7 48.3 2002 34 COL NL P 58 3 2 1 0 .833 .962 0.09 0.48 1.02 1.82 0 44.0 2003 35 TOT NL P 67 6 6 1 0 .923 .960 0.18 0.48 1.95 1.86 0 55.3 CIN NL P 49 6 6 1 0 .923 .960 0.24 0.48 2.82 1.86 0 38.3 ATL NL P 18 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.85 0 17.0 2004 36 CHC NL P 71 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.07 0.47 0.85 1.83 0 53.0 2005 37 CIN NL P 78 0 11 2 0 .846 .957 0.14 0.46 1.60 1.75 0 61.7 2006 38 CIN NL P 37 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.08 0.43 0.95 1.72 0 28.3 2008 40 CIN NL P 13 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.08 0.46 0.77 1.85 0 11.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 690 53 158 17 8 .925 .957 0.31 0.51 1.44 1.82 151 1323.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 690 53 158 17 8 .925 .957 0.31 0.51 1.44 1.82 151 1323
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1991   NLCS  ATL PIT     W   1   0  13.50  0  1  0  0   0.2   0   1   2   0 
        WS    ATL MIN     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1 
 1992   NLCS  ATL PIT     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     1   0   1   1 
 1993   NLCS  ATL PHI     L   5   0   1.80  0  0  0  0   5     3   1   2   4 
 1995   NLDS  ATL COL     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL CLE     W   1   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   2     1   1   2   2 
 1999   ALDS  BOS CLE     W   1   1  10.80  0  0  0  0   1.2   3   2   3   1 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     L   2   2   4.70  0  1  0  0   7.2  12   4   4   5 
 2003   NLDS  ATL CHC     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   1   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       2-1   3   1   6.00  0  0  0  0   3     3   2   4   2 
  4 Lg Champ Series     2-2  10   2   3.31  0  2  0  0  16.1  16   6   9  10 
  2 World Series        1-1   3   0   3.00  0  0  0  0   3     1   1   2   3 
  9 Postseason Ser      5-4  16   3   3.63  0  2  0  0  22.1  20   9  15  15 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1991   NLCS  ATL PIT     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL MIN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   NLCS  ATL PIT     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1993   NLCS  ATL PHI     L   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1995   NLDS  ATL COL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL CLE     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   ALDS  BOS CLE     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  ATL CHC     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       2-1   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Lg Champ Series     2-2  10   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  9 Postseason Series   5-4  16   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1994 NL-1.202-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1994 NL-7.21-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1994 NL-8.89-3

Games
2005 NL-78-4
Act-690-21
Car-690-95

Comp. Games
1994 NL-2-10

Shutouts
1994 NL-1-5

Youngest Player
1989 NL-21-6

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 6 (1735) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1465) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (954) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1986.

December 17, 1995: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Baltimore Orioles for Joe Borowski and Rachaad Stewart (minors).

July 21, 1996: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Murray.

November 4, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 24, 1999: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Matthews and David Benham (minors).

November 8, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

November 8, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 28, 2001: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

February 7, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

November 1, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

August 12, 2003: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Matt Belisle (August 14, 2003) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

October 30, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Atlanta Braves$102,000
1991Atlanta Braves$117,000
1992Atlanta Braves$190,000
1993Atlanta Braves$721,250
1994Atlanta Braves$1,237,500
1995Atlanta Braves$2,250,000
1996Baltimore Orioles$2,825,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$1,700,000
1998St. Louis Cardinals$1,300,000
1999St. Louis Cardinals$2,500,000
2000Anaheim Angels$850,000
2002Colorado Rockies$500,000
2003Cincinnati Reds$550,000
2004Chicago Cubs$1,200,000
2005Cincinnati Reds$1,250,000
2006Cincinnati Reds$1,550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,842,750

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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