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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-18 / in Starts: 10-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	35 (17-12-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-5)

Most Driven In
T Pendleton	1
P Reese	0
J Branson	0
B Boone	0
J Oliver	0

Most Driven In By
C Goodwin	1
D Sanders	1
L Harris	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	234	3 (2)	Apr 3	CIN		COL	L,1-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	235	4	Apr 4	CIN	@	FLA	W,9-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	236	7 (2)	Apr 7	CIN	@	COL	L,2-13	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	237	13 (5)	Apr 15	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.14	0.007	1.10	0.00%	0.02	P
5	238	18 (4)	Apr 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.89	0.024	.89	0.02%	0.18	P
6	239	21 (2)	Apr 25	CIN		PHI	L,7-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	8	.33	0.011	.21	0.00%	0.13	PH
7	240	25 (3)	Apr 30	CIN		ATL	L,3-12	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.667	.800	1.467	9	1.02	0.035	.53	0.01%	0.25	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	241	30 (4)	May 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9	.73	-0.018	.32	-0.01%	-0.15	P
9	242	35 (4)	May 11	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	9	1.05	-0.053	.43	-0.01%	-0.45	P
10	243	40 (4)	May 17	CIN		SDP	L,2-6	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.444	.899	9	1.75	-0.048	.50	-0.01%	-0.33	P
11	244	45 (4)	May 23	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.455	.916	9	1.12	0.004	.32	0.00%	-0.04	P
12	245	46	May 24	CIN		CHC	W,4-1	12-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.455	.916	9	3.17	-0.014	.86	0.00%	-0.21	PH
13	246	51 (4)	May 28	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9	1.00	-0.055	.37	-0.01%	-0.58	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	247	56 (4)	Jun 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.333	.722	9	1.13	-0.035	.37	-0.01%	-0.57	P
15	248	61 (4)	Jun 9	CIN		NYM	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	9	1.03	0.002	.42	0.00%	-0.07	P
16	249	65 (3)	Jun 14	CIN		CHW	W,5-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.316	.679	9	.95	-0.055	.38	-0.01%	-1.08	P
17	250	70 (4)	Jun 20	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.273	.593	9	1.24	-0.091	.94	-0.04%	-0.84	P
18	251	75 (4)	Jun 25	CIN	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.250	.546	9	1.88	-0.066	1.07	-0.02%	-0.49	P
19	252	80 (4)	Jun 30	CIN		MIL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.231	.507	9	1.03	-0.052	.45	-0.01%	-0.41	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	253	85 (4)	Jul 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.214	.472	9	1.18	-0.064	1.09	-0.04%	-0.48	P
21	254	90 (4)	Jul 14	CIN		STL	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.242	.200	.442	9	1.77	-0.091	.93	-0.03%	-1.03	P
22	255	96 (5)	Jul 20	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.235	.194	.429	9	.58	-0.014	.19	0.00%	-0.16	P
23	256	101 (4)	Jul 26	CIN		ATL	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.222	.182	.404	9	1.02	-0.053	.13	0.00%	-0.62	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	257	106 (4)	Aug 1	CIN		SFG	L,7-8	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.243	.182	.425	9	1.31	0.039	.08	0.00%	0.39	P
25	258	111 (4)	Aug 6	CIN		SDP	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.256	.257	.514	9	1.09	0.054	.04	0.00%	0.68	P
26	259	116 (4)	Aug 11	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.233	.231	.463	9	.26	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-1.00	P
27	260	121 (4)	Aug 16	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.225	.452	9	.71	-0.017	.04	0.00%	-0.15	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	261	141 (19)	Sep 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.227	.225	.452	9						PR
29	262	144 (2)	Sep 10	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.222	.220	.442	9	1.72	-0.045	.12	0.00%	-0.45	P
30	263	150 (5)	Sep 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.213	.209	.422	9	1.42	-0.068	.29	-0.01%	-0.54	P
31	264	157 (6)	Sep 23	CIN	@	STL	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.224	.222	.447	9	1.12	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
							13-18		53	45	3	7	1	1	0	1	4	0	23	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.224	.222	.447		1.14	-0.672	.47	-0.18%	-7.82

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