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Kent Mercker

Kent Franklin Mercker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 1, 1968 in Dublin, OH
High School: Dublin HS (Dublin, OH)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1989 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Braves/Reds/Cubs/Rockies/Cardinals/... 1989-2008
Agents: Casey Close [*]
Final Game: May 30, 2008 (Age 40)
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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 4:17AM

All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #835. Paul Minner… #836. Bob Groom… #837. Willie Mitchell… #838. KENT MERCKER… #839. LaTroy Hawkins… #840. Elmer Riddle… #841. Ed Summers…

All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #835. Paul Minner… #836. Bob Groom… #837. Willie Mitchell… #838. KENT MERCKER… #839. LaTroy Hawkins… #840. Elmer Riddle… #841. Ed Summers…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1986	18	ATL-min	Rk	4	3	.571	2.47	9	8	1	0	0	0	47.1	37	21	13	1	16	1	42	0	1	0			1.120	7.0	0.2	3.0	8.0	2.63	BVS · GULF
1987	19	ATL-min	A	0	1	.000	5.40	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.2	11	8	7	1	6	0	14	0	0	1			1.457	8.5	0.8	4.6	10.8	2.33	DHM · CARL
1988	20	ATL-min	A,AA	14	5	.737	2.91	28	28	0	5	0	0	176.0	138	64	57	7	73	1	219	3	3	9			1.199	7.1	0.4	3.7	11.2	3.00	DHM,GRV · CARL,SOUL
1989	21	ATL-min	AAA	9	12	.429	3.20	27	27	0	4	0	0	168.2	107	66	60	17	95	4	144	3	2	7			1.198	5.7	0.9	5.1	7.7	1.52	RMD · IL
1989	21	ATL	NL	0	0		12.46	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.1	8	6	6	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	26	32	3.231	16.6	0.0	12.5	8.3	0.67
1990	22	ATL-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.55	12	10	1	0	0	1	58.1	60	30	23	1	27	1	69	1	1	5			1.491	9.3	0.2	4.2	10.6	2.56	RMD · IL
1990	22	ATL	NL	4	7	.364	3.17	36	0	28	0	0	7	48.1	43	22	17	6	24	3	39	2	0	2	211	128	1.386	8.0	1.1	4.5	7.3	1.63
1991	23	ATL	NL	5	3	.625	2.58	50	4	28	0	0	6	73.1	56	23	21	5	35	3	62	1	1	4	306	152	1.241	6.9	0.6	4.3	7.6	1.77
1992	24	ATL	NL	3	2	.600	3.42	53	0	18	0	0	6	68.1	51	27	26	4	35	1	49	3	0	6	289	108	1.259	6.7	0.5	4.6	6.5	1.40
1993	25	ATL	NL	3	1	.750	2.86	43	6	9	0	0	0	66.0	52	24	21	2	36	3	59	2	1	5	283	141	1.333	7.1	0.3	4.9	8.0	1.64
1994	26	ATL	NL	9	4	.692	3.45	20	17	0	2	1	0	112.1	90	46	43	16	45	3	111	0	1	4	461	123	1.202	7.2	1.3	3.6	8.9	2.47
1995	27	ATL	NL	7	8	.467	4.15	29	26	1	0	0	0	143.0	140	73	66	16	61	2	102	3	2	6	622	102	1.406	8.8	1.0	3.8	6.4	1.67
1996	28	CLE-min	AAA	0	2	.000	3.94	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.0	11	7	7	3	9	0	11	3	0	1	70		1.250	6.2	1.7	5.1	6.2	1.22	BFL · AA
1996	28	TOT	AL	4	6	.400	6.98	24	12	2	0	0	0	69.2	83	60	54	13	38	2	29	3	1	3	329	71	1.737	10.7	1.7	4.9	3.7	0.76
1996	28	BAL	AL	3	6	.333	7.76	14	12	0	0	0	0	58.0	73	56	50	12	35	1	22	3	1	3	283	64	1.862	11.3	1.9	5.4	3.4	0.63
1996	28	CLE	AL	1	0	1.000	3.09	10	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	10	4	4	1	3	1	7	0	0	0	46	161	1.114	7.7	0.8	2.3	5.4	2.33
1997	29	CIN	NL	8	11	.421	3.92	28	25	0	0	0	0	144.2	135	65	63	16	62	6	75	2	1	2	616	110	1.362	8.4	1.0	3.9	4.7	1.21
1998	30	STL	NL	11	11	.500	5.07	30	29	1	0	0	0	161.2	199	99	91	11	53	4	72	3	4	6	716	84	1.559	11.1	0.6	3.0	4.0	1.36
1999	31	TOT	MLB	8	5	.615	4.80	30	23	2	0	0	0	129.1	148	85	69	16	64	3	81	3	1	3	589	98	1.639	10.3	1.1	4.5	5.6	1.27
1999	31	STL	NL	6	5	.545	5.12	25	18	2	0	0	0	103.2	125	73	59	16	51	3	64	2	1	3	476	90	1.698	10.9	1.4	4.4	5.6	1.25
1999	31	BOS	AL	2	0	1.000	3.51	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.2	23	12	10	0	13	0	17	1	0	0	113	145	1.403	8.1	0.0	4.6	6.0	1.31
2000	32	ANA-min	A+	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	12		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.8		LEL · CALL
2000	32	ANA	AL	1	3	.250	6.52	21	7	2	0	0	0	48.1	57	35	35	12	29	3	30	2	0	2	225	78	1.779	10.6	2.2	5.4	5.6	1.03

2002	34	COL-min	AAA	0	0		21.60	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	10		3.000	16.2	10.8	10.8	0.0	0.00	CSP · PCL
2002	34	COL	NL	3	1	.750	6.14	58	0	8	0	0	0	44.0	55	33	30	12	22	2	37	2	0	1	208	78	1.750	11.3	2.5	4.5	7.6	1.68
2003	35	TOT	NL	0	2	.000	1.95	67	0	15	0	0	1	55.1	46	16	12	6	32	4	48	0	1	4	242	216	1.410	7.5	1.0	5.2	7.8	1.50
2003	35	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	2.35	49	0	8	0	0	0	38.1	31	13	10	5	25	2	41	0	1	2	169	177	1.461	7.3	1.2	5.9	9.6	1.64
2003	35	ATL	NL	0	0		1.06	18	0	7	0	0	1	17.0	15	3	2	1	7	2	7	0	0	2	73	413	1.294	7.9	0.5	3.7	3.7	1.00
2004	36	CHC	NL	3	1	.750	2.55	71	0	7	0	0	0	53.0	39	15	15	4	27	2	51	3	1	4	223	174	1.245	6.6	0.7	4.6	8.7	1.89
2005	37	CIN	NL	3	1	.750	3.65	78	0	23	0	0	4	61.2	64	27	25	8	19	4	45	3	0	1	265	118	1.346	9.3	1.2	2.8	6.6	2.37
2006	38	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	4.13	37	0	7	0	0	1	28.1	28	15	13	6	11	1	17	0	1	1	123	114	1.376	8.9	1.9	3.5	5.4	1.55

2008	40	CIN-min	AAA,A	0	1	.000	3.38	3	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11		1.125	6.8	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.00	LOU,DAY · IL,MIDW
2008	40	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	3.29	15	0	5	0	0	0	13.2	13	5	5	1	8	1	6	0	0	1	58	136	1.537	8.6	0.7	5.3	4.0	0.75
18 Yrs				74	67	.525	4.16	692	150	157	2	1	25	1325.1	1307	676	612	154	607	47	917	32	15	55	5792	104	1.444	8.9	1.0	4.1	6.2	1.51
162 Game Avg.				6	5	.525	4.16	56	12	13	0	0	2	107	106	55	49	12	49	4	74	3	1	4	468	104	1.444	8.9	1.0	4.1	6.2	1.51
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
ATL (8 yrs)				31	25	.554	3.41	251	54	92	2	1	20	532.2	455	224	202	50	249	17	433	11	5	29	2271	120	1.322	7.7	0.8	4.2	7.3	1.74
CIN (5 yrs)				13	15	.464	3.64	207	25	43	0	0	5	286.2	271	125	116	36	125	14	184	5	3	7	1231	119	1.381	8.5	1.1	3.9	5.8	1.47
STL (2 yrs)				17	16	.515	5.09	55	47	3	0	0	0	265.1	324	172	150	27	104	7	136	5	5	9	1192	86	1.613	11.0	0.9	3.5	4.6	1.31
COL (1 yr)				3	1	.750	6.14	58	0	8	0	0	0	44.0	55	33	30	12	22	2	37	2	0	1	208	78	1.750	11.3	2.5	4.5	7.6	1.68
BOS (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	3.51	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.2	23	12	10	0	13	0	17	1	0	0	113	145	1.403	8.1	0.0	4.6	6.0	1.31
CHC (1 yr)				3	1	.750	2.55	71	0	7	0	0	0	53.0	39	15	15	4	27	2	51	3	1	4	223	174	1.245	6.6	0.7	4.6	8.7	1.89
ANA (1 yr)				1	3	.250	6.52	21	7	2	0	0	0	48.1	57	35	35	12	29	3	30	2	0	2	225	78	1.779	10.6	2.2	5.4	5.6	1.03
CLE (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.09	10	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	10	4	4	1	3	1	7	0	0	0	46	161	1.114	7.7	0.8	2.3	5.4	2.33
BAL (1 yr)				3	6	.333	7.76	14	12	0	0	0	0	58.0	73	56	50	12	35	1	22	3	1	3	283	64	1.862	11.3	1.9	5.4	3.4	0.63

NL (16 yrs)				67	58	.536	3.91	642	126	153	2	1	25	1181.2	1144	569	513	129	527	42	841	26	14	50	5125	109	1.414	8.7	1.0	4.0	6.4	1.60
AL (3 yrs)				7	9	.438	6.20	50	24	4	0	0	0	143.2	163	107	99	25	80	5	76	6	1	5	667	81	1.691	10.2	1.6	5.0	4.8	0.95

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1989	21	ATL	NL	4.1	2	1	6	12.46	3.91	0.13	-0.07	99.9	3.71	-4	-0.4	.1	0.1	-0.3	-4	.304	.498
1990	22	ATL	NL	48.1	36	0	22	4.10	4.29	-0.33	-0.33	103.8	4.46	1	0.1	1.3	-0.1	0.5	6	.503	.501	$102,000
1991	23	ATL	NL	73.1	50	4	23	2.82	4.16	-0.55	-0.20	103.9	4.69	15	1.7	1.2	0.0	2.4	21	.533	.510	$117,000
1992	24	ATL	NL	68.1	53	0	27	3.56	3.95	0.23	-0.31	105.5	3.61	0	0.0	1.2	-0.1	0.5	5	.500	.500	$190,000
1993	25	ATL	NL	66.0	43	6	24	3.27	4.57	0.46	-0.12	99.5	3.97	4	0.4	1.0	-0.1	0.9	11	.509	.502	$721,250
1994	26	ATL	NL	112.1	20	17	46	3.69	4.50	0.20	0.15	101.6	4.52	10	1.0	.7	-0.1	1.9	20	.550	.506	$1,237,500
1995	27	ATL	NL	143.0	29	26	73	4.59	4.65	0.14	0.16	103.0	4.81	2	0.2	.5	-0.1	1.3	16	.506	.501	$2,250,000
1996	28	BAL	AL	58.0	14	12	56	8.69	5.41	-0.22	0.17	100.7	5.84	-19	-1.6	1.6	-0.1	-1.1	-11	.386	.490	$2,825,000
1996	28	CLE	AL	11.2	10	0	4	3.09	5.39	-0.08	-0.40	98.8	5.01	2	0.2	1.2	-0.0	0.3	4	.521	.501
1997	29	CIN	NL	144.2	28	25	65	4.04	4.66	-0.08	0.16	100.4	4.92	14	1.5	.3	-0.1	2.6	27	.552	.509	$1,700,000
1998	30	STL	NL	161.2	30	29	99	5.51	4.67	0.05	0.16	101.8	4.88	-11	-1.1	2.3	-0.1	0.2	3	.463	.493	$1,300,000
1999	31	STL	NL	103.2	25	18	73	6.34	4.93	-0.02	0.12	104.5	5.29	-12	-1.2	.5	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.453	.493	$2,500,000
1999	31	BOS	AL	25.2	5	5	12	4.21	5.03	0.31	0.20	105.2	5.16	3	0.3		-0.0	0.5	6	.551	.502
2000	32	ANA	AL	48.1	21	7	35	6.52	5.41	0.45	-0.06	102.2	5.01	-8	-0.8	.7	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.464	.495	$850,000

2002	34	COL	NL	44.0	58	0	33	6.75	4.68	0.22	-0.35	117.6	4.84	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-6	.483	.494	$500,000
2003	35	CIN	NL	38.1	49	0	13	3.05	4.94	0.02	-0.37	95.0	4.32	5	0.5	1.2	-0.0	0.9	9	.511	.503	$550,000
2003	35	ATL	NL	17.0	18	0	3	1.59	4.60	0.24	-0.34	101.6	4.09	5	0.5	.8	-0.1	0.6	6	.527	.503
2004	36	CHC	NL	53.0	71	0	15	2.55	4.74	-0.09	-0.35	102.4	4.59	12	1.2	1.1	-0.0	1.6	17	.517	.507	$1,200,000
2005	37	CIN	NL	61.2	78	0	27	3.94	4.54	-0.27	-0.35	102.0	4.55	4	0.4	1.2	-0.1	0.9	9	.506	.503	$1,250,000
2006	38	CIN	NL	28.1	37	0	15	4.76	4.84	-0.30	-0.35	104.5	5.00	1	0.1	1.3	-0.0	0.3	3	.502	.500	$1,550,000

2008	40	CIN	NL	13.2	15	0	5	3.29	4.66	-0.15	-0.34	103.4	4.63	2	0.2	.5	-0.1	0.2	3	.514	.501	$600,000
18 Seasons				1325.1	692	150	676	4.59	4.67	0.02	-0.03	102.7	4.74	13	2.2	1.1	-1.1	12.8	140	.503	.501	$19,442,750
			Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
ATL (8 yrs)				532.2	251	54	224	3.78	4.41	0.07	-0.05	102.7	4.41	31	3.5	1.1	-0.4	7.6	81	.514	.503	$4,617,750
CIN (5 yrs)				286.2	207	25	125	3.92	4.69	-0.13	-0.10	100.6	4.75	26	2.7	1.2	-0.4	4.8	51	.513	.503	$5,650,000
STL (2 yrs)				265.1	55	47	172	5.83	4.78	0.02	0.15	102.8	5.04	-24	-2.3	.7	-0.1	-0.2	0	.459	.493	$3,800,000
COL (1 yr)				44.0	58	0	33	6.75	4.68	0.22	-0.35	117.6	4.84	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-6	.483	.494	$500,000
BOS (1 yr)				25.2	5	5	12	4.21	5.03	0.31	0.20	105.2	5.16	3	0.3		-0.0	0.5	6	.551	.502
CHC (1 yr)				53.0	71	0	15	2.55	4.74	-0.09	-0.35	102.4	4.59	12	1.2	1.1	-0.0	1.6	17	.517	.507	$1,200,000
ANA (1 yr)				48.1	21	7	35	6.52	5.41	0.45	-0.06	102.2	5.01	-8	-0.8	.7	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.464	.495	$850,000
CLE (1 yr)				11.2	10	0	4	3.09	5.39	-0.08	-0.40	98.8	5.01	2	0.2	1.2	-0.0	0.3	4	.521	.501
BAL (1 yr)				58.0	14	12	56	8.69	5.41	-0.22	0.17	100.7	5.84	-19	-1.6	1.6	-0.1	-1.1	-11	.386	.490	$2,825,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1991	23	ATL	NL	NLCS	W	PIT	0	1	.000	13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	3.000	0.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
1991	23	ATL	NL	WS	L	MIN	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1992	24	ATL	NL	NLCS	W	PIT	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	0.667	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.00
1993	25	ATL	NL	NLCS	L	PHI	0	0		1.80	5	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	19	1.000	5.4	0.0	3.6	7.2	2.00

1995	27	ATL	NL	NLDS	W	COL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	27	ATL	NL	WS	W	CLE	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	9	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00

1999	31	BOS	AL	ALDS	W	CLE	0	0		10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	3.600	16.2	0.0	16.2	5.4	0.33
1999	31	BOS	AL	ALCS	L	NYY	0	1	.000	4.70	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	12	4	4	2	4	0	5	1	0	0	39	2.087	14.1	2.3	4.7	5.9	1.25

2003	35	ATL	NL	NLDS	L	CHC	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
6 Yrs (9 Series)							0	2	.000	3.63	16	3	2	0	0	0	22.1	20	9	9	2	15	0	15	1	0	0	100	1.567	8.1	0.8	6.0	6.0	1.00
1 ALDS							0	0		10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	3.600	16.2	0.0	16.2	5.4	0.33
2 NLDS							0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0.750	0.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1 ALCS							0	1	.000	4.70	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	12	4	4	2	4	0	5	1	0	0	39	2.087	14.1	2.3	4.7	5.9	1.25
3 NLCS							0	1	.000	2.08	8	0	1	0	0	0	8.2	4	2	2	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	34	1.038	4.2	0.0	5.2	5.2	1.00
2 WS							0	0		3.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	12	1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	1.50

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1986	18	ATL-min	Rk	9	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400		1		0	2	0	0		BVS · GULF
1987	19	ATL-min	A	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		DHM · CARL
1988	20	ATL-min	AA,A	28	9	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.375	.375	.375	.750		3	0	0	1	0	0		GRV,DHM · SOUL,CARL
1989	21	ATL-min	AAA	27	32	27	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	12	.074	.138	.074	.212		2		0	3	0	0		RMD · IL
1989	21	ATL	NL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	22	ATL-min	AAA	12	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	2	0	0		RMD · IL
1990	22	ATL	NL	36	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	23	ATL	NL	50	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	7	.100	.182	.100	.282	-20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	24	ATL	NL	53	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	25	ATL	NL	43	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	26	ATL	NL	20	43	37	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	15	.054	.100	.054	.154	-58	2	0	0	3	1	0	1
1995	27	ATL	NL	29	54	48	1	5	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	17	.104	.104	.167	.271	-31	8	0	0	6	0	0	1
1996	28	CLE-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · AA
1996	28	TOT	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	28	BAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	28	CLE	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	29	CIN	NL	31	53	45	3	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	23	.156	.224	.222	.447	17	10	0	0	4	0	0	1
1998	30	STL	NL	32	61	54	3	8	0	1	1	6	0	0	2	25	.148	.179	.241	.419	9	13	1	0	5	0	0	1
1999	31	TOT	MLB	31	34	28	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	.179	.233	.214	.448	14	6	0	0	4	0	0	1
1999	31	STL	NL	26	34	28	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	.179	.233	.214	.448	14	6	0	0	4	0	0	1
1999	31	BOS	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2000	32	ANA-min	A+	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LEL · CALL
2000	32	ANA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2002	34	COL-min	AAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CSP · PCL
2002	34	COL	NL	58	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	35	TOT	NL	67	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	35	CIN	NL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	35	ATL	NL	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	36	CHC	NL	71	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	37	CIN	NL	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	38	CIN	NL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2008	40	CIN-min	A,AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		DAY,LOU · MIDW,IL
2008	40	CIN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
18 Yrs				698	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	0	0	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	0	22	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	65	58	3	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	27	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	9	0	0	5	0	0
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
ATL (8 yrs)				251	131	118	1	8	3	0	0	9	0	0	3	57	.068	.090	.093	.183	-52	11	0	0	9	1	0
CIN (5 yrs)				210	53	45	3	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	23	.156	.224	.222	.447	17	10	0	0	4	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				58	95	82	8	13	1	1	1	8	0	0	4	35	.159	.198	.232	.429	11	19	1	0	9	0	0
COL (1 yr)				58	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				71	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
ANA (1 yr)				21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (16 yrs)				648	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	0	0	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	0	22	1	0
AL (3 yrs)				50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1989	21	ATL	NL	2	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.493	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0		/1
1990	22	ATL	NL	36	3	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.1	-0	$102,000	1
1991	23	ATL	NL	50	11	-2	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$117,000	1
1992	24	ATL	NL	53	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$190,000	1
1993	25	ATL	NL	43	13	-4	0	0	0	2	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.2	.496	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$721,250	1
1994	26	ATL	NL	20	43	-10	-1	0	0	6	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.4	.478	.497	-0.4	0.0	-3	$1,237,500	1
1995	27	ATL	NL	29	54	-10	0	0	0	7	-2	-0.2	2	0	-0.2	.494	.499	-0.2	0.0	-0	$2,250,000	1
1996	28	BAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,825,000	1
1996	28	CLE	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1997	29	CIN	NL	31	53	-6	0	0	0	8	2	0.2	2	3	0.2	.505	.501	0.2	0.0	3	$1,700,000	1
1998	30	STL	NL	32	61	-8	-0	-0	0	8	0	-0.0	2	2	-0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	2	$1,300,000	1
1999	31	STL	NL	26	34	-3	-0	0	0	5	3	0.2	1	4	0.2	.510	.502	0.2	0.0	4	$2,500,000	1
1999	31	BOS	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		/1
2000	32	ANA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$850,000	1

2002	34	COL	NL	58	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$500,000	1
2003	35	CIN	NL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$550,000	1
2003	35	ATL	NL	18	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	-0.0	.500	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0		1
2004	36	CHC	NL	71	2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,200,000	1
2005	37	CIN	NL	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,250,000	1
2006	38	CIN	NL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,550,000	1

2008	40	CIN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$600,000	1
18 Seasons				698	282	-45	-1	1	0	42	-2	-0.3	9	6	-0.3	.500	.500	-0.3	0.2	6	$19,442,750
			Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
ATL (8 yrs)				251	131	-27	-0	1	0	19	-8	-0.8	4	-4	-0.8	.497	.499	-0.9	0.2	-4	$4,617,750
CIN (5 yrs)				210	53	-6	0	0	0	9	3	0.2	2	4	0.2	.501	.500	0.2	0.0	4	$5,650,000
STL (2 yrs)				58	95	-11	-0	0	0	14	3	0.2	3	6	0.2	.505	.501	0.2	0.0	6	$3,800,000
COL (1 yr)				58	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$500,000
BOS (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0
CHC (1 yr)				71	2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,200,000
ANA (1 yr)				21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$850,000
CLE (1 yr)				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
BAL (1 yr)				14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,825,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1991	23	ATL	NL	NLCS	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	23	ATL	NL	WS	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	24	ATL	NL	NLCS	PIT	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	25	ATL	NL	NLCS	PHI	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1995	27	ATL	NL	NLDS	COL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	27	ATL	NL	WS	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1999	31	BOS	AL	ALDS	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	31	BOS	AL	ALCS	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	35	ATL	NL	NLDS	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 Yrs (9 Series)							16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 NLDS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALCS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 NLCS							8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 WS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards
1989	ATL	NL	21	P	2	1	0	4.1	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		1.87	1.85	1	0	0%	32%	0
1990	ATL	NL	22	P	36	0	0	48.1	4	2	1	1	0	.750			0.56	0.08	.958	1.81	1.79	5	4	44%	29%	1
1991	ATL	NL	23	P	50	4	0	73.1	10	2	7	1	1	.900			1.10	0.18	.955	1.85	1.85	10	0	0%	33%	0
1992	ATL	NL	24	P	53	0	0	68.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000			0.40	0.06	.953	1.94	1.94	12	2	14%	32%	0
1993	ATL	NL	25	P	43	6	0	66.0	6	1	4	1	0	.833			0.68	0.12	.953	1.84	1.83	6	2	25%	32%	0
1994	ATL	NL	26	P	20	17	2	112.1	19	4	15	0	1	1.000			1.52	0.95	.958	1.86	1.85	9	7	44%	32%	1
1995	ATL	NL	27	P	29	26	0	143.0	29	5	23	1	2	.966			1.76	0.97	.956	1.84	1.83	9	1	10%	30%	0
1996	TOT	AL	28	P	24	12	0	69.2	14	9	4	1	0	.929			1.68	0.54	.960	1.77	1.76	8	2	20%	30%	1
1996	BAL	AL	28	P	14	12	0	58.0	11	6	4	1	0	.909			1.55	0.71	.960	1.77	1.76	6	2	25%	30%	1
1996	CLE	AL	28	P	10	0	0	11.2	3	3	0	0	0	1.000			2.31	0.30	.960	1.77	1.76	2	0	0%	30%	0
1997	CIN	NL	29	P	28	25	0	144.2	33	11	22	0	0	1.000			2.05	1.18	.953	1.85	1.84	14	5	26%	32%	0
1998	STL	NL	30	P	30	29	0	161.2	31	3	26	2	0	.935			1.61	0.97	.961	1.85	1.84	8	10	56%	32%	2
1999	TOT	MLB	31	P	30	23	0	129.1	31	2	24	5	1	.839			1.81	0.87	.951	1.71	1.70	3	9	75%	31%	5
1999	STL	NL	31	P	25	18	0	103.2	21	1	16	4	1	.810			1.48	0.68	.951	1.72	1.71	0	7	100%	29%	3
1999	BOS	AL	31	P	5	5	0	25.2	10	1	8	1	0	.900			3.16	1.80	.952	1.68	1.66	3	2	40%	33%	2
2000	ANA	AL	32	P	21	7	0	48.1	7	1	5	1	1	.857			1.12	0.29	.956	1.62	1.60	2	0	0%	30%	0
2002	COL	NL	34	P	58	0	0	44.0	6	3	2	1	0	.833			1.02	0.09	.963	1.82	1.81	2	0	0%	32%	0
2003	TOT	NL	35	P	67	0	0	55.1	13	6	6	1	0	.923	-1	-3	1.95	0.18	.957	1.84	1.83	5	1	17%	31%	1
2003	CIN	NL	35	P	49	0	0	38.1	13	6	6	1	0	.923	-1	-5	2.82	0.24	.957	1.83	1.83	5	1	17%	31%	1
2003	ATL	NL	35	P	18	0	0	17.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		1.85	1.83	0	0			0
2004	CHC	NL	36	P	71	0	0	53.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	-1	-4	0.85	0.07	.964	1.83	1.82	7	0	0%	28%	0
2005	CIN	NL	37	P	78	0	0	61.2	13	0	11	2	0	.846	-1	-3	1.61	0.14	.960	1.75	1.73	2	1	33%	29%	1
2006	CIN	NL	38	P	37	0	0	28.1	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	0	0	0.95	0.08	.957	1.72	1.71	1	0	0%	28%	0
2008	CIN	NL	40	P	15	0	0	13.2	1	1	0	0	1	1.000	0	0	0.66	0.07	.960	1.71	1.72	0	0			0
	18 Seasons			P	692	150	2	1325.1	228	53	158	17	8	.925	-3	-2	1.43	0.30	.957	1.81	1.80	104	44	30%	31%	12
	18 Seasons			TOT	692	150	2	1325.1	228	53	158	17	8	.925	-3	-13	1.43	0.30	.957	1.81	1.80	104	44	30%	31%	12
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards

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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y 1994 NL .692 (8th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1994 NL 1.202 (10th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1994 NL 7.211 (3rd)	Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1994 NL 8.893 (3rd) Career 6.227 (207th)
Games Played s c a p y 2005 NL 78 (4th) Career 692 (104th)	Complete Games s c a p y 1994 NL 2 (10th)	Shutouts s c a p y 1994 NL 1 (5th)	Def. Games as P s c a p y 2005 NL 78 (4th)
Fielding % as P s c a p y 1994 NL 1.000 (1st)	Youngest s c a p y 1989 NL born 1968-02-01 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 9 (1561), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 9 (1034), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 4 (1566), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (167th), 12.5 career WAR/11.1 7yr-peak WAR/11.8 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Joe Price (971) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Gerry Arrigo (977) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Don Carman (967) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Don Carman (985) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Don Carman (956) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dan Schatzeder (946) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dan Schatzeder (946) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dan Schatzeder (946) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dan Schatzeder (947) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Arthur Rhodes (945) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Arthur Rhodes (940) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Rheal Cormier (940) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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 Rachaad Stewart (minors) and Joe Borowski.
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 David Benham (minors) and Mike Matthews.
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.
November 2, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
February 14, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
October 31, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes/Other Sources
1990	22	Atlanta Braves	$102,000	USA Today
1991	23	Atlanta Braves	$117,000	USA Today survey
1992	24	Atlanta Braves	$190,000	4/2/92 USA Today
1993	25	Atlanta Braves	$721,250	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $8,250 earned bonus
1994	26	Atlanta Braves	$1,237,500	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $12,500 earned bonus
1995	27	Atlanta Braves	$2,250,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $10,000 earned bonus
1996	28	Baltimore Orioles	$2,825,000	1997 Joint Exhibit 1
1997	29	Cincinnati Reds	$1,700,000	1997 postseason AP survey	Includes $600,000 earned bonus
1998	30	St. Louis Cardinals	$1,300,000	2001 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $50,000 earned bonus
1999	31	St. Louis Cardinals	$2,500,000	2001 Joint Exhibit 1
2000	32	Anaheim Angels	$850,000	2001 Joint Exhibit 1

2002	34	Colorado Rockies	$500,000	4/3/02 AP
2003	35	Cincinnati Reds	$550,000	4/3/03 AP
2004	36	Chicago Cubs	$1,200,000	4/7/04 AP
2005	37	Cincinnati Reds	$1,250,000
2006	38	Cincinnati Reds	$1,550,000

2008	40	Cincinnati Reds	$600,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$19,442,750

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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