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	13-12 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	25 (15-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-7-3)

Most Driven In
A Castillo	2
J McEwing	0
W McGee	0

Most Driven In By
M McGwire	2
J McEwing	1
C Paquette	1

1999 Batting Game Log

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1999 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	297	3 (2)	Apr 8	STL		MIL	W,9-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.039	1.52	-0.02%	-0.47	P
2	298	8 (4)	Apr 14	STL	@	PIT	W,9-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.033	1.03	-0.02%	-0.46	P
3	299	13 (4)	Apr 20	STL	@	MIL	W,8-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.033	.84	-0.03%	-0.55	P
4	300	20 (6)	Apr 29	STL		COL	L,2-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.005	.22	0.00%	-0.12	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
5	301	25 (4)	May 4	STL	@	ATL	W,9-1	GS-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.64	0.060	1.94	0.04%	0.73	P
6	302	27 (1)	May 6	STL		PIT	L,3-13	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.13	0.004	.16	0.00%	0.28	P
7	303	32 (4)	May 11	STL		PHI	L,4-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	2.13	-0.059	2.44	-0.04%	-0.61	P
8	304	43 (10)	May 25	STL		SFG	L,1-17	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
9	305	48 (4)	May 30	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	7						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
10	306	51 (2)	Jun 2	STL	@	FLA	L,2-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	3						P
11	307	60 (8)	Jun 12	STL		DET	W,8-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
12	308	61	Jun 13	STL		DET	L,1-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
13	309	65 (3)	Jun 17	STL		NYM	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.05	-0.056	.97	-0.03%	-0.59	P
14	310	70 (4)	Jun 22	STL		HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.50	-0.013	.44	-0.01%	-0.12	P
15	311	75 (4)	Jun 27	STL	@	ARI	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9	.75	0.004	.64	0.00%	0.05	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
16	312	80 (4)	Jul 3	STL		ARI	W,2-1	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9	1.30	-0.022	.70	-0.01%	-0.23	P
17	313	85 (4)	Jul 8	STL		CIN	L,5-8	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.231	.497	9	1.67	0.027	1.54	0.02%	0.28	P
18	314	93 (7)	Jul 19	STL		MIN	W,8-4	GS-7	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	9	.51	0.065	.18	0.01%	1.24	P
19	315	98 (4)	Jul 24	STL	@	COL	W,10-2	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	9	.60	0.097	.26	0.03%	1.38	P
20	316	103 (4)	Jul 30	STL		COL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	9	1.54	-0.086	.50	-0.02%	-0.87	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
21	317	108 (4)	Aug 4	STL		SDP	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.300	.618	9	.58	0.016	.15	0.00%	0.16	P
22	318	114 (5)	Aug 9	STL	@	PHI	W,12-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	9	.54	-0.043	.05	0.00%	-1.06	P
23	319	120 (5)	Aug 16	STL		PHI	W,4-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	9	.73	-0.019	.07	0.00%	-0.18	P
24	320	121	Aug 17	STL		PHI	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	321	123 (1)	Aug 21	STL	@	NYM	L,4-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.214	.448	9	1.01	-0.077	.08	0.00%	-0.68	P
							13-12		34	28	5	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	10	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	.179	.233	.214	.448		.85	-0.212	.55	-0.08%	-1.82

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