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: 19-24 / in Starts: 4-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 14

1993 Pitching Game Log

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1993 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	142	3	Apr 7	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-4	9-9	BS(1)	99	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-3.01	3	17	11	2	1	2	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.68	-0.201	5.80	-0.15%	-0.50	9b --3 1 out a1	9b 12- 2 out tie
2	143	6	Apr 10	ATL		LAD	L,1-2	10-GF(10)		2	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1.49	2	9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.032	3.11	0.04%	0.44	10t 12- 2 out d1	10t end d 1
3	144	10	Apr 14	ATL		CHC	L,0-6	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.39	3	10	6	2	1	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
4	145	11	Apr 15	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-6	7-7		0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.38	2.99	5	22	12	2	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.006	.11	-0.01%	-0.52	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d6
5	146	14	Apr 18	ATL	@	SFG	L,12-13	10-10		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.99	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.31	0.205	8.03	0.23%	0.89	10b 12- 1 out tie	10b 3 out tie
6	147	17	Apr 22	ATL	@	FLA	L,3-4	7-7		3	0.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.25	3.99	5	22	9	2	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.004	.35	0.00%	-0.27	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 123 2 out d3
7	148	20	Apr 25	ATL	@	STL	L,3-7	7-7		2	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.75	3.99	2	8	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.061	.65	-0.06%	-1.38	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 1-- 0 out d3
8	149	23	Apr 28	ATL		FLA	L,1-3	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.23	3.45	1	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.013	.64	0.01%	0.32	9t -2- 2 out d2	9t end d 2
9	150	24	Apr 29	ATL		FLA	L,5-6	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.06	3.55	3	14	8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.038	1.08	0.03%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
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
10	151	26	May 1	ATL		STL	L,3-10	7-8		1	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.05	3.59	6	27	16	5	4	2	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.83	7t -2- 2 out d8	8t 3 out d7
11	152	27	May 2	ATL		STL	W,4-3	8-8	W(1-0)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	3.25	4	15	10	4	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.73	0.052	.74	0.03%	0.50	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
12	153	29	May 5	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-4	8-8		2	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.63	3.61	3	12	5	2	0	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.088	.85	-0.07%	-1.44	8b --- 0 out d1	8b --3 1 out d2
13	154	32	May 8	ATL	@	COL	W,8-7	8-8	W(2-0)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.00	3.32	4					1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	0.116	2.59	0.10%	0.58	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
14	155	35	May 11	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	7-8	H(1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.50	3.39	4	14	8	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.122	3.82	0.15%	0.48	7b 1-- 2 out a1	8b 1-- 2 out a1
15	156	36	May 12	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-2	8-8	H(2)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	3.36	2	11	5	0	1	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	0.145	7.61	0.19%	0.50	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b 3 out a1
16	157	39	May 16	ATL		PHI	L,4-5	7-7	BS(2)	3	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.09	3.62	3	13	6	0	3	0	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.32	-0.176	6.26	-0.20%	-1.08	7t 12- 0 out a1	7t 123 1 out tie
17	158	44	May 22	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-6	6-6		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.97	3.43	1	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.002	.18	0.00%	0.23	6b 1-- 2 out d5	6b 3 out d5
18	159	49	May 28	ATL		SFG	W,7-4	6-8	H(3)	5	2.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.38	2.91	10	38	28	6	4	4	3	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.074	2.68	0.12%	0.83	6t -2- 2 out a3	8t 1-3 2 out a3
19	160	50	May 29	ATL		SFG	L,3-6	5-5		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.14	2.64	5	21	13	1	4	2	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.008	1.55	-0.02%	0.13	5t -2- 0 out d3	5t 3 out d4
Jun				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
20	161	54	Jun 2	ATL		SDP	W,5-2	7-8	H(4)	3	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.81	2.86	4	17	9	3	1	3	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.25	0.157	1.91	0.15%	1.69	7t 1-3 1 out a3	8t 3 out a3
21	162	55	Jun 3	ATL		SDP	L,4-12	4-4		0	1.0	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	4.24	2.99	8	30	15	5	1	3	1	1	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	.60	-0.128	.92	-0.12%	-3.66	4t 123 0 out d2	4t 3 out d8
22	163	64	Jun 13	ATL		CIN	W,9-2	9-GF		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.00	2.88	3	15	12	5	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 7
23	164	65	Jun 14	ATL		NYM	L,4-7	6-6		0	1.0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.79	3.04	8	33	17	4	0	5	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	.40	-0.103	.56	-0.09%	-2.50	6t --- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d6
24	165	72	Jun 22	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-5	6-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.43	2.89	7	28	17	3	7	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.051	.51	0.04%	0.98	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
25	166	74	Jun 25	ATL		HOU	W,8-2	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.27	2.94	4	26	14	6	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.003	.09	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
Jul				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
26	167	80	Jul 2	ATL		FLA	L,2-4	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	2.94	3	11	7	0	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.30	0.018	.42	0.02%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
27	168	84	Jul 6	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	4-6		3	3.0	2	0	0	3	4	0	0	2.77	2.99	14	57	32	8	6	0	7	4	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.059	.68	0.05%	1.46	4b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
28	169	92	Jul 17	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	6-6		10	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.73	3.22	3	13	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	-0.074	1.14	-0.04%	-0.69	6t --- 0 out d1	6t 1-3 1 out d1
29	170	94	Jul 19	ATL		STL	L,0-4	6-7		1	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.86	3.69	8	24	14	5	0	3	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.76	-0.034	.80	-0.02%	0.00	6t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d2
30	171	96	Jul 21	ATL		STL	W,14-2	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.76	3.60	3	13	8	2	1	0	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out a12	9t end a12
31	172	99	Jul 24	ATL	@	PIT	W,11-6	4-5		2	1.0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	2.97	3.91	7	36	18	3	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.023	.64	-0.01%	-0.81	4b --- 1 out a3	5b 123 1 out a6
32	173	104	Jul 29	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-4	L(2-1)	4	4.0	2	2	2	1	7	0	1	3.15	3.57	17	82	55	9	10	2	5	4	1	0	56			1	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.062	1.05	-0.05%	-0.09	1b start tie	4b 3 out d2
Aug				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
33	174	112	Aug 7	ATL		MON	L,3-5	GS-5		8	5.0	5	3	3	3	0	0	0	3.43	3.73	22					6	13	5	3	0	42			2	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.108	.60	-0.04%	-0.49	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
34	175	117	Aug 13	ATL	@	CIN	W,14-0	8-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.35	3.66	3	14	9	1	2	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out a12	8b 3 out a12
35	176	124	Aug 21	ATL	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-5		7	4.2	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.40	3.57	22	82	49	13	8	8	11	2	2	0	43			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.029	1.35	-0.02%	-0.06	1b start a 2	5b 1-3 2 out tie
36	177	129	Aug 27	ATL		CHC	L,7-9	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.33	3.57	3	17	8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.008	.47	0.01%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
Sept				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
37	178	136	Sep 4	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	GS-5	W(3-1)	7	5.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.00	3.52	18	77	49	15	5	4	8	2	1	0	66			0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.288	3.11	0.48%	2.51	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
38	179	141	Sep 9	ATL	@	SDP	W,1-0	GS-6		4	6.0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.68	3.30	19	79	53	12	14	3	9	0	1	0	77			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.357	3.75	0.88%	3.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
39	180	146	Sep 15	ATL		CIN	W,7-6	GS-6		5	5.1	8	3	3	2	5	1	0	2.89	3.42	25	105	69	20	9	7	11	2	5	0	43			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	-0.042	4.49	-0.09%	0.10	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out d1
40	181	150	Sep 19	ATL		NYM	W,11-2	9-9		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	3.42	2	7	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out a9	9t --- 2 out a9
41	182	152	Sep 22	ATL	@	MON	L,1-6	7-7		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.95	3.38	4	15	9	2	1	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.16	-0.012	.36	-0.02%	-0.48	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d5
42	183	155	Sep 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,9-7	7-7	BS(3)	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	3.38	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	-0.217	15.41	-0.76%	-0.91	7b -2- 2 out a1	7b 1-- 2 out tie
43	184	156	Sep 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-2	7-8		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.86	3.32	8	34	19	6	5	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.060	3.92	0.21%	0.98	7b --- 0 out a4	8b 3 out a4
							19-24		W-L:3-1,BSv:3,Hld:4	2.9	66.0	52	24	21	36	59	2	2	2.86	3.32	283	1083	60%	15%	10%	0.79		20%	11%	0	55	20	35%	6	2	0	243	11	1	3	7	0	3	.90	0.428	1.90	0.98%	6.05

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