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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5.07 | 3.231 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 0.67 | ||
| 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 | 4.42 | 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 | 3.52 | 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 | 3.78 | 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 | 3.32 | 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 | 4.21 | 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 | 4.47 | 1.406 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 1.67 | |
| 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 | 6.53 | 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 | 7.07 | 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 | 3.86 | 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 | 4.84 | 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 | 4.17 | 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 | 5.04 | 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 | 5.44 | 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 | 3.45 | 1.403 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.31 | |
| 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 | 7.04 | 1.779 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 1.03 | |
| 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 | 6.46 | 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 | 4.44 | 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 | 4.54 | 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 | 4.21 | 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 | 3.80 | 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 | 4.32 | 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 | 115 | 5.86 | 1.376 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.55 | |
| 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 | 4.96 | 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 | 4.63 | 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 | 4.63 | 1.444 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 1.51 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | 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 | 4.05 | 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 | 4.79 | 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 | 4.67 | 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 | 6.46 | 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 | 3.45 | 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 | 3.80 | 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 | 7.04 | 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 | 3.86 | 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 | 7.07 | 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 | 4.45 | 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 | 6.15 | 1.691 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.95 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Kent Mercker?
Kent Mercker is 56 years old.
When was Kent Mercker born?
Kent Mercker was born on February 1, 1968.
Where was Kent Mercker born?
Kent Mercker was born in Brownsburg, IN.
How tall is Kent Mercker?
Kent Mercker is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.
How much did Kent Mercker weigh when playing?
Kent Mercker weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Kent Mercker play?
Kent Mercker played 18 seasons.
Is Kent Mercker in the Hall of Fame?
Kent Mercker has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
When was Kent Mercker drafted?
Kent Mercker was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dublin Coffman HS (Dublin, OH).
What position did Kent Mercker play?
Kent Mercker was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Kent Mercker have?
Kent Mercker had 917 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Kent Mercker played for?
Kent Mercker played for 9 teams; the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels, Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs.
How many World Series has Kent Mercker won?
Kent Mercker has won 1 World Series.
When did Kent Mercker retire?
Kent Mercker last played in 2008.
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