Kent Mercker
Born: 2/1/1968 in Brownsburg, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-09-22 | Final Game: 2008-05-30
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 175 lbs
Full name: Kent Franklin Mercker
Biography
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12.46 | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | ATL | NL | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48.3 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 3.17 | 3.86 (+18%) | -684.4 |
| 1991 | ATL | NL | 5 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73.3 | 56 | 21 | 35 | 62 | 2.58 | 3.91 (+34%) | 720.8 |
| 1992 | ATL | NL | 3 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68.3 | 51 | 26 | 35 | 49 | 3.42 | 3.75 (+9%) | -56.8 |
| 1993 | ATL | NL | 3 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 52 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 2.86 | 4.19 (+32%) | 1453.2 |
| 1994 | ATL | NL | 9 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 112.3 | 90 | 43 | 45 | 111 | 3.45 | 4.51 (+24%) | 872.0 |
| 1995 | ATL | NL | 7 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.0 | 140 | 66 | 61 | 102 | 4.15 | 4.45 (+7%) | -84.0 |
| 1996 | BAL | AL | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 73 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 7.76 | 4.61 (-68%) | -3605.5 |
| 1996 | CLE | AL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.09 | 4.61 (+33%) | 220.3 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 8 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.7 | 135 | 63 | 62 | 75 | 3.92 | 4.39 (+11%) | -1668.0 |
| 1998 | STL | NL | 11 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7 | 199 | 91 | 53 | 72 | 5.07 | 4.43 (-14%) | - |
| 1999 | STL | NL | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.7 | 125 | 59 | 51 | 64 | 5.12 | 4.71 (-9%) | - |
| 1999 | BOS | AL | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 3.51 | 4.71 (+26%) | 814.6 |
| 2000 | LAA | AL | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 57 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 6.52 | 4.77 (-37%) | - |
| 2002 | COL | NL | 3 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 55 | 30 | 22 | 37 | 6.14 | 4.28 (-43%) | -2424.2 |
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 2.35 | 4.40 (+47%) | -139.9 |
| 2003 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.06 | 4.40 (+76%) | 81.8 |
| 2004 | CHC | NL | 3 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 39 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 2.55 | 4.46 (+43%) | - |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | 3 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61.7 | 64 | 25 | 19 | 45 | 3.65 | 4.29 (+15%) | -41.2 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.3 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 4.13 | 4.53 (+9%) | -953.0 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3.29 | 4.32 (+24%) | -218.4 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 698 | 248 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 115 | 0.113 | 0.150 | 0.161 | 0.311 | -431.9 |
Career AVG .113 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.
Career OBP .150 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 55.0% below league average.
Career SLG .161 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.
Career OPS 0.311 vs. league average 0.748 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ATL | NL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | ATL | NL | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | ATL | NL | 50 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.100 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1992 | ATL | NL | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1993 | ATL | NL | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | ATL | NL | 20 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.054 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | ATL | NL | 29 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.104 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1996 | BAL | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1996 | CLE | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 31 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0.156 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | STL | NL | 32 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0.148 | .266 (-44%) | .335 (-47%) | .420 (-43%) | .755 (-44%) | -431.9 |
| 1999 | STL | NL | 26 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.179 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1999 | BOS | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | LAA | AL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | COL | NL | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | ATL | NL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2004 | CHC | NL | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NLDS2 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | ALCS | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | ALDS1 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | NLDS1 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | WS | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | NLCS | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | NLCS | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | NLCS | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | WS | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1999 | ALCS | BOS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.70 |
| 1999 | ALDS1 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10.80 |
| 1995 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 1993 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.80 |
| 1992 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1991 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| 1991 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 692 | 151 | 53 | 158 | 17 | 8 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ATL | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL | P | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | P | 50 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | ATL | P | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATL | P | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATL | P | 20 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | ATL | P | 29 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | BAL | P | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | P | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | CIN | P | 28 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | SLN | P | 30 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | SLN | P | 25 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 1999 | BOS | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | ANA | P | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | COL | P | 58 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | CIN | P | 49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | ATL | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CHN | P | 71 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CIN | P | 78 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | CIN | P | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | CIN | P | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 693 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pitcher of the Month | June |
| 1994 | Player of the Week | Week of 1994-04-09 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CIN | NL | $600,000 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | $1,550,000 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2004 | CHN | NL | $1,200,000 |
| 2003 | CIN | NL | $550,000 |
| 2002 | COL | NL | $500,000 |
| 2000 | ANA | AL | $850,000 |
| 1999 | SLN | NL | $2,500,000 |
| 1998 | SLN | NL | $1,300,000 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | $1,700,000 |
| 1996 | BAL | AL | $2,825,000 |
| 1995 | ATL | NL | $2,250,000 |
| 1994 | ATL | NL | $1,237,500 |
| 1993 | ATL | NL | $721,250 |
| 1992 | ATL | NL | $190,000 |
| 1991 | ATL | NL | $117,000 |
| 1990 | ATL | NL | $102,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $19,442,750 | ||