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	19-13 / in Starts: 19-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	1 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	43 (20-13-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
F TatÃs	1
J Mabry	1
W McGee	1
R Gant	1
P Polanco	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Clayton	1
Self	1
D DeShields	1

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 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	265	4 (3)	Apr 4	STL		SDP	W,8-6	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.111	.98	-0.06%	-1.70	P
2	266	8 (3)	Apr 9	STL	@	COL	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.90	0.022	.93	0.01%	0.24	P
3	267	13 (4)	Apr 14	STL		ARI	W,15-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.45	-0.023	.45	-0.01%	-0.21	P
4	268	18 (4)	Apr 19	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.57	-0.035	.65	-0.02%	-0.76	P
5	269	20 (1)	Apr 22	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	6						PR
6	270	22 (1)	Apr 24	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.66	-0.018	.78	-0.01%	-0.24	P
7	271	26 (3)	Apr 29	STL		MON	W,13-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.48	0.013	.54	0.01%	0.21	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
8	272	31 (4)	May 5	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.42	-0.011	.50	-0.01%	-0.11	P
9	273	36 (4)	May 12	STL		MIL	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	2.09	-0.107	2.20	-0.07%	-0.89	P
10	274	41 (4)	May 17	STL		FLA	W,13-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	.72	-0.026	.60	-0.01%	-0.50	P
11	275	46 (4)	May 22	STL		SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	1.05	-0.085	1.02	-0.05%	-0.85	P
12	276	48 (1)	May 24	STL		SFG	L,6-9	17-GF(17)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
13	277	51 (2)	May 28	STL		COL	W,4-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.99	-0.025	.94	-0.01%	-0.24	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
14	278	56 (4)	Jun 2	STL	@	LAD	W,7-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	1.29	0.030	1.16	0.02%	0.19	P
15	279	61 (4)	Jun 7	STL		SFG	L,5-6	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9	.35	0.000	.21	0.00%	0.02	P
16	280	66 (4)	Jun 13	STL	@	ARI	L,4-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.192	.442	9	.72	0.028	.33	0.01%	0.26	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
17	281	82 (15)	Jul 1	STL		KCR	L,4-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.250	.192	.442	9						P
18	282	86 (3)	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.179	.412	9	1.38	-0.083	.41	-0.02%	-1.01	P
19	283	89 (2)	Jul 11	STL		HOU	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	8	.96	-0.049	.28	-0.01%	-0.41	P
20	284	94 (4)	Jul 16	STL		LAD	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.161	.373	8	.92	-0.024	.19	0.00%	-0.24	P
21	285	99 (4)	Jul 21	STL	@	SDP	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	8	1.48	0.015	.24	0.00%	0.16	P
22	286	104 (4)	Jul 26	STL	@	COL	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.257	.500	8	.83	0.066	.11	0.01%	0.49	P
23	287	108 (3)	Jul 31	STL	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.225	.237	.462	8	.88	-0.077	.09	-0.01%	-0.78	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
24	288	113 (4)	Aug 5	STL	@	MIL	W,5-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.225	.439	8	.79	0.027	.04	0.00%	0.39	P
25	289	118 (4)	Aug 11	STL		NYM	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.209	.220	.429	8	.76	-0.019	.13	0.00%	-0.24	P
26	290	123 (4)	Aug 18	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.200	.209	.409	8	.67	-0.037	.08	0.00%	-0.35	P
27	291	130 (6)	Aug 23	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.196	.383	8	1.51	-0.118	.04	0.00%	-1.06	P
28	292	135 (4)	Aug 28	STL		ATL	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.180	.188	.368	8	.65	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
Sept		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
29	293	140 (4)	Sep 2	STL	@	FLA	W,14-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.189	.255	.444	8	.74	0.015	.00	0.00%	1.60	P
30	294	145 (4)	Sep 8	STL		CHC	W,6-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.250	.435	8	.73	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
31	295	150 (4)	Sep 13	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.179	.241	.419	8	1.78	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
32	296	157 (6)	Sep 20	STL	@	MIL	W,11-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.241	.419	8						P
							19-13		61	54	3	8	0	1	1	6	2	0	25	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.179	.241	.419		.95	-0.814	.48	-0.25%	-7.59

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