Kent Mercker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2008)

W–L 74–67
ERA 4.16
WHIP 1.44
SO 917
Pitcher PIV -8257.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
2/1/1968 in Brownsburg, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1989-09-22
Last Game
2008-05-30

Full name: Kent Franklin Mercker

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
74 67 692 150 2 1 25 1325.3 1,307 612 154 607 917 4.16 -8257.2

Career ERA 4.16 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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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%) -677.6
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%) -56.0
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%) -81.6
1996 BAL AL 3 6 14 12 0 0 0 58.0 73 50 35 22 7.76 4.61 (-68%) -3562.9
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%) -1619.8
1998 SLN NL 11 11 30 29 0 0 0 161.7 199 91 53 72 5.07 4.43 (-14%) 1083.7
1999 SLN NL 6 5 25 18 0 0 0 103.7 125 59 51 64 5.12 4.71 (-9%) -1894.4
1999 BOS AL 2 0 5 5 0 0 0 25.7 23 10 13 17 3.51 4.71 (+26%) 814.6
2000 ANA AL 1 3 21 7 0 0 0 48.3 57 35 29 30 6.52 4.77 (-37%) -2748.9
2002 COL NL 3 1 58 0 0 0 0 44.0 55 30 22 37 6.14 4.28 (-43%) -2402.4
2003 CIN NL 0 2 49 0 0 0 0 38.3 31 10 25 41 2.35 4.40 (+47%) -138.8
2003 ATL NL 0 0 18 0 0 0 1 17.0 15 2 7 7 1.06 4.40 (+76%) 81.8
2004 CHN NL 3 1 71 0 0 0 0 53.0 39 15 27 51 2.55 4.46 (+43%) 885.0
2005 CIN NL 3 1 78 0 0 0 4 61.7 64 25 19 45 3.65 4.29 (+15%) -40.7
2006 CIN NL 1 1 37 0 0 0 1 28.3 28 13 11 17 4.13 4.53 (+9%) -947.4
2008 CIN NL 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 13.7 13 5 8 6 3.29 4.32 (+24%) -217.8
Career · 21 seasons 74 67 692 150 2 1 25 1,325.1 1,307 612 607 917 4.16 — -8,257

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

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 .113 .150 .161 .311 -408

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 .311 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 ATL NL 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 ATL NL 50 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 .100 — — — — 0.0
1992 ATL NL 53 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 ATL NL 43 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 ATL NL 20 37 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 .054 — — — — 0.0
1995 ATL NL 29 48 1 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 17 .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 .156 — — — — 0.0
1998 SLN NL 32 54 3 8 0 1 1 6 0 2 25 .148 .266 (-44%) .335 (-47%) .420 (-43%) .755 (-44%) -407.7
1999 SLN NL 26 28 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 10 .179 — — — — 0.0
1999 BOS AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ANA 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 .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 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 CHN NL 71 2 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
Career · 21 seasons 698 248 12 28 5 2 1 18 0 11 115 .113 — — — — -408

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 16 3 0 22.3 20 9 15 15 3.63

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

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home37011261509.134
Away32813661319.096

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home366697.17043393064814.38
Away326628.06032733014363.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-05-30 CINATL W 1.0100000
2008-05-29 CINPIT — 1.0000100
2008-05-04 CINATL — 1.1211300
2008-04-30 CINSTL — 0.2322100
2008-04-27 CINSFG — 1.0200110
2008-04-24 CINHOU — 1.0100010
2008-04-23 CINHOU — 1.0000000
2008-04-21 CINLAD — 1.0100010
2008-04-18 CINMIL — 1.0000000
2008-04-16 CINCHC — 1.0211010

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 Diamond

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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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Kent Mercker (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dan Spillner
    75-89, 4.21 ERA
  2. 94
    Bruce Ruffin
    60-82, 4.19 ERA
  3. 90
    Julian Tavarez
    88-82, 4.46 ERA
  4. 86
    Juan Berenguer
    67-62, 3.90 ERA
  5. 85
    Bob McClure
    68-57, 3.81 ERA
  6. 83
    David Weathers
    73-88, 4.25 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Kent Mercker

What years did Kent Mercker play?
Kent Mercker played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2008.
Was Kent Mercker a pitcher?
Yes. Kent Mercker pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 917 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kent Mercker hit?
Kent Mercker hit 1 career home runs with 28 hits.