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P Kent Mercker #43
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L
06/04/1998
P KENT MERCKER #43 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
12 12 1-8 0 5.14 75.1 66 15 22 64 1.17 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 11 11 11 11
Movement 11 12 11 11
Control 11 11 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 4 4
Curveball 9 9
Changeup 6 6
Sinker 11 11
Cutter 11 12
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 20
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 18
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/31/1998 @ WAS Loss, 2-8 X 5.0 6 6 3 3 3 Loss
05/24/1998 OAK Loss, 0-6 X 5.1 4 4 3 3 5 Loss
05/19/1998 @ ARI Loss, 3-7 X 4.2 11 7 7 2 3 Loss
05/14/1998 @ MON Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 3 1 1 1 3
05/09/1998 @ DET Loss, 5-6 X 5.1 4 2 2 2 7
05/03/1998 @ LA Loss, 2-4 X 8.0 6 4 4 2 6 Loss
04/28/1998 @ TOR Loss, 1-4 X 8.0 7 4 4 2 8 Loss
04/23/1998 SD Loss, 1-9 X 6.0 6 5 5 2 8 Loss
04/17/1998 COL Win, 6-0 X 9.0 3 0 0 1 10 Win
04/11/1998 @ NYM Loss, 2-5 X 7.0 4 2 2 1 6
Birthday:02/01/1968
Born in:Dublin, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Drafted:1988, 3rd Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1998 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 12 1 8 0 5.14 75.1 66 47 43 15 22 64 3 25.0 1 3 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.99 7.88 7.65 2.63 4.73 1.17 115 0.4 .243        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 55 13 0 0 0 2 5 12 0 0 0 .236 .300 .236 .536      
vs. RHB 232 53 9 1 15 45 17 52 2 2 4 .228 .290 .470 .760      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1998 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 6 6 3 1 3 3  
April 6 6 1 4 0 5.17 40.0 32 23 23 9 9 37  
May 6 6 0 4 0 5.09 35.1 34 24 20 6 13 27  
Last Year 18 0 1 0 0 2.82 22.1 12 11 7 3 12 22  
2 Years Ago 22 0 0 0 2 2.56 45.2 33 13 13 2 22 51  
Career 201 94 36 40 3 4.49 806.2 704 442 402 107 345 769  
Home 4 4 1 3 0 4.23 27.2 20 14 13 4 8 27  
Road 8 8 0 5 0 5.66 47.2 46 33 30 11 14 37  
Grass 10 10 1 7 0 5.67 60.1 56 42 38 13 19 53  
Turf 2 2 0 1 0 3.00 15.0 10 5 5 2 3 11  
Day 7 7 0 6 0 6.98 38.2 41 34 30 10 14 29  
Night 5 5 1 2 0 3.19 36.2 25 13 13 5 8 35  
As Starter 12 12 1 8 0 5.14 75.1 66 47 43 15 22 64  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1989 Cincinnati - DBL 21 10 10 2 4 0 4.50 62.0 65 38 31 7 33 48 0 0 1.58 .320 4.30 0.7 91
1990 Cincinnati - DBL 22 25 25 7 12 0 5.89 149.2 161 107 98 24 71 150 0 0 1.55 .327 4.50 1.4 71
1991 Cincinnati - DBL 23 5 2 0 2 0 6.86 19.2 20 16 15 9 9 18 0 0 1.47 .208 8.37 -0.6 62
1992 Montreal - DBL 24 18 7 4 2 1 2.36 80.0 48 27 21 5 27 74 1 1 0.94 .205 2.85 2.2 177
1993 Montreal - DBL 25 28 21 12 4 0 4.28 151.1 135 76 72 18 45 135 0 0 1.19 .273 3.61 3.0 98
1994 Montreal - DBL 26 29 17 6 8 0 4.63 128.1 107 67 66 19 66 128 2 0 1.35 .263 4.46 1.3 94
1995 Montreal - DBL 27 34 0 3 0 0 4.48 72.1 57 40 36 5 38 79 0 0 1.31 .286 3.26 1.1 93
1996 Montreal - DBL 28 22 0 0 0 2 2.56 45.2 33 13 13 2 22 51 0 0 1.20 .274 2.62 1.1 168
1997 Montreal - DBL 29 18 0 1 0 0 2.82 22.1 12 11 7 3 12 22 0 0 1.07 .164 4.49 0.0 150
1998 Baltimore - DBL 30 12 12 1 8 0 5.14 75.1 66 47 43 15 22 64 3 1 1.17 .243 4.73 0.4 80
Total DBL 201 94 36 40 3 4.49 806.2 704 442 402 107 345 769 6 2 1.30 .273 4.05 10.6 102
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1989 Kalihi - WL 21 6 6 3 0 0 2.56 31.2 25 9 9 3 10 27 0 0 1.11 .247 3.67 0.6 156
1989 Tidewater - CBL 21 21 21 9 5 0 2.41 138.1 108 43 37 11 50 103 3 1 1.14 .251 3.89 2.5 176
1990 Toledo - CBL 22 5 5 3 1 0 4.36 33.0 33 16 16 5 14 33 1 1 1.42 .311 4.50 0.4 102
1991 Toledo - CBL 23 26 26 19 4 0 3.25 185.2 171 70 67 15 53 172 2 1 1.21 .305 3.29 5.2 137
Total CBL 52 52 31 10 0 3.03 357.0 312 129 120 31 117 308 6 3 1.20 .285 3.63 149.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1994 Montreal - DBL 26 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 9 3 3 1 4 3 0 0 2.17 .364 0.00 0.0 0
1995 Montreal - DBL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 .500 0.00 0.0 0
1996 Montreal - DBL 28 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.09 .182 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 4 1 0 1 0 3.48 10.1 12 4 4 1 6 6 0 0 1.74 .314 4.75 182.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 Cincinnati - DBL P 10 10 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 62.0 1.60 +0.2 1.158
1989 Tidewater - CBL P 21 21 5 21 0 26 0 1.000 138.1 1.69 +0.8 1.081
1989 Kalihi - WL P 6 6 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 31.2 0.85 -0.0 1.000
1990 Cincinnati - DBL P 25 25 1 18 0 20 1 .950 149.2 1.14 -1.2 1.037
1990 Toledo - CBL P 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 33.0 0.27 -0.4 .517
1991 Cincinnati - DBL P 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.2 0.92 -0.1 1.039
1991 Toledo - CBL P 26 26 10 23 2 33 0 1.000 185.2 1.60 +1.0 1.077
1992 Montreal - DBL P 18 7 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 80.0 1.35 -1.2 .914
1993 Montreal - DBL P 28 21 8 21 0 31 2 .935 151.1 1.72 -1.6 .952
1994 Montreal - DBL P 29 17 4 20 0 26 2 .923 128.1 1.68 -1.3 .928
1995 Montreal - DBL P 34 0 1 11 0 13 1 .923 72.1 1.49 -0.8 .937
1996 Montreal - DBL P 22 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 45.2 0.99 -0.3 1.042
1997 Montreal - DBL P 18 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 22.1 0.81 -0.1 1.043
1998 Baltimore - DBL P 12 12 3 9 0 14 2 .857 75.1 1.43 -0.2 1.050
TOTAL P 259 152 42 149 2 199 8 .960 1195.1 1.44 -5.2 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1988 Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 27th overall pick) by the New York Mets.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 9 (10).
01/15/1989 Named to the 1989 Hawaii Winter League for the Kalihi Beavers.
03/27/1989 Named the #41 prospect in the DBL
04/17/1989 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Buffalo Bisons with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/14/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/31/1989 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for SP David Cone.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 9 (10).
04/08/1990 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tidewater Tides with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/27/1990 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
05/01/1991 Wins the CBL AA Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/31/1991 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pawtucket Red Sox with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1991 Wins the CBL AA Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/25/1991 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Montreal Expos, along with LF Alex Cole, in exchange for 1B David Segui.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
06/08/1992 Injured (Mild electrical burn on hand), out for 1 day.
06/20/1992 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/19/1992 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
05/20/1993 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 5 days.
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/25/1993 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/09/1993 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
08/19/1996 Injured (Chronic back soreness), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
06/18/1997 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 11 (11).
03/27/1998 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SP Jose DeLeon, SS Alvaro Espinoza.
04/17/1998 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1989 6 6
Year W Rank
1989 3 3
Year Win. % Rank
1989 1.000 1
Year HRA Rank
1989 3 10
Year K Rank
1989 27 2
Year WP Rank
1989 2 9
1993 8 8
1994 9 5
Year ERA Rank
1989 2.56 4
Year BABIP Rank
1989 .247 2
Year WHIP Rank
1989 1.11 2
Year K/BB Rank
1989 2.70 3
Year RA/9 Rank
1989 9.95 2
Year H/9 Rank
1989 7.11 2
Year BB/9 Rank
1989 2.84 10
Year K/9 Rank
1989 7.67 2
Year QS Rank
1989 2 10
Year WAR Rank
1989 0.6 9
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