Player
Kent Mercker
Player Info
- Full Name
- Kent Franklin
- Born
-
February 1, 1968
Brownsburg, IN, USA - Size
- 6'1" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- September 22, 1989
- Final Game
- May 30, 2008
- Career
- 20 years
Teams
- Atlanta Braves 1989-2003
- Baltimore Orioles 1996-1996
- Cleveland Guardians 1996-1996
- Cincinnati Reds 1997-2008
- St. Louis Cardinals 1998-1999
- Boston Red Sox 1999-1999
- Anaheim Angels 2000-2000
- Colorado Rockies 2002-2002
- Chicago Cubs 2004-2004
Honors
1997 - Pitcher of the Month
(NL)
1994 - Player of the Week
(NL)
Career Batting
698
G
.113
AVG
28
H
1
HR
18
RBI
.312
OPS
Career Pitching
74-67
W-L
4.16
ERA
692
G
917
SO
25
SV
1.44
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | Chicago Cubs | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | Atlanta Braves | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | Colorado Rockies | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | Anaheim Angels | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .179 |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .148 |
| 1997 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .156 |
| 1996 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .104 |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves | 20 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .054 |
| 1993 | Atlanta Braves | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Braves | 50 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1990 | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | Atlanta Braves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 1 | 4.13 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 17 | 11 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 1 | 3.65 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 61.1 | 45 | 19 |
| 2004 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1 | 2.55 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 51 | 27 |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 2.35 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 41 | 25 |
| 2003 | Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | Colorado Rockies | 3 | 1 | 6.14 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 37 | 22 |
| 2000 | Anaheim Angels | 1 | 3 | 6.52 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 48.1 | 30 | 29 |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 5.12 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 103.2 | 64 | 51 |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 3.51 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.2 | 17 | 13 |
| 1998 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 11 | 5.07 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 161.1 | 72 | 53 |
| 1997 | Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 11 | 3.92 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 144.1 | 75 | 62 |
| 1996 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 6 | 7.76 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 58.0 | 22 | 35 |
| 1996 | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0 | 3.09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | 7 | 8 | 4.15 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 143.0 | 102 | 61 |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves | 9 | 4 | 3.45 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 112.0 | 111 | 45 |
| 1993 | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1 | 2.86 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 66.0 | 59 | 36 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 2 | 3.42 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 68.0 | 49 | 35 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Braves | 5 | 3 | 2.58 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 73.0 | 62 | 35 |
| 1990 | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 7 | 3.17 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 48.1 | 39 | 24 |
| 1989 | Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 6 |