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
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
-16
OPS vs Lg
3% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
74-67
W-L
4.16
ERA
692
G
917
SO
25
SV
1.44
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
2008 NL 13.7 3.95 5.27 1.537
2006 NL 28.3 5.40 3.49 1.376
2005 NL 61.7 6.57 2.77 1.346
2004 NL 53.0 8.66 4.58 1.245
2003 NL 55.3 7.81 5.20 1.410
2002 NL 44.0 7.57 4.50 1.750
2000 AL 48.3 5.59 5.40 1.779
1999 AL 129.3 5.64 4.45 1.639
1998 NL 161.7 4.01 2.95 1.559
1997 NL 144.7 4.67 3.86 1.362
1996 AL 69.7 3.75 4.91 1.737
1995 NL 143.0 6.42 3.84 1.406
1994 NL 112.3 8.89 3.61 1.202
1993 NL 66.0 8.05 4.91 1.333
1992 NL 68.3 6.45 4.61 1.259
1991 NL 73.3 7.61 4.30 1.241
1990 NL 48.3 7.26 4.47 1.386
1989 NL 4.3 8.31 12.46 3.231
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
2004 NL 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
2003 NL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
2002 NL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1999 AL 34 .036 .278 5.9 29.4 16 0.0
1998 NL 61 .093 .250 3.3 41.0 12 1.0
1997 NL 53 .067 .318 7.5 43.4 21 0.0
1995 NL 54 .063 .161 0.0 31.5 -28 0.0
1994 NL 43 .000 .087 4.7 34.9 -57 0.0
1993 NL 13 .000 .000 0.0 76.9 -100 0.0
1992 NL 5 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
1991 NL 11 .000 .333 9.1 63.6 -16 0.0
1990 NL 3 .000 .000 0.0 66.7 -100 0.0
1989 NL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 692 53 158 17 8 .925
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2008 Cincinnati Reds P 15 1 0 0 1 1.000
2006 Cincinnati Reds P 37 1 2 0 1 1.000
2005 Cincinnati Reds P 78 0 11 2 0 .846
2004 Chicago Cubs P 71 1 4 0 0 1.000
2003 Atlanta Braves P 18 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 Cincinnati Reds P 49 6 6 1 0 .923
2002 Colorado Rockies P 58 3 2 1 0 .833
2000 Anaheim Angels P 21 1 5 1 1 .857
1999 Boston Red Sox P 5 1 8 1 0 .900
1999 St. Louis Cardinals P 25 1 16 4 1 .810
1998 St. Louis Cardinals P 30 3 26 2 0 .935
1997 Cincinnati Reds P 28 11 22 0 0 1.000
1996 Cleveland Indians P 10 3 0 0 0 1.000
1996 Baltimore Orioles P 14 6 4 1 0 .909
1995 Atlanta Braves P 29 5 23 1 2 .966
1994 Atlanta Braves P 20 4 15 0 1 1.000
1993 Atlanta Braves P 43 1 4 1 0 .833
1992 Atlanta Braves P 53 1 2 0 0 1.000
1991 Atlanta Braves P 50 2 7 1 1 .900
1990 Atlanta Braves P 36 2 1 1 0 .750
1989 Atlanta Braves P 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 16 0-2 0 22.1 15 3.63
2003 NL Division Series Atlanta Braves 1 0-0 0 1.0 1 0.00
1999 AL Division Series Boston Red Sox 1 0-0 0 1.2 1 10.80
1999 AL Championship Series Boston Red Sox 2 0-1 0 7.2 5 4.70
1995 NL Division Series Atlanta Braves 1 0-0 0 0.1 0 0.00
1995 World Series Atlanta Braves 1 0-0 0 2.0 2 4.50
1993 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 5 0-0 0 5.0 4 1.80
1992 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 2 0-0 0 3.0 1 0.00
1991 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 1 0-1 0 0.2 0 13.50
1991 World Series Atlanta Braves 2 0-0 0 1.0 1 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 16 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NL Division Series Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 AL Division Series Boston Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 AL Championship Series Boston Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NL Division Series Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 World Series Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 5 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 NL Championship Series Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 World Series Atlanta Braves 2 0 0 0 0 .000