Kent Mercker
1989–2008 · bats L / throws L · Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies
648G
.113AVG
.150OBP
.161SLG
More career statistics
28H
1HR
18RBI
0SB
74–67W–L
1,325.1IP
917K
4.16ERA
150GS
25SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 648 | 698 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648 | 282 | 248 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .113 | .150 | .161 | .311 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,325.3 | 692 | 150 | 2 | 74 | 67 | 25 | 1,307 | 676 | 612 | 154 | 607 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 4.16 | 1.444 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1997-04-15 to 1997-04-30
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1994-04-08 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1994-04-08 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1996-06-18 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 370 | 132 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 52 | .134 | .182 | .179 |
| Away | 328 | 150 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 63 | .096 | .100 | .147 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 133 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .152 | .189 | .182 |
| May | 124 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .100 | .156 | .125 |
| June | 102 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .160 | .197 | .180 |
| July | 111 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | .122 | .121 | .184 |
| August | 117 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | .061 | .074 | .122 |
| September | 103 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .074 | .074 | .185 |
| October | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 54 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .118 | .158 | .176 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 47 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .056 | .174 | .056 |
| houston-astros | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .062 | .059 | .125 |
| san-francisco-giants | 43 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .071 | .125 | .071 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 42 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .105 | .190 | .105 |
| san-diego-padres | 42 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .185 | .207 | .296 |
| chicago-cubs | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .059 | .050 | .059 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Atlanta Braves | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 48 | 39 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Braves | 50 | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .100 | 73 | 62 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves | 53 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 68 | 49 |
| 1993 | Atlanta Braves | 43 | 13 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 66 | 59 |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves | 20 | 37 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .054 | 112 | 111 |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 48 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .104 | 143 | 102 |
| 1996 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 69 | 29 |
| 1997 |  Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 45 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .156 | 144 | 75 |
| 1998 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 6 | – | .148 | 161 | 72 |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 28 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .179 | 129 | 81 |
| 2000 |  Los Angeles Angels | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 30 |
| 2002 |  Colorado Rockies | 58 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 44 | 37 |
| 2003 | Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 55 | 48 |
| 2004 |  Chicago Cubs | 71 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 53 | 51 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 61 | 45 |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 17 |
| 2008 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 6 |