P Kent Mercker #50
Bethlehem Catbirds (ATL) MA
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
10/19/2001
 OA: 20 POT: 20
BNN Index | MA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KENT MERCKER #50 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
36 0 4-3 11 4.10 37.1 37 3 21 25 1.55 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 45 40 40
Movement 35 35 35 35
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 35 35
Curveball 35 35
Changeup 25 25
Sinker 45 45
Cutter 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/10/2001 SC Win, 5-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/06/2001 @ GS Loss, 6-7 1.0 2 2 2 2 1
09/02/2001 BR Win, 5-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/27/2001 @ IRV Loss, 3-9 1.1 3 2 1 2 0
08/18/2001 FL Win, 1-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/2001 @ HUN Win, 3-2 2.1 0 0 0 2 0 Win
08/07/2001 CHE Win, 9-5 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/2001 @ SW Loss, 2-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/2001 TAC Loss, 4-6 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
07/31/2001 TAC Win, 3-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/01/1968
Born in:Dublin, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 122 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MLB CLASS A 2001 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 36 0 4 3 11 4.10 37.1 37 19 17 3 21 25 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 13 2 84.6 36 26 14.22 8.92 6.03 5.06 4.42 1.55 97 0.2 .293        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 34 5 1 0 1 3 4 8 0 0 0 .147 .237 .265 .502      
vs. RHB 109 32 7 1 2 16 17 17 1 2 1 .294 .391 .431 .822      
MLB CLASS A 2001 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 1 1 1 16.62 4.1 8 9 8 1 5 4  
May 7 0 0 2 3 4.50 6.0 8 3 3 1 1 5  
June 8 0 1 0 2 2.89 9.1 9 3 3 1 4 7  
July 7 0 1 0 3 0.00 7.2 5 0 0 0 4 4  
August 6 0 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 5 2 1 0 5 1  
September 3 0 0 0 2 6.00 3.0 2 2 2 0 2 4  
Career 39 3 7 3 11 2.97 57.2 55 21 19 4 26 39  
Home 17 0 2 1 6 5.82 17.0 19 11 11 2 12 12  
Road 19 0 2 2 5 2.66 20.1 18 8 6 1 9 13  
Grass 31 0 4 3 8 4.68 32.2 35 19 17 3 20 23  
Turf 5 0 0 0 3 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 2  
Day 18 0 2 1 6 2.33 19.1 16 5 5 1 7 13  
Night 18 0 2 2 5 6.00 18.0 21 14 12 2 14 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 36 0 4 3 11 4.10 37.1 37 19 17 3 21 25  
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 Atlanta - MLB 21 2 1 0 0 0 12.46 4.1 8 6 6 0 6 4 0 0 3.23 .500 5.02 -0.0 28
1990 Atlanta - MLB 22 36 0 4 7 7 3.17 48.1 43 22 17 6 24 39 0 0 1.39 .266 4.29 -0.2 120
1991 Atlanta - MLB 23 50 4 5 3 6 2.58 73.1 56 23 21 5 35 62 0 0 1.24 .252 3.40 0.7 143
1992 Atlanta - MLB 24 53 0 3 2 6 3.42 68.1 51 27 26 4 35 49 0 0 1.26 .236 3.79 -0.0 102
1993 San Diego - MLB 25 63 0 4 3 1 4.14 71.2 64 36 33 10 53 50 0 0 1.63 .266 5.55 -0.8 105
1994 St. Louis - MLB 26 16 0 0 1 0 9.00 14.0 24 15 14 2 13 11 0 0 2.64 .415 6.24 -0.2 50
1995 New York - MLB 27 13 0 0 3 0 10.91 15.2 30 19 19 7 10 6 0 0 2.55 .359 10.15 -0.9 42
1995 Atlanta - MLB 27 24 0 2 1 0 3.06 35.1 31 12 12 4 13 28 0 0 1.25 .273 4.10 0.3 148
1995 Total - MLB 27 37 0 2 4 0 5.47 51.0 61 31 31 11 23 34 0 0 1.65 .307 5.96 -0.6 83
1998 New York - MLB 30 12 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1.24 .278 3.85 0.1 271
Total MLB 269 5 18 20 20 3.98 336.2 312 161 149 38 191 250 0 0 1.49 .276 4.60 -1.2 101
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+
1993 Grand Rapids - AAA 25 3 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 5 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 2.00 .556 1.53 0.2 157
1994 Aurora - A 26 3 3 3 0 0 0.89 20.1 18 2 2 1 5 14 0 0 1.13 .283 3.97 0.7 685
1994 Arlington - AAA 26 17 2 3 2 0 3.12 34.2 37 13 12 4 20 21 0 0 1.64 .295 5.25 -0.0 150
1995 San Bernardino - AAA 27 8 8 3 3 0 6.53 41.1 57 32 30 7 18 24 0 0 1.81 .342 5.75 0.2 74
1996 Raleigh - AA 28 6 6 3 1 0 3.79 40.1 43 17 17 3 11 28 0 0 1.34 .320 3.48 1.1 124
1996 Arlington - AAA 28 3 3 1 2 0 5.60 17.2 18 11 11 2 8 10 0 0 1.47 .271 4.84 0.2 84
1996 San Bernardino - AAA 28 21 17 6 9 0 5.44 89.1 104 59 54 12 35 44 1 1 1.56 .309 5.50 0.6 92
1996 Total - AAA 28 24 20 7 11 0 5.47 107.0 122 70 65 14 43 54 1 1 1.54 .303 5.39 0.9 90
1997 Arlington - AAA 29 31 31 6 13 0 5.45 180.0 234 115 109 19 57 83 0 0 1.62 .337 4.87 2.2 88
1998 Arlington - AAA 30 25 17 5 7 1 4.20 115.2 139 58 54 10 36 56 0 0 1.51 .326 4.54 1.9 118
1999 San Bernardino - AAA 31 29 29 9 9 0 5.44 165.1 194 103 100 24 70 105 1 0 1.60 .315 5.22 1.5 89
2000 San Bernardino - AAA 32 29 29 5 13 0 6.93 137.2 181 117 106 22 69 81 0 0 1.82 .335 5.70 0.3 68
2001 Bethlehem - A 33 36 0 4 3 11 4.10 37.1 37 19 17 3 21 25 0 0 1.55 .293 4.42 0.2 111
Total MAAA 166 136 38 58 2 5.47 784.2 969 509 477 100 314 428 2 1 1.64 .325 5.16 87.9
Total MAA 6 6 3 1 0 3.79 40.1 43 17 17 3 11 28 0 0 1.34 .320 3.48 123.7
Total MA 39 3 7 3 11 2.97 57.2 55 21 19 4 26 39 0 0 1.40 .290 4.26 157.1
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+
1991 Atlanta - MLB 23 3 0 0 1 0 5.40 1.2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1.20 .000 5.25 -0.0 68
1992 Atlanta - MLB 24 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.67 .111 3.17 0.0 999
Total MLB 5 0 0 1 0 1.93 4.2 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0.86 .077 3.91 191.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 Atlanta - MLB P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1990 Atlanta - MLB P 36 0 2 1 0 4 1 .750 48.1 0.56 0.0 .000
1991 Atlanta - MLB P 50 4 2 7 1 10 1 .900 73.1 1.10 0.0 .000
1992 Atlanta - MLB P 53 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 68.1 0.40 0.0 .000
1993 San Diego - MLB P 61 0 2 7 0 10 1 .900 71.2 1.13 +0.9 .883
1994 St. Louis - MLB P 15 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 -0.9 .000
1995 New York - MLB P 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.1 .000
1995 Atlanta - MLB P 23 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 35.1 0.51 +0.1 .000
1998 New York - MLB P 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
2001 Bethlehem - A P 36 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 37.1 0.72 -0.8 .990
TOTAL P 299 5 13 20 1 36 3 .917 374.0 0.79 -0.7 .822
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 Drafted in the 1993 inaugural draft by the San Diego Padres. (Round 17, Pick 22, 470th overall pick).
08/14/1993 Injured (heart palpitations),out for 4 days.
11/13/1993 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
01/08/1994 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
06/14/1994 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
06/14/1994 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
06/15/1994 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (40).
05/16/1995 Released by the New York Mets.
05/16/1995 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Bernardino Westerners organization.
11/01/1995 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $306,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (40).
05/23/1996 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Jersey City Blazers with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/03/1996 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/31/1996 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
09/02/1996 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Aurora Rainiers organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
11/17/1998 Became a free agent.
12/24/1998 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1993 63 4
Year HLD Rank
1993 7 10
Year RA Rank
1993 63 4
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