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Kent Mercker 2026 Season · CIN

Career: 74-67, 4.16 ERA, 917 K in 1325.1 IP.

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Kent Mercker Stats & Profile | Baseball NUT

Kent Mercker

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-3.4Career NUT

+1.4 to Weak

Career

4.16ERA1.44WHIP74W917K1325.1IP25SV

L/L · 6' 2", 205 lb · b. Feb 1, 1968 · Dublin, OH · Draft 1986 (1st Rd, #5)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1989	21	ATL	—	0	0	12.46	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	4.1	8	6	6	0	4	3.23
1990	22	ATL	-0.3	4	7	3.17	36	0	0	0	28	7	0	0	7	211	48.1	43	17	24	2	39	1.39
1991	23	ATL	+0.3	5	3	2.58	50	4	0	0	28	6	0	0	6	306	73.1	56	21	35	1	62	1.24
1992	24	ATL	+0.0	3	2	3.42	53	0	0	0	18	6	0	0	6	289	68.1	51	26	35	3	49	1.26
1993	25	ATL	+0.6	3	1	2.86	43	6	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	283	66.0	52	21	36	2	59	1.33
1994	26	ATL	+0.4	9	4	3.45	20	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	461	112.1	90	43	45	0	111	1.20
1995	27	ATL	+0.0	7	8	4.15	29	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	622	143.0	140	66	61	3	102	1.41
1996	28	BAL	-1.5	3	6	7.76	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	283	58.0	73	50	35	3	22	1.86
1996	28	CLE	—	1	0	3.09	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	46	11.2	10	4	3	0	7	1.11
1996	28	TOT	-1.4	4	6	6.98	24	12	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	329	69.2	83	54	38	3	29	1.74
1997	29	CIN	-0.7	8	11	3.92	28	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	616	144.2	135	63	62	2	75	1.36
1998	30	STL	+0.5	11	11	5.07	30	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	716	161.2	199	91	53	3	72	1.56
1999	31	STL	-0.8	6	5	5.12	25	18	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	476	103.2	125	59	51	2	64	1.70
1999	31	BOS	+0.3	2	0	3.51	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113	25.2	23	10	13	1	17	1.40
1999	31	TOT	-0.4	8	5	4.80	30	23	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	589	129.1	148	69	64	3	81	1.64
2000	32	LAA	-1.1	1	3	6.52	21	7	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	225	48.1	57	35	29	2	30	1.78
2002	34	COL	-1.1	3	1	6.14	58	0	0	0	8	0	9	3	3	208	44.0	55	30	22	2	37	1.75
2003	35	CIN	-0.1	0	2	2.35	49	0	0	0	8	0	10	3	3	169	38.1	31	10	25	0	41	1.46
2003	35	ATL	—	0	0	1.06	18	0	0	0	7	1	1	1	2	73	17.0	15	2	7	0	7	1.29
2003	35	TOT	+0.0	0	2	1.95	67	0	0	0	15	1	11	4	5	242	55.1	46	12	32	0	48	1.41
2004	36	CHC	+0.4	3	1	2.55	71	0	0	0	7	0	16	3	3	223	53.0	39	15	27	3	51	1.25
2005	37	CIN	+0.0	3	1	3.65	78	0	0	0	23	4	20	3	7	265	61.2	64	25	19	3	45	1.35
2006	38	CIN	-0.4	1	1	4.13	37	0	0	0	7	1	6	2	3	123	28.1	28	13	11	0	17	1.38
2008	40	CIN	—	1	0	3.29	15	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	58	13.2	13	5	8	0	6	1.54
Career	—	18 yrs	-3.4	74	67	4.16	692	150	2	1	157	25	63	15	40	5792	1325.1	1307	612	607	32	917	1.44

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Mercker's career NUT of -3.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.6

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NUT by Season

-0.3

+0.3

+0.0

+0.6

+0.4

+0.0

-1.4

-0.7

+0.5

-0.4

-1.1

+0.0

+0.4

+0.0

-0.4

Awards

1994NL Player of the Week

1995World Series Championship

1997NL Pitcher of the Month

2000Tony Conigliaro Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	GF	SV	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	20	A+	11	4	2.75	19	19	5	0	0	0	527	127.2	102	39	47	2	159	1.17
1988	20	AA	3	1	3.35	9	9	0	0	0	0	207	48.1	36	18	26	1	60	1.28
1989	21	AAA	9	12	3.20	27	27	4	0	0	0	698	168.2	107	60	95	3	144	1.20
1990	22	AAA	5	4	3.55	12	10	0	1	1	1	260	58.1	60	23	27	1	69	1.49
1996	28	AAA	0	2	3.94	3	3	0	0	0	0	70	16.0	11	7	9	3	11	1.25
2000	32	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	4.0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2002	34	AAA	0	0	21.60	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	1.2	3	4	2	0	0	3.00
2008	40	A	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2008	40	AAA	0	1	5.40	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.80

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