#55 Kent Mercker, Reliever, 35 yrs, Boston Red Sox Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Kent Mercker
2/1/1968 35 USA,OH,Dublin 6"1 185
Reliever L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 2003 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 10 Days (870 total Days) 80 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 146 Days (1178 total Days) 18 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 51 5
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Sinker Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 38.2 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 54 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6.98 | 99.0 | 129 | 93 | 77 | 72 | 93 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 5 | 2 | .0 | 21 | 3 | 18.4 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 7.02 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 59 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .437 | .627 | 1.064 |
vs. RHB | 106 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .384 | .443 | .827 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 20.0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
Road | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 18.2 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
This Week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 8.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 16.0 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 15 |
May | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 11.1 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 |
June | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 11.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1996 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 51.0 | 56 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .335 | BOS |
1997 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.14 | 45.2 | 55 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | .335 | BOS |
1998 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.15 | 43.2 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | .294 | BOS |
2000 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6.78 | 77.0 | 93 | 65 | 58 | 5 | 32 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 | .355 | BOS |
2001 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.45 | 11.0 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | .459 | BOS |
2002 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.67 | 41.2 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | .234 | BOS |
2003 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 38.2 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2.02 | .368 | BOS |
Total | 143 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5.80 | 308.2 | 349 | 225 | 199 | 25 | 139 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .332 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1986, A | 28 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3.67 | 181.1 | 152 | 76 | 74 | 17 | 77 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 1.26 | .246 |
1987, A | 29 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2.47 | 193.1 | 132 | 58 | 53 | 16 | 78 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 1.09 | .201 |
1988, A | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4.14 | 169.2 | 145 | 82 | 78 | 16 | 77 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .261 |
1989, AA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.25 | 36.0 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | .318 |
1990, AA | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 23.1 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | .328 |
1990, AAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | .333 |
1991, AAA | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 | 40.1 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | .250 |
1992, AAA | 29 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4.96 | 154.1 | 150 | 89 | 85 | 19 | 118 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | .319 |
1993, AAA | 28 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3.94 | 162.0 | 155 | 81 | 71 | 15 | 64 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .323 |
1994, AAA | 29 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4.65 | 158.2 | 160 | 90 | 82 | 25 | 60 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 | .318 |
1995, AAA | 20 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5.71 | 99.1 | 126 | 75 | 63 | 21 | 49 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 | .383 |
1996, AAA | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.10 | 104.2 | 94 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 36 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | .281 |
1998, AAA | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 | 41.0 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | .377 |
1999, AAA | 53 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.82 | 61.2 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | .358 |
2001, AAA | 25 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.82 | 61.1 | 59 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 28 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | .325 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 12.0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 | 18.1 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1996 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
1997 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | BOS |
1998 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
2000 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
2001 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
2002 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
Total | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .875 | 38.2 | 1.86 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Boston on 3/3/1986 to a minor league contract. Injured on 8/22/1988 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 4/30/1995 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... Earned first career win on 8/9/1996... Had first career hit on 5/6/1997, off Billy Wagner (DET)... Injured on 6/25/2000 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... 2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/16/2002 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks... 2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/19/2003 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
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