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Kent Mercker

Reds Career team 1997–2008
Number #50
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 58
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Dublin, OH
Born Feb 1, 1968

Key Insights

2008
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Mike Piazza has hit .667/.667/.917 against Mercker over 15 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

8 for 12 with 1 home run and 0 strikeouts, against a .773 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Mike Matheny is 0 for 13 against Mercker, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

14 career plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Mercker has walked Dave Hollins 6 times in 14 plate appearances, 42.9% of them.

6 walks in 14 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The OAK lineup has hit .358 and slugged .679 against Mercker across 61 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

19 hits, 4 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .415 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Mercker has struck Billy Ashley out 6 times in 12 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Mercker has faced Tony Gwynn more than any other hitter: 42 plate appearances, and Tony Gwynn has hit .282/.333/.513 in them.

11 hits, 2 home runs and 1 strikeout across 42 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 1, 1968
Birth Place Dublin, OH
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left