Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Héctor Mercado

11.8

441

140

1174.1

52-64

5

4.44

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Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Pitching Comparison

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	52	64	.448	4.44	441	140	64	2	1	5	1174.1	1300	628	579	145	348	45	693	24	4	22	5062	1723	101	4.44	1.403	10.0	1.1	2.7	5.3
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	5	4	.556	4.55	112	3	25	0	0	1	124.2	117	67	63	15	75	3	127	4	1	10	559	199	95	4.46	1.540	8.4	1.1	5.4	9.2

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Elmer Dessens	33	2004	2004	0	0		6.75	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1		11.30	0.750	6.8	6.8	0.0	6.8

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Value

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	441	140	1174.1	11.3	2.4
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	112	3	124.2	0.5	-0.4

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Against

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	441	140	1174.1	1723	4596	882	257	16	52	39	57.14	4	112	59	35	.283	.334	.440	.775	101	.158	.305	687	2024	418	1672	1723
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	112	3	124.2	199	470	76	21	5	9	2	81.82	3	7	3	6	.249	.353	.411	.764	104	.162	.305	69	193	41	196	199

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Elmer Dessens	33	2004	2004	1	0	1.1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000		.600	.000	1	4	1	1	1

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Starting & Relieving

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	60	43	46.8	162	58	36	11	31.3	64	301
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	0	0	53.3	68	18	26	3	25.0	25	109

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Elmer Dessens	33	2004	2004	0			0	0		0		0	1

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Ratios

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	441	140	1174.1	13.7	6.9	6.8
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	112	3	124.2	22.7	13.4	9.3

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Elmer Dessens	33	2004	2004	1	0	1.1	20.0	0.0	20.0

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Pitch Summary

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	441	140	1174.1	16971	89	10530	62.05
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	112	3	124.2	2286	67	1377	60.24

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Elmer Dessens	33	2004	2004	1	0	1.1	17		11	64.71

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Head-to-Head Pitching

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Elmer Dessens	0	0		3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	2	2	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	30	2.167	15.0	0.0	4.5	7.5
2	Héctor Mercado	0	0		3.86	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	3	2	2	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	22	1.714	5.8	0.0	9.6	11.6

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Game Logs

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Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Elmer Dessens	CIN	2002-09-21 (1)	GS-6	6.0	10	2	2	0	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	30	13	26	9	1	0	1	0	0	11	0	1	0	1	46	114	66	0.1	1.09			1.56
2	Héctor Mercado	PHI	2002-09-21 (1)	GS-5	4.2	3	2	2	0	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	22	8	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	51	81	47	0.0	0.13			0.92

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batter vs. Pitcher

Elmer Dessens (Pitcher) vs. Héctor Mercado (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Elmer Dessens (Pitcher) vs. Héctor Mercado (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2002	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Elmer Dessens (Pitcher) vs. Héctor Mercado (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Elmer Dessens (Pitcher) vs. Héctor Mercado (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2002	2002-09-21 (1)	PHI	CIN	tied 0-0	t2	123	2	1 (0-0)	Lineout: CF
2	2002	2002-09-21 (1)	PHI	CIN	down 2-1	t4	-2-	1	4 (2-1)	Single to CF (Line Drive); M. Anderson to 3B

Héctor Mercado (Pitcher) vs. Elmer Dessens (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Héctor Mercado (Pitcher) vs. Elmer Dessens (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2002	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Héctor Mercado (Pitcher) vs. Elmer Dessens (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Héctor Mercado (Pitcher) vs. Elmer Dessens (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2002	2002-09-21 (1)	CIN	PHI	ahead 0-1	b2	1-3	2	2 (0-1)	Single to LF (Line Drive); R. Mateo Scores; K. Stinnett to 2B
2	2002	2002-09-21 (1)	CIN	PHI	ahead 1-2	b4	-2-	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Comparison

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Totals

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	392	300	240	14	39	4	1	0	16	0	0	22	65	.163	.233	.188	.420	9	45	1	0	38	0	0
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	105	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.111	.111	.111	.222	-41	1	1	0	0	0	0

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Value

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	392	300	0.5	0.4	0.5	-0.2	-37	1	-1	0
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	105	9	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-2	0	0	0

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Sabermetric

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	392	300	5	61	62	240	15	.223	30	-34	-3.2	.025	3.7		0
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	105	9	0	1	1	9	0	.200	0	-2	-0.2	.000	2.3		0

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Elmer Dessens	33	2004	2004	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Win Probability

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Elmer Dessens	25-39	1996	2010	392	300	-2.5	-3.0	0.3	-35.30	-3.3	-36.36	0.92
2	Héctor Mercado	26-29	2000	2003	105	9	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	-3.29	-0.3	-2.30	1.53

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Head-to-Head Batting

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Elmer Dessens	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Héctor Mercado	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0

Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Game Logs

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Elmer Dessens vs. Héctor Mercado: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Elmer Dessens	CIN	2002-09-21 (1)	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.053	0.00	0.00%	0.61			P
2	Héctor Mercado	PHI	2002-09-21 (1)	*	5	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	-0.015	0.00	0.00%	-0.27			P

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