Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Pitching Comparison

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	162	132	.551	3.80	419	382	9	16	10	2	2391.0	2152	1101	1010	198	1163	53	1974	117	20	63	10334	3540	112	4.10	1.386	8.1	0.7	4.4	7.4
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	74	67	.525	4.16	692	150	157	2	1	25	1325.1	1307	676	612	154	607	47	917	32	15	55	5792	2005	104	4.63	1.444	8.9	1.0	4.1	6.2

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	2	3	.400	4.63	21	11	0	0	0	0	81.2	81	47	42	9	36	4	68	3	0	2	352	125		2.34	1.433	8.9	1.0	4.0	7.5
2	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	0	2	.000	3.63	16	3	2	0	0	0	22.1	20	9	9	2	15	0	15	1	0	0	100	36		4.59	1.567	8.1	0.8	6.0	6.0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Value

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	419	382	2391.0	42.5	22.8
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	12.8	2.2

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Totals Against

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	419	382	2391.0	3540	8882	1467	446	41	206	113	64.58	32	210	109	62	.242	.336	.369	.704	89	.126	.289	1109	3274	685	3432	3540
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	2005	5039	852	278	23	104	44	70.27	12	104	65	46	.259	.340	.415	.755	100	.156	.287	728	2093	455	1946	2005

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	21	11	81.2	125	304	59	12	1	12	4	75.00	1	9	7	2	.266	.348	.401	.749		.135	.314	45	122	22	120	125
2	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	3	22.1	36	74	13	3	2	4	0	100.00	1	1	1	1	.270	.396	.446	.842		.176	.310	17	33	7	36	36

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Starting & Relieving

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	215	56	52.9	31	9	29	1	66.7	9	37
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	59	39	47.8	285	95	33	27	48.1	157	542

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	7	64	51.4	10	2	20	0		0	10
2	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	0	0	41.0	11	1	9	0		2	13

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Ratios

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	419	382	2391.0	19.1	11.3	7.8
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	15.8	10.5	5.4

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	21	11	81.2	19.3	10.2	9.1
2	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	3	22.1	15.0	15.0	0.0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Pitch Summary

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	419	382	2391.0	19256	106	11461	59.52
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	5205	87	3156	60.63

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	21	11	81.2	1191	117	715	60.03
2	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	3	22.1	195		107	54.87

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Head-to-Head Pitching

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Kent Mercker	0	1	.000	5.68	2	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	7	4	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	26	1.263	9.9	1.4	1.4	5.7
2	Al Leiter	2	0	1.000	1.93	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	8	3	3	0	2	0	17	0	0	0	50	0.714	5.1	0.0	1.3	10.9

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Game Logs

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Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	NYM	2002-08-25	GS-7, W	7.0	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	26	6	25	3	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	66	113	74	0.3	1.99			1.09
2	Kent Mercker	COL	2002-08-25	9-9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	5	0.0	0.27	0	0	0.04
3	Al Leiter	NYM	1999-06-17	GS-7, W	7.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	24	4	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	75	96	61	0.3	2.92			0.92
4	Kent Mercker	STL	1999-06-17	GS-6, L	6.0	7	4	4	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	25	8	22	4	2	0	0	1	1	12	0	1	1	3	45	93	64	-0.1	-0.64			1.06

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batter vs. Pitcher

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Al Leiter (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Al Leiter (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	1999	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Al Leiter (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Al Leiter (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1999	1999-06-17	NYM	STL	down 1-0	t3	---	1	5 (2-2)	Flyball: RF
2	1999	1999-06-17	NYM	STL	tied 1-1	t5	-2-	0	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); R. Ordóñez to 3B

Al Leiter (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Leiter (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (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	1999	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Leiter (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Leiter (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1999	1999-06-17	STL	NYM	ahead 0-1	b2	12-	2	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1999	1999-06-17	STL	NYM	down 2-1	b5	---	2	3 (1-1)	Popfly: RF (Short RF)

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Comparison

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	271	613	530	15	45	7	1	0	16	0	0	35	290	.085	.142	.102	.243	-34	54	10	0	48	0	0
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	0	0	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	0	22	1	0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	21	20	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.059	.158	.118	.276	2	1	0	1	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Value

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	271	613	-2.5	-2.5	-2.4	-0.1	-110	1	-2	0
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	-0.8	-0.8	-0.7	-0.1	-45	1	-1	0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Sabermetric

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	271	613	8	80	86	543	13	.188	31	-106	-10.2	.017	1.8		0
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	8	39	42	244	8	.203	29	-45	-4.4	.048	2.2		0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	27-39	1993	2005	21	20	1	3	5	18	3	.111	0			.059	2.1		0
2	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Win Probability

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Al Leiter	21-39	1987	2005	271	613	-10.2	-10.1	-0.3	-115.16	-11.5	-114.28	0.98
2	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	-3.6	-4.0	0.2	-42.44	-4.2	-45.21	0.96

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Head-to-Head Batting

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Kent Mercker	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Al Leiter	2	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	2	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: Game Logs

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Kent Mercker vs. Al Leiter: 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	Al Leiter	NYM	2002-08-25	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.81	-0.024	0.00	0.00%	-0.22			P
2	Kent Mercker	COL	2002-08-25		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Al Leiter	NYM	1999-06-17	*	8	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.96	-0.044	1.28	-0.04%	-0.62			P
4	Kent Mercker	STL	1999-06-17	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.056	0.97	-0.03%	-0.59			P

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