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Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Pitching Comparison

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	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
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	123	109	.530	4.24	323	318	2	16	9	0	1976.1	1768	993	932	251	908	31	1918	38	17	109	8462	2783	97	4.23	1.354	8.1	1.1	4.1	8.7

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	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
2	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996	0	2	.000	10.38	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	12	10	10	3	7	1	9	0	0	1	45	19		7.98	2.192	12.5	3.1	7.3	9.3

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Value

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	12.8	2.2
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	323	318	1976.1	21.8	5.4

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Totals Against

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	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
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	323	318	1976.1	2783	7370	1147	327	43	300	99	75.19	7	98	94	50	.240	.324	.398	.723	95	.158	.289	974	2934	621	2714	2783

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	3	22.1	36	74											.270	.400					.316				36	36
2	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996	2	2	8.2	19	37											.324	.432					.360				19	19

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Starting & Relieving

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	59	39	47.8	285	95	33	27	48.1	157	542
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	177	56	53.0	4	4	100	0		2	5

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003									2	13
2	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996									0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Ratios

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	15.8	10.5	5.4
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	323	318	1976.1	22.7	10.7	11.9

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	3	22.1	15.0	15.0	0.0
2	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996	2	2	8.2	20.0	15.6	4.4

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Pitch Summary

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	692	150	1325.1	5205	87	3156	60.63
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	323	318	1976.1	16446	99	10137	61.64

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	3	22.1
2	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996	2	2	8.2

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Head-to-Head Pitching

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	0		1.35	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	6	1	1	0	5	2	2	0	0	0	30	1.650	8.1	0.0	6.8	2.7
2	Hideo Nomo	2	0	1.000	2.51	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.1	11	4	4	2	4	0	10	0	0	0	56	1.047	6.9	1.3	2.5	6.3

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Game Logs

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Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	Kent Mercker	CIN	2003-08-07	7-GF(8)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		16	8	0.1	1.16	1	0	0.80
2	Hideo Nomo	LAD	2003-08-07	GS-7, W	6.1	6	3	3	0	2	4	0	4	0	0	0	29	10	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	2	49	94	56	0.0	0.15			1.29
3	Kent Mercker	CIN	1997-05-05	GS-5	5.0	5	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	23	10	19	4	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	1	51	97	55	0.1	1.39			1.24
4	Hideo Nomo	LAD	1997-05-05	GS-9, W	8.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	27	5	27	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	1	74	85	57	0.3	2.44			1.03

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batter vs. Pitcher

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Hideo Nomo (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Hideo Nomo (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	1997	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Hideo Nomo (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Hideo Nomo (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1997	1997-05-05	LAD	CIN	ahead 0-1	b2	-2-	2	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	1997	1997-05-05	LAD	CIN	ahead 0-1	b4	-2-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Hideo Nomo (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Hideo Nomo (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	1997	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Hideo Nomo (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Hideo Nomo (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1997	1997-05-05	CIN	LAD	down 1-0	t3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Popfly: SS (SS-2B)

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Comparison

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	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
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	233	543	485	22	65	14	1	4	26	0	0	13	222	.134	.156	.192	.348	-7	93	4	0	44	1	0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Value

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	-0.8	-0.8	-0.7	-0.1	-45	1	-1	0
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	233	543	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	-0.1	-79	0	-3	0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Sabermetric

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	8	39	42	244	8	.203	29	-45	-4.4	.048	2.2		0
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	233	543	19	78	81	469	18	.235	44	-74	-7.4	.058	2.2		0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	Kent Mercker	23-35	1991	2003	16	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Hideo Nomo	26-27	1995	1996	2	3	0	0	0	3			0			.000	1.0		0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Win Probability

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Kent Mercker	21-40	1989	2008	637	282	-3.6	-4.0	0.2	-42.44		-45.21	0.96
2	Hideo Nomo	26-39	1995	2008	233	543	-8.0	-7.4	-0.9	-91.85		-84.72	0.96

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Head-to-Head Batting

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Hideo Nomo	2	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	1	0	0	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: Game Logs

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Kent Mercker vs. Hideo Nomo: 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	Kent Mercker	CIN	2003-08-07		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Hideo Nomo	LAD	2003-08-07	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.204	0.66	-0.06%	-2.26			P
3	Kent Mercker	CIN	1997-05-05	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	-0.018	0.32	-0.01%	-0.15			P
4	Hideo Nomo	LAD	1997-05-05	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.69	-0.065	0.76	-0.04%	-0.58			P

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