Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bret Saberhagen

12.0

692

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Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Pitching Comparison

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	167	117	.588	3.34	399	371	13	76	16	1	2562.2	2452	1036	952	218	471	34	1715	59	12	53	10421	3086	126	3.27	1.141	8.6	0.8	1.7	6.0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	2	4	.333	4.67	10	10	0	2	1	0	54.0	54	32	28	11	11	1	38	1	0	0	226	68		4.19	1.204	9.0	1.8	1.8	6.3

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Value

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	399	371	2562.2	58.9	36.6

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Totals Against

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	399	371	2562.2	3086	9733	1704	445	85	115	87	56.93	38	167	89	68	.252	.289	.382	.671	81	.130	.284	1088	3721	748	2982	3086

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	13	3	2	4	0	100.00	1	1	1	1	.270	.396	.446	.842		.176	.310	17	33	7	36	36
2	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	10	10	54.0	68	214	30	12	1	4	1	80.00	1	2	0	0	.252	.292	.472	.764		.220	.261	37	101	24	66	68

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Starting & Relieving

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	224	60	55.6	13	4	31	1	50.0	13	28

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	0	0	41.0	11	1	9	0		2	13
2	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	5	50	49.9						0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Ratios

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	399	371	2562.2	16.5	4.5	11.9

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	10	10	54.0	16.8	4.9	11.9

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Pitch Summary

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	399	371	2562.2	238	99	171	71.85

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	195		107	54.87
2	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	10	10	54.0	458	92	310	67.69

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Head-to-Head Pitching

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	7.11	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	5	5	5	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	26	1.105	7.1	2.8	2.8	5.7
2	Bret Saberhagen	1	0	1.000	3.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	6	3	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	34	0.667	6.0	3.0	0.0	3.0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Game Logs

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Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	ATL	1995-06-23	GS-7, L	6.1	5	5	5	0	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	26	7	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	45	89	49	-0.2	-1.56			1.12
2	Bret Saberhagen	NYM	1995-06-23	CG, W	9.0	6	3	3	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	34	7	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	3	66	93	63	0.2	1.79			0.70

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Batter vs. Pitcher

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Bret Saberhagen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Bret Saberhagen (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	1995	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Bret Saberhagen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kent Mercker (Pitcher) vs. Bret Saberhagen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1995	1995-06-23	NYM	ATL	down 2-1	t3	---	1	2 (1-0)	Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.)
2	1995	1995-06-23	NYM	ATL	tied 2-2	t5	-2-	1	6 (3-2)	Flyball: CF

Bret Saberhagen (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bret Saberhagen (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	1995	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

Bret Saberhagen (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bret Saberhagen (Pitcher) vs. Kent Mercker (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1995	1995-06-23	ATL	NYM	ahead 1-2	b3	---	0	1 (0-0)	Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); K. Mercker to 1B
2	1995	1995-06-23	ATL	NYM	tied 2-2	b5	1--	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout (foul bunt)

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Batting Comparison

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Batting Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	94	227	190	13	23	4	0	0	1	0	0	13	49	.121	.177	.142	.319	-13	27	1	0	24	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	10	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Batting Value

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	94	227	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	-33	1	1	0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Batting Sabermetric

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	94	227	4	36	38	192	7	.163	14	-31	-3.0	.021	3.9		0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	Bret Saberhagen	20-35	1984	1999	10	9	0	0	0	9	0	.000	1			.000	2.0		0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Batting Win Probability

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	-4.2	-45.21	0.96
2	Bret Saberhagen	20-37	1984	2001	94	227	-3.1	-3.2	-0.3	-34.41	-3.4	-34.07	0.88

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Head-to-Head Batting

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Totals

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bret Saberhagen	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: Game Logs

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Kent Mercker vs. Bret Saberhagen: 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	ATL	1995-06-23	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.006	1.77	-0.01%	0.08			P
2	Bret Saberhagen	NYM	1995-06-23	*	9	9	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67	-0.072	0.05	0.00%	-0.32			P

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