Luis Aquino vs. Mark Mercer — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Aquino built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aquino posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.7 and 1.826 for Mark Mercer. By the career numbers, Luis Aquino had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aquino and Mark Mercer

Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.95
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
8.22
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.92
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.21
49.21
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.08
31.08
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.68
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.7
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2035
27
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678.1
9
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.26
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
8.22
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.6
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.97
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
8.22
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
4.22
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9.39
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.957
1.957
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2902
38.5
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
42.26
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.53
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
4.13
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.7
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.77
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
34.63
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
34.04
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.26
42.26

Fielding Stats for Luis Aquino and Mark Mercer

Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.95
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
8.22
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.92
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2035
27
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678.1
9
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.55
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.34
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.27
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.08
31.08
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aquino and Mark Mercer

Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
3248.78
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
512.2
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
7.67
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.31
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
9
131.71
Mark Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
4.56
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA