Greg Brummett vs. Kent Mercker — Career Comparison

Greg Brummett
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Brummett built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Mercker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kent Mercker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.08 and 1.541 for Greg Brummett. By the career numbers, Kent Mercker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Brummett and Kent Mercker

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.08
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
4.16
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.16
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.88
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.49
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.72
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
38.52
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.59
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.71
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
34.31
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Greg Brummett and Kent Mercker

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.03
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Brummett and Kent Mercker

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
1485.11
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.57
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.55
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.24
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.53
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
82.98
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-39.12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-1.21
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
46.81
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA