Joe Fontenot vs. Win Mercer — Career Comparison

Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 6.33 and 1.805 for Joe Fontenot. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fontenot and Win Mercer

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.33
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.81
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3081
11.16
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.16
11.16
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.22
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.73
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.52
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
43.03
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11106
40.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
7.17
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
6.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Fontenot and Win Mercer

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.11
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fontenot and Win Mercer

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1773
540.82
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-56.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100