Dave Goltz vs. Kent Mercker — Career Comparison

Dave Goltz
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Goltz 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. Dave Goltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 64), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 76), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 90). Role difference aside, Dave Goltz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Goltz and Kent Mercker

Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.9
50.9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.69
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
9.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.88
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.66
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.85
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.88
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8628
38.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.19
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.93
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.71
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7818
34.5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Goltz and Kent Mercker

Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.03
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.67
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.07
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.03
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.94
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Goltz and Kent Mercker

Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
1825.64
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
1485.11
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
94
482.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.57
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
10.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.53
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
107.69
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
2.95
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
251.28
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
244.68
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.54
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
46.81
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA