Bob James vs. Kent Mercker — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob James a clear advantage over Kent Mercker across the core pitching metrics. Bob James led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 64), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 76). Bob James was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Kent Mercker

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.68
21.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
6.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5042
34.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Kent Mercker

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.82
21.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Kent Mercker

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
1485.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
527.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
85.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
38.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
244.68
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.81
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA