Kris Medlen vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Kris Medlen a clear advantage over Jose Mercedes across the core pitching metrics. Kris Medlen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 99), run prevention (ERA+ 163 vs 108), and home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 111). Kris Medlen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kris Medlen and Jose Mercedes

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
8.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.81
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
33.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Kris Medlen and Jose Mercedes

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Medlen and Jose Mercedes

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
689.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.44
25.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
97.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
17.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
233.77
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA