Kent Mercker vs. Clint Rogge — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clint Rogge
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clint Rogge 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. Clint Rogge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.16 and 1.480 for Kent Mercker. By the career numbers, Clint Rogge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Clint Rogge

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.34
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.06
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.56
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.48
52.48
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.07
79.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.73
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
869
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
289.2
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.88
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
8.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.17
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
3.26
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
36.91
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5042
34.24
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
33.46
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Clint Rogge

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.03
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3976
27
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325.1
9
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.36
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.55
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.43
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.395
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.82
21.82
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Clint Rogge

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
1485.11
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
43
236.7
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
91
500.92
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.57
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
82.57
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.53
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.01
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
85.11
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
110.09
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.53
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
38.3
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
61.7
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
33.52
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
126.61
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.81
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Rogge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Clint Rogge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100