Kent Mercker vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart 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 Stewart led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 76), and home run suppression (HR9+ 75 vs 64). Kent Mercker held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 84). Role difference aside, Dave Stewart holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Dave Stewart

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.44
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.48
52.48
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.95
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.88
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
8.55
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.54
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.41
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251
38.51
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
4.31
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.32
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.59
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5042
34.24
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
34.12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Dave Stewart

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.67
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.56
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Dave Stewart

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
1485.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
51
510
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.57
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.02
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.53
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
85.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.53
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
38.3
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
61.7
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
46.81
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA