Kent Mercker vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leroy Sutton 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. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.16 and 1.480 for Kent Mercker. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Leroy Sutton

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.02
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.88
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
8.88
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.14
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
38.53
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.76
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.44
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
35.45
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Leroy Sutton

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.03
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.92
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.07
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Leroy Sutton

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
1485.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
527.66
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
548.28
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.57
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.53
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
20.52
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
85.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
82.98
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
18.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.4
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.81
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA