Desi Relaford vs. Kent Mercker — Matchup Analysis
Desi Relaford has absolutely raked against Mercker. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Relaford. Relaford's production against Mercker has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.929, 39% above the career mark of 0.666, with a batting average of 0.429, 76% above their career average and above Mercker's career opposing average of 0.259. Edge: Relaford.
How Desi Relaford put the ball into play against Kent Mercker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kent Mercker to Desi Relaford
Matchup Details for Desi Relaford and Kent Mercker
Stats that describe the matchup between Desi Relaford and Kent Mercker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Desi Relaford Career Plate Appearances
3347
Kent Mercker Career Batters Faced
5792
In this matchup
0.429
Desi Relaford Career Batting Average
0.243
Kent Mercker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
In this matchup
0
Desi Relaford Career Home Runs
40
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed
154
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Desi Relaford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Desi Relaford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.056
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Desi Relaford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.080
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.168
In this matchup
0.429
Desi Relaford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Kent Mercker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
1
Desi Relaford Career Hit By Pitch
50
Kent Mercker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Desi Relaford Career Intentional Walks
22
Kent Mercker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
0
Desi Relaford Career Strikeouts
497
Kent Mercker Career Strikeouts Thrown
917
In this matchup
0.000
Desi Relaford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.730
Kent Mercker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.316
In this matchup
0.000
Desi Relaford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Kent Mercker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Desi Relaford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Kent Mercker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Desi Relaford Career Sacrifice Hits
37
Kent Mercker Career Sacrifice Hits
65
In this matchup
0
Desi Relaford Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Kent Mercker Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Desi Relaford Career Ground into Double Play
58
Kent Mercker Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0