Kurt Mertins
Kurt James Mertins
Born: April 22, 1986
Yorba Linda, CA US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 188
Draft: Round 13 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: College of the Desert
Career: 2006-2012
Kurt Mertins compiled a career batting average of .268 with 21 home runs and 271 RBI in his 701-game career with the Idaho Falls Chukars, Burlington Bees, North Shore Honu, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Omaha Royals and Omaha Storm Chasers. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
 Idaho Falls Chukars |
 Burlington Bees |
 North Shore Honu |
 Wilmington Blue Rocks |
 Northwest Arkansas Naturals |
 Omaha Royals |
 Omaha Storm Chasers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | 61 | 250 | 225 | 46 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 39 | .342 | .397 | .431 | .828 | 97 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 125 | 508 | 445 | 70 | 111 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 50 | 95 | .249 | .335 | .333 | .668 | 148 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 118 | 475 | 425 | 60 | 120 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 36 | 91 | .282 | .351 | .400 | .751 | 170 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 24 | 95 | 78 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | .218 | .295 | .372 | .667 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 126 | 552 | 495 | 64 | 136 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 107 | .275 | .332 | .366 | .698 | 181 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 70 | 279 | 253 | 35 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 50 | .233 | .289 | .352 | .641 | 89 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 22 | 86 | 74 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .311 | .384 | .378 | .762 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 20 | 68 | 62 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .274 | .292 | .306 | .599 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 57 | 209 | 173 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 40 | .254 | .355 | .376 | .730 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 24 | 100 | 91 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .264 | .323 | .308 | .631 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 25 | 84 | 73 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .205 | .277 | .233 | .510 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 29 | 61 | 58 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .259 | .279 | .379 | .658 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 701 | 2767 | 2452 | 369 | 658 | 114 | 29 | 21 | 271 | 115 | 33 | 217 | 500 | .268 | .335 | .364 | .700 | 893 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | 2B | 42 | 73 | 107 | 9 | 26 | .952 | 4.286 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 2B | 89 | 149 | 234 | 11 | 50 | .972 | 4.303 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 3B | 21 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 4 | .885 | 2.190 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | SS | 20 | 24 | 50 | 5 | 12 | .937 | 3.700 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2B | 61 | 89 | 166 | 6 | 44 | .977 | 4.180 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3B | 33 | 16 | 62 | 6 | 6 | .929 | 2.364 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 2B | 20 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 9 | .943 | 4.150 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | SS | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 2B | 86 | 146 | 266 | 10 | 54 | .976 | 4.791 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3B | 26 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 5 | .910 | 2.346 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 3B | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 3.200 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | SS | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 3.600 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 2B | 44 | 88 | 146 | 4 | 36 | .983 | 5.318 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 2B | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 2.250 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | SS | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3B | 14 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 2.571 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 2B | 8 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 3.500 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 3B | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3B | 27 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 3 | .942 | 2.407 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 2B | 21 | 37 | 63 | 1 | 22 | .990 | 4.762 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2B | 14 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 10 | .981 | 3.714 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | SS | 11 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 3 | .927 | 3.455 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 3B | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 1.750 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 2B | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 4.333 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3B | 18 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 2.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 2B | 14 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.214 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | RF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 615 | 805 | 1491 | 88 | 301 | .963 | 3.733 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Chukars | KCA | June 30, 2006 | September 7, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KCA | April 5, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | April 4, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | North Shore Honu | September 27, 2008 | November 8, 2008 | |
| 2009 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 9, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 8, 2010 | May 11, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | May 13, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 7, 2011 | June 26, 2011 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | BOS | July 4, 2011 | July 29, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | July 31, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 5, 2012 | May 3, 2012 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | May 5, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
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