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Hector Mercado

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 235 lb.

Debut April 4, 2000
  vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 11, 2003
Born April 29, 1974 in Catano, P.R.

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2000 26 CIN NL   0   0  12   0   0   0   4  0   14.0   12    7    7   2    8   13   0   2    60   0   0  4.50  4.73  105 1.429
 2001 27 CIN NL   3   2  56   0   0   0  10  0   53.0   55   27   24   6   30   59   0   4   240   1   0  4.08  4.58  112 1.604
 2002 28 PHI NL   2   2  31   3   0   0   7  0   39.0   32   21   20   2   25   40   3   3   173   2   1  4.62  3.87   84 1.462
 2003 29 PHI NL   0   0  13   0   0   0   4  1   18.7   18   12   12   5   12   15   1   1    86   0   0  5.79  3.99   69 1.607
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .556   5   4 112   3   0   0  25  1  124.7  117   67   63  15   75  127   4  10   559   3   1  4.55  4.29   94 1.540
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   2  66   1   0   0  14  0   73.7   69   39   37   8   44   75   2   5   330   1   0  4.55  4.29   94 1.540
 Career High      3   2  56   3   0   0  10  1   53.0   55   27   24   6   30   59   3   4   240   2   1  4.08  4.58  112 1.604

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 26 CIN NL  12    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 27 CIN NL  50    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 28 PHI NL  31    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   36    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 29 PHI NL  12    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      105    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .111  .111  .111  -41    1   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         14    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .111  .111  .111  -41    2   0   0   0   0   2
 Career High     50    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2                           1   0   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 26 CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0   118| .000  .276| .000  .353| .000  .450| .000  .803|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2001 27 CIN NL    2    2    0   0.0   116| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .450| .000  .796|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2002 28 PHI NL    4    3    0   0.0   102| .250  .258| .250  .332| .250  .412| .500  .743|  36  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 2003 29 PHI NL    2    3    0   0.0   103| .000  .260| .000  .331| .000  .418| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons         9    9    0   0.0   107| .111  .264| .111  .337| .111  .426| .222  .763| -41  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 26 CIN NL P 12 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.08 0.48 0.64 1.74 0 14.0 2001 27 CIN NL P 56 0 5 1 0 .833 .962 0.09 0.46 0.85 1.75 0 53.0 2002 28 PHI NL P 31 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.13 0.48 0.92 1.82 3 39.0 2003 29 PHI NL P 13 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.23 0.48 1.44 1.83 0 18.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 26 CIN NL P 12 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.08 0.48 0.64 1.74 0 14.0 2001 27 CIN NL P 56 0 5 1 0 .833 .962 0.09 0.46 0.85 1.75 0 53.0 2002 28 PHI NL P 31 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.13 0.48 0.92 1.82 3 39.0 2003 29 PHI NL P 13 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.23 0.48 1.44 1.83 0 18.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 112 1 12 1 0 .929 .963 0.12 0.47 0.94 1.78 3 124.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 112 1 12 1 0 .929 .963 0.12 0.47 0.94 1.78 3 125
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Transactions 

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.

December 9, 1996: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft.

December 15, 1997: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

December 15, 1997: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Mets for Mike Welch.

August 4, 1999: Released by the New York Mets.

December 31, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 30, 2002: Sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an earlier deal made on March 28, 2002. The Cincinnati Reds sent a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for Reggie Taylor. The Cincinnati Reds sent Hector Mercado (March 30, 2002) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

September 29, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 28, 2005: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 23, 2005: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Bridgeport (Atlantic).

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 7, 2006: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998New York Mets$170,000
2000Cincinnati Reds$220,000
2002Philadelphia Phillies$255,000
2003Philadelphia Phillies$330,000
Career (may be incomplete)$975,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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