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Jose Mercedes
Jose Miguel (Santana) Mercedes

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 31, 1994
  vs. TEX 5.3 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 24, 2003
Born March 5, 1971 in El Seibo, D.R.

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1989. (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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1994 23 MIL AL   2   0  19   0   0   0   5  0   31.0   22    9    8   4   16   11   2   0   120   1   1  2.32  5.05  217 1.226
 1995 24 MIL AL   0   1   5   0   0   0   0  0    7.3   12    9    8   1    8    6   0   1    42   0   0  9.82  4.96   50 2.727
 1996 25 MIL AL   0   2  11   0   0   0   4  0   16.7   20   18   17   6    5    6   0   2    74   0   0  9.18  5.20   57 1.500
 1997 26 MIL AL   7  10  29  23   2   1   1  0  159.0  146   76   67  24   53   80   5   1   653   2   1  3.79  4.66  123 1.252
 1998 27 MIL NL   2   2   7   5   0   0   0  0   32.0   42   25   24   5    9   11   1   0   146   1   0  6.75  4.28   63 1.594
 2000 29 BAL AL  14   7  36  20   1   0   7  0  145.7  150   71   65  15   64   70   3   3   636   1   0  4.02  4.72  118 1.469
 2001 30 BAL AL   8  17  33  31   2   0   1  0  184.0  219  125  119  20   63  123  10   5   828   3   2  5.82  4.30   74 1.533
 2003 32 MON NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  0    7.3    6    3    0   0    5    3   0   1    31   0   0  0.00  4.50  inf 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .458  33  39 145  79   5   1  18  0  583.0  617  336  308  75  223  310  21  13  2530   8   4  4.75  4.58   96 1.441
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  11  44  23   1   0   5  0  176.7  187  101   93  22   67   94   6   3   768   2   1  4.75  4.58   96 1.441
 Career High     14  17  36  31   2   1   7  0  184.0  219  125  119  24   64  123  10   5   828   3   2  3.79  4.72  123 1.252

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 26 MIL AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 27 MIL NL   7   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .091  .167  .091  -29    1   0   0   0   1   0
 2000 29 BAL AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 30 BAL AL   2    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons       54   19    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  12  .053  .100  .053  -58    1   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         57    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  36  .053  .100  .053  -58    3   0   0   0   3   0
 Career High     19   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6                           1   0   0   0   1   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 26 MIL AL    2    2    0   0.0   110| .000  .272| .000  .342| .000  .431| .000  .773|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1998 27 MIL NL   12   10    0   0.0   107| .091  .269| .167  .339| .091  .424| .258  .764| -29  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 2000 29 BAL AL    1    1    0   0.0   111| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .434| .000  .776|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2001 30 BAL AL    5    5    0   0.0   103| .000  .261| .000  .327| .000  .420| .000  .747|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        20   18    0   0.0   107| .053  .267| .100  .337| .053  .424| .153  .761| -58  .000  -4.4  -0.4   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 ------+
1994 23 MIL AL P 19 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.21 0.52 1.16 1.71 0 31.0 1995 24 MIL AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.54 0.00 1.85 0 7.3 1996 25 MIL AL P 11 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.52 1.08 1.78 0 16.7 1997 26 MIL AL P 29 6 16 3 2 .880 .957 0.76 0.49 1.25 1.71 23 159.0 1998 27 MIL NL P 7 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.54 0.84 1.86 5 32.0 2000 29 BAL AL P 36 2 16 0 1 1.000 .957 0.50 0.46 1.11 1.62 20 145.7 2001 30 BAL AL P 33 15 9 0 2 1.000 .956 0.73 0.49 1.17 1.75 31 184.0 2003 32 MON NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.48 1.23 1.85 0 7.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 23 MIL AL P 19 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.21 0.52 1.16 1.71 0 31.0 1995 24 MIL AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.54 0.00 1.85 0 7.3 1996 25 MIL AL P 11 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.52 1.08 1.78 0 16.7 1997 26 MIL AL P 29 6 16 3 2 .880 .957 0.76 0.49 1.25 1.71 23 159.0 1998 27 MIL NL P 7 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.54 0.84 1.86 5 32.0 2000 29 BAL AL P 36 2 16 0 1 1.000 .957 0.50 0.46 1.11 1.62 20 145.7 2001 30 BAL AL P 33 15 9 0 2 1.000 .956 0.73 0.49 1.17 1.75 31 184.0 2003 32 MON NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.48 1.23 1.85 0 7.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 145 24 50 4 5 .949 .957 0.51 0.49 1.14 1.71 79 583.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 145 24 50 4 5 .949 .957 0.51 0.49 1.14 1.71 79 583
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
2000 AL-.667-7

Shutouts
1997 AL-1-9

Losses
2001 AL-17-1

Earned Runs Allow.
2001 AL-119-2

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1934) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

August 10, 1989: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 1993: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1993 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 1998: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 19, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

June 24, 1999: Released by the San Diego Padres.

June 30, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

July 30, 1999: Released by the Florida Marlins.

August 4, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

February 21, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 26, 2002: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

May 23, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

December 18, 2002: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

September 2, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1994Milwaukee Brewers$109,000
1995Milwaukee Brewers$125,000
1997Milwaukee Brewers$153,000
1998Milwaukee Brewers$1,050,000
2001Baltimore Orioles$2,750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,187,000

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