Héctor Mercado

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: April 29, 1974 in Catano, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, Puerto Rico).

High School: Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, Puerto Rico)

Debut: April 4, 2000 (Age 25-341d, 17,611th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 11, 2003 (Age 29-073d)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Héctor Luis Mercado

Pronunciation: \mur-CAH-do\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.55

112

124.2

127

WHIP

1.540

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-35

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 22

2001 Pitching Game Log

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2001 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	13	10	Apr 12	CIN	@	PIT	W,11-6	9-GF		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.05	3	11	8	3	1	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.009	.09	0.00%	0.54	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
2	14	15	Apr 18	CIN		MIL	L,4-7	5-6		5	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.38	6	27	15	1	9	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.32	0.052	.37	0.04%	1.50	5t 1-- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d4
3	15	19	Apr 24	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-5	8-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1.14	3	14	8	2	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.012	.53	0.01%	0.26	8b --- 1 out a4	8b 3 out a4
4	16	22	Apr 27	CIN	@	COL	W,12-9	4-7	W(1-0)	2	3.1	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.29	2.33	13	49	33	10	5	2	7	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.065	.81	0.04%	1.62	4b -23 2 out d2	7b 3 out d3
5	17	24	Apr 29	CIN	@	COL	L,7-14	6-6	BL(1-1)	1	0.1	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	4.91	2.09	6	19	14	4	2	2	3	3	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	-0.532	2.18	-0.39%	-3.72	6b 1-- 2 out a2	6b 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	18	26	May 2	CIN		LAD	L,3-7	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.86	2.41	8	29	18	3	2	1	5	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.042	.37	0.03%	1.11	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d3
7	19	28	May 4	CIN		SDP	L,5-11	6-6		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	2.25	2	8	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.009	.19	0.01%	0.72	6t -2- 1 out d6	6t 3 out d6
8	20	29	May 5	CIN		SDP	L,2-5	7-7		0	1.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.27	2.32	5	33	19	5	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.024	.65	0.02%	0.55	7t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
9	21	31	May 7	CIN	@	ARI	W,5-4	9-9		1	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.18	2.43	3	15	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	-0.179	2.29	-0.10%	-0.68	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 1-3 1 out tie
10	22	33	May 9	CIN	@	ARI	L,2-5	7-8	L(1-2)	1	1.1	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	4.26	2.18	6	30	22	4	5	0	4	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.070	1.61	-0.04%	-0.34	7b --- 0 out tie	8b -23 1 out tie
11	23	38	May 15	CIN		ARI	L,1-5	7-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	2.22	2	6	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.071	.97	0.03%	0.44	7t --- 0 out tie	7t --- 2 out tie
12	24	48	May 26	CIN		STL	W,7-2	8-9		10	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.68	2.03	5	22	16	6	2	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.019	.14	0.01%	0.81	8t --- 0 out a5	9t --- 1 out a5
13	25	49	May 27	CIN		STL	L,0-2	6-6		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	2.05	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	0.080	1.40	0.02%	0.81	6t 123 2 out d1	6t 3 out d1
14	26	50	May 28	CIN		CHC	L,6-9	8-8	BS(2)	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	2.05	2	5	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.33	-0.258	.93	-0.06%	-1.12	8t -2- 2 out a1	8t 12- 2 out tie
15	27	52	May 30	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	1.99	3	10	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.021	.07	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	28	53	Jun 1	CIN	@	STL	W,5-1	7-7	W(2-2)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	2.05	3	13	7	1	1	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.56	0.090	.31	0.01%	0.53	7b --- 0 out tie	7b 3 out tie
17	29	54	Jun 2	CIN	@	STL	L,5-8	7-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.00	2.16	5	20	10	1	4	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.010	.05	0.00%	0.53	7b 1-- 2 out d3	8b 1-- 2 out d3
18	30	56	Jun 4	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	7-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.89	2.35	3	12	5	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.35	0.014	.06	0.00%	0.55	7b 1-- 1 out d3	7b 3 out d3
19	31	57	Jun 5	CIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	2.26	1	6	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.008	.04	0.00%	0.11	8b --- 2 out d1	8b 3 out d1
20	32	58	Jun 6	CIN	@	MIL	W,6-3	8-8		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.75	2.18	3	14	9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.010	.08	0.00%	0.28	8b --- 0 out a5	8b 1-- 2 out a5
21	33	59	Jun 8	CIN	@	CLE	W,7-4	7-7	H(1)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	2.21	3	9	7	2	0	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	0.059	.34	0.01%	0.30	7b --- 0 out a1	7b 1-- 2 out a1
22	34	60	Jun 9	CIN	@	CLE	L,2-10	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	2.23	1	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.59	-0.008	.12	0.00%	0.10	7b 123 1 out d3	7b 1-3 2 out d4
23	35	63	Jun 13	CIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	7-8		3	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.57	2.38	2	16	8	2	1	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.28	7b --- 2 out d2	8b 1-- 0 out d2
24	36	64	Jun 14	CIN	@	CHW	L,5-7	7-7		0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.57	2.38	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	-0.054	.32	-0.01%	-0.40	7b 1-- 1 out tie	7b 12- 1 out tie
25	37	66	Jun 16	CIN		COL	L,7-8	7-7		1	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.27	2.91	5	24	17	3	1	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.266	.13	-0.02%	-1.45	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d2
26	38	67	Jun 17	CIN		COL	L,3-4	7-8		0	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.04	2.67	6	23	16	2	5	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.030	.02	0.00%	0.76	7t --- 0 out d3	8t -2- 2 out d3
27	39	69	Jun 19	CIN		MIL	L,8-10	5-5		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.96	2.64	4	21	11	4	3	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.004	.02	0.00%	0.09	5t --- 0 out d4	5t 12- 2 out d4
28	40	73	Jun 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-9	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.08	3.12	9	45	24	5	6	0	6	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.11	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
29	41	75	Jun 26	CIN	@	STL	W,10-9	7-7	H(2)	2	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.04	3.05	2	5	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.34	-0.155	.08	0.00%	-1.44	7b 12- 1 out a3	7b --3 2 out a1
30	42	77	Jun 28	CIN		CHC	W,5-2	8-9	H(3)	1	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	3.58	3.37	5	31	21	4	3	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.027	.02	0.00%	-1.22	8t -2- 2 out a3	9t --- 2 out a3
31	43	79	Jun 30	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	3.36	3	10	6	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out a6	8t 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	44	81	Jul 2	CIN		PIT	L,5-10	7-7		1	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.94	3.55	7	33	22	3	4	1	4	2	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.023	.01	0.00%	-1.45	7t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d7
33	45	82	Jul 3	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.90	3.65	2	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	-0.033	.01	0.00%	-0.43	8t --- 0 out d2	8t --3 1 out d2
34	46	85	Jul 6	CIN	@	MIN	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.82	3.51	2	10	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.072	.02	0.00%	0.98	8b --3 1 out d1	8b end d 1
35	47	86	Jul 7	CIN	@	MIN	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.73	3.43	2	4	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.79	-0.088	.02	0.00%	-0.02	8b --3 1 out tie	8b end d 1
36	48	90	Jul 14	CIN		CLE	W,6-5	6-7		6	1.2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.55	3.41	7	32	17	6	4	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.64	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 12- 2 out d5
37	49	91	Jul 15	CIN		DET	L,5-8	8-8	H(4)	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.48	3.41	3	7	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.30	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 1-- 2 out a2
38	50	93	Jul 17	CIN		DET	L,1-3	8-8		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.38	3.37	5	17	10	3	4	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
39	51	97	Jul 21	CIN	@	FLA	W,8-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.28	3.30	3	19	12	1	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
40	52	101	Jul 25	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-11	6-6		3	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.53	3.30	3	14	7	1	1	1	2	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-2.78	6b -23 1 out d2	6b 1-3 1 out d5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	53	106	Aug 1	CIN	@	LAD	W,10-5	9-GF		6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	3.29	3	7	6	0	2	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.22	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
42	54	107	Aug 2	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-4	6-6	H(5)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	3.29	1	6	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.32	6b -2- 2 out a2	6b 3 out a2
43	55	108	Aug 3	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.38	3.53	4	27	14	4	0	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-1.07	7b --- 0 out a6	7b 123 1 out a6
44	56	110	Aug 5	CIN	@	SDP	W,10-9	4-6		1	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.49	3.67	7	23	12	3	1	1	4	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.52	4b 12- 2 out a2	6b 1-- 0 out a2
45	57	112	Aug 8	CIN		SFG	W,11-9	5-5	W(3-2)	2	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.46	3.66	2	10	6	2	0	0	2	1	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.174	.00	0.00%	-1.54	5t 12- 2 out d1	5t 3 out d3
46	58	114	Aug 10	CIN		COL	L,7-16	7-8		1	2.0	2	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.95	3.95	10	34	19	5	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-1.90	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d6
47	59	117	Aug 13	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	8-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.95	4.02	1	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.18	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-0.67	8b 12- 1 out a1	8b 123 1 out a1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
48	60	135	Sep 1	CIN		PIT	L,0-7	9-GF		18	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.86	4.03	5	21	12	1	1	0	3	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
49	61	138	Sep 4	CIN		HOU	L,1-7	8-9		2	1.1	2	1	0	2	3	0	0	3.74	4.00	9	39	21	8	3	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.04	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.53	8t --- 0 out d6	9t 123 1 out d5
50	62	144	Sep 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-8	3-6		5	3.2	3	2	2	0	3	1	0	3.83	4.07	14	53	38	10	11	4	7	3	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.023	.00	0.00%	0.41	3b 12- 1 out d5	6b 3 out d6
51	63	146	Sep 19	CIN		CHC	L,0-10	5-6		8	1.1	3	3	3	0	3	0	0	4.28	3.92	7	28	17	5	5	1	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-1.54	5t --- 1 out d7	6t --3 2 out d9
52	64	151	Sep 25	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-1	9-GF		5	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	3.91	3	16	8	3	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.27	9b --- 1 out a7	9b end a 7
53	65	152	Sep 26	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-8	5-5		0	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.38	4.16	2	5	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-2.56	5b 12- 2 out d4	5b 3 out d7
54	66	156	Sep 30	CIN		MON	W,5-4	5-6		3	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.24	4.01	5	19	13	5	5	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.087	.00	0.00%	1.12	5t 1-- 1 out d2	6t 3 out d2
55	67	158	Oct 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-13	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.15	4.01	5	25	16	5	2	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
56	68	160	Oct 6(1)	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	3.99	4	17	11	3	1	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
							21-35		W-L:3-2,BSv:2,Hld:5	1.8	53.0	55	27	24	30	59	6	0	4.08	3.99	240	1019	61%	15%	12%	0.56		30%	9%	0		34	35%	2	1	2	206	8	3	1	3	2	3	.61	-1.186	.25	-0.39%	-4.59

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