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

Born: April 29, 1974 in Catano, P.R.
High School: Joe S. Alegria (Dorado, PR)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 2000
Final Game: July 11, 2003
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2000 26 CIN NL 0 0 4.50 12 0 4 0 0 0 14.0 12 7 7 2 8 0 13 0 0 2 60 105 1.429 7.7 1.3 5.1 8.4 1.63
2001 27 CIN NL 3 2 .600 4.08 56 0 10 0 0 0 53.0 55 27 24 6 30 1 59 0 0 4 240 112 1.604 9.3 1.0 5.1 10.0 1.97
2002 28 PHI NL 2 2 .500 4.62 31 3 7 0 0 0 39.0 32 21 20 2 25 2 40 3 1 3 173 84 1.462 7.4 0.5 5.8 9.2 1.60
2003 29 PHI NL 0 0 5.79 13 0 4 0 0 1 18.2 18 12 12 5 12 0 15 1 0 1 86 69 1.607 8.7 2.4 5.8 7.2 1.25
4 Seasons 5 4 .556 4.55 112 3 25 0 0 1 124.2 117 67 63 15 75 3 127 4 1 10 559 94 1.540 8.4 1.1 5.4 9.2 1.69
162 Game Avg. 3 2 .556 4.55 66 2 15 0 0 1 74 69 40 37 9 44 2 75 2 1 6 331 94 1.540 8.4 1.1 5.4 9.2 1.69
PHI (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 4.99 44 3 11 0 0 1 57.2 50 33 32 7 37 2 55 4 1 4 259 78 1.509 7.8 1.1 5.8 8.6 1.49
CIN (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 4.16 68 0 14 0 0 0 67.0 67 34 31 8 38 1 72 0 0 6 300 111 1.567 9.0 1.1 5.1 9.7 1.89

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2000 26 CIN NL 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 27 CIN NL 50 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 28 PHI NL 31 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 29 PHI NL 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 105 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -41 1 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -41 2 2 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 43 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 1 1 0 0 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 62 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2000 CIN NL 26 P 12 0 14.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.64 0.08 1.000 1.74 0.48
2001 CIN NL 27 P 56 0 53.0 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.85 0.09 .967 1.75 0.46
2002 PHI NL 28 P 31 3 39.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.92 0.13 .950 1.82 0.48
2003 PHI NL 29 P 13 0 18.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.23 .967 1.83 0.48
4 Seasons P 112 3 124.2 14 1 12 1 0 .929 0.94 0.12 .964 1.78 0.47
4 Seasons TOT 112 3 124.2 14 1 12 1 0 .929 0.94 0.12 .893 1.78 0.47

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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.

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 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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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