Orlando Mercado
Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, P.R.
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1982
Final Game: September 30, 1990
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Standard Batting

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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
1982 20 SEA AL 9 17 17 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 5 .118 .118 .294 .412 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 /2D
1983 21 SEA AL 66 197 178 10 35 11 2 1 16 2 2 14 27 .197 .256 .298 .554 50 53 3 1 2 2 0 2
1984 22 SEA AL 30 84 78 5 17 3 1 0 5 1 0 4 12 .218 .265 .282 .547 53 22 1 1 1 0 0 2
1986 24 TEX AL 46 112 102 7 24 1 1 1 7 0 1 6 13 .235 .279 .294 .573 56 30 5 1 1 2 0 2
1987 25 TOT MLB 17 30 27 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .222 .300 .259 .559 53 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
1987 25 DET AL 10 24 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .136 .208 .136 .345 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
1987 25 LAD NL 7 6 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .600 .667 .800 1.467 291 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1988 26 OAK AL 16 27 24 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 .125 .222 .250 .472 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 2
1989 27 MIN AL 19 42 38 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 .105 .190 .105 .296 -16 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
1990 28 TOT NL 50 108 98 10 21 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 12 .214 .287 .316 .603 67 31 4 2 0 0 3 2
1990 28 NYM NL 42 100 90 10 19 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 11 .211 .290 .322 .612 69 29 4 2 0 0 3 2
1990 28 MON NL 8 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
8 Seasons 253 617 562 40 112 17 4 7 45 4 3 42 82 .199 .259 .281 .541 48 158 13 5 4 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 395 360 26 72 11 3 4 29 3 2 27 53 .199 .259 .281 .541 48 101 8 3 3 3 2
SEA (3 yrs) 105 298 273 16 54 14 3 2 27 3 2 18 44 .198 .251 .293 .544 49 80 4 2 3 2 0
MIN (1 yr) 19 42 38 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 .105 .190 .105 .296 -16 4 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 42 100 90 10 19 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 11 .211 .290 .322 .612 69 29 4 2 0 0 3
OAK (1 yr) 16 27 24 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 .125 .222 .250 .472 34 6 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 7 6 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .600 .667 .800 1.467 291 4 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 46 112 102 7 24 1 1 1 7 0 1 6 13 .235 .279 .294 .573 56 30 5 1 1 2 0
MON (1 yr) 8 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 10 24 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .136 .208 .136 .345 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 196 503 459 29 88 15 4 4 37 4 3 33 69 .192 .248 .268 .516 41 123 9 3 4 4 0
NL (2 yrs) 57 114 103 11 24 2 0 3 8 0 0 9 13 .233 .307 .340 .647 78 35 4 2 0 0 3

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1982 20 SEA AL 17 15 1 1.8 101 .091 .118 .268 .118 .332 .294 .408 .412 .739 8 .152 -2.3 -0.2 .333 .176 .176 .0
1983 21 SEA AL 197 152 14 2.5 101 .224 .197 .270 .256 .333 .298 .408 .554 .740 50 .246 -12.5 -1.2 .459 .180 .101 1.3
1984 22 SEA AL 84 63 6 2.6 95 .258 .218 .261 .265 .324 .282 .394 .547 .718 53 .260 -5.0 -0.5 .452 .128 .064 .0
1986 24 TEX AL 112 87 7 2.2 102 .256 .235 .264 .279 .332 .294 .412 .573 .744 56 .195 -6.6 -0.6 .429 .108 .059 .0
1987 25 TOT MLB 30 21 4 5.1 103 .231 .222 .262 .300 .330 .259 .417 .559 .747 53 .514 -1.7 -0.2 .476 .148 .037
1987 25 DET AL 24 19 1 1.4 102 .136 .136 .260 .208 .328 .136 .418 .345 .746 -4 .090 -3.3 -0.3 .263 .091 .000
1987 25 LAD NL 6 2 3 40.3 104 .750 .600 .267 .667 .336 .800 .415 1.467 .751 291 .980 1.6 0.2 2.500 .400 .200
1988 26 OAK AL 27 21 2 2.6 92 .133 .125 .256 .222 .320 .250 .385 .472 .706 34 .268 -2.2 -0.2 .429 .250 .125 .0
1989 27 MIN AL 42 34 1 0.8 99 .118 .105 .269 .190 .335 .105 .395 .296 .730 -16 .043 -6.2 -0.6 .265 .132 .000 .0
1990 28 TOT NL 108 81 9 3.0 98 .217 .214 .264 .287 .330 .316 .396 .603 .727 67 .329 -4.8 -0.5 .506 .184 .102 .0
1990 28 NYM NL 100 75 8 2.9 98 .211 .211 .264 .290 .331 .322 .397 .612 .728 69 .312 -4.1 -0.4 .520 .200 .111 .0
1990 28 MON NL 8 6 1 4.5 95 .286 .250 .260 .250 .325 .250 .390 .500 .715 41 .507 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
8 Seasons 617 474 44 2.5 99 .220 .199 .265 .259 .330 .281 .403 .541 .734 48 .250 -41.3 -4.2 .442 .158 .082 5.1
162 Game Avg. 395 304 28 2.5 99 .220 .199 .265 .259 .330 .281 .403 .541 .734 48 .250 -41.3 -4.2 .442 .158 .082 3
SEA (3 yrs) 298 230 21 2.4 99 .227 .198 .267 .251 .330 .293 .404 .544 .734 49 .244 -19.9 -2.0 .449 .165 .095 2.4
MIN (1 yr) 42 34 1 0.8 99 .118 .105 .269 .190 .335 .105 .395 .296 .730 -16 .042 -6.2 -0.6 .265 .132 .000 .0
NYM (1 yr) 100 75 8 2.9 98 .211 .211 .264 .290 .331 .322 .397 .612 .728 69 .313 -4.1 -0.4 .520 .200 .111 .0
OAK (1 yr) 27 21 2 2.5 92 .133 .125 .256 .222 .320 .250 .385 .472 .706 34 .268 -2.2 -0.2 .429 .250 .125 .0
LAD (1 yr) 6 2 3 40.3 104 .750 .600 .267 .667 .336 .800 .415 1.467 .751 291 .980 1.6 0.2 2.500 .400 .200
TEX (1 yr) 112 87 7 2.1 102 .256 .235 .264 .279 .332 .294 .412 .573 .744 56 .195 -6.6 -0.6 .429 .108 .059 .0
MON (1 yr) 8 6 1 4.5 95 .286 .250 .260 .250 .325 .250 .390 .500 .715 41 .507 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
DET (1 yr) 24 19 1 1.4 102 .136 .136 .260 .208 .328 .136 .418 .345 .746 -4 .090 -3.3 -0.3 .263 .091 .000
AL (7 yrs) 503 391 32 2.2 100 .215 .192 .266 .248 .330 .268 .405 .516 .735 41 .207 -38.1 -3.8 .418 .150 .076 4.0
NL (2 yrs) 114 83 12 3.9 98 .241 .233 .264 .307 .330 .340 .397 .647 .728 78 .441 -3.2 -0.3 .554 .194 .107 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1982 20 SEA AL 17 5.9% 29.4% 0.0% 5.9% 50% 3.4 17.0 2.8 0.43 65%
1983 21 SEA AL 197 0.5% 13.7% 7.1% 7.1% 40% 1.93 6.6 178.0 11.1 0.70 77%
1984 22 SEA AL 84 0.0% 14.3% 4.8% 4.8% 24% 3.00 6.5 15.6 0.50 79%
1986 24 TEX AL 112 0.9% 11.6% 5.4% 2.7% 13% 2.17 7.8 102.0 14.6 1.18 80%
1987 25 TOT MLB 30 0.0% 3.3% 10.0% 3.3% 17% 0.33 27.0 13.5 0.54 87%
1987 25 DET AL 24 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 0.00 22.0 0.58 92%
1987 25 LAD NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 33% 1.00 5.0 5.0 0.00 67%
1988 26 OAK AL 27 3.7% 29.6% 11.1% 3.7% 33% 2.67 3.0 24.0 24.0 0.50 0.63 56% 19% 33.3% 70%
1989 27 MIN AL 42 0.0% 9.5% 9.5% 0.0% 0% 1.00 9.5 38.0 0.94 0.67 81% 9% 0.0% 29%
1990 28 TOT NL 108 2.8% 11.1% 7.4% 3.7% 19% 1.50 8.2 32.7 14.0 0.54 0.58 77% 17% 7.0% 23%
1990 28 NYM NL 100 3.0% 11.0% 8.0% 4.0% 21% 1.38 8.2 30.0 12.9 0.55 0.62 76% 16% 7.9% 25%
1990 28 MON NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 0.40 0.25 88% 29% 0.0% 0%
8 Seasons 617 1.1% 13.3% 6.8% 4.5% 25% 1.95 6.9 80.3 12.5 0.61 0.70 77% 15% 6.9% 30%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1982 20 SEA AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 21 SEA AL 0 0 18% 51 2 2 50% 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 17% 7 6 1 1 1 0 4 3 1
1984 22 SEA AL 1 0 23% 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1986 24 TEX AL 0 0 20% 33 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1987 25 TOT MLB 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1987 25 DET AL 0 0 40% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1987 25 LAD NL 0 0 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 26 OAK AL 0 0 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1989 27 MIN AL 1 0 13% 12 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 28 TOT NL 2 0 25% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1990 28 NYM NL 2 0 27% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1990 28 MON NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 4 0 22% 182 4 3 57% 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 7 25% 21 17 4 4 4 0 11 6 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1982 20 SEA AL 17 18% 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 21 SEA AL 197 62% 35 2 0 0 0 1.57 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 67% 34 3 9% 21 5 24% 115 15 13% 9 3 33% 8 1 13% 0
1984 22 SEA AL 84 30% 17 3 1 0 0 0.65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 18 1 6% 11 1 9% 45 5 11% 5 2 40% 3 0 0% 0
1986 24 TEX AL 112 29% 24 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 15 5 33% 11 5 45% 59 6 10% 7 3 43% 4 1 25% 0
1987 25 TOT MLB 30 80% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 12 2 17% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1987 25 DET AL 24 88% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 1 9% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1987 25 LAD NL 6 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 26 OAK AL 27 30% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1989 27 MIN AL 42 38% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 22 1 5% 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 0
1990 28 TOT NL 108 71% 21 2 0 4 0 0 0 0.19 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 16 4 25% 10 3 30% 63 5 8% 4 3 75% 7 2 29% 0
1990 28 NYM NL 100 71% 19 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.19 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 15 4 27% 10 3 30% 60 5 8% 4 3 75% 7 2 29% 0
1990 28 MON NL 8 75% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 617 50% 112 3 0 10 1 0 0 0.58 7 1 8 1 6 6 1 0 6 4 67% 91 13 14% 57 14 25% 329 39 12% 28 12 43% 27 6 22% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 26 OAK AL 27 100 3.70 61 61% 26% 25% 23% 26% 74% 0% 45% 67% 37% 4% 1 0 4% 1 0 7% 2 1 25% 0 0 0
1989 27 MIN AL 42 143 3.40 89 62% 12% 16% 34% 38% 88% 0% 55% 82% 50% 2% 1 0 10% 4 3 10% 4 2 0% 0 0 0
1990 28 TOT NL 96 324 3.38 201 62% 20% 14% 27% 38% 80% 6% 49% 82% 32% 4% 4 0 14% 13 6 7% 7 5 10% 12 0 0
1990 28 NYM NL 88 299 3.40 182 61% 21% 15% 26% 38% 79% 6% 48% 81% 33% 5% 4 0 15% 13 6 8% 7 5 11% 12 0 0
1990 28 MON NL 8 25 3.13 19 76% 16% 11% 37% 37% 84% 0% 64% 88% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 165 567 3.44 351 62% 19% 17% 28% 36% 81% 3% 50% 80% 38% 4% 6 0 11% 18 9 8% 13 8 14% 12 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1982 20 9 17 17 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 5 .118 .118 .294 .412 8 5 0 0 0 0 0
1983 21 75 214 195 11 37 11 2 2 22 2 2 14 32 .190 .245 .297 .543 47 58 3 1 2 2 0
1984 22 105 298 273 16 54 14 3 2 27 3 2 18 44 .198 .251 .293 .544 49 80 4 2 3 2 0
1985 23 105 298 273 16 54 14 3 2 27 3 2 18 44 .198 .251 .293 .544 49 80 4 2 3 2 0
1986 24 151 410 375 23 78 15 4 3 34 3 3 24 57 .208 .259 .293 .552 50 110 9 3 4 4 0
1987 25 168 440 402 26 84 16 4 3 36 3 3 27 58 .209 .261 .291 .553 51 117 9 3 4 4 0
1988 26 184 467 426 29 87 16 4 4 37 3 3 30 66 .204 .259 .289 .548 50 123 9 3 4 4 0
1989 27 203 509 464 30 91 16 4 4 38 4 3 34 70 .196 .253 .274 .527 44 127 9 3 4 4 0
1990 28 253 617 562 40 112 17 4 7 45 4 3 42 82 .199 .259 .281 .541 48 158 13 5 4 4 3

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1982 20 9 17 17 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 9
1983 21 66 196 179 10 36 11 2 1 16 2 14 27 .201 .260 .302 .562 14 66
1984 22 30 85 80 6 19 3 1 0 6 1 4 12 .238 .282 .300 .582 7 30
1986 24 46 109 100 7 22 1 1 1 7 0 6 13 .220 .266 .280 .546 7 46
1987 25 17 34 30 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 .300 .382 .367 .749 4 17
1988 26 16 29 25 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 .160 .276 .280 .556 2 16
1989 27 19 44 39 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 .128 .227 .128 .355 1 19
1990 28 50 109 99 11 22 1 0 3 8 0 8 12 .222 .294 .323 .617 9 50
8 Seasons 253 623 569 44 117 18 4 6 51 4 45 82 .206 .268 .283 .551 45 253
162 Game Avg. 162 399 364 28 75 12 3 4 33 3 29 53 .206 .268 .283 .551 29 253

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Youngest s c a p y
1982 AL  born 1961-11-07 (3rd)
1983 AL  born 1961-11-07 (10th)

                                         

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