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Luis Mercedes

Luis Roberto (Santana) Mercedes

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 15, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1991 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Giants 1991-1993

Final Game: September 23, 1993 (Age 25)
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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
1991 23 BAL AL 19 59 54 10 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 .204 .259 .241 .499 42 13 1 0 1 0 0 7/9D
1992 24 BAL AL 23 62 50 7 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 8 9 .140 .267 .180 .447 27 9 2 1 2 1 0 9/D87
1993 25 TOT MLB 28 59 49 2 11 2 1 0 3 1 2 6 7 .224 .333 .306 .639 74 15 1 2 2 0 0 /98D7
1993 25 BAL AL 10 30 24 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 .292 .414 .375 .789 111 9 1 0 1 0 0 /9D
1993 25 SFG NL 18 29 25 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 .160 .250 .240 .490 35 6 0 2 1 0 0 /879
3 Yrs 70 180 153 19 29 6 1 0 9 1 3 18 25 .190 .286 .242 .528 48 37 4 3 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 417 354 44 67 14 2 0 21 2 7 42 58 .190 .286 .242 .528 48 86 9 7 12 2 0
BAL (3 yrs) 52 151 128 18 25 6 0 0 6 1 2 17 22 .195 .293 .242 .535 50 31 4 1 4 1 0
SFG (1 yr) 18 29 25 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 .160 .250 .240 .490 35 6 0 2 1 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 52 151 128 18 25 6 0 0 6 1 2 17 22 .195 .293 .242 .535 50 31 4 1 4 1 0
NL (1 yr) 18 29 25 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 .160 .250 .240 .490 35 6 0 2 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 23 BAL AL 19 59 -3 1 0 -5 -1 -8 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .458 .495 -0.1 -0.6 -0 7/9D
1992 24 BAL AL 23 62 -5 -0 -0 1 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .471 .496 -0.5 0.0 -5 $109,000 9/D87
1993 25 BAL AL 10 30 1 -0 -0 0 -1 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $120,000 /9D
1993 25 SFG NL 18 29 -2 -0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .477 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -1 /879
3 Seasons 70 180 -10 -0 0 -6 -2 -18 -1.9 6 -11 -1.3 .473 .497 -0.7 -0.8 -6 $229,000
BAL (3 yrs) 52 151 -8 -0 -0 -4 -2 -14 -1.5 6 -8 -0.9 .471 .496 -0.5 -0.6 -5 $229,000
SFG (1 yr) 18 29 -2 -0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .477 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -1

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1991 BAL AL 23 OF 15 14 6 113.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -5 -54 1.59 1.33 .983 2.37 2.37
1991 BAL AL 23 LF 13 12 4 93.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -4 -58 1.16 0.92 .978 2.17 2.16
1991 BAL AL 23 RF 3 2 2 20.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -36 3.60 2.67 .980 2.20 2.20
1991 BAL AL 23 DH 1 0
1992 BAL AL 24 OF 16 12 6 113.2 45 41 2 2 0 .956 1 12 3.40 2.69 .983 2.47 2.46
1992 BAL AL 24 RF 13 11 5 100.2 38 34 2 2 0 .947 1 7 3.22 2.77 .982 2.24 2.22
1992 BAL AL 24 DH 7 1
1992 BAL AL 24 CF 2 0 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 90 6.75 1.50 .987 2.92 2.90
1992 BAL AL 24 LF 1 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 27 3.00 3.00 .980 2.30 2.30
1993 TOT MLB 25 OF 13 10 7 99.2 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 -2 -19 1.54 1.31 .982 2.39 2.36
1993 TOT MLB 25 RF 9 7 4 67.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0 4 1.60 1.33 .978 2.22 2.21
1993 BAL AL 25 OF 8 7 4 66.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0 4 1.62 1.50 .983 2.42 2.39
1993 BAL AL 25 RF 8 7 4 66.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0 4 1.62 1.50 .978 2.23 2.21
1993 BAL AL 25 DH 2 0
1993 SFG NL 25 OF 5 3 3 33.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -65 1.36 1.00 .980 2.35 2.32
1993 SFG NL 25 CF 3 3 3 29.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -33 1.55 1.67 .984 2.76 2.73
1993 SFG NL 25 LF 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -400 0.00 0.00 2.10 2.10
1993 SFG NL 25 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.20
3 Seasons OF 44 36 19 326.1 82 77 3 2 1 .976 -6 -21 2.21 1.82 .983 2.41 2.40
3 Seasons RF 25 20 11 188.1 58 53 3 2 1 .966 0 1 2.68 2.24 .981 2.23 2.22
3 Seasons LF 15 13 5 105.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -5 -61 1.29 1.00 .979 2.18 2.17
2 Seasons CF 5 3 3 33.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -18 2.18 1.60 .985 2.78 2.80
3 Seasons TOT 44 36 19 326.1 82 77 3 2 1 .976 -6 -21 2.21 1.82 .983 2.41 2.40
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199224Baltimore Orioles$109,0004/2/92 USA Today
199325Baltimore Orioles$120,000USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$229,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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