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, 15,220th in MLB 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: Hector Luis Mercado

Pronunciation: \mur-CAH-do\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

W

L

ERA

4.55

G

112

GS

SV

IP

124.2

SO

127

WHIP

1.540

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1992	18	HOU-min	Rk	1	2	.333	4.20	13	3	4	0	0	0	30.0	22	17	14	0	25	0	36	3	6	7	140			1.567	6.6	0.0	7.5	10.8	1.44	AST GULF
1993	19	HOU-min	Rk,A+	6	5	.545	2.74	13	13	0	1	1	0	75.2	58	33	23	1	35	1	64	1	2	10	317			1.229	6.9	0.1	4.2	7.6	1.83	AST,OSC GULF,FLOR
1994	20	HOU-min	A+	6	13	.316	3.95	25	25	0	1	1	0	136.2	123	75	60	5	79	4	88	1	3	9	601			1.478	8.1	0.3	5.2	5.8	1.11	OSC FLOR
1995	21	HOU-min	A+,AA	7	12	.368	4.43	27	24	0	2	0	0	134.0	132	83	66	7	69	1	95	5	1	8	590			1.500	8.9	0.5	4.6	6.4	1.38	KIS,JAC FLOR,TL
1996	22	HOU-min	A+	3	5	.375	4.16	56	0	18	0	0	3	80.0	78	43	37	4	48	1	68	4	0	6	353			1.575	8.8	0.5	5.4	7.7	1.42	KIS FLOR
1997	23	FLA-min	AA,AAA	11	4	.733	4.14	32	18	6	1	1	0	134.2	134	71	62	12	59	5	126	3	2	17	590			1.433	9.0	0.8	3.9	8.4	2.14	PRT,CHR EL,IL
1998			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1999	25	NYM-min	AAA	0	0		1.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	22			0.667	4.5	1.5	1.5	3.0	2.00	NFK IL
2000	26	CIN-min	AAA	1	5	.167	3.04	47	5	10	0	0	2	77.0	69	26	26	2	48	2	67	2	0	6	339			1.519	8.1	0.2	5.6	7.8	1.40	LOU IL
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	108	4.85	1.429	7.7	1.3	5.1	8.4	1.63
2001	27	CIN-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.35	12	0	4	0	0	1	13.1	12	2	2	0	6	1	13	1	0	1	55			1.350	8.1	0.0	4.1	8.8	2.17	LOU IL
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	113	3.99	1.604	9.3	1.0	5.1	10.0	1.97
2002	28	PHI-min	AAA	3	1	.750	1.62	26	0	12	0	0	3	33.1	22	6	6	2	12	1	43	1	0	2	131			1.020	5.9	0.5	3.2	11.6	3.58	SWB IL
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	85	3.73	1.462	7.4	0.5	5.8	9.2	1.60
2003	29	PHI-min	AAA,AA	0	3	.000	1.32	15	3	2	0	0	0	34.0	34	12	5	2	12	0	20	0	0	0	142			1.353	9.0	0.5	3.2	5.3	1.67	SWB,REA IL,EL
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	70	7.00	1.607	8.7	2.4	5.8	7.2	1.25
2005	31	TEX-min	AAA	4	0	1.000	1.71	22	0	7	0	0	1	31.2	31	8	6	1	19	2	31	0	0	0	136			1.579	8.8	0.3	5.4	8.8	1.63	OKC PCL
2006	32	DET-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.94	26	0	10	0	0	1	32.0	36	16	14	1	18	3	25	0	0	9	148			1.688	10.1	0.3	5.1	7.0	1.39	TOL IL
4 Yrs				5	4	.556	4.55	112	3	25	0	0	1	124.2	117	67	63	15	75	3	127	4	1	10	559	95	4.46	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	95	4.46	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	79	4.79	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	112	4.17	1.567	9.0	1.1	5.1	9.7	1.89

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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