Orlando Mercado Stats

Orlando Mercado was born on Tuesday, November 7, 1961, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Mercado was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1982, with the Seattle Mariners. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Orlando Mercado baseball stats page.
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Orlando Mercado

Orlando Mercado Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#318)

Orlando Mercado Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#318)
 

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Birth Name:   Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-07-1961  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-13-1982 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-30-1990
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Orlando Mercado

Orlando Mercado Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Orlando Mercado

Orlando Mercado Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1982 21 Mariners 9 17 1 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .294
1983 22 Mariners 66 178 10 35 11 2 1 0 16 14 0 27 2 2 1 3 .197 .256 .298
1984 23 Mariners 30 78 5 17 3 1 0 0 5 4 0 12 1 0 1 1 .218 .265 .282
1986 25 Rangers 46 102 7 24 1 1 1 0 7 6 0 13 1 2 1 5 .235 .279 .294
1987 26 Tigers 10 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .208 .136
1987 26 Dodgers 7 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800
1988 27 Athletics 16 24 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250
1989 28 Twins 19 38 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .105 .190 .105
1990 29 Mets 42 90 10 19 1 0 3 0 7 8 3 11 0 0 2 4 .211 .290 .322
1990 29 Expos 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 253 562 40 112 17 4 7 1 45 42 3 82 4 4 5 13 .199 .259 .281
Orlando Mercado

Orlando Mercado Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1982 Mariners C 8 5 147 32 4.0 32 31 1 0 0 0 4 1 1.000 5.88
1983 Mariners C 65 59 1,520 371 5.7 369 342 27 2 2 1 46 11 .995 6.55
1984 Mariners C 29 21 582 129 4.4 128 118 10 1 0 3 15 7 .992 5.94
1986 Rangers C 45 31 871 266 5.9 265 240 25 1 5 6 26 12 .996 8.21
1987 Tigers C 10 8 198 49 4.9 48 40 8 1 1 1 5 2 .980 6.55
1987 Dodgers C 7 1 58 13 1.9 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.05
1988 Athletics C 16 8 237 49 3.1 47 45 2 2 0 0 6 1 .959 5.35
1989 Twins C 19 14 333 82 4.3 82 73 9 0 2 1 6 3 1.000 6.65
1990 Mets C 40 27 726 223 5.6 221 213 8 2 2 4 34 5 .991 8.22
1990 Expos C 8 3 89 27 3.4 27 26 1 0 0 0 6 1 1.000 8.19
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 247 177 4,761 1,241 5.0 1,232 1,141 91 9 12 16 149 43 .993 6.99
8 Years 248 177 4,761 1,241 5.0 1,232 1,141 91 9 12 16 149 43 .993 6.99
Orlando Mercado

Orlando Mercado Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1982 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 1 1 17.0 3.4 2.8 - - -
1983 Mariners 2 2 .500 2 0 0 178.0 6.6 11.1 - - -
1984 Mariners 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0.0 6.5 15.6 - - -
1986 Rangers 0 1 .000 2 0 0 102.0 7.8 14.6 - - -
1987 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22.0 - - -
1987 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 - - -
1988 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 1 0 24.0 3.0 24.0 - - -
1989 Twins 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 9.5 38.0 - - -
1990 Mets 0 0 .000 5 1 n/a 30.0 8.2 12.9 - - -
1990 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 4 3 .571 12 3 1 80.3 6.9 12.5 - - -
Orlando Mercado

Orlando Mercado Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1982 Seattle Mariners 2 $33,500.00 - -
1983 Seattle Mariners 2 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Seattle Mariners 2 $40,000.00 - -
1986 Texas Rangers 7 Undetermined - -
1987 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -
1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 48 Undetermined - -
1988 Oakland Athletics 3 Undetermined - -
1989 Minnesota Twins 4 Undetermined - -
1990 New York Mets 35 Undetermined - -
1990 Montreal Expos 15 Undetermined - -




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