Orlando Merced was born on Wednesday, November 2, 1966, in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Merced was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1990, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Merced baseball stats page.
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Orlando MercedOrlando Merced Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series (Bronze) |
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Orlando MercedOrlando Merced Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Orlando MercedOrlando Merced Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1990 | 24 | Pirates | 25 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .240 | .250 |
1991 | 25 | Pirates | 120 | 411 | 83 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 64 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .275 | .373 | .399 |
1992 | 26 | Pirates | 134 | 405 | 50 | 100 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .247 | .332 | .385 |
1993 | 27 | Pirates | 137 | 447 | 68 | 140 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 77 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .313 | .414 | .443 |
1994 | 28 | Pirates | 108 | 386 | 48 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 42 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .272 | .343 | .412 |
1995 | 29 | Pirates | 132 | 487 | 75 | 146 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 83 | 52 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .300 | .365 | .468 |
1996 | 30 | Pirates | 120 | 453 | 69 | 130 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 80 | 51 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .287 | .357 | .457 |
1997 | 31 | Blue Jays | 98 | 368 | 45 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 47 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .266 | .352 | .413 |
1998 | 32 | Twins | 63 | 204 | 22 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .289 | .345 | .422 |
1998 | 32 | Red Sox | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
1998 | 32 | Cubs | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .333 | .600 |
1999 | 33 | Expos | 93 | 194 | 25 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .268 | .353 | .464 |
2001 | 35 | Astros | 94 | 137 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .333 | .453 |
2002 | 36 | Astros | 123 | 251 | 35 | 72 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .287 | .350 | .434 |
2003 | 37 | Astros | 123 | 212 | 20 | 49 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .231 | .283 | .373 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,391 | 3,998 | 564 | 1,108 | 229 | 28 | 103 | 3 | 585 | 487 | 53 | 661 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 89 | .277 | .355 | .426 |
Orlando MercedOrlando Merced Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1990 Pirates | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
1990 Pirates | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1991 Pirates | 1B | 105 | 95 | 2,610 | 983 | 9.4 | 971 | 911 | 60 | 12 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.04 |
1991 Pirates | RF | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.75 |
1992 Pirates | 1B | 114 | 87 | 2,502 | 960 | 8.4 | 955 | 882 | 73 | 5 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.31 |
1992 Pirates | RF | 17 | 11 | 336 | 26 | 1.5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.09 |
1993 Pirates | 1B | 42 | 30 | 825 | 298 | 7.1 | 296 | 276 | 20 | 2 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.69 |
1993 Pirates | RF | 109 | 84 | 2,298 | 229 | 2.1 | 221 | 210 | 11 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.60 |
1994 Pirates | 1B | 55 | 47 | 1,203 | 438 | 8.0 | 435 | 409 | 26 | 3 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.76 |
1994 Pirates | RF | 68 | 55 | 1,458 | 105 | 1.5 | 103 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.91 |
1995 Pirates | 1B | 35 | 19 | 567 | 191 | 5.5 | 190 | 175 | 15 | 1 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.05 |
1995 Pirates | LF | 4 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 |
1995 Pirates | RF | 104 | 99 | 2,565 | 207 | 2.0 | 202 | 195 | 7 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.13 |
1996 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1996 Pirates | RF | 115 | 113 | 2,982 | 258 | 2.2 | 255 | 241 | 14 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.31 |
1997 Blue Jays | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1997 Blue Jays | RF | 96 | 94 | 2,481 | 203 | 2.1 | 200 | 190 | 10 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.18 |
1998 Twins | 1B | 38 | 34 | 882 | 326 | 8.6 | 320 | 299 | 21 | 6 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 9.80 |
1998 Twins | RF | 13 | 12 | 303 | 27 | 2.1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.41 |
1998 Red Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1998 Cubs | LF | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.89 |
1999 Expos | 1B | 6 | 2 | 66 | 23 | 3.8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 8.59 |
1999 Expos | LF | 44 | 41 | 891 | 80 | 1.8 | 77 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.33 |
2001 Astros | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2001 Astros | 3B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2001 Astros | LF | 11 | 8 | 204 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.46 |
2001 Astros | RF | 21 | 12 | 330 | 29 | 1.4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.29 |
2002 Astros | 1B | 7 | 6 | 162 | 56 | 8.0 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.33 |
2002 Astros | 3B | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
2002 Astros | LF | 20 | 10 | 289 | 29 | 1.5 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.71 |
2002 Astros | RF | 44 | 36 | 879 | 69 | 1.6 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.06 |
2003 Astros | 1B | 12 | 4 | 178 | 55 | 4.6 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 8.19 |
2003 Astros | 3B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
2003 Astros | LF | 10 | 6 | 162 | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.67 |
2003 Astros | RF | 21 | 16 | 406 | 32 | 1.5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.06 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 617 | 533 | 14,086 | 1,192 | 1.9 | 1,167 | 1,109 | 58 | 25 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.24 | |
1B Totals | 417 | 324 | 9,013 | 3,336 | 8.0 | 3,304 | 3,080 | 224 | 32 | 276 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.90 | |
LF Totals | 93 | 68 | 1,640 | 145 | 1.6 | 141 | 134 | 7 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.32 | |
3B Totals | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 | |
C Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,133 | 925 | 24,776 | 4,675 | 4.1 | 4,614 | 4,323 | 291 | 61 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 | 5.03 |
Orlando MercedOrlando Merced Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1990 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1991 Pirates | 8 | 4 | .667 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 41.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1992 Pirates | 5 | 4 | .556 | 31 | 0 | n/a | 67.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1993 Pirates | 3 | 3 | .500 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 55.9 | 7.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1994 Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 42.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1995 Pirates | 7 | 2 | .778 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 32.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1996 Pirates | 8 | 4 | .667 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 26.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1997 Blue Jays | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40.9 | 5.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1998 Twins | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 40.8 | 7.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1998 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1998 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
1999 Expos | 2 | 1 | .667 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 24.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
2001 Astros | 5 | 1 | .833 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 22.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
2002 Astros | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 41.8 | 5.0 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
2003 Astros | 3 | 2 | .600 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 70.7 | 6.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 57 | 29 | .663 | 390 | 3 | 20 | 38.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
Orlando MercedOrlando Merced Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | $305,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | $1,485,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | $2,700,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | $2,700,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Minnesota Twins | 9 | $800,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Boston Red Sox | 26 | " " | - | - |
1998 Chicago Cubs | 25 | " " | - | - |
1999 Montreal Expos | 7 | $560,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Houston Astros | 16 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Houston Astros | 16 | $1,050,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Houston Astros | 16 | $1,700,000.00 | - | - |
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