Orlando Merced Stats

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 Merced

Orlando Merced Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series (Bronze)

Orlando Merced Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series (Bronze)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Orlando Luis (Villanueva) Merced
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-02-1966
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   06-27-1990 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-28-2003
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Orlando Merced

Orlando Merced 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 Merced

Orlando Merced Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1990 Pirates 25 24 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 .208 .240 .250
1991 Pirates 120 411 83 113 17 2 10 1 50 64 4 81 1 1 1 6 .275 .373 .399
1992 Pirates 134 405 50 100 28 5 6 0 60 52 8 63 1 5 2 6 .247 .332 .385
1993 Pirates 137 447 68 140 26 4 8 0 70 77 10 64 0 2 1 9 .313 .414 .443
1994 Pirates 108 386 48 105 21 3 9 0 51 42 5 58 0 2 1 17 .272 .343 .412
1995 Pirates 132 487 75 146 29 4 15 0 83 52 9 74 0 5 1 9 .300 .365 .468
1996 Pirates 120 453 69 130 24 1 17 1 80 51 5 74 0 3 0 9 .287 .357 .457
1997 Blue Jays 98 368 45 98 23 2 9 0 40 47 1 62 0 2 3 6 .266 .352 .413
1998 Twins 63 204 22 59 12 0 5 0 33 17 3 29 0 1 1 4 .289 .345 .422
1998 Red Sox 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1998 Cubs 12 10 2 3 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 .300 .333 .600
1999 Expos 93 194 25 52 12 1 8 0 26 26 0 27 0 1 0 5 .268 .353 .464
2001 Astros 94 137 19 36 6 1 6 1 29 14 1 32 0 1 1 3 .263 .333 .453
2002 Astros 123 251 35 72 13 3 6 0 30 26 5 50 1 3 0 9 .287 .350 .434
2003 Astros 123 212 20 49 17 2 3 0 26 15 2 33 0 2 1 3 .231 .283 .373
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS 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 Merced

Orlando Merced Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1990 Pirates C 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0.00 0.000
1990 Pirates RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
1991 Pirates 1B 105 95 2,610 983 9.4 971 911 60 12 64 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.04 0.855
1991 Pirates RF 7 1 36 5 0.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.75 1.000
1992 Pirates 1B 114 87 2,502 960 8.4 955 882 73 5 73 n/a n/a n/a .995 10.31 0.875
1992 Pirates RF 17 11 336 26 1.5 26 24 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09 0.686
1993 Pirates 1B 42 30 825 298 7.1 296 276 20 2 23 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.69 0.841
1993 Pirates RF 109 84 2,298 228 2.1 220 209 11 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.58 0.882
1994 Pirates 1B 55 47 1,203 438 8.0 435 409 26 3 46 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.76 0.794
1994 Pirates RF 68 55 1,458 104 1.5 102 99 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.89 0.893
1995 Pirates 1B 35 19 567 191 5.5 190 175 15 1 22 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.05 0.867
1995 Pirates LF 4 3 66 5 1.3 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05 1.000
1995 Pirates RF 104 99 2,565 208 2.0 203 196 7 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.14 0.864
1996 Pirates 1B 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 1.000
1996 Pirates RF 115 113 2,982 258 2.2 255 241 14 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.31 0.846
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 1.000
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 0.923
1998 Twins 1B 38 34 882 326 8.6 320 299 21 6 32 n/a n/a n/a .982 9.80 0.877
1998 Twins RF 13 12 303 27 2.1 27 25 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41 0.806
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 1.000
1998 Cubs LF 4 0 28 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.89 1.000
1999 Expos 1B 6 2 66 23 3.8 21 20 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 8.59 0.600
1999 Expos LF 44 41 891 81 1.8 78 75 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.36 0.860
2001 Astros 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 1.000
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 0.900
2001 Astros RF 21 12 330 29 1.4 28 28 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.29 0.844
2002 Astros 1B 7 6 162 56 8.0 56 53 3 0 8 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.33 0.778
2002 Astros 3B 1 0 7 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86 1.000
2002 Astros LF 20 10 289 29 1.5 29 28 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.71 1.000
2002 Astros RF 44 36 879 69 1.6 67 61 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.06 0.908
2003 Astros 1B 12 4 178 55 4.6 54 50 4 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .982 8.19 0.778
2003 Astros 3B 2 0 15 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 1.000
2003 Astros LF 10 6 162 17 1.7 16 15 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.67 0.778
2003 Astros RF 21 16 406 32 1.5 31 28 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.06 0.800
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
RF Totals 617 533 14,086 1,191 1.9 1,166 1,108 58 25 20 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.23 --
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 1,640 146 1.6 142 135 7 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.34 --
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 n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
13 Years 1,231 925 24,776 4,675 3.8 4,614 4,323 291 61 298 0 n/a n/a .987 5.03 --
Orlando Merced

Orlando Merced Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1990 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 - - -
1991 Pirates 8 4 .667 - - n/a 41.1 5.1 8.2 - - -
1992 Pirates 5 4 .556 - - n/a 67.5 6.4 6.8 - - -
1993 Pirates 3 3 .500 - - n/a 55.9 7.0 6.4 - - -
1994 Pirates 4 1 .800 - - n/a 42.9 6.7 7.6 - - -
1995 Pirates 7 2 .778 - - n/a 32.5 6.6 5.9 - - -
1996 Pirates 8 4 .667 - - n/a 26.6 6.1 5.7 - - -
1997 Blue Jays 7 3 .700 - - 1 40.9 5.9 9.2 - - -
1998 Twins 1 4 .200 - - 8 40.8 7.0 6.2 - - -
1998 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 3.0 4.5 - - -
1998 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 10.0 5.0 2.0 - - -
1999 Expos 2 1 .667 - - 2 24.3 7.2 7.5 - - -
2001 Astros 5 1 .833 - - 0 22.8 4.3 4.7 - - -
2002 Astros 4 0 1.000 - - 1 41.8 5.0 8.4 - - -
2003 Astros 3 2 .600 78 - 7 70.7 6.4 8.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 57 29 .663 78 - 20 38.8 6.0 6.8 - - -
Orlando Merced

Orlando Merced Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 54 $100,000.00 - -
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
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 Undetermined - -
1998 Chicago Cubs 25 Undetermined - -
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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