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 Baseball Card (#318 | Checklist) |
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Orlando MercadoOrlando Mercado 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 MercadoOrlando Mercado 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 |
| 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 |
| Career | 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 MercadoOrlando Mercado Fielding Stats |
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| Team | 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 |
| Career | 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 | 247 | 177 | 4,761 | 1,241 | 5.0 | 1,232 | 1,141 | 91 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 149 | 43 | .993 | 6.99 | |
Orlando MercadoOrlando Mercado 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 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | 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 MercadoOrlando Mercado Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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