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Orlando Mercado
Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut September 13, 1982
Final Game September 30, 1990
Born November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, P.R. (age 62)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 21 SEA AL   55  180   13   31   8   1   0    3   1   0   17   34  .172  .244  .228  .471    65    41   1   0   0   0   4  
 1984 22 SEA AL    2    4    3    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750  .750 1.500 2.250   321     6   0   0   0   0   0  
 1985           [Did not play]
 1986 24 TEA AL   24   56    4   13   2   1   0    7   0   0   10    8  .232  .348  .304  .652    89    17   0   0   0   0   2  
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988 26 BOA AL   13   23    3    3   0   0   3    5   0   0    3    7  .130  .231  .522  .753    98    12   1   0   0   0   1  
 1989           [Did not play]
 1990 28 NYN NL   22   70    5   15   2   0   2    7   0   0    5   13  .214  .282  .329  .611    87    23   0   1   0   2   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      116  333   28   65  13   3   5   22   1   0   35   62  .195  .275  .297  .572          99   2   1   0   2  10
 Per 600 PA           536   45  105  21   5   8   35   2   0   56  100                                 159   3   2   0   3  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SEA       57  184   16   34   9   2   0    3   1   0   17   34  .185  .254  .255  .509          47   1   0   0   0   4
   With TEA       24   56    4   13   2   1   0    7   0   0   10    8  .232  .348  .304  .652          17   0   0   0   0   2
   With NYN       22   70    5   15   2   0   2    7   0   0    5   13  .214  .282  .329  .611          23   0   1   0   2   3
   With BOA       13   23    3    3   0   0   3    5   0   0    3    7  .130  .231  .522  .753          12   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      253  562   40  112  17   4   7   45   4   3   42   82  .199  .259  .281  .541         158   4   4   3   5  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1983 21 SEA AL  83   10   1.8   0   0   0  .000   0   24   21  .875   40   18  .690  C    4(+2)e1   -83   
 1984 22 SEA AL  25    4 121.5   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    1  .500  C    4(+1)e2  1703   
 1985           [Did not play]
 1986 24 TEA AL  82    6   3.7   1   0   0  .000   0   11    9  .818   16    8  .667  C    4(+1)e1    79   
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988 26 BOA AL  69    2   3.0   3   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    1    0 1.000  C    4(0)e16   280   
 1989           [Did not play]
 1990 28 NYN NL  77    6   2.8   0   0   0  .000   4   10    9  .900   26   12  .684  C    4(+3)e2     7   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons           29   2.9   4   0   0  .000   4   46   40  .870   84   39  .683                   9   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1983 21 SEA AL  C     54   319    28    0    4  1.000    53   460.1   6.78
 1984 22 SEA AL  C      2     4     1    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   4.09
 1985           [Did not play]
 1986 24 TEA AL  C     23    97    10    0    1  1.000    16   149.0   6.46
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988 26 BOA AL  C      9    39     1    0    1  1.000     6    57.0   6.32
 1989           [Did not play]
 1990 28 NYN NL  C     22   152    15    4    1   .977    19   173.1   8.67
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    110   611    55    4    7   .994    95   850.2   7.05
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1983  SEA   48-114  Jeff Tripodi
 1984  SEA   88-74   Jeff Tripodi
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