Héctor Mercado
Héctor Luis Mercado
Born: April 29, 1974
Catano, PR
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 13 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
Draft: Round 1 (1996 Rule V (3A phase), Florida Marlins)
Draft: Round 1 (1997 Rule V Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Jose Alegria School (Dorado, PR)
N/A
Career: 1992-2008
Major League Statistics
Héctor Mercado compiled a career record of 52 wins and 57 losses, with 12 saves, and a 3.58 ERA in his 375-game pitching career with the Astros, Osceola Astros, Kissimmee Cobras, Jackson Generals, Portland Sea Dogs, Charlotte Knights, Norfolk Tides, Louisville RiverBats, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Reading Phillies, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Bridgeport Bluefish, Oklahoma RedHawks, Toledo Mud Hens and Saltillo Saraperos. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | GULF | Astros | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 140 |
| 1993 | R | GULF | Astros | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.42 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67.0 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 278 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Osceola Astros | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Osceola Astros | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.95 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136.7 | 123 | 75 | 60 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 601 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.46 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 96 | 50 | 40 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 433 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.80 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 157 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.16 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80.0 | 78 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 353 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3.96 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129.7 | 129 | 66 | 57 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 565 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.04 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.0 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 339 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.35 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.62 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 131 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1.41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.49 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 103 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.71 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.7 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.94 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.0 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 148 |
| 2007 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.53 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.7 | 52 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 198 |
| 2008 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.71 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 147 |
| Totals | 52 | 57 | .477 | 3.58 | 375 | 99 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 917.7 | 864 | 449 | 365 | 47 | 479 | 22 | 756 | 24 | 14 | 87 | 4014 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 31 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 129 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .080 | .148 | .080 | .228 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | GULF | Astros | P | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .385 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Osceola Astros | P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 1993 | R | GULF | Astros | P | 11 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1.818 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Osceola Astros | P | 25 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .968 | 1.200 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | P | 19 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .842 | .842 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | P | 56 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .304 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 31 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .821 | .742 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | P | 47 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .340 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | P | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .077 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .214 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | P | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .182 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | P | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .105 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .231 |
| 2007 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | P | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .303 |
| 2008 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | P | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| Totals | 375 | 23 | 155 | 17 | 2 | .913 | .475 |
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