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Orlando Mercado CMariners

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
8	617	.199	.259	.281	.197	-2.2

Birth Date	11-7-1961
Height	6' 0"
Weight	195 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1982	SEA	20	9	17	17	1	2	0	0	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	.118	.118	.294	.135	-1.5	-0.1	-0.2
1983	SEA	21	66	197	178	10	35	11	2	1	53	14	27	1	2	2	16	2	2	.197	.256	.298	.201	-7.5	0.7	-0.7
1984	SEA	22	30	84	78	5	17	3	1	0	22	4	12	1	0	1	5	1	0	.218	.265	.282	.202	-0.3	0.3	-0.0
1986	TEX	24	46	112	102	7	24	1	1	1	30	6	13	1	2	1	7	0	1	.235	.279	.294	.198	-3.4	0.6	-0.3
1987	DET	25	10	24	22	2	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.133	-3.0	0.2	-0.3
1987	LAN	25	7	6	5	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.600	.667	.800	.490	1.7	-0.0	0.2
1988	OAK	26	16	27	24	3	3	0	0	1	6	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.190	-1.2	-0.1	-0.1
1989	MIN	27	19	42	38	1	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.105	.190	.105	.133	-3.4	0.3	-0.3
1990	MON	28	8	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.184	-1.0	-0.0	-0.1
1990	NYN	28	42	100	90	10	19	1	0	3	29	8	11	2	0	0	7	0	0	.211	.290	.322	.219	-3.2	-0.1	-0.4
Career			253	617	562	40	112	17	4	7	158	42	82	5	4	4	45	4	3	.199	.259	.281	.197	-22.7	1.6	-2.2

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1978	BLN	A-	38	67	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.154			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	SJO	A+	110	392	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	LNN	AA	117	448	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.277			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	SPO	AAA	95	349	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.248			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	SEA	MLB	9	17	.135	.271	.322	.406	.000	.091	106	-2.1	0.5	0.3	-0.1	-0.0	-1.5	-0.2	-1.5	-0.2
1982	SLC	AAA	90	351	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.296			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	SEA	MLB	66	197	.201	.268	.322	.406	.000	.224	101	-11.6	5.3	3.2	0.7	-0.3	-7.5	-0.7	-7.5	-0.7
1983	SLC	AAA	26	95	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.247			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	SEA	MLB	30	84	.202	.272	.327	.400	.000	.258	97	-4.9	2.3	1.3	0.3	0.6	-0.3	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0
1984	SLC	AAA	29	115	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.398			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	OKL	AAA	59	231	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.270			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	TEX	MLB	46	112	.198	.263	.328	.402	.000	.256	102	-7.1	3.1	1.9	0.6	-0.8	-3.4	-0.3	-3.4	-0.3
1986	OKL	AAA	48	199	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.297			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	DET	MLB	10	24	.133	.254	.311	.415	.000	.136	98	-3.3	0.7	0.4	0.2	-0.0	-3.0	-0.3	-3.0	-0.3
1987	LAN	MLB	7	6	.490	.257	.324	.419	.000	.750	93	1.5	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.0	1.7	0.2	1.7	0.2
1987	ABQ	AAA	69	223	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.316			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	OAK	MLB	16	27	.190	.251	.307	.389	.000	.133	95	-1.8	0.7	0.4	-0.1	-0.0	-1.2	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1
1988	TAC	AAA	53	172	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.254			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	MIN	MLB	19	42	.133	.250	.316	.371	.000	.118	100	-5.1	1.1	0.7	0.3	-0.0	-3.4	-0.3	-3.4	-0.3
1989	POR	AAA	57	217	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	MON	MLB	8	8	.184	.247	.305	.377	.000	.286	93	-0.6	0.2	0.1	-0.0	0.0	-1.0	-0.1	-1.0	-0.1
1990	NYN	MLB	42	100	.219	.254	.311	.378	.000	.211	100	-4.1	2.7	1.5	-0.1	0.3	-3.2	-0.4	-3.2	-0.4
1990	TID	AAA	24	81	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.300			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	TID	AAA	55	179	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.300			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	TID	AAA	54	194	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.271			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	CHR	AAA	10	24	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.188			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	IOW	AAA	8	29	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.429			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	VAN	AAA	12	40	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.290			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		617	.197	.262	.320	.397	.263	.220	100	-39.1	16.8	9.9	1.6	-0.3	-22.7	-2.2	-22.7	-2.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1978	BLN	A-	67	7	6	2	0	0	5	13	15	1	0	.122	.284	.163	.041	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	SJO	A+	392	53	86	18	2	10	54	47	78	7	2	.257	.345	.412	.155	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	LNN	AA	448	55	101	25	6	11	71	43	65	3	1	.255	.326	.432	.177	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	SPO	AAA	349	32	67	21	2	4	31	27	55	4	2	.215	.289	.333	.119	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	SLC	AAA	351	43	90	19	2	16	66	22	59	2	1	.280	.323	.502	.221	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	SEA	MLB	17	1	2	0	0	1	6	0	5	0	0	.118	.118	.294	.176	.135	-1.5	-0.1	-0.2
1983	SLC	AAA	95	12	20	2	1	2	12	5	13	0	0	.227	.277	.341	.114	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	SEA	MLB	197	10	35	11	2	1	16	14	27	2	2	.197	.256	.298	.101	.201	-7.5	0.7	-0.7
1984	SLC	AAA	115	18	39	9	2	6	22	6	20	0	0	.358	.391	.642	.284	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	SEA	MLB	84	5	17	3	1	0	5	4	12	1	0	.218	.265	.282	.064	.202	-0.3	0.3	-0.0
1985	OKL	AAA	231	20	52	7	1	8	29	19	37	1	0	.252	.319	.413	.160	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	OKL	AAA	199	20	47	11	1	3	25	26	21	0	1	.273	.369	.401	.128	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	TEX	MLB	112	7	24	1	1	1	7	6	13	0	1	.235	.279	.294	.059	.198	-3.4	0.6	-0.3
1987	ABQ	AAA	223	22	57	18	0	2	27	15	29	1	0	.278	.330	.395	.117	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	DET	MLB	24	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.000	.133	-3.0	0.2	-0.3
1987	LAN	MLB	6	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.600	.667	.800	.200	.490	1.7	-0.0	0.2
1988	TAC	AAA	172	16	33	6	0	2	19	19	25	0	0	.223	.310	.304	.081	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	OAK	MLB	27	3	3	0	0	1	1	3	8	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.125	.190	-1.2	-0.1	-0.1
1989	POR	AAA	217	17	58	20	1	4	29	16	30	0	1	.296	.352	.469	.173	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	MIN	MLB	42	1	4	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	0	.105	.190	.105	.000	.133	-3.4	0.3	-0.3
1990	TID	AAA	81	5	19	4	0	1	10	7	11	0	0	.264	.338	.361	.097	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	MON	MLB	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.000	.184	-1.0	-0.0	-0.1
1990	NYN	MLB	100	10	19	1	0	3	7	8	11	0	0	.211	.290	.322	.111	.219	-3.2	-0.1	-0.4
1991	TID	AAA	179	13	43	12	0	4	26	11	28	0	1	.270	.312	.421	.151	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	TID	AAA	194	16	44	7	0	8	19	15	37	1	0	.247	.306	.421	.174	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	CHR	AAA	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	IOW	AAA	29	4	10	2	0	1	5	1	6	0	0	.357	.379	.536	.179	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	VAN	AAA	40	2	9	5	0	0	3	0	9	0	0	.225	.225	.350	.125	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	Transaction Analysis: June 23-30	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-30
	Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-18

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