Hector Mercado

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Age: 50

Bats/Throws: L/L

6'3" / 235

DOB: 4/29/1974

(50 years, 7 months, 22 days)

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Stats

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingRegular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2000	CIN Reds	MLB	26	0	0	0	12	0	14.0		8.36	5.14	1.29	.270	75.6%						4.50		4.85		0.0
2001	CIN Reds	MLB	27	3	2	0	56	0	53.0		10.02	5.09	1.02	.338	75.7%						4.08		3.99		0.4
2002	PHI Phillies	MLB	28	2	2	0	31	3	39.0		9.23	5.77	0.46	.291	68.2%	47.0%	6.3%				4.62		3.73	4.21	0.4
2003	PHI Phillies	MLB	29	0	0	1	13	0	18.2		7.23	5.79	2.41	.245	79.2%	44.8%	26.3%				5.79		7.00	5.00	-0.4
2006	DET	AAA	32	3	2	1	26	0	32.0		7.03	5.06	0.28	.337	72.2%						3.94		3.60
2006	DET Tigers (ST)	ST	32	1	0	1	7	0	8.0		10.13	2.25	2.25	.429	63.4%						6.75		5.72
2008	MEX	AAA	34	3	2	0	6	6	34.0		7.15	3.97	0.26	.327	67.9%	57.3%	4.3%				3.71		3.49	3.74
Total	- - -	MLB		5	4	1	112	3	124.2		9.17	5.41	1.08	.302	73.7%	46.2%	13.7%				4.55		4.46	4.46	0.4

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2000	CIN Reds	MLB	26	0	0	0	12	0	14.0		8.36	5.14	1.29	.270	75.6%						4.50		4.85		0.0
2001	CIN Reds	MLB	27	3	2	0	56	0	53.0		10.02	5.09	1.02	.338	75.7%						4.08		3.99		0.4
2002	PHI Phillies	MLB	28	2	2	0	31	3	39.0		9.23	5.77	0.46	.291	68.2%	47.0%	6.3%				4.62		3.73	4.21	0.4
2003	PHI Phillies	MLB	29	0	0	1	13	0	18.2		7.23	5.79	2.41	.245	79.2%	44.8%	26.3%				5.79		7.00	5.00	-0.4
2006	DET	AAA	32	3	2	1	26	0	32.0		7.03	5.06	0.28	.337	72.2%						3.94		3.60
2006	DET Tigers (ST)	ST	32	1	0	1	7	0	8.0		10.13	2.25	2.25	.429	63.4%						6.75		5.72
2008	MEX	AAA	34	3	2	0	6	6	34.0		7.15	3.97	0.26	.327	67.9%	57.3%	4.3%				3.71		3.49	3.74
Total	- - -	MLB		5	4	1	112	3	124.2		9.17	5.41	1.08	.302	73.7%	46.2%	13.7%				4.55		4.46	4.46	0.4

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingRegular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2000	CIN Reds	MLB	0	0	4.50	12	0		0	0	0			14.0	60	12	7	7	2	8	0	0	2	0	13
2001	CIN Reds	MLB	3	2	4.08	56	0		0	0	0			53.0	240	55	27	24	6	30	1	0	4	0	59
2002	PHI Phillies	MLB	2	2	4.62	31	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	39.0	173	32	21	20	2	25	2	3	3	1	40
2003	PHI Phillies	MLB	0	0	5.79	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18.2	86	18	12	12	5	12	0	1	1	0	15
2006	DET	AAA	3	2	3.94	26	0		0	0	1	2	0	32.0	148	36	16	14	1	18	3	0	9	0	25
2006	DET Tigers (ST)	ST	1	0	6.75	7	0		0	0	1	0	0	8.0	42	14	8	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	9
2008	MEX	AAA	3	2	3.71	6	6		0	0	0	0	0	34.0	147	35	17	14	1	15	0	0	2	0	27
Total	- - -	MLB	5	4	4.55	112	3	0	0	0	1	3	1	124.2	559	117	67	63	15	75	3	4	10	1	127

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2000	CIN Reds	MLB	0	0	4.50	12	0		0	0	0			14.0	60	12	7	7	2	8	0	0	2	0	13
2001	CIN Reds	MLB	3	2	4.08	56	0		0	0	0			53.0	240	55	27	24	6	30	1	0	4	0	59
2002	PHI Phillies	MLB	2	2	4.62	31	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	39.0	173	32	21	20	2	25	2	3	3	1	40
2003	PHI Phillies	MLB	0	0	5.79	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18.2	86	18	12	12	5	12	0	1	1	0	15
2006	DET	AAA	3	2	3.94	26	0		0	0	1	2	0	32.0	148	36	16	14	1	18	3	0	9	0	25
2006	DET Tigers (ST)	ST	1	0	6.75	7	0		0	0	1	0	0	8.0	42	14	8	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	9
2008	MEX	AAA	3	2	3.71	6	6		0	0	0	0	0	34.0	147	35	17	14	1	15	0	0	2	0	27
Total	- - -	MLB	5	4	4.55	112	3	0	0	0	1	3	1	124.2	559	117	67	63	15	75	3	4	10	1	127

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingRegular MLB SeasonsAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2000	CIN Reds	MLB	8.36	5.14	1.63	1.29		21.7%	13.3%	8.3%		.231	1.43	.270	75.6%		95	100		4.85
2000	Average		6.53	3.80	1.72	1.18		16.5%	9.6%	6.9%		.265	1.47	.296	70.2%					4.84
2001	CIN Reds	MLB	10.02	5.09	1.97	1.02		24.6%	12.5%	12.1%		.262	1.60	.338	75.7%		91	88		3.99
2001	Average		6.74	3.29	2.05	1.13		17.3%	8.5%	8.9%		.259	1.38	.292	71.2%					4.57
2002	PHI Phillies	MLB	9.23	5.77	1.60	0.46		23.1%	14.5%	8.7%		.221	1.46	.291	68.2%		115	91		3.73
2002	Average		6.53	3.38	1.93	1.05		16.8%	8.7%	8.1%		.257	1.38	.289	71.7%					4.52
2003	PHI Phillies	MLB	7.23	5.79	1.25	2.41		17.4%	14.0%	3.5%		.247	1.61	.245	79.2%		138	165		7.00
2003	Average		6.40	3.30	1.94	1.08		16.4%	8.5%	8.0%		.260	1.38	.291	71.2%					4.57
2006	DET	AAA	7.03	5.06	1.39	0.28		16.9%	12.2%	4.7%		.277	1.69	.337	72.2%					3.60
2006	DET Tigers (ST)	ST	10.13	2.25	4.50	2.25		21.4%	4.8%	16.7%		.359	2.00	.429	63.4%					5.72
2008	MEX	AAA	7.15	3.97	1.80	0.26		18.4%	10.2%	8.2%		.265	1.47	.327	67.9%					3.49
Total	- - -	MLB	9.17	5.41	1.69	1.08		22.7%	13.4%	9.3%		.244	1.54	.302	73.7%		106	102		4.46

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2000	CIN Reds	MLB	8.36	5.14	1.63	1.29		21.7%	13.3%	8.3%		.231	1.43	.270	75.6%		95	100		4.85
2000	Average		6.53	3.80	1.72	1.18		16.5%	9.6%	6.9%		.265	1.47	.296	70.2%					4.84
2001	CIN Reds	MLB	10.02	5.09	1.97	1.02		24.6%	12.5%	12.1%		.262	1.60	.338	75.7%		91	88		3.99
2001	Average		6.74	3.29	2.05	1.13		17.3%	8.5%	8.9%		.259	1.38	.292	71.2%					4.57
2002	PHI Phillies	MLB	9.23	5.77	1.60	0.46		23.1%	14.5%	8.7%		.221	1.46	.291	68.2%		115	91		3.73
2002	Average		6.53	3.38	1.93	1.05		16.8%	8.7%	8.1%		.257	1.38	.289	71.7%					4.52
2003	PHI Phillies	MLB	7.23	5.79	1.25	2.41		17.4%	14.0%	3.5%		.247	1.61	.245	79.2%		138	165		7.00
2003	Average		6.40	3.30	1.94	1.08		16.4%	8.5%	8.0%		.260	1.38	.291	71.2%					4.57
2006	DET	AAA	7.03	5.06	1.39	0.28		16.9%	12.2%	4.7%		.277	1.69	.337	72.2%					3.60
2006	DET Tigers (ST)	ST	10.13	2.25	4.50	2.25		21.4%	4.8%	16.7%		.359	2.00	.429	63.4%					5.72
2008	MEX	AAA	7.15	3.97	1.80	0.26		18.4%	10.2%	8.2%		.265	1.47	.327	67.9%					3.49
Total	- - -	MLB	9.17	5.41	1.69	1.08		22.7%	13.4%	9.3%		.244	1.54	.302	73.7%		106	102		4.46