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Orlando Mercado

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 13, 1982 (Age 20-310d, 14,678th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1990 (Age 28-327d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Orlando Mercado

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.0

562

112

.199

RBI

OBP

.259

SLG

.281

OPS

.541

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	SEA		NYY	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
2	3	Apr 7	SEA		NYY	L,1-8	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
3	4	Apr 8	SEA		MIN	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
4	5	Apr 9	SEA		MIN	W,3-2	GS	33	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	6	Apr 10	SEA		MIN	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	7	Apr 11	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	8	Apr 12	SEA	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
8	9	Apr 13	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	10	Apr 14	SEA		OAK	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
10	12 (1)	Apr 16	SEA		OAK	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
11	14 (1)	Apr 18	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-8	GS	31	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
12	17 (2)	Apr 21	SEA	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
13	20 (2)	Apr 24	SEA	@	DET	L,2-4	GS	30	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
14	23 (2)	Apr 29	SEA		BAL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	28 (4)	May 6	SEA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
16	31 (2)	May 9	SEA	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	33 (1)	May 11	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	34	May 13	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-9	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
19	36 (1)	May 15	SEA	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	38 (1)	May 18	SEA		CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	41 (2)	May 21	SEA		MIL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
22	42	May 22	SEA		MIL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	46 (3)	May 27	SEA	@	MIL	W,7-5	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
24	47	May 28	SEA	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	49 (1)	May 30	SEA	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	54 (4)	Jun 4	SEA	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
27	55	Jun 5	SEA	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	56	Jun 6	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	57	Jun 7	SEA		TEX	L,0-10	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	58	Jun 8	SEA		TEX	L,0-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
31	60 (1)	Jun 10	SEA		KCR	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
32	61	Jun 11	SEA		KCR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
33	62	Jun 12	SEA		KCR	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	65 (2)	Jun 15	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS	31	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
35	66	Jun 17	SEA	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	67	Jun 18	SEA	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	71 (3)	Jun 22	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	32	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
38	72	Jun 23	SEA		TOR	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
39	73	Jun 24	SEA		TOR	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
40	74	Jun 25	SEA		TOR	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
41	75	Jun 26	SEA		TOR	L,7-19	CG	57	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
42	76	Jun 27	SEA		CHW	L,4-7	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
43	77	Jun 28	SEA		CHW	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
44	78	Jun 29	SEA		CHW	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	79	Jul 1	SEA	@	TOR	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	80	Jul 2	SEA	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
47	83 (2)	Jul 9	SEA	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
48	85 (1)	Jul 11	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	46	9.1	8	1	0	9	0	C
49	86	Jul 12	SEA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
50	87	Jul 13	SEA	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
51	89 (1)	Jul 15	SEA		DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
52	90	Jul 16	SEA		DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
53	92 (1)	Jul 18	SEA		BAL	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
54	93	Jul 19	SEA		BAL	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
55	94	Jul 20	SEA		BAL	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	136 (41)	Sep 4	SEA		NYY	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
57	137	Sep 5	SEA	@	KCR	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
58	142 (4)	Sep 11	SEA		TEX	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
59	147 (4)	Sep 17	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	5	0	1	6	0	C
60	148	Sep 18	SEA	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
61	152 (3)	Sep 22	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
62	153	Sep 23	SEA	@	TEX	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
63	154	Sep 24	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
64	156 (1)	Sep 26	SEA		KCR	L,2-6	GS	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
65	162 (5)	Oct 2	SEA		CHW	L,0-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
							65gm		506.2	342	27	2	371	2