NAME : Hector Mercado
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : Puerto Rico
BIRTHDAY : 4/29/1974
AGE : 29
HEIGHT : 6"3
WEIGHT : 235
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Left
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $100,000 through 2003
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Average
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : E (Fielding Pct. : .954)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : *
Duration as Reliever : D
Holding Runners : C
Groundball Pct. : 58
Avoiding Runs : 4
Avoiding Hits : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding Homeruns : 7 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
Getting Strikeouts : 8 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
Throwing Velocity : 8
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 5.22 2 4 0 57 0 50.0 61 35 29 31 48
At Home 6.04 1 1 0 28 0 22.1 32 20 15 13 19
Away 4.55 1 3 0 29 0 27.2 29 15 14 18 29
Last Week 22.50 0 0 0 3 0 2.0 7 8 5 4 2
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 0.00 0 0 0 9 0 9.0 4 0 0 2 12
May 4.26 0 0 0 14 0 12.2 17 6 6 5 9
June 10.80 1 2 0 15 0 11.2 21 16 14 10 10
July 1.93 1 1 0 14 0 14.0 11 4 3 9 15
August 20.26 0 1 0 5 0 2.2 8 9 6 5 2
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
2000 4.50 0 0 0 12 0 0 14.0 7 8 13 CIN
2001 4.08 3 2 0 56 0 0 53.0 24 30 59 CIN
2002 3.38 2 2 3 43 0 0 40.0 15 16 37 CIN
Total ERA : 4.30
Total Wins : 7
Total Losses: 8
Total Saves : 3
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 0
Total K's : 157
Total BB's : 85
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 5/2/2002, off Paul Quantrill (LA)... Had first career hit (double) on 7/6/2003, off David Williams (PIT)... |