Richard Mercado
Richard M. Mercado
Born: May 23, 1983
Mission Viejo, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 12 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
School: Arizona
Career: 2004-2012
Richard Mercado compiled a career batting average of .269 with 44 home runs and 276 RBI in his 600-game career with the Missoula Osprey, Yakima Bears, South Bend Silver Hawks, Lancaster JetHawks, Visalia Oaks, Tucson Sidewinders, Schaumburg Flyers, Joliet JackHammers, St. Paul Saints and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
 Missoula Osprey |
 Yakima Bears |
 Lancaster JetHawks |
 South Bend Silver Hawks |
 Tucson Sidewinders |
 Visalia Oaks |
 Schaumburg Flyers |
 Joliet JackHammers |
 St. Paul Saints |
 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | PION | Missoula Osprey | 59 | 229 | 187 | 26 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 31 | .283 | .401 | .422 | .823 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 10 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .233 | .351 | .367 | .718 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | 38 | 132 | 117 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26 | .179 | .256 | .274 | .529 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 27 | 101 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .245 | .287 | .319 | .606 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 77 | 307 | 270 | 25 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 50 | .263 | .331 | .389 | .720 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 10 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .111 | .238 | .111 | .349 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 32 | 127 | 114 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | .228 | .291 | .281 | .572 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 89 | 356 | 321 | 47 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 23 | .259 | .313 | .389 | .703 | 125 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 12 | 50 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .429 | .520 | .595 | 1.115 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 82 | 319 | 288 | 31 | 83 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 33 | .288 | .340 | .441 | .781 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 89 | 379 | 338 | 49 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 44 | .299 | .357 | .444 | .800 | 150 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 75 | 292 | 267 | 33 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 37 | .273 | .321 | .408 | .729 | 109 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 600 | 2350 | 2086 | 251 | 561 | 110 | 12 | 44 | 276 | 17 | 7 | 204 | 307 | .269 | .334 | .396 | .731 | 827 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | PION | Missoula Osprey | C | 26 | 189 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .986 | 8.038 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | C | 8 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | C | 26 | 148 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.231 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 26.9 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | 1B | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2006 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | C | 15 | 91 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 6.800 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 2006 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | C | 54 | 403 | 33 | 5 | 5 | .989 | 8.074 | 9 | 41 | 23 | 35.9 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 1B | 8 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .987 | 9.750 | ||||
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | C | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | C | 16 | 100 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 6.750 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | C | 89 | 561 | 57 | 10 | 4 | .984 | 6.944 | 10 | 62 | 22 | 26.2 |
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | C | 77 | 435 | 39 | 2 | 1 | .996 | 6.156 | 14 | 56 | 21 | 27.3 |
| 2010 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | C | 6 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | C | 61 | 414 | 29 | 5 | 2 | .989 | 7.262 | 5 | 45 | 14 | 23.7 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 1B | 26 | 166 | 9 | 3 | 17 | .983 | 6.731 | ||||
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | C | 66 | 444 | 31 | 4 | 4 | .992 | 7.197 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 21.4 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 1B | 5 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.200 | ||||
| Totals | 496 | 3201 | 269 | 36 | 51 | .990 | 6.996 | 49 | 307 | 111 | 26.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Pioneer League | Missoula Osprey | ARI | June 30, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ARI | June 21, 2005 | June 30, 2005 |
| 2006 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Silver Hawks | ARI | April 6, 2006 | July 17, 2006 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | California League | Lancaster JetHawks | ARI | May 18, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Silver Hawks | ARI | April 9, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Oaks | ARI | May 24, 2008 | August 7, 2008 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | August 11, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2009 | Ind | Northern League | Schaumburg Flyers | |||
| 2010 | Ind | Northern League | Schaumburg Flyers | May 20, 2010 | August 24, 2010 | |
| 2010 | Ind | Northern League | Joliet JackHammers | August 25, 2010 | September 6, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | May 12, 2011 | August 30, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | April 27, 2012 | September 22, 2012 |
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