Orlando Mercado
Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado
Born: November 7, 1961
Arecibo, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1978-1994
Major League Statistics
Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado compiled a career batting average of .258 with 82 home runs and 453 RBI in his 954-game career with the Bellingham Mariners, San Jose Missions, Lynn Sailors, Spokane Indians, Salt Lake City Gulls, Oklahoma City 89ers, Albuquerque Dukes, Tacoma Tigers, Portland Beavers, Tidewater Tides, Charlotte Knights, Iowa Cubs and Vancouver Canadians. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | 38 | 67 | 49 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .122 | .306 | .163 | .470 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | A | CALL | San Jose Missions | 110 | 392 | 335 | 53 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 78 | .257 | .342 | .412 | .754 | 138 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 117 | 448 | 396 | 55 | 101 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 65 | .255 | .327 | .432 | .759 | 171 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 95 | 349 | 312 | 32 | 67 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 55 | .215 | .287 | .333 | .621 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 90 | 351 | 321 | 43 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 59 | .280 | .323 | .502 | .824 | 161 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 26 | 95 | 88 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .227 | .274 | .341 | .615 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 29 | 115 | 109 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .358 | .391 | .642 | 1.034 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 59 | 231 | 206 | 20 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 37 | .252 | .319 | .413 | .731 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 48 | 199 | 172 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | .273 | .367 | .401 | .768 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 69 | 223 | 205 | 22 | 57 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 29 | .278 | .327 | .395 | .722 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 53 | 172 | 148 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | .223 | .304 | .304 | .608 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 57 | 217 | 196 | 17 | 58 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 30 | .296 | .346 | .469 | .815 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 24 | 81 | 72 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .264 | .333 | .361 | .694 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 55 | 179 | 159 | 13 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 28 | .270 | .307 | .421 | .728 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 54 | 194 | 178 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 37 | .247 | .304 | .421 | .725 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 8 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .357 | .379 | .536 | .915 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 10 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 12 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .225 | .225 | .350 | .575 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 954 | 3406 | 3035 | 355 | 784 | 188 | 18 | 82 | 453 | 20 | 9 | 294 | 543 | .258 | .323 | .413 | .736 | 1254 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 39 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | C | 38 | 184 | 20 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 5.368 | 15 | |||
| 1979 | A | CALL | San Jose Missions | C | 99 | 622 | 70 | 17 | 4 | .976 | 6.990 | 24 | |||
| 1979 | A | CALL | San Jose Missions | 1B | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | OF | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 1B | 4 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | C | 106 | 574 | 75 | 11 | 8 | .983 | 6.123 | 23 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | C | 89 | 445 | 60 | 13 | 8 | .975 | 5.674 | 10 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | C | 73 | 469 | 42 | 12 | 5 | .977 | 7.000 | 8 | |||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | OF | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .667 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 1B | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | C | 24 | 131 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .986 | 5.833 | 4 | |||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | C | 26 | 152 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 6.500 | 3 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 1B | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 57 | 268 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .987 | 5.158 | 3 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 42 | 234 | 29 | 8 | 4 | .970 | 6.262 | 2 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | C | 67 | 327 | 47 | 6 | 2 | .984 | 5.582 | 8 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 1B | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | C | 36 | 182 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .990 | 5.639 | 6 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 53 | 295 | 19 | 6 | 1 | .981 | 5.925 | 5 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | C | 22 | 133 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.591 | 1 | |||
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | C | 36 | 177 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .995 | 5.667 | 3 | |||
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 1B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | C | 52 | 307 | 31 | 5 | 2 | .985 | 6.500 | 4 | |||
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 8 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.750 | 1 | |||
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 10 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | C | 11 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 6.909 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 |
| Totals | 886 | 4852 | 528 | 96 | 60 | .982 | 6.072 | 121 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Bellingham Mariners | SEA | ||
| 1979 | A | California League | San Jose Missions | SEA | ||
| 1980 | AA | Eastern League | Lynn Sailors | SEA | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | CAL | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1987 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CLE | ||
| 1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CAL |
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