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Héctor Mercado

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: April 29, 1974 in Catano, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, Puerto Rico).

High School: Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, Puerto Rico)

Debut: April 4, 2000 (Age 25-341d, 17,611th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 11, 2003 (Age 29-073d)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Héctor Luis Mercado

Pronunciation: \mur-CAH-do\

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.55

112

124.2

127

WHIP

1.540

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

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 4	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-11		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 6	PHI		FLA	L,3-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 11	PHI		ATL	L,2-6		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11	Apr 12	PHI		CIN	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	30 (18)	May 4	PHI		COL	W,6-5		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	32 (1)	May 7	PHI		HOU	W,7-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	38 (5)	May 13	PHI	@	HOU	L,3-17		10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	41 (2)	May 16	PHI	@	ARI	L,2-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	42	May 17	PHI	@	ARI	L,9-12		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	46 (3)	May 22	PHI		NYM	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	49 (2)	May 25	PHI	@	MON	L,9-13	GF	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	55 (5)	Jun 2	PHI		MON	W,18-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	56	Jun 4	PHI		FLA	L,0-5		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	84 (27)	Jul 5	PHI		MON	L,3-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	88 (3)	Jul 12	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	89	Jul 13	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	90	Jul 14	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	93 (2)	Jul 17	PHI		CHC	W,4-3		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	98 (4)	Jul 22	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	102 (3)	Jul 26	PHI	@	ATL	W,3-2		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	103	Jul 27	PHI	@	ATL	L,3-5		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	136 (32)	Sep 2	PHI	@	MON	L,1-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	137	Sep 3	PHI	@	MON	L,6-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	138	Sep 4	PHI	@	MON	L,5-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	140 (1)	Sep 6	PHI		NYM	L,2-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	143 (2)	Sep 9	PHI		NYM	L,4-6	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	148 (4)	Sep 13	PHI		PIT	L,3-5	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	154 (5)	Sep 21 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	158 (3)	Sep 25	PHI		ATL	L,1-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	160 (1)	Sep 28	PHI	@	FLA	W,9-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	161	Sep 29	PHI	@	FLA	L,3-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							31gm		39.0	1	3	0	4	0