1974
Born April 29, 1974
Catano, , P.R.
Héctor Mercado Notable
Héctor Mercado divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cincinnati Reds from 2000, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 2003.
He went 5 and 4 with a 4.55 earned run average, pitching 124.7 innings in 112 games. He struck out 127. Across 112 games he batted .111, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in Catano, P.R. on April 29, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | CIN | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | CIN | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | PHI | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2003 | PHI | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 112 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 4.50 |
| 2001 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 55 | 24 | 30 | 59 | 4.08 |
| 2002 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 39.0 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 4.62 |
| 2003 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18.2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5.79 |
| Career | — | 5 | 4 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 124.2 | 117 | 63 | 75 | 127 | 4.55 |
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