Player Report for #18 Roberto Mercado

04/26/1981

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3B Roberto Mercado #18

Age: 32

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	8	9	8	8
Gap	7	8	6	7
Power	4	4	4	4
Eye	6	7	6	7
Avoid K's	11	12	11	12

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	8	7
Errors:	-	10	3
Arm:	1	16	2
Turn DP:	-	9	-
Ability:	7	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	4
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	2	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	5	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	9

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	14
Stealing Ability:	14
Baserunning Inst.:	9
Sacrifice Bunt:	9
Bunt for Hit:	10

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	High

Roberto Mercado
Birthday:	01/23/1927
Born in:	Pottstown (Pennsylvania)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	192 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	2 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	4 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 San Francisco - ABA	24	74	73	16	1	0	1	6	10	1	0	3	17	1	1	.219	.221	.274	.495	31	-5.6
1952 San Francisco - ABA	25	7	27	12	2	0	0	4	5	3	0	0	1	0	0	.444	.500	.519	1.019	198	4.7
1953 San Francisco - ABA	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	474	0.0
1954 San Francisco - ABA	27	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	461	0.0
1956 San Francisco - ABA	29	10	24	10	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	.417	.481	.500	.981	176	3.8
1957 San Francisco - ABA	30	10	23	6	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	.261	.320	.261	.581	64	-0.3
Total ABA		104	149	46	5	0	1	14	19	8	1	3	25	1	1	.309	.342	.362	.704	97	2.6

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1952 Ajax - AAA	25	125	477	121	13	5	8	61	53	47	1	5	41	7	7	.254	.319	.352	.671	84	2.4
1953 Ajax - AAA	26	116	426	117	15	4	8	45	49	24	3	5	31	7	6	.275	.314	.385	.699	87	11.7
1954 Ajax - AAA	27	93	352	88	15	4	5	47	43	42	1	3	17	7	6	.250	.329	.358	.687	90	6.7
1955 Ajax - AAA	28	115	392	94	11	5	2	27	53	40	4	4	36	5	3	.240	.314	.309	.622	70	-2.5
1956 Ajax - AAA	29	88	316	104	11	1	6	46	55	27	5	2	19	6	4	.329	.389	.427	.816	120	24.5
1957 Ajax - AAA	30	80	256	66	4	2	3	38	31	26	1	2	25	3	4	.258	.326	.324	.651	85	2.4
1958 Ajax - AAA	31	89	251	66	8	2	4	27	32	21	2	3	22	0	1	.263	.321	.359	.680	91	6.2
1959 McAllen - AA	32	35	129	37	6	1	2	14	21	15	0	1	12	0	1	.287	.359	.395	.754	110	3.9
1959 Ajax - AAA	32	59	164	39	6	1	3	15	16	14	2	0	18	1	1	.238	.306	.341	.647	79	-1.7
Total GHL		765	2634	695	83	24	39	306	332	241	19	24	209	36	32	.264	.327	.358	.685	88	49.8
Total STL		35	129	37	6	1	2	14	21	15	0	1	12	0	1	.287	.359	.395	.754	110	3.9

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1956 San Francisco - ABA	29	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0.0
Total ABA		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 San Francisco - ML	3B	23	4	4	10	0	15	1	.933	73.1	1.72	+0.4	1.032
1951 San Francisco - ML	SS	53	6	27	36	10	69	6	.913	149.0	3.81	-3.9	.873
1952 San Francisco - ML	3B	7	7	8	12	0	21	1	.952	59.0	3.05	-0.6	.954
1954 San Francisco - ML	SS	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	4.2	3.86	+0.0	1.039
1956 San Francisco - ML	3B	7	5	1	10	0	11	0	1.000	41.0	2.41	-0.3	.962
1956 San Francisco - ML	SS	3	2	5	4	1	10	1	.900	20.1	3.98	-0.5	.882
1957 San Francisco - ML	2B	6	4	14	14	1	31	3	.903	36.2	6.87	-2.3	.854
1957 San Francisco - ML	SS	4	2	3	4	1	8	1	.875	19.2	3.20	-2.2	.624

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 27, Pick 16, 432nd overall pick) by the San Francisco Golden Gators.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (5).
09/08/1952	Injured (hamstring strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
09/18/1952	Wins the 1952 GHL MCL Earl Alexander Award at 3B.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (7).
07/12/1953	Was selected to the 1953 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/27/1953	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1953	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
05/18/1954	Injured (fractured rib), out for 3 weeks.
05/28/1954	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
06/06/1954	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/13/1954	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
06/28/1955	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/26/1955	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6).
05/14/1956	Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/31/1956	Injured (fractured rib), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
05/25/1957	Injured (bruised thigh), day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1957	Injured (knee contusion), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
06/20/1958	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
05/30/1959	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for one week.
10/16/1959	Retired from professional baseball.