Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1990
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1990
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,391
- AB
- 3,998
- R
- 564
- H
- 1,108
- HR
- 103
- RBI
- 585
- SB
- 57
- AVG
- .277
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | PIT | 25 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1991 | PIT | 120 | 411 | 83 | 113 | 10 | 50 | 8 | .275 |
| 1992 | PIT | 134 | 405 | 50 | 100 | 6 | 60 | 5 | .247 |
| 1993 | PIT | 137 | 447 | 68 | 140 | 8 | 70 | 3 | .313 |
| 1994 | PIT | 108 | 386 | 48 | 105 | 9 | 51 | 4 | .272 |
| 1995 | PIT | 132 | 487 | 75 | 146 | 15 | 83 | 7 | .300 |
| 1996 | PIT | 120 | 453 | 69 | 130 | 17 | 80 | 8 | .287 |
| 1997 | TOR | 98 | 368 | 45 | 98 | 9 | 40 | 7 | .266 |
| 1998 |  BOS/MIN/CHC | 84 | 223 | 24 | 62 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .278 |
| 1999 | WSH | 93 | 194 | 25 | 52 | 8 | 26 | 2 | .268 |
| 2001 | HOU | 94 | 137 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 5 | .263 |
| 2002 | HOU | 123 | 251 | 35 | 72 | 6 | 30 | 4 | .287 |
| 2003 | HOU | 123 | 212 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 26 | 3 | .231 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- AB
- 20
- R
- 1
- H
- 3
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .150
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,532
- TB
- 1,702
- XBH
- 360
- HBP
- 12
- IBB
- 53
- GIDP
- 89
- P/PA
- 0.43
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | PIT | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 478 | 164 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 466 | 156 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | 527 | 198 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | PIT | 432 | 159 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | PIT | 545 | 228 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | PIT | 507 | 207 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 420 | 152 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | BOS/MIN/CHC | 247 | 92 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | WSH | 221 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | HOU | 153 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 281 | 109 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | HOU | 230 | 79 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 14.5
- RC
- 609.0
- RC/27
- 5.40
- ISOP
- .149
- SECA
- .277
- BB/K
- 0.74
- AB/HR
- 38.8
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | PIT | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .042 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 2.4 | 64.7 | 5.6 | .124 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 41.1 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | -0.2 | 54 | 4.5 | .138 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 67.5 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | 3.3 | 84 | 7.1 | .130 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 55.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | PIT | 0.4 | 51.9 | 4.7 | .140 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 42.9 | 0 |
| 1995 | PIT | 3.4 | 83.4 | 6.3 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | PIT | 2.3 | 73.5 | 5.9 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 26.6 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 2.3 | 55.5 | 5.3 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | BOS/MIN/CHC | -0.5 | 29.2 | 4.5 | .135 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 37.2 | 0 |
| 1999 | WSH | 0.8 | 31.5 | 5.7 | .196 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2001 | HOU | -0.1 | 21 | 5.4 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 1.0 | 37.5 | 5.3 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 41.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | -0.5 | 22.2 | 3.5 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 70.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Orlando Merced's career stats?
Orlando Merced played 13 seasons for the Pirates, the Blue Jays, the Nationals and the Astros. He was a career .277 hitter with 1,108 hits, 103 home runs and 585 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .313 batting average, 8 home runs and 70 RBI.
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