SS Alberto Mercado #24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers TS
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/27/2002
 OA: 65 POT: 65
BNN Index | TS | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS ALBERTO MERCADO #24 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
47 197 57 12 0 6 20 19 27 .289 .355 .442 14 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 65 60 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 65 75 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 45
Errors: - 65 50
Arm: 25 60 60
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 85
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/26/2002 GBP Loss, 4-7 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 1
05/25/2002 @ CAR Win, 8-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/2002 @ CAR Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/23/2002 @ CAR Win, 6-2 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
05/21/2002 WAS Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/20/2002 WAS Win, 10-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/19/2002 WAS Win, 7-5 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
05/18/2002 @ PHI Win, 4-2 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
05/17/2002 @ PHI Win, 4-3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
05/16/2002 @ PHI Loss, 1-7 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Full of himself.
Personality Class: Selfish
Birthday:06/05/1971
Born in:Santo Domingo, DIS
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,500,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:56 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
THE SHIELD 2002 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 47 197 57 12 0 6 20 30 19 27 .289 .355 .442 .796 .351 .152 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 220 2 0 0 3 0 2 87 18 14 5 73.7 32.1 5.77 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 8 0 0 4 5 6 3 3 0 0 0 .258 .324 .645 .969
Versus Right   166 49 12 0 2 15 24 16 24 2 0 2 .295 .360 .404 .764
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   29 11 3 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 .379 .379 .483 .862
April   104 24 5 0 4 10 20 10 12 1 0 1 .231 .302 .394 .696
May   93 33 7 0 2 10 10 9 15 1 0 1 .355 .413 .495 .908
Spring Training   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Career   197 57 12 0 6 20 30 19 27 2 0 2 .289 .355 .442 .796
Home   105 32 5 0 3 14 17 13 10 2 0 1 .305 .380 .438 .818
Road   92 25 7 0 3 6 13 6 17 0 0 1 .272 .323 .446 .769
Grass   184 52 10 0 5 18 28 17 24 2 0 2 .283 .346 .418 .765
Turf   13 5 2 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .385 .467 .769 1.236
Day   50 9 1 0 1 6 6 4 10 1 0 1 .180 .250 .260 .510
Night   147 48 11 0 5 14 24 15 17 1 0 1 .327 .390 .503 .894
As Starter   196 57 12 0 6 20 30 19 27 2 0 2 .291 .356 .444 .800
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   41 8 3 0 1 2 7 5 8 0 0 1 .195 .298 .341 .639
Inning 1-3   77 25 5 0 2 6 8 6 10 0 0 0 .325 .373 .468 .841
Inning 4-6   58 17 2 0 3 9 11 6 7 2 0 0 .293 .348 .483 .831
Inning 7-9   58 14 5 0 1 5 10 6 9 0 0 1 .241 .323 .379 .702
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   75 24 8 0 1 4 16 8 11 1 0 1 .320 .388 .467 .855
1 Outs   56 13 1 0 4 8 9 5 9 1 0 1 .232 .302 .464 .766
2 Outs   66 20 3 0 1 8 5 6 7 0 0 0 .303 .361 .394 .755
Scoring Position   46 14 0 0 2 16 9 5 5 2 0 1 .304 .370 .435 .805
Bases Empty   125 38 12 0 4 4 19 11 20 0 0 1 .304 .365 .496 .861
Runner on 1st   26 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .192 .276 .192 .468
Runner on 2nd   20 6 0 0 2 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .333 .600 .933
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .667 1.267
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .429 .444 .429 .873
Two Strikes   82 20 4 0 2 8 11 6 27 2 0 0 .244 .289 .366 .655
First Pitch   33 8 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .286 .424 .710
Count 0-1   19 6 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Count 0-2   17 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 1 0 0 .118 .111 .118 .229
Count 1-0   19 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .579 .895
Count 1-1   18 8 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Count 1-2   27 8 2 0 2 3 4 0 8 0 0 0 .296 .296 .593 .889
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 2-1   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 2-2   24 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 .292 .280 .375 .655
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .769 .500 1.269
Full Count   14 3 0 0 0 2 5 6 3 0 0 0 .214 .450 .214 .664
Behind in Count   63 16 3 0 3 7 8 0 19 1 0 0 .254 .250 .444 .694
Ahead in Count   45 15 3 0 1 6 9 13 0 0 0 0 .333 .483 .467 .949
Batting Leadoff   79 29 7 0 1 8 11 6 12 0 0 0 .367 .412 .494 .905
Batting 2nd   87 20 4 0 5 10 17 12 11 1 0 1 .230 .327 .448 .775
Batting 6th   30 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 1 .267 .303 .300 .603
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   88 26 5 0 3 7 13 8 16 0 0 0 .295 .354 .455 .809
Medium Leverage   74 24 7 0 3 7 11 7 8 2 0 0 .324 .373 .541 .914
High Leverage   35 7 0 0 0 6 6 4 3 0 0 2 .200 .317 .200 .517
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+ wRC+ WAR
2002 Tampa Bay - TS 30 47 197 57 12 0 6 20 30 19 2 2 27 14 5 .289 .355 .442 .796 104 118 1.5
Total TS 47 197 57 12 0 6 20 30 19 2 2 27 14 5 .289 .355 .442 .796 104 118 1.5
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+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2002 Tampa Bay - MLB C 2 2 18 0 0 19 1 .947 16.0 10.12 -1.1 .000 3 4 0 0.0
2002 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 44 44 63 124 17 192 5 .974 399.0 4.22 +2.0 1.054
TOTAL C 2 2 18 0 0 19 1 .947 16.0 10.12 -1.1 .000 3 4 0 0.0
TOTAL SS 44 44 63 124 17 192 5 .974 399.0 4.22 +2.0 1.054
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2002 Drafted in the 2002 inaugural draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Round 6, Pick 18, 178th overall pick).
02/25/2002 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4-5 weeks.
05/26/2002 Goes 5-5 against the Green Bay Packers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 0 R.
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