Henry Mercedes

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: July 23, 1969 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

High School: Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

Debut: April 22, 1992 (Age 22-274d, 16,120th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1997 (Age 28-060d)
vs. ANA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Henry Felipe Mercedes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

146

.247

RBI

OBP

.325

SLG

.315

OPS

.640

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1988	18	OAK-min	Rk	2	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800		2		0	0	0	0		ATH · ARIZ
1989	19	OAK-min	A,A-	89	294	250	23	45	3	1	3	17	0	2	39	92	.180	.296	.236	.532		59	1	2	3	0	1		MAD,SOR,MOD · MIDW,NORW,CALL
1990	20	OAK-min	A,AAA	102	357	313	32	70	14	2	3	39	6	1	33	107	.224	.298	.310	.608		97		1	8	2	0		MAD,TAC · MIDW,PCL
1991	21	OAK-min	A+	116	464	388	55	100	17	3	4	61	5	8	68	110	.258	.369	.348	.717		135	6	2	3	3	1		MOD · CALL
1992	22	OAK-min	AAA	85	276	246	36	57	9	2	0	20	1	3	26	60	.232	.305	.285	.590		70	8	0	4	0	0		TAC · PCL
1992	22	OAK	AL	9	5	5	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.800	.800	1.200	2.000	470	6	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
1993	23	OAK-min	AAA	85	298	256	37	61	13	1	4	32	1	2	31	53	.238	.315	.344	.659		88	8	1	3	7	2		TAC · PCL
1993	23	OAK	AL	20	50	47	5	10	2	0	0	3	1	1	2	15	.213	.260	.255	.515	43	12	0	1	0	0	0	2/HD

1994	24	OAK-min	AAA	66	226	205	16	39	5	1	1	17	1	2	13	60	.190	.235	.239	.474		49	6	0	5	3	0		TAC · PCL
1995	25	KCR-min	AAA	86	307	275	37	59	12	0	11	37	2	0	22	90	.215	.279	.378	.657		104	7	3	6	1	0		OMA · AA
1995	25	KCR	AL	23	55	43	7	11	2	0	0	9	0	0	8	13	.256	.370	.302	.673	78	13	0	1	1	2	0	2/H
1996	26	KCR-min	AAA	72	259	223	28	48	9	1	8	35	0	0	28	60	.215	.300	.372	.673		83	7	0	6	2	0		OMA · AA
1996	26	KCR	AL	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1997	27	TEX-min	AAA	16	66	57	6	14	3	0	1	4	0	0	9	12	.246	.348	.351	.699		20	3	0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1997	27	TEX	AL	23	56	47	4	10	4	0	0	4	0	0	6	25	.213	.302	.298	.600	55	14	0	0	3	0	0	2/H
1998	28	SFG-CIN-min	AAA	35	124	104	18	21	5	2	2	12	0	0	16	33	.202	.314	.346	.660		36	4	1	3	0	0		FRE,INA · PCL,IL
1999	29	KCR-min	AAA	69	226	193	27	47	8	0	6	32	4	1	27	63	.244	.341	.378	.719		73	2	2	3	1	0		OMA · PCL
2000	30	STL-min	AAA	5	15	12	4	4	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	6	.333	.429	.750	1.179		9	0	0	1	0	0		MEM · PCL
5 Yrs				79	170	146	18	36	8	1	0	17	1	1	16	55	.247	.325	.315	.640	71	46	0	2	4	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	349	299	37	74	16	2	0	35	2	2	33	113	.247	.325	.315	.640	71	94	0	4	8	4	0

KCR (2 yrs)				27	59	47	8	12	2	0	0	9	0	0	8	14	.255	.362	.298	.660	74	14	0	1	1	2	0
OAK (2 yrs)				29	55	52	6	14	2	1	0	4	1	1	2	16	.269	.309	.346	.655	82	18	0	1	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				23	56	47	4	10	4	0	0	4	0	0	6	25	.213	.302	.298	.600	55	14	0	0	3	0	0

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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