What years did Jose Mercedes play?

Jose Mercedes played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003.

Was Jose Mercedes a pitcher?

Yes. Jose Mercedes pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 310 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jose Mercedes hit?

Jose Mercedes hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Jose Mercedes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2003)

W–L 33–39

ERA 4.75

WHIP 1.44

SO 310

Pitcher PIV -6264.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 3/5/1971 in El Seibo, El Seibo, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1994-05-31
Last Game: 2003-09-24

Full name: Jose Miguel Mercedes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	39	145	79	5	1	0	583.0	617	308	75	223	310	4.75	-6264.4

Career ERA 4.75 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 5.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	ML4	AL	2	0	19	0	0	0	31.0	22	8	16	11	2.32	4.51 (+49%)	-1030.0
1995	ML4	AL	0	1	5	0	0	0	7.3	12	8	8	6	9.82	—	0.0
1996	ML4	AL	0	2	11	0	0	0	16.7	20	17	5	6	9.18	4.61 (-99%)	-1425.3
1997	ML4	AL	7	10	29	23	2	1	159.0	146	67	53	80	3.79	4.39 (+14%)	-3061.0
1998	MIL	NL	2	2	7	5	0	0	32.0	42	24	9	11	6.75	4.43 (-52%)	-791.0
2000	BAL	AL	14	7	36	20	1	0	145.7	150	65	64	70	4.02	4.77 (+16%)	-444.5
2001	BAL	AL	8	17	33	31	2	0	184.0	219	119	63	123	5.82	4.42 (-32%)	487.4
2003	MON	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	7.3	6	0	5	3	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			33	39	145	79	5	1	583.0	617	308	223	310	4.75	—	-6,264

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
145	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.053	.100	.053	.153	0

Career AVG .053 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 80.3% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.

Career SLG .053 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 87.6% below league average.

Career OPS .153 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 80.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	ML4	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	ML4	AL	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	ML4	AL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ML4	AL	29	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	7	11	1	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	BAL	AL	36	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	BAL	AL	33	5	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MON	NL	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			145	19	1	12	.053	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	76	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	69	13	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	76	293.2	307	150	109	147	4.60
Away	69	289.1	310	158	114	163	4.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-24	WSN	ATL	—	2.0	4	3	0	1	0	0
2003-09-17	WSN	ATL	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-15	WSN	ATL	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-06	WSN	MIA	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
2003-09-03	WSN	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2001-10-05	BAL	BOS	—	6.2	5	4	3	1	4	0
2001-09-30	BAL	NYY	—	6.0	2	1	1	0	4	1
2001-09-25	BAL	BOS	W	5.0	7	2	2	1	3	0
2001-09-07	BAL	SEA	L	3.0	7	6	6	3	1	2
2001-09-01	BAL	SEA	L	5.2	7	5	5	2	7	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	145	79	24	50	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	ML4	P	19	0	1	3	1	0
1995	ML4	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
1996	ML4	P	11	0	0	2	0	0
1997	ML4	P	29	23	6	16	3	2
1998	MIL	P	7	5	0	3	0	0
2000	BAL	P	36	20	2	16	0	0
2001	BAL	P	33	31	15	9	0	2
2003	MON	P	5	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	145

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	BAL	AL	$2,750,000
1998	MIL	NL	$1,050,000
1997	ML4	AL	$153,000
1995	ML4	AL	$125,000
1994	ML4	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,187,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Mercedes

What years did Jose Mercedes play?: Jose Mercedes played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003.
Was Jose Mercedes a pitcher?: Yes. Jose Mercedes pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 310 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose Mercedes hit?: Jose Mercedes hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.