How Orlando Mercado's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Orlando Mercado totaled 4,761 career Played Outs, well below the league average of 6,515.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Played Outs season came in 1983, posting 1,520, well above the league average of 1,097.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 147, well below the league average of 1,113.2 that year. The Played Outs trended upward through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 237 in 1988 to 333 in 1989 and 815 in 1990, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 147 to 1,520 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Orlando Mercado Lifetime Played Outs

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Orlando Mercado Played Outs Per Season

Orlando Mercado's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, C, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Orlando Mercado Played Outs per season line chart

Orlando Mercado Played Outs by Team

Orlando Mercado's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Orlando Mercado career Played Outs by team bar chart

Orlando Mercado Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Orlando Mercado's career Played Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Orlando Mercado Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Orlando Mercado Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Orlando Mercado's seasonal Played Outs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Orlando Mercado Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Orlando Mercado Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Orlando Mercado's MLB career with Played Outs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Orlando Mercado Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table