Orlando Merced
1990–2003 · bats B / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
1,390G
.277AVG
.355OBP
.426SLG
1,108H
103HR
585RBI
57SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,390 | 4,531 | 3,997 | 564 | 1,108 | 229 | 28 | 103 | 585 | 487 | 661 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 1,702 | .277 | .355 | .426 | .781 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1994-06-14 to 1994-07-01
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1993-09-04 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1996-07-28 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1992-09-03 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 702 | 2193 | 550 | 51 | 277 | 253 | 301 | .286 | .366 | .447 |
| Away | 688 | 2338 | 558 | 52 | 308 | 234 | 360 | .269 | .339 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 201 | 606 | 139 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 103 | .266 | .356 | .423 |
| May | 242 | 811 | 207 | 16 | 96 | 85 | 119 | .288 | .360 | .429 |
| June | 271 | 957 | 254 | 28 | 124 | 89 | 120 | .296 | .358 | .471 |
| July | 252 | 846 | 212 | 23 | 105 | 83 | 118 | .280 | .349 | .438 |
| August | 221 | 708 | 159 | 12 | 95 | 81 | 104 | .257 | .339 | .393 |
| September | 194 | 590 | 135 | 7 | 85 | 70 | 93 | .263 | .347 | .370 |
| October | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .182 | .308 | .455 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 127 | 395 | 103 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 46 | .298 | .372 | .471 |
| chicago-cubs | 121 | 436 | 100 | 12 | 72 | 44 | 71 | .260 | .330 | .408 |
| cincinnati-reds | 105 | 321 | 84 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 45 | .291 | .355 | .474 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 88 | 308 | 76 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 46 | .285 | .360 | .468 |
| san-diego-padres | 84 | 283 | 59 | 4 | 32 | 41 | 41 | .248 | .353 | .340 |
| new-york-mets | 83 | 251 | 70 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 42 | .308 | .367 | .480 |
| san-francisco-giants | 79 | 232 | 60 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 30 | .294 | .371 | .441 |
| montreal-expos | 77 | 268 | 58 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 40 | .241 | .310 | .353 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | .208 | – | – |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 120 | 411 | 113 | 10 | 50 | 8 | .275 | – | – |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 405 | 100 | 6 | 60 | 5 | .247 | – | – |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 137 | 447 | 140 | 8 | 70 | 3 | .313 | – | – |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 386 | 105 | 9 | 51 | 4 | .272 | – | – |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 487 | 146 | 15 | 83 | 7 | .300 | – | – |
| 1996 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 120 | 453 | 130 | 17 | 80 | 8 | .287 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 98 | 368 | 98 | 9 | 40 | 7 | .266 | – | – |
| 1998 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins | 83 | 222 | 62 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .279 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Montreal Expos | 93 | 194 | 52 | 8 | 26 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 2001 |  Houston Astros | 94 | 137 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 2002 | Houston Astros | 123 | 251 | 72 | 6 | 30 | 4 | .287 | – | – |
| 2003 | Houston Astros | 123 | 212 | 49 | 3 | 26 | 3 | .231 | – | – |