Oscar Mercado
Bats R Throws R6'2" 197 lbBorn 1994 Tampa, USADebut 2019Team STLDraft 2013 R2 #57 St. Louis Cardinals, Vivian Gaither (FL) HS
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2023 | STL | 20 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.290 | 0.312 | 0.387 | 0.700 | 88.7 |
| 2022 | CLE | 55 | 128 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0.207 | 0.242 | 0.372 | 0.614 | 70.6 |
| 2021 | CLE | 72 | 238 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 0.224 | 0.300 | 0.369 | 0.669 | 84.1 |
| 2020 | CLE | 36 | 93 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0.128 | 0.174 | 0.174 | 0.348 | -10.4 |
| 2019 | CLE | 115 | 482 | 70 | 118 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 15 | 28 | 84 | 0.269 | 0.318 | 0.443 | 0.761 | 94.6 |
| Career | | 298 | 973 | 123 | 211 | 46 | 5 | 26 | 100 | 29 | 60 | 186 | 0.237 | 0.289 | 0.388 | 0.677 | 78.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2023 | 32 | 85.5 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 23.3 | 30.8 | 0.271 | 0.325 | 0.274 | 28.0 |
| 2022 | 128 | 86.3 | 22.2 | 6.5 | 29.0 | 26.6 | 32.8 | 0.204 | 0.367 | 0.263 | 28.4 |
| 2021 | 238 | 86.2 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 27.7 | 26.7 | 23.7 | 0.218 | 0.337 | 0.283 | 28.9 |
| 2020 | 93 | 88.2 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 29.3 | 27.3 | 0.158 | 0.227 | 0.193 | 28.1 |
| 2019 | 482 | 88.0 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 34.2 | 23.4 | 27.6 | 0.259 | 0.401 | 0.308 | 29.5 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2023 | STL | OF | 19 | 89 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.926 | |
| 2022 | CLE | OF | 51 | 307 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 2021 | CLE | OF | 68 | 508 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.992 | |
| 2020 | CLE | OF | 32 | 235 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | CLE | OF | 110 | 942 | 236 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.976 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Bat | 84 | 1 HR, 3 SB | 0.141 | 0.445 |
| 2025 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Bat | 477 | 11 HR, 40 SB | 0.249 | 0.742 |
| 2024 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Bat | 307 | 11 HR, 12 SB | 0.226 | 0.732 |
| 2024 | AAA | nan | Bat | 361 | 12 HR, 16 SB | 0.222 | 0.713 |
| 2024 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Bat | 54 | 1 HR, 4 SB | 0.200 | 0.604 |
| 2023 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 145 | 2 HR, 15 SB | 0.278 | 0.782 |
| 2023 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Bat | 138 | 10 HR, 10 SB | 0.339 | 1.068 |
| 2023 | AAA | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Bat | 64 | 2 HR, 3 SB | 0.259 | 0.744 |
| 2023 | AAA | nan | Bat | 347 | 14 HR, 28 SB | 0.299 | 0.890 |
| 2022 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 190 | 5 HR, 9 SB | 0.281 | 0.812 |
| 2021 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 203 | 5 HR, 9 SB | 0.216 | 0.719 |
| 2019 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 140 | 4 HR, 14 SB | 0.294 | 0.892 |
| 2018 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 427 | 8 HR, 31 SB | 0.285 | 0.759 |
| 2018 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 119 | 0 HR, 6 SB | 0.252 | 0.662 |
| 2018 | AAA | nan | Bat | 546 | 8 HR, 37 SB | 0.278 | 0.739 |
| 2017 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 523 | 13 HR, 38 SB | 0.287 | 0.769 |
| 2016 | A+ | Palm Beach Cardinals | Bat | 506 | 0 HR, 33 SB | 0.215 | 0.567 |
| 2015 | A | Peoria Chiefs | Bat | 513 | 4 HR, 50 SB | 0.254 | 0.638 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2023 | 0.523 | 0.238 | 0.438 | 0.234 |
| 2022 | 0.254 | 0.321 | 0.232 | 0.326 |
| 2021 | 0.376 | 0.284 | 0.334 | 0.308 |
| 2020 | 0.143 | 0.198 | 0.182 | 0.179 |
| 2019 | 0.333 | 0.341 | 0.366 | 0.311 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |