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Name Team Age
Jim Mercedes Retired (1982, Age 34) Died (2022, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18
(1971)		 2B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League 0 7 years (59 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  B+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 7/30/1948
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
D- (11.1 %) F  (0.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 AHP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 HHP 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .250 .000 .000
1974 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 RHP 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .200 .000 .000
1975 AHP 34 95 27 5 0 6 19 10 19 .875 .349 .526 .284
1975 HHP 34 96 23 2 2 7 15 8 22 .819 .298 .521 .240
1975 LHP 17 17 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 .644 .350 .294 .235
1975 RHP 66 174 46 6 2 13 32 15 38 .867 .321 .546 .264
1976 AHP 37 37 9 1 0 3 4 3 7 .814 .300 .514 .243
1976 HHP 42 38 11 1 0 2 3 3 10 .807 .333 .474 .289
1976 LHP 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 RHP 78 71 20 2 0 5 7 6 16 .854 .333 .521 .282
1977 AHP 38 93 14 1 0 2 8 16 24 .501 .275 .226 .151
1977 HHP 42 97 26 5 2 5 23 13 22 .869 .354 .515 .268
1977 LHP 21 30 3 1 0 0 2 3 12 .315 .182 .133 .100
1977 RHP 77 160 37 5 2 7 29 26 34 .757 .339 .419 .231
1978 AHP 27 66 14 3 0 4 7 2 15 .675 .235 .439 .212
1978 HHP 23 40 14 3 0 1 9 2 11 .881 .381 .500 .350
1978 LHP 9 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .083 .083 .083
1978 RHP 47 94 27 6 0 5 16 4 21 .827 .316 .511 .287
1979 AHP 30 102 22 4 1 3 8 7 25 .629 .266 .363 .216
1979 HHP 29 92 22 2 0 4 11 13 16 .721 .330 .391 .239
1979 LHP 14 38 9 1 0 0 0 2 5 .538 .275 .263 .237
1979 RHP 55 156 35 5 1 7 19 18 36 .707 .303 .404 .224
1980 AHP 24 52 13 2 0 4 11 5 13 .830 .310 .519 .250
1980 HHP 16 36 9 1 1 0 1 6 10 .690 .357 .333 .250
1980 LHP 7 14 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .429 .214 .214 .214
1980 RHP 38 74 19 3 1 4 10 11 22 .835 .349 .486 .257
1981 AHP 11 10 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .673 .273 .400 .200
1981 HHP 9 8 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 1.444 .444 1.000 .375
1981 RHP 20 18 5 0 2 1 3 2 3 1.017 .350 .667 .278
1982 AHP 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.333 .667 .667 .667
1982 HHP 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.000 1.000 2.000 1.000
1982 RHP 4 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.750 .750 1.000 .750
Total AHP 206 460 103 16 2 22 58 44 104 .701 .291 .411 .224
Total HHP 200 411 109 15 6 20 65 47 94 .816 .339 .477 .265
Total LHP 70 116 20 3 0 0 6 8 27 .424 .226 .198 .172
Total RHP 390 755 192 28 8 42 117 83 171 .806 .327 .479 .254
Total 406 871 212 31 8 42 123 91 198 .756 .314 .442 .243
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Jim Mercedes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-08-05The San Diego Comets have waived Jim Mercedes.
1982-05-21The San Diego Comets have promoted George Wood to the major league team. The San Diego Comets have designated Jim Mercedes for assignment.
1975-08-15Jim Mercedes of the San Diego Comets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1975-04-01The San Diego Comets have promoted Jim Mercedes to the major league team. The San Diego Comets have designated Charlie Curry for assignment.
1974-09-24The San Diego Comets have acquired Jim Mercedes from the waiver wire.
1974-04-18The Arizona Honey Badgers have promoted Ed Vail to the major league team. The Arizona Honey Badgers have waived Jim Mercedes. The Arizona Honey Badgers have waived Bart Figga.
1974-04-01The Arizona Honey Badgers have promoted Jim Mercedes to the major league team. The Arizona Honey Badgers have waived Libe Sheaffer.