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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Mercado | Retired (2009, Age 36) | 55 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 34 (1996) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Bobby Doerr League | 0 | 9 years (1 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/14/1973 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1998 | TB | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .508 | .286 | .222 | .222 |
| 2001 | TB | 69 | 176 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .537 | .276 | .261 | .199 |
| 2002 | TB | 82 | 203 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .504 | .262 | .241 | .192 |
| 2003 | TB | 69 | 179 | 21 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .652 | .311 | .341 | .246 |
| 2004 | TB | 76 | 217 | 26 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .641 | .300 | .341 | .221 |
| 2005 | TB | 128 | 346 | 27 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 82 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .572 | .257 | .315 | .202 |
| 2006 | TB | 133 | 360 | 39 | 84 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .627 | .290 | .336 | .233 |
| 2007 | TB | 108 | 264 | 28 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .675 | .300 | .375 | .239 |
| 2008 | TB | 130 | 381 | 31 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .660 | .314 | .346 | .244 |
| 2009 | TB | 122 | 423 | 43 | 91 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 99 | 6 | 5 | 9 | .576 | .264 | .312 | .215 |
| Total | 925 | 2567 | 250 | 571 | 83 | 19 | 45 | 239 | 221 | 578 | 47 | 27 | 39 | .607 | .285 | .322 | .222 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2009-11-01 | John Mercado has retired from the Tampa Bay Highlanders |
| 2009-09-20 | John Mercado of the Tampa Bay Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 45 days. |
| 2001-04-14 | The Tampa Bay Highlanders have promoted John Mercado to the major league team. |
| 1998-06-10 | The Tampa Bay Rowdies have sent John Mercado to the minors. |
| 1998-05-26 | The Tampa Bay Rowdies have promoted John Mercado to the major league team. |
| 1996-04-18 | The Tampa Bay Rowdies have acquired John Mercado from the waiver wire. |
| 1996-04-01 | The San Francisco Giants have waived John Mercado. |