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Orlando Luis (Villanueva) Merced

First name: Orlando

Last name: Merced

Birthdate: 1966-11-02

Bats: B   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 118958

Retro ID: merco002

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1990PIT0.30.00.3-0.10.00.40
1991PIT6.00.76.62.94.81.814
1992PIT5.80.76.51.93.92.712
1993PIT6.60.97.53.65.81.617
1994PIT5.50.76.2-1.00.85.42
1995PIT6.90.97.83.05.32.516
1996PIT6.30.97.22.64.72.514
1997TOR5.40.76.11.73.52.710
1998BOS0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1998CHN0.20.00.20.20.3-0.11
1998MIN2.80.33.1-0.30.62.42
1999MON2.80.33.10.71.61.45
2001HOU1.90.22.10.00.61.42
2002HOU3.50.43.91.32.51.57
2003HOU2.80.23.1-0.90.03.00
Career57.06.963.915.534.429.4102

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1990PIT25-2-200000000-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.20
1991PIT47811123800-4-500199.42.0-0.50.01.50
1992PIT46522350-23-600118.81.2-0.60.00.68
1993PIT52721211-2123-500269.92.6-0.50.02.19
1994PIT431-2-30-2-1-1-11-500-189.8-1.8-0.50.0-2.3-6
1995PIT54513113420-1-5001910.01.9-0.50.01.46
1996PIT50797310-28-5001710.31.6-0.50.01.114
1997TOR42011-3-10010-40079.10.8-0.40.00.415
1998BOS12-2-200001000-110.3-0.10.00.0-0.11
1998CHN121100001000210.40.20.00.00.21
1998MIN223-1-1-1-3-10-1-200-710.1-0.7-0.20.0-0.91
1999MON22123-110-11-200310.20.3-0.20.00.13
2001HOU1530-11-100-2-100-310.4-0.3-0.10.0-0.4-1
2002HOU2812111103-20079.60.7-0.20.00.56
2003HOU230-10-11-1000-1-1-10-139.7-1.3-0.20.0-1.51
Career4,53045399112-410-43-1067-6.9-4.40.02.558

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1990 PIT 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1991 PIT 1B 2677 247 -7.0 -7 -5 -23 -16 -0.4 0.0 0 -5
1992 PIT 1B 2597 269 7.0 7 5 11 18 0.1 0.0 0 5
1993 PIT 1B 886 74 -6.0 -6 -5 -16 -9 0.0 0.0 0 -5
1994 PIT 1B 1263 109 -6.0 -6 -5 -12 -7 0.2 0.0 0 -5
1995 PIT 1B 573 56 -4.0 -4 -3 -8 -9 0.0 0.0 0 -3
1996 PIT 1B 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1997 TOR 1B 5 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1998 MIN 1B 921 96 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.3 0.0 0 -1
1999 MON 1B 70 7 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2001 HOU 1B 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2001 HOU 3B 14 0 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2002 HOU 1B 151 12 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -2 0.1 0.0 0 -1
2002 HOU 3B 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2003 HOU 1B 146 13 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2003 HOU 3B 17 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1B 9298 886 -20.0 -20 -17 -54 -26 0.3 0.0 0 -17
3B 39 3 0.0 0 0 -1 0 -0.1 0.0 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1990 PIT RF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 PIT RF 25 6 1.0 1 1 2 1 0 1
1992 PIT RF 221 39 -2.0 -2 -2 -1 14 0 -2
1993 PIT RF 1584 304 7.0 6 6 10 111 2 8
1994 PIT RF 974 159 -5.0 -5 -5 -22 63 -1 -6
1995 PIT LF 63 6 0.0 0 0 0 4 0 0
1995 PIT RF 1672 302 -4.0 -5 -5 1 125 7 2
1996 PIT RF 1902 362 1.0 0 0 13 146 8 8
1997 TOR RF 1597 279 7.0 8 7 13 120 3 10
1998 CHN LF 25 4 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 1
1998 BOS RF 8 2 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1
1998 MIN RF 212 37 1.0 1 1 3 20 -1 0
1999 MON LF 917 115 2.0 3 3 9 52 -1 2
2001 HOU LF 187 17 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 7 0 -1
2001 HOU RF 207 42 0.0 0 0 0 17 -1 -1
2002 HOU LF 249 38 4.0 4 4 11 15 1 5
2002 HOU RF 555 98 -3.0 -3 -3 -2 38 2 -1
2003 HOU LF 163 23 1.0 1 1 4 15 0 1
2003 HOU RF 258 46 -2.0 -2 -2 -1 27 1 -1
LF 1604 203 7.0 8 8 23 96 0 8
RF 9217 1676 2.0 0 -1 17 683 20 19

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1991PIT0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1992PIT0.20.00.2-0.2-0.20.4-1
2001HOU0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.30.00.3-0.2-0.10.5-1

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1991PIT10000000000005.80.00.00.00.00
1992PIT13-1-10-100-1000-310.3-0.30.00.0-0.3-1
2001HOU1000000000007.80.00.00.00.00
Career24-1-10-100-1000-3--0.30.00.0-0.3-1

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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