Dave Mercer
FirstBase · b. 1968 · 1991–1999
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Silverton Prospectors | 23 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .467 | .471 | .667 | 1.137 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | Silverton Prospectors | 25 | 86 | 343 | 312 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 24 | 34 | .276 | .321 | .404 | .725 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | Silverton Prospectors | 26 | 108 | 431 | 387 | 115 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 48 | .297 | .348 | .416 | .764 | 2.2 |
| 1995 | Silverton Prospectors | 27 | 142 | 588 | 549 | 157 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 34 | 59 | .286 | .325 | .417 | .742 | 2.2 |
| 1996 | Silverton Prospectors | 28 | 150 | 668 | 600 | 192 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 57 | 70 | .320 | .373 | .440 | .813 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | Silverton Prospectors | 29 | 150 | 619 | 558 | 158 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 71 | 51 | 70 | .283 | .338 | .396 | .734 | 2.4 |
| 1998 | Silverton Prospectors | 30 | 102 | 409 | 365 | 106 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 39 | 34 | .290 | .355 | .392 | .746 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | Silverton Prospectors | 31 | 148 | 580 | 526 | 152 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 50 | 65 | .289 | .348 | .382 | .730 | 2.4 |
| Career | 890 | 3655 | 3312 | 973 | 173 | 28 | 51 | 420 | 291 | 381 | .294 | .346 | .409 | .755 | 17.0 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 19 | 34 | 58 | 30/55 | 28/53 | 41/66 | 34/58 | 38/61 | 33/56 |
| 1988 | 20 | 40 | 58 | 41/55 | 39/53 | 46/66 | 38/58 | 42/61 | 37/56 |
| 1989 | 21 | 42 | 55 | 39/47 | 37/45 | 49/65 | 42/56 | 46/61 | 41/55 |
| 1990 | 22 | 44 | 55 | 41/47 | 39/45 | 51/64 | 44/56 | 48/61 | 43/55 |
| 1991 | 23 | 46 | 55 | 42/47 | 40/45 | 53/64 | 46/56 | 50/61 | 45/55 |
| 1992 | 24 | 48 | 55 | 43/47 | 41/45 | 55/64 | 48/56 | 52/61 | 46/55 |
| 1993 | 25 | 48 | 55 | 43/47 | 41/45 | 56/64 | 49/56 | 53/61 | 47/55 |
| 1994 | 26 | 49 | 55 | 43/47 | 41/45 | 57/64 | 50/56 | 54/61 | 48/55 |
| 1995 | 27 | 49 | 54 | 43/47 | 41/44 | 58/64 | 50/56 | 55/61 | 48/54 |
| 1996 | 28 | 49 | 54 | 42/46 | 40/43 | 58/64 | 51/56 | 55/61 | 49/54 |
| 1997 | 29 | 49 | 54 | 41/45 | 39/42 | 58/64 | 51/56 | 55/61 | 49/54 |
| 1998 | 30 | 48 | 53 | 40/44 | 38/41 | 58/64 | 51/56 | 55/61 | 49/54 |
| 1999 | 31 | 48 | 53 | 39/43 | 37/40 | 58/64 | 51/56 | 55/61 | 49/54 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | draft | Silverton Prospectors | round 1 |
Injury history (6 stints, 382 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Oblique | career-altering | 68 | reshaped him |
| 1991 | Knee | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1993 | Hand/Wrist | long IL | 49 | |
| 1994 | Hand/Wrist | long IL | 50 | |
| 1998 | Knee | long IL | 48 | |
| 1999 | Knee | day-to-day | 2 |