Juan
Mendez
 
Nickname: Lady Killer
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: March 12, 1978 in Venezuela
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 26 FCA HL $ 3,350,000 7 8 9 9 6 7 6 9 10 9
2005 27 MLD HL $ 3,350,000 7 8 9 9 6 7 7 10 10 10
2006 28 MLD HL $ 3,350,000 6 7 9 8 6 7 6 8 9 9
2007 29 MLD HL $ 3,350,000 6 7 9 8 6 7 6 8 8 8
2008 30 MLD HL $ 3,350,000 6 8 10 9 5 6 6 9 10 9
2009 31 IH HL $ 8,000,000 6 8 10 9 5 6 5 9 10 10
2010 32 IH HL $ 8,000,000 6 8 10 9 5 6 5 9 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,350,000 6 7 9 8 5 6 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 7 8 10 9 6 7 7 10 10 10
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 26 FCA HL $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2005 27 MLD HL $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 28 MLD HL $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2007 29 MLD HL $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2008 30 MLD HL $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2009 31 IH HL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2010 32 IH HL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 26 FCA HL 3 13 .188 26 23 0 0 0 129.7 127 61 9 43 122 4.23 .257 .334 .378 .712 0.8
2005 27 MLD HL 12 11 .522 34 34 0 0 0 203.3 157 78 9 73 209 3.45 .216 .312 .297 .609 12.5
2006 28 MLD HL 12 9 .571 34 34 0 0 0 198.0 167 71 5 64 183 3.23 .231 .315 .325 .640 16.1
2007 29 MLD HL 12 8 .600 34 30 0 0 0 172.7 174 101 17 80 169 5.26 .265 .362 .412 .775 4.6
2008 30 MLD HL 9 4 .692 31 11 0 0 0 93.0 67 34 3 43 85 3.29 .204 .315 .301 .616 7.5
    AAA   3 1 .750 24 0 0 0 3 21.7 14 8 4 8 26 3.32 .182 .259 .390 .648  
2009 31 JBZ KL 2 4 .333 12 12 0 0 0 80.0 51 18 4 36 90 2.03 .186 .297 .274 .571 10.0
  IH HL 7 6 .538 20 20 0 0 0 118.0 100 47 8 57 120 3.58 .235 .341 .350 .691 7.8
  TOT   9 10 .474 32 32 0 0 0 198.0 151 65 12 93 210 2.95 .216 .324 .320 .644 17.8
2010 32 IH HL 14 7 .667 26 26 1 1 0 154.7 104 43 5 82 161 2.50 .192 .314 .263 .578 15.5
7 Years Sim 71 62 .534 217 190 1 1 0 1149.3 947 453 60 478 1139 3.55 .227 .325 .329 .655 74.8
1 Years AAA 3 1 .750 24 0 0 0 3 21.7 14 8 4 8 26 3.32 .182 .259 .390 .648  
Season Average 10 8 .556 31 27 0 0 0 164.2 135 64 8 68 162 3.55 .227 .325 .329 .655  
Career Highs 14 13 .692 34 34 1 1 0 203.3 174 101 17 93 210 5.26 .265 .362 .412 .775  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   499 249 32 246 734   .210 .284 .309 .593
vs LH   448 204 28 232 405   .249 .335 .356 .691
Home 36 32 .529 105 94 1 1 0 581.0 460 224 33 237 573 3.47 .220 .299 .328 .627
Away 35 30 .538 112 96 0 0 0 568.3 487 229 27 241 566 3.63 .234 .313 .331 .644
Mar/Apr 13 10 .565 37 31 0 0 0 198.3 160 63 10 84 206 2.86 .225 .307 .329 .636
May 9 13 .409 48 36 0 0 0 213.3 182 99 7 96 209 4.18 .232 .316 .320 .636
June 9 10 .474 32 30 0 0 0 186.0 145 75 9 79 198 3.63 .218 .301 .318 .619
July 7 13 .350 29 29 0 0 0 149.7 153 84 11 68 135 5.05 .267 .344 .382 .726
August 17 7 .708 38 37 1 1 0 222.0 172 73 17 82 208 2.96 .215 .288 .335 .622
Sep/Oct 16 9 .640 33 27 0 0 0 180.0 135 59 6 69 183 2.95 .211 .288 .299 .587
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 26 FCA HL 26 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .053 .122 .053 .175 -1.6 0.0
2005 27 MLD HL 34 66 3 7 4 0 0 3 0 0 7 25 .106 .192 .167 .358 0.6 0.0
2006 28 MLD HL 34 59 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .085 .098 .119 .217 -1.1 0.0
2007 29 MLD HL 34 52 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 20 .135 .167 .192 .359 1.1 0.0
2008 30 MLD HL 31 22 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .045 .045 .045 .091 -1.2 0.0
2009 31 JBZ KL 12 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .050 .095 .050 .145 -0.8 0.0
  IH HL 20 32 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .188 .229 .219 .447 1.6 0.0
  TOT   32 52 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 16 .135 .179 .154 .332 0.8 0.0
2010 32 IH HL 26 49 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 17 .143 .160 .224 .384 1.4 0.0
7 Years Sim 217 338 15 36 8 0 2 17 0 0 16 127 .107 .148 .148 .296 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 252 11 26 5 0 1 12 0 0 11 94 .107 .148 .148 .296 -0.1  
Career Highs 34 66 3 7 4 0 1 4 0 0 7 26 .143 .192 .224 .384 1.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   252 9 25 7 0 2 14 0 0 13 94 .099 .146 .151 .297 -1.5
vs LH   86 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 33 .128 .156 .140 .295 -0.5
Home 105 157 7 17 3 0 0 12 0 0 9 58 .108 .161 .127 .288 -1.2
Away 112 181 8 19 5 0 2 5 0 0 7 69 .105 .138 .166 .303 -0.7
RISP   75 0 7 2 0 0 14 0 0 2 33 .093 .114 .120 .234 -1.9
Close/Late   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Mar/Apr 31 58 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .052 .083 .052 .135 -3.1
May 36 59 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 .034 .081 .034 .115 -3.8
June 30 55 5 8 3 0 1 6 0 0 4 23 .145 .200 .255 .455 2.4
July 29 49 2 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .143 .222 .204 .426 1.8
August 38 66 2 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 23 .152 .164 .197 .361 0.9
Sep/Oct 31 51 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 22 .118 .148 .157 .305 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 26 FCA HL P 26 23 129.7 6 18 0 1 1.000 1.67    
2005 27 MLD HL P 34 34 203.3 6 26 3 5 .914 1.42    
2006 28 MLD HL P 34 34 198.0 14 28 1 2 .977 1.91    
2007 29 MLD HL P 34 30 172.7 8 22 1 3 .968 1.56    
2008 30 MLD HL P 31 11 93.0 8 15 0 2 1.000 2.23    
2009 31 JBZ KL P 12 12 80.0 2 10 0 1 1.000 1.35    
  IH HL P 20 20 118.0 2 15 0 1 1.000 1.30    
  TOT   P 32 32 198.0 4 25 0 2 1.000 1.32    
2010 32 IH HL P 26 26 154.7 8 21 1 1 .967 1.69    
Career Totals   217 190 1149.3 54 155 6 16 .972 1.64    
Career Highs   34 34 203.3 14 28 3 5 1.000 2.23    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2008 30 MLD HL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 16 9 1 5 5 7.84 .348 .412 .543 .955
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 16 9 1 5 5 7.84 .348 .412 .543 .955
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 30 MLD HL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-25-3.55
Wins
CAR-32-71
Losses
CAR-31-62
Winning Pct
2007-10-.600
2010-10-.667
CAR-27-.534
Games Started
CAR-33-190
Innings Pitched
CAR-40-1149.3
Hits Allowed
CAR-46-947
Strikeouts
2005-7-209
2006-8-183
CAR-23-1139
Walks Allowed
2005-4-73
2007-7-80
2010-8-82
CAR-8-478
Walks per 9IP
CAR-48-3.7
Hits per 9IP
2005-4-6.9
2006-9-7.6
CAR-11-7.4
Strikeouts per 9IP
2005-5-9.3
2006-10-8.3
CAR-15-8.9
WHiP
CAR-34-1.24
OAVG
2005-4-.216
2006-10-.231
CAR-12-.227
OOBP
CAR-48-.325
OSLG
2005-4-.297
2006-5-.325
CAR-7-.329
OOPS
2005-6-.609
2006-9-.640
CAR-17-.655
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 46th overall pick, by Fist City in 2004
Earned first career win on 5/27/2004
Had first career hit on 7/20/2004, off Walter Curci (NAZ)
Injured on 5/11/2009 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Jacksonville to Inner Harbor on 6/5/2009 (Going to JBZ: P Gregory Ward, P Richard Venegas, P Joseph Beltran, C Man Roundy. Going to IH: P Juan Mendez)
Injured on 6/14/2010 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/2010, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 8/28/2010 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Won Player of the Week award on 8/30/2010, winning 2 games with a 0.77 ERA