P Norberto 'Nine Fingers' Méndez #53
Houston Hammertime (IRV) PCL
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
12/31/2026
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P NORBERTO 'NINE FINGERS' MÉNDEZ #53 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 31 17-5 0 4.31 198.1 211 21 55 170 1.34 4.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9
Movement 12
Control 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 9
Slider - 11
Curveball - 8
Changeup - 10
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 13
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 46 %
Hold Runners 17
Defense 7
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 12
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 15
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/25/2026 @ VAN Loss, 4-5 X 5.2 10 4 4 2 5
09/19/2026 CAL Win, 8-0 X 9.0 8 0 0 1 5 Win
09/14/2026 GSH Loss, 4-5 X 6.2 8 5 5 1 11 Loss
09/09/2026 @ RDW Win, 8-7 X 5.2 8 6 6 2 5
09/03/2026 @ TEXA Loss, 5-6 X 5.2 5 3 3 6 3
08/29/2026 MEX Loss, 8-15 X 5.0 9 5 5 1 7
08/22/2026 SPO Win, 4-3 X 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 Win
08/17/2026 @ STM Loss, 3-4 X 6.0 8 4 4 1 6 Loss
08/11/2026 MHB Win, 21-5 X 5.0 6 4 4 3 5 Win
08/06/2026 D9P Win, 20-6 X 6.0 9 4 3 1 3 Win
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:12/23/1988
Born in:Massapequa, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 97 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2011, 13th Pick in Round 1
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 31 17 5 0 4.31 198.1 211 97 95 21 55 170 3 9.7 1 17 54.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.12 9.57 7.71 2.50 4.71 1.34 82 4.8 .323        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 312 92 15 3 13 56 20 57 2 0 0 .295 .335 .487 .823      
vs. RHB 462 119 26 2 8 41 35 113 3 0 1 .258 .309 .374 .684      
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 3 1 0 4.91 25.2 28 14 14 3 8 14  
May 6 6 3 1 0 3.99 38.1 35 17 17 5 9 42  
June 5 5 4 0 0 1.95 32.1 26 7 7 3 6 26  
July 5 5 3 0 0 4.73 32.1 34 18 17 2 12 32  
August 6 6 3 2 0 5.35 37.0 49 23 22 7 8 27  
September 5 5 1 1 0 4.96 32.2 39 18 18 1 12 29  
Last Year 33 33 21 5 0 3.17 212.2 194 78 75 23 62 183  
2 Years Ago 31 31 13 9 0 5.08 159.1 184 93 90 20 65 146  
Career 188 172 80 37 0 4.28 1054.1 1074 529 501 132 382 941  
Home 15 15 12 1 0 4.48 94.1 99 48 47 11 23 89  
Road 16 16 5 4 0 4.15 104.0 112 49 48 10 32 81  
Grass 26 26 16 5 0 4.43 166.2 180 84 82 19 43 145  
Turf 5 5 1 0 0 3.69 31.2 31 13 13 2 12 25  
Day 12 12 7 3 0 4.16 80.0 91 38 37 13 13 63  
Night 19 19 10 2 0 4.41 118.1 120 59 58 8 42 107  
As Starter 31 31 17 5 0 4.31 198.1 211 97 95 21 55 170  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Reno - BSA 23 21 13 3 8 0 7.06 80.1 96 72 63 5 77 40 0 0 2.15 .330 6.08 -0.4 64
2013 Reno - BSA 24 37 7 6 5 0 7.26 70.2 86 61 57 10 51 43 0 0 1.94 .314 5.96 -0.5 62
2014 Reno - BSA 25 31 22 4 12 0 5.74 138.0 165 97 88 10 78 82 0 0 1.76 .326 4.68 1.5 79
2015 Reno - BSA 26 34 34 6 14 0 4.53 177.0 188 101 89 16 75 123 0 0 1.49 .300 4.20 2.8 98
2016 Reno - BSA 27 59 38 5 21 1 5.66 189.1 209 138 119 40 88 120 0 0 1.57 .279 6.09 -1.2 78
2017 Reno - BSA 28 65 31 6 14 0 5.77 165.1 174 108 106 28 83 126 0 0 1.55 .286 5.33 0.2 77
2018 Cleveland - BSA 29 19 19 6 9 0 5.03 105.2 104 59 59 21 54 67 0 0 1.50 .256 6.07 -0.9 82
2019 Los Cabos - BSA 30 30 30 9 16 0 5.84 163.1 179 111 106 31 76 124 0 0 1.56 .297 5.49 -0.3 71
2020 Seattle - BSA 31 18 10 4 6 1 4.36 66.0 58 33 32 3 29 50 0 0 1.32 .278 3.60 1.3 95
2021 Seattle - BSA 32 3 3 0 2 0 8.31 13.0 20 12 12 3 10 8 0 0 2.31 .370 7.11 -0.3 50
Total BSA 317 207 49 107 2 5.63 1168.2 1279 792 731 167 621 783 0 0 1.63 .297 5.31 2.2 79
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 Kansas State - COL 18 10 10 7 1 0 2.12 63.2 43 16 15 3 15 72 0 0 0.91 .263 2.81 2.7 251
2008 Kansas State - COL 19 5 5 1 2 0 4.07 24.1 24 11 11 2 10 42 0 0 1.40 .423 2.80 1.1 135
2009 Kansas State - COL 20 12 12 4 3 0 3.82 70.2 70 32 30 9 21 68 0 0 1.29 .302 4.76 1.6 148
2010 Kansas State - COL 21 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0.25 .000 4.67 0.1 244
2011 Kansas State - COL 22 11 11 4 3 0 3.13 63.1 57 24 22 3 23 64 0 0 1.26 .318 3.61 2.1 173
2011 Nashville - A 22 2 2 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 1 8 10 0 0 1.89 .250 6.35 -0.0 164
2012 Seattle - AAA 23 8 2 1 0 0 4.19 19.1 15 11 9 2 14 12 0 0 1.50 .224 5.72 0.1 120
2013 Walla Walla - AAA 24 10 3 2 1 0 2.45 25.2 18 7 7 2 15 26 0 0 1.29 .250 4.32 0.4 192
2014 West Palm - AA 25 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 .750 0.20 0.0 27
2014 Walla Walla - AAA 25 6 4 2 2 0 3.48 31.0 21 13 12 1 14 37 0 0 1.13 .267 2.70 1.2 135
2018 Zanesville - AAA 29 8 8 4 2 0 4.56 51.1 46 26 26 5 17 56 0 0 1.23 .301 3.95 1.5 120
2019 Cape Cod - AAA 30 3 0 1 0 0 2.08 4.1 4 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0.92 .273 5.10 0.0 255
2020 Barry's Bay - A 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.50 .200 2.31 0.1 999
2020 Waba - AAA 31 8 8 4 0 0 4.79 47.0 53 25 25 9 19 47 0 0 1.53 .333 5.56 0.6 114
2021 Mexico City - AAA 32 3 3 0 2 0 4.82 18.2 21 10 10 2 9 11 1 0 1.61 .306 5.46 0.2 109
2022 Houston - AAA 33 30 29 14 4 0 3.81 193.2 185 87 82 27 63 186 0 0 1.28 .298 4.83 3.8 143
2023 Houston - AAA 34 36 36 10 9 0 5.57 195.2 225 133 121 34 85 170 1 0 1.58 .329 5.72 2.3 100
2024 Houston - AAA 35 31 31 13 9 0 5.08 159.1 184 93 90 20 65 146 0 0 1.56 .345 4.93 3.2 110
2025 Houston - AAA 36 33 33 21 5 0 3.17 212.2 194 78 75 23 62 183 0 0 1.20 .279 4.50 5.0 172
2026 Houston - AAA 37 31 31 17 5 0 4.31 198.1 211 97 95 21 55 170 3 1 1.34 .323 4.71 4.8 134
Total ITL 19 16 9 2 0 4.56 102.2 103 52 52 15 36 107 0 0 1.35 .315 4.73 123.1
Total PCL 188 172 80 37 0 4.28 1054.1 1074 529 501 132 382 941 5 1 1.38 .309 4.87 134.0
Total SNL (28 & Under) 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 .750 0.20 27.2
Total MWL (24 & Under) 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.50 .200 2.31 999.0
Total APL (24 & Under) 2 2 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 1 8 10 0 0 1.89 .250 6.35 163.7
Total NCAA 39 39 16 9 0 3.15 226.0 195 84 79 18 69 251 0 0 1.17 .304 3.68 184.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Reno - ML P 21 13 7 10 0 17 0 1.000 80.1 1.90 +0.1 .000
2013 Reno - ML P 37 7 5 7 1 14 2 .857 70.2 1.53 -1.3 .740
2014 Reno - ML P 31 22 14 14 0 28 0 1.000 138.0 1.83 -0.0 .989
2015 Reno - ML P 34 34 10 21 0 33 2 .939 177.0 1.58 +0.7 1.059
2016 Reno - ML P 59 38 15 22 2 40 3 .925 189.1 1.76 -1.9 .832
2017 Reno - ML P 65 31 7 9 0 18 2 .889 165.1 0.87 -0.4 .915
2018 Cleveland - ML P 19 19 4 8 0 14 2 .857 105.2 1.02 -0.8 .709
2019 Los Cabos - ML P 30 30 7 21 1 33 5 .848 163.1 1.54 -0.4 .966
2019 Los Cabos - ML LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .944
2020 Seattle - ML P 18 10 4 4 0 9 1 .889 66.0 1.09 -1.1 .662
2021 Seattle - ML P 3 3 3 2 1 6 1 .833 13.0 3.46 -0.4 .709
2026 Houston - AAA P 31 31 2 25 3 29 2 .931 198.1 1.23 +0.2 .997
TOTAL P 348 238 78 143 8 241 20 .917 1367.0 1.46 -5.3 .919
TOTAL LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .944
PLAYER HISTORY
11/20/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (10); Control: - (9).
03/29/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Cabos Cartel organization.
11/18/2019 Became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (11); Control: - (9).
04/13/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Baffin Island Beavers organization.
06/07/2020 Was traded by the Baffin Island Beavers to the Seattle Pikes, along with MR Jesús Mendoza, 2B Carlos Pérez, in exchange for .
07/16/2020 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/21/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (12); Control: - (9).
01/16/2021 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $930,000 with the Seattle Pikes organization.
04/17/2021 Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 3 months.
11/23/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (12); Control: - (9).
04/03/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Irvine Gang Green organization.
10/24/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 PCL PCL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (12); Control: - (9).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (12); Control: - (10).
10/15/2024 Injured (food poisoning), out for 1 day.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (11); Control: - (10).
10/23/2025 Wins the 2025 PCL PCL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
10/24/2025 Wins the 2025 PCL PCL Outstanding Hitter Award.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (11); Control: - (11).
10/14/2026 Wins the 2026 Pacific Coast League PCL Championship with the Houston Hammertime!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2015 34 5
2016 38 1
Year L Rank
2015 14 7
2016 21 1
2017 14 3
2019 16 6
Year HRA Rank
2016 40 1
2017 28 8
2019 31 6
Year BB Rank
2016 88 7
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