Whit Merrifield
Bats R Throws R6'1" 195 lbBorn 1989 Florence, USADebut 2016Team ATL3x All-StarDraft 2010 R9 #269 Kansas City Royals, South Carolina
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2024 | ATL | 95 | 335 | 44 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 0.222 | 0.311 | 0.314 | 0.625 | 78.3 |
| 2023 | TOR | 145 | 592 | 66 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 26 | 36 | 101 | 0.272 | 0.318 | 0.382 | 0.700 | 92.4 |
| 2022 | TOR | 139 | 550 | 70 | 126 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 16 | 38 | 85 | 0.250 | 0.298 | 0.375 | 0.673 | 88.1 |
| 2021 | KC | 162 | 720 | 97 | 184 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 40 | 103 | 0.277 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.711 | 88.0 |
| 2020 | KC | 60 | 265 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 0.282 | 0.325 | 0.440 | 0.764 | 105.4 |
| 2019 | KC | 162 | 735 | 105 | 206 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 20 | 45 | 126 | 0.302 | 0.348 | 0.463 | 0.811 | 110.4 |
| 2018 | KC | 158 | 707 | 88 | 192 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 45 | 61 | 114 | 0.304 | 0.367 | 0.438 | 0.806 | 123.0 |
| 2017 | KC | 145 | 630 | 80 | 169 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 34 | 29 | 88 | 0.288 | 0.324 | 0.460 | 0.784 | 104.1 |
| 2016 | KC | 81 | 332 | 44 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 0.283 | 0.323 | 0.392 | 0.716 | 86.9 |
| Career | | 1147 | 4866 | 632 | 1249 | 256 | 29 | 94 | 485 | 218 | 315 | 774 | 0.280 | 0.328 | 0.413 | 0.741 | 99.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2022 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2024 | 335 | 84.1 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 21.6 | 18.7 | 25.8 | 0.242 | 0.323 | 0.300 | 29.0 |
| 2023 | 592 | 85.1 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 24.3 | 19.5 | 32.5 | 0.241 | 0.340 | 0.278 | 28.8 |
| 2022 | 550 | 87.1 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 31.1 | 19.4 | 29.7 | 0.242 | 0.381 | 0.297 | 28.6 |
| 2021 | 720 | 86.9 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 28.8 | 18.3 | 29.1 | 0.260 | 0.391 | 0.304 | 28.6 |
| 2020 | 265 | 86.1 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 27.3 | 16.3 | 28.0 | 0.292 | 0.439 | 0.336 | 28.5 |
| 2019 | 735 | 87.1 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 29.2 | 20.1 | 30.8 | 0.281 | 0.434 | 0.325 | 28.6 |
| 2018 | 707 | 87.0 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 31.2 | 19.0 | 29.0 | 0.281 | 0.428 | 0.343 | 29.0 |
| 2017 | 630 | 87.6 | 16.4 | 5.7 | 29.6 | 17.5 | 32.2 | 0.275 | 0.454 | 0.327 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | 332 | 88.1 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 34.4 | 20.2 | 34.1 | 0.252 | 0.372 | 0.292 | 29.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2024 | ATL | 2B | 54 | 451 | 71 | 114 | 4 | 25 | 0.979 | -5.7 |
| 2024 | PHI | OF | 25 | 186 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2024 | ATL | 3B | 13 | 86 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0.968 | +1.2 |
| 2023 | TOR | OF | 87 | 631 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.992 | |
| 2023 | TOR | 2B | 84 | 595 | 104 | 143 | 4 | 29 | 0.984 | +1.3 |
| 2022 | TOR | 2B | 83 | 634 | 120 | 184 | 4 | 47 | 0.987 | -5.1 |
| 2022 | TOR | OF | 62 | 433 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2022 | TOR | 1B | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | TOR | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
| 2021 | KC | 2B | 149 | 1256 | 283 | 382 | 8 | 103 | 0.988 | +2.7 |
| 2021 | KC | OF | 20 | 117 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2020 | KC | OF | 51 | 415 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.990 | |
| 2020 | KC | 2B | 15 | 92 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 0.966 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | KC | 1B | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2019 | KC | 2B | 82 | 670 | 154 | 222 | 8 | 61 | 0.979 | +4.6 |
| 2019 | KC | OF | 77 | 631 | 155 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 2019 | KC | 1B | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0.968 | +0.2 |
| 2018 | KC | 2B | 108 | 934 | 175 | 287 | 6 | 71 | 0.987 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | KC | OF | 39 | 316 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.990 | |
| 2018 | KC | 1B | 5 | 44 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2017 | KC | 2B | 132 | 1143 | 232 | 341 | 11 | 93 | 0.981 | -1.5 |
| 2017 | KC | OF | 16 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.960 | |
| 2017 | KC | 1B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2017 | KC | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2016 | KC | 2B | 65 | 503 | 92 | 156 | 4 | 39 | 0.984 | +2.8 |
| 2016 | KC | OF | 16 | 118 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2016 | KC | 3B | 5 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.900 | +1.2 |
| 2016 | KC | 1B | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 37 | 3 HR, 1 SB | 0.412 | 1.226 |
| 2016 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 304 | 8 HR, 20 SB | 0.266 | 0.744 |
| 2015 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 594 | 5 HR, 32 SB | 0.265 | 0.681 |
| 2014 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 345 | 3 HR, 11 SB | 0.340 | 0.847 |
| 2014 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 190 | 5 HR, 5 SB | 0.278 | 0.829 |
| 2013 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 353 | 3 HR, 17 SB | 0.270 | 0.710 |
| 2012 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 106 | 1 HR, 3 SB | 0.260 | 0.647 |
| 2012 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Bat | 439 | 8 HR, 25 SB | 0.253 | 0.712 |
| 2011 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Bat | 547 | 5 HR, 24 SB | 0.262 | 0.706 |
| 2010 | A | Burlington Bees | Bat | 209 | 5 HR, 5 SB | 0.253 | 0.726 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2024 | 0.310 | 0.300 | 0.295 | 0.311 |
| 2023 | 0.311 | 0.321 | 0.304 | 0.331 |
| 2022 | 0.306 | 0.292 | 0.285 | 0.306 |
| 2021 | 0.317 | 0.320 | 0.334 | 0.305 |
| 2020 | 0.340 | 0.344 | 0.289 | 0.397 |
| 2019 | 0.352 | 0.366 | 0.358 | 0.367 |
| 2018 | 0.411 | 0.337 | 0.353 | 0.361 |
| 2017 | 0.353 | 0.349 | 0.390 | 0.310 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.333 | 0.200 | 0.533 |
| Career | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.375 | 0.167 | 0.542 |