Whit Merrifield
Whitley David Merrifield
Born: January 24, 1989
Florence, SC USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 2016-2024
Draft: Round 9 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: South Carolina
Minor League Statistics
Whit Merrifield compiled a career batting average of .282 with 90 home runs and 470 RBI in his 1073-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 2016 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 81 | 332 | 311 | 44 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 72 | .283 | .323 | .392 | .716 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 145 | 630 | 587 | 80 | 169 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 88 | .288 | .324 | .460 | .784 | 270 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 158 | 707 | 632 | 88 | 192 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 45 | 10 | 61 | 114 | .304 | .367 | .438 | .806 | 277 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 735 | 681 | 105 | 206 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 20 | 10 | 45 | 126 | .302 | .348 | .463 | .811 | 315 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 60 | 265 | 248 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 33 | .282 | .325 | .440 | .764 | 109 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 720 | 664 | 97 | 184 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 103 | .277 | .317 | .395 | .711 | 262 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 95 | 420 | 383 | 51 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 61 | .240 | .290 | .352 | .643 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 44 | 130 | 121 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .281 | .323 | .446 | .769 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 145 | 592 | 547 | 66 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 101 | .272 | .318 | .382 | .700 | 209 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .107 | .167 | .107 | .274 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1062 | 4562 | 4202 | 590 | 1187 | 247 | 26 | 90 | 470 | 202 | 53 | 282 | 725 | .282 | .329 | .418 | .746 | 1756 | 75 | 28 | 5 | 45 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 65 | 55 | 502.7 | 92 | 156 | 4 | 39 | .984 | 4.440 | 3.815 |
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 16 | 14 | 118.0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.364 | 1.938 |
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 2.700 | 1.800 |
| 2016 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 132 | 131 | 1142.7 | 232 | 341 | 11 | 93 | .981 | 4.513 | 4.341 |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 16 | 12 | 113.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.912 | 1.500 |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| 2017 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 108 | 107 | 933.7 | 175 | 287 | 6 | 71 | .987 | 4.453 | 4.278 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 39 | 35 | 316.3 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 2.817 | 2.538 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 5 | 5 | 44.3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.917 | 7.800 |
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 82 | 76 | 670.0 | 154 | 222 | 8 | 61 | .979 | 5.051 | 4.585 |
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 77 | 73 | 631.3 | 155 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 2.281 | 2.078 |
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 5 | 4 | 30.0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .968 | 9.000 | 6.000 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 51 | 50 | 415.0 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 2.082 | 1.882 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 15 | 10 | 92.0 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 11 | .966 | 5.478 | 3.733 |
| 2020 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 149 | 147 | 1255.7 | 283 | 382 | 8 | 103 | .988 | 4.766 | 4.463 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 20 | 13 | 117.0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.231 | 1.450 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 61 | 54 | 477.3 | 94 | 134 | 4 | 39 | .983 | 4.299 | 3.738 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 39 | 36 | 301.0 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.542 | 2.179 |
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 22 | 18 | 157.0 | 26 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 4.357 | 3.455 |
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 23 | 16 | 132.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.312 | 1.478 |
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 |
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 87 | 70 | 631.0 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.883 | 1.517 |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 84 | 67 | 595.3 | 104 | 143 | 4 | 29 | .984 | 3.734 | 2.940 |
| 2024 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 1109 | 998 | 8737.7 | 1940 | 1783 | 55 | 469 | .985 | 3.835 | 3.357 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALWC2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALWC2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALWC2 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALWC2 | LF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALWC2 | LF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.333 |
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