Jackson Merrill
CF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 195LBS | Age: 21
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 1, #27, San Diego Padres | Severna Park HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 593 554 77 162 24 16 .292 .326 .500 .826
1 Season 593 554 77 162 24 16 .292 .326 .500 .826
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .292 24 16 .826
1 Season .292 24 16 .826
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 21 2214 462 52 11.3 8.8 90.4 111.6 14.6 39.6 .304 .543 .352 .373 .435 43.9 17.0 4.9
Player 2214 462 52 11.3 8.8 90.4 111.6 14.6 39.6 .304 .543 .352 .373 .435 43.9 17.0 4.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 36.8 33.1 26.0 4.1 32.3 41.8 26.0 3.0 26.2 26.4 25.3 7.8 11.3 8.8
Player 36.8 33.1 26.0 4.1 32.3 41.8 26.0 3.0 26.2 26.4 25.3 7.8 11.3 8.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 2 698 31.5 175 .280 .530 .374 20.6 17.1 15.4 .301 .617 .402 45.2
2024 Sinker -0.6 -2 365 16.5 100 .322 .467 .370 14.6 10.0 10.6 .341 .611 .416 50.6
2024 Slider -0.2 -1 311 14.0 86 .268 .488 .359 24.9 20.9 17.6 .320 .518 .373 48.4
2024 Changeup 1.9 4 220 9.9 56 .333 .556 .377 26.4 19.6 14.3 .314 .488 .359 40.9
2024 Curveball 1.2 2 197 8.9 58 .321 .411 .322 17.5 17.2 13.0 .267 .378 .280 38.3
2024 Cutter 0.2 0 185 8.4 46 .349 .581 .397 15.3 10.9 15.2 .344 .566 .386 37.5
2024 Sweeper 2.7 3 113 5.1 29 .185 .556 .314 27.9 27.6 17.4 .219 .439 .291 40.0
2024 Split-Finger 1.2 1 100 4.5 34 .219 .375 .278 25.5 26.5 20.5 .232 .456 .312 39.1
2024 Slurve -4.8 -1 15 0.7 5 .000 .000 .140 0.0 0.0 0.0 .053 .071 .182 0.0
2024 Screwball 35.0 1 4 0.2 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 0.0 .726 2.392 1.294 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 608 2,280 2 5 3 6 16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 2,214 49.3 80.0 85.8 34.4 64.2 41.9 45.8 56.9 20.5 7.9 90.3
Player 2,214 49.3 80.0 85.8 34.4 64.2 41.9 45.8 56.9 20.5 7.9 90.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2024 94 97 96 91 76 90 78 70 79 68 78 8 73 14 81 97 90 56 50 30
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.8 25 26.8 -2 17 25 7 28.0
Player 22.8 25 26.8 -2 17 25 7 28.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 25 27 24 28 22 27 31 27 20 21 23 32 32 21 28 21 24 24 27 37 29 24 36 33 22 25 24 33 33 25 23
Player 25 27 24 28 22 27 31 27 20 21 23 32 32 21 28 21 24 24 27 37 29 24 36 33 22 25 24 33 33 25 23
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 584 175 30.0 .376 .300
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 524 15.3 43.9% 0.0% 296 18.0 8.4% 0.3%
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