Whit Merrifield
2B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 195LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 9, #269, Kansas City Royals | South Carolina
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 720 664 97 184 10 40 .277 .317 .395 .712
2022 550 504 70 126 11 16 .250 .298 .375 .673
2023 581 536 65 149 11 26 .278 .324 .390 .714
8 Seasons 4,520 4,163 587 1,184 90 201 .284 .330 .421 .751
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .277 10 40 .712
2022 .250 11 16 .673
2023 .278 11 26 .714
8 Seasons .284 90 201 .751
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2016 27 1258 241 7 2.9 2.1 88.1 107.1 12.2 29.9 .252 .372 .309 .292 .351 34.4 21.7 5.7
2017 28 2369 507 26 5.1 4.1 87.6 110.5 16.4 36.5 .275 .454 .332 .327 .359 29.6 14.0 4.6
2018 29 2733 526 24 4.6 3.4 87.0 106.4 16.9 40.9 .281 .428 .349 .343 .375 31.2 16.1 8.6
2019 30 2773 559 24 4.3 3.3 87.0 104.8 15.6 42.0 .280 .431 .340 .324 .367 29.0 17.1 6.1
2020 31 996 216 11 5.1 4.2 86.1 105.8 15.8 39.8 .292 .439 .329 .336 .360 27.3 12.5 4.5
2021 32 2608 573 20 3.5 2.8 86.9 107.8 14.1 40.0 .263 .383 .306 .301 .325 28.8 14.3 5.6
2022 33 2017 427 18 4.2 3.3 87.1 107.6 15.1 37.9 .240 .356 .294 .288 .310 31.1 15.5 6.9
2023 34 2157 440 11 2.5 1.9 85.1 106.1 14.4 37.7 .242 .332 .310 .276 .303 24.5 17.2 6.1
Player 16911 3489 141 4.0 3.1 86.9 110.5 15.2 38.7 .266 .400 .323 .312 .343 29.3 15.9 6.2
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.3 22.1 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
2016 46.9 20.7 24.9 7.5 30.7 36.5 32.8 1.7 36.1 22.8 27.4 6.6 2.9 2.1
2017 38.1 26.6 28.4 6.9 30.2 38.1 31.2 3.7 27.8 30.6 24.7 6.3 5.1 4.1
2018 35.9 24.5 31.0 8.6 31.9 36.7 31.0 2.7 27.9 26.2 30.6 6.8 4.6 3.4
2019 38.5 23.1 32.4 6.1 34.5 37.6 27.9 2.9 28.4 27.5 30.1 5.7 4.3 3.3
2020 37.5 29.2 28.7 4.6 27.8 44.4 27.8 5.6 25.5 30.6 28.7 4.6 5.1 4.2
2021 41.7 25.8 26.7 5.8 34.0 34.2 31.8 3.3 31.8 27.2 27.1 7.2 3.5 2.8
2022 41.2 28.8 22.2 7.7 35.1 35.8 29.0 4.9 30.9 29.5 23.0 7.3 4.2 3.3
2023 40.0 25.9 26.6 7.5 30.7 41.1 28.2 3.6 30.7 30.7 27.0 5.5 2.5 1.9
Player 39.6 25.5 27.9 6.9 32.3 37.5 30.0 3.5 29.8 28.2 27.3 6.4 4.0 3.1
MLB 44.7 23.4 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! 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 %
2023 4-Seamer -0.4 -2 646 29.9 179 .283 .434 .341 13.0 11.7 11.5 .249 .383 .311 31.2
2023 Slider 0.3 2 443 20.5 105 .277 .356 .296 26.4 21.9 15.1 .226 .294 .238 17.7
2023 Sinker 0.0 0 364 16.9 110 .304 .382 .347 8.0 10.0 12.4 .285 .360 .311 28.6
2023 Cutter -1.7 -3 199 9.2 45 .250 .273 .243 29.2 24.4 22.9 .235 .277 .234 12.1
2023 Curveball -0.9 -2 172 8.0 37 .206 .353 .257 30.6 24.3 14.8 .135 .195 .179 15.4
2023 Changeup -1.1 -2 161 7.5 46 .250 .386 .312 30.8 26.1 21.1 .224 .277 .238 25.0
2023 Sweeper 1.7 2 126 5.8 38 .343 .457 .424 28.1 23.7 17.6 .271 .394 .318 19.2
2023 Splitter 0.8 0 29 1.3 11 .200 .500 .264 21.1 27.3 27.3 .285 .431 .280 37.5
2023 Slurve -7.2 0 6 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .009 .014 .009 0.0
2023 Forkball 10.0 0 3 0.1 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2022 4-Seamer -0.3 -2 684 33.9 207 .285 .457 .342 11.3 8.2 9.5 .274 .435 .333 37.9
2022 Slider -0.5 -2 425 21.1 105 .248 .317 .265 33.0 24.8 18.7 .233 .302 .252 22.7
2022 Sinker -2.1 -7 328 16.3 93 .177 .228 .249 9.2 7.5 10.6 .225 .331 .310 30.1
2022 Curveball 0.0 0 186 9.2 42 .179 .231 .200 25.4 28.6 21.4 .170 .221 .197 14.3
2022 Changeup -0.3 0 162 8.0 45 .209 .302 .228 24.2 20.0 18.0 .239 .332 .259 25.7
2022 Cutter 2.0 3 146 7.2 40 .385 .667 .454 28.6 20.0 23.5 .237 .399 .281 38.7
2022 Sweeper 3.8 3 67 3.3 11 .300 .600 .409 36.0 45.5 17.2 .143 .176 .191 20.0
2022 Splitter -3.6 -1 19 0.9 7 .000 .000 .000 10.0 14.3 7.7 .189 .275 .205 33.3
2021 4-Seamer -0.6 -5 930 35.7 271 .293 .434 .340 13.2 13.7 15.9 .264 .420 .319 38.8
2021 Slider -1.0 -6 581 22.3 134 .179 .301 .219 31.7 23.9 17.8 .182 .266 .212 21.9
2021 Sinker 1.6 6 393 15.1 134 .347 .438 .375 8.1 6.7 12.2 .323 .427 .361 23.7
2021 Curveball -0.2 0 218 8.4 54 .160 .220 .225 21.1 13.0 9.7 .224 .299 .253 24.4
2021 Cutter 1.2 2 203 7.8 44 .419 .581 .461 19.0 9.1 10.5 .337 .469 .356 28.2
2021 Changeup -1.1 -2 200 7.7 63 .250 .350 .299 21.3 14.3 14.1 .300 .425 .319 17.3
2021 Sweeper -2.0 -1 46 1.8 8 .000 .000 .088 38.9 37.5 17.6 .080 .170 .180 25.0
2021 Splitter 12.3 4 31 1.2 9 .667 .778 .639 23.5 11.1 5.3 .349 .404 .326 12.5
2021 Slurve -7.2 0 6 0.2 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 50.0 .066 .076 .059 100.0
2020 4-Seamer 1.6 5 353 35.4 90 .354 .557 .442 10.4 4.4 4.9 .375 .551 .425 34.2
2020 Slider -0.7 -2 231 23.2 58 .175 .228 .201 23.6 25.9 17.4 .150 .194 .161 16.7
2020 Changeup 0.5 1 120 12.0 40 .200 .350 .235 16.7 12.5 12.2 .307 .540 .359 22.9
2020 Sinker -3.1 -3 109 10.9 31 .300 .467 .342 9.4 3.2 5.6 .337 .501 .370 31.0
2020 Curveball 2.9 3 91 9.1 25 .360 .680 .440 20.5 20.0 21.7 .323 .462 .342 35.0
2020 Cutter 0.3 0 65 6.5 13 .300 .400 .396 30.0 15.4 11.1 .206 .390 .355 12.5
2020 Splitter 6.8 1 13 1.3 3 .500 .500 .533 14.3 0.0 0.0 .326 .391 .446 50.0
2020 Sweeper 3.2 0 11 1.1 4 .250 .250 .225 25.0 25.0 33.3 .165 .179 .153 0.0
2020 Slurve 13.8 0 3 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .507 .620 .505 0.0
2019 4-Seamer 1.4 13 990 35.7 257 .339 .561 .415 15.2 14.0 12.0 .333 .556 .394 38.1
2019 Slider -1.9 -11 587 21.2 141 .213 .301 .213 30.8 29.8 20.1 .175 .279 .197 17.5
2019 Sinker 0.9 4 415 15.0 143 .341 .500 .395 8.2 7.7 11.8 .313 .439 .348 28.1
2019 Changeup 0.0 0 284 10.2 80 .263 .329 .308 28.5 20.0 17.0 .261 .338 .280 23.3
2019 Curveball 2.6 6 227 8.2 43 .333 .619 .430 28.2 25.6 18.6 .251 .412 .289 29.0
2019 Cutter 0.5 1 192 6.9 48 .289 .421 .398 22.5 14.6 14.3 .293 .422 .390 25.8
2019 Sweeper 2.7 1 39 1.4 10 .400 .500 .485 5.6 10.0 10.0 .238 .295 .231 22.2
2019 Slurve -2.2 0 17 0.6 2 .000 .000 .000 28.6 0.0 0.0 .140 .160 .135 0.0
2019 Splitter -3.6 0 11 0.4 5 .400 .400 .360 44.4 40.0 50.0 .280 .339 .261 0.0
2018 4-Seamer -0.6 -6 953 34.9 240 .248 .396 .337 16.9 15.0 13.1 .255 .433 .357 38.8
2018 Sinker 3.0 17 564 20.6 170 .422 .634 .472 7.2 5.3 7.7 .360 .542 .404 37.9
2018 Slider -0.5 -3 547 20.0 129 .226 .287 .273 30.3 25.6 17.3 .222 .330 .288 20.5
2018 Curveball 0.8 2 234 8.6 59 .308 .365 .333 20.7 20.3 15.6 .262 .351 .309 9.8
2018 Changeup 0.3 1 207 7.6 52 .373 .431 .338 26.4 21.2 15.9 .285 .360 .279 22.0
2018 Cutter 1.3 2 149 5.5 36 .303 .455 .358 24.6 16.7 14.0 .302 .435 .349 25.9
2018 Sweeper -2.1 -1 34 1.2 7 .000 .000 .100 58.3 71.4 35.7 .056 .057 .143 0.0
2018 Slurve -3.2 -1 18 0.7 4 .000 .000 .000 12.5 25.0 20.0 .256 .276 .235 0.0
2018 Splitter 12.8 2 16 0.6 5 .600 1.200 .760 11.1 20.0 14.3 .408 .777 .500 50.0
2018 Screwball 1.4 0 1 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seamer -0.9 -7 752 31.7 196 .265 .453 .344 13.1 13.3 13.5 .266 .497 .344 35.9
2017 Sinker 2.1 10 498 21.0 147 .336 .571 .423 6.5 7.5 8.5 .340 .574 .398 34.1
2017 Slider 1.0 4 413 17.4 101 .301 .473 .352 27.1 18.8 13.9 .233 .364 .279 19.5
2017 Curveball -0.7 -2 290 12.2 70 .212 .303 .240 23.1 15.7 11.6 .223 .323 .249 17.9
2017 Changeup 0.1 0 221 9.3 58 .309 .436 .365 19.2 13.8 9.9 .276 .369 .297 29.8
2017 Cutter 0.7 1 130 5.5 40 .333 .462 .338 30.3 20.0 22.2 .301 .444 .311 28.1
2017 Splitter -3.9 -1 26 1.1 8 .000 .000 .175 50.0 25.0 14.3 .245 .296 .327 25.0
2017 Sweeper -4.9 -1 17 0.7 4 .000 .000 .000 33.3 75.0 37.5 .034 .035 .033 0.0
2017 Slurve 1.5 0 10 0.4 2 .500 .500 .450 25.0 0.0 -- .234 .349 .248 0.0
2017 Screwball -0.9 0 2 0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 331 1,257 3 -12 8 2 1
2017 626 2,360 -9 -3 7 9 5
2018 702 2,723 -11 -12 24 12 13
2019 725 2,744 -19 2 17 12 12
2020 265 996 -4 -2 7 5 6
2021 719 2,608 -9 -22 18 10 -3
2022 556 2,041 -19 -7 11 8 -7
2023 576 2,156 -7 -20 12 9 -6
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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 %
2016 1,258 51.0 62.2 86.7 34.0 62.4 42.6 23.2 48.4 20.0 6.7 67.9
2017 2,369 51.1 68.5 88.1 32.2 68.7 42.6 25.1 50.8 17.5 8.2 74.2
2018 2,733 48.8 67.7 85.8 29.0 68.9 41.6 24.3 47.9 18.9 8.3 75.2
2019 2,773 49.5 68.2 85.6 30.9 66.1 43.8 25.5 49.3 20.0 7.0 68.9
2020 996 48.7 71.8 88.2 28.0 72.0 41.8 27.2 49.3 16.1 8.5 81.2
2021 2,608 49.6 71.3 85.9 29.0 71.1 42.4 32.0 50.0 18.1 7.6 82.3
2022 2,017 50.7 71.4 85.6 29.8 65.9 44.1 34.0 50.9 19.4 8.4 78.8
2023 2,157 49.7 69.7 85.6 32.4 69.8 43.6 33.5 51.0 19.1 8.7 74.5
Player 16,911 49.9 69.0 86.3 30.6 68.2 42.9 28.3 49.7 18.8 7.9 75.5
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2016 53 93 34
2017 46 78 64 54 33 53 36 42 79 19 85 7 82 19 94 82
2018 70 89 55 38 77 44 24 17 48 20 78 50 78 45 92 86
2019 43 84 41 25 50 43 19 14 36 12 74 21 78 34 86 25
2020 59 90 59 32 55 55 28 10 32 7 96 6 93 44 89 88 37
2021 20 68 25 16 22 30 12 13 51 6 90 11 87 41 87 92 14
2022 17 37 22 20 20 25 14 16 35 9 85 35 82 45 84 89 41
2023 5 33 6 5 9 8 3 1 21 2 79 17 84 26 86 63 51
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.5 2 5.5 -4 8 6 1 50.0
2017 22.1 19 21.6 -3 19 14 10 52.6
2018 24.1 12 14.8 -3 6 11 7 58.3
2019 23.2 16 15.1 1 14 7 8 50.0
2020 24.5 9 9.8 -1 2 5 6 66.7
2021 24.7 10 12.6 -3 12 12 5 50.0
2022 23.4 11 11.0 0 11 13 1 9.1
2023