Whit Merrifield

Positions: Second Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Team: Philadelphia Phillies (majors)

Born: January 24, 1989 in Florence, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC).

High School: Davie County HS (Mocksville, NC)

School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$8M (24) & 25 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 7.101 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Warner Sports Management

Full Name: Whitley David Merrifield

Nicknames: Whit Bird or Two-hit Whit

Pronunciation: \MERR-uh-field\

Twitter: @WhitMerrifield

Instagram: @whitmerrifield

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

17.8

4217

1193

.209

.283

593

RBI

472

203

OBP

.244

.329

SLG

.302

.419

OPS

.547

.748

OPS+

102

2020 Player Batting Game Log

2020 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2020-07-24	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	RF,CF	0
2	2020-07-25	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
3	2020-07-26	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
4	2020-07-27	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	6	5	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
5	2020-07-28	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
6	2020-07-29	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
7	2020-07-30	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
8	2020-07-31	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF,CF	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
9	2020-08-01	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF,2B	1
10	2020-08-02	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
11	2020-08-03	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago Cubs	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
12	2020-08-04	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago Cubs	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
13	2020-08-05	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago Cubs	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	CF	1
14	2020-08-06	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago Cubs	5	4	3	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	RF,2B	0
15	2020-08-07	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	RF	0
16	2020-08-08	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	RF,1B	0
17	2020-08-09	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,RF	0
18	2020-08-11	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cincinnati Reds	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,LF	0
19	2020-08-12	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cincinnati Reds	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	CF	0
20	2020-08-15	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Minnesota Twins	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	1
21	2020-08-15 (2)	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,RF	0
22	2020-08-16	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
23	2020-08-17	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
24	2020-08-19	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cincinnati Reds	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,RF	0
25	2020-08-19 (2)	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cincinnati Reds	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	CF	0
26	2020-08-21	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,RF	0
27	2020-08-22	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
28	2020-08-23	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
29	2020-08-24	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
30	2020-08-25	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,LF	0
31	2020-08-26	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	5	5	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,RF	0
32	2020-08-28	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago White Sox	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,RF	0
33	2020-08-29	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago White Sox	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
34	2020-08-30	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago White Sox	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
35	2020-08-31	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cleveland Indians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,LF	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
36	2020-09-01	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cleveland Indians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
37	2020-09-02	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cleveland Indians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
38	2020-09-03	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
39	2020-09-04	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
40	2020-09-05	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B,CF	0
41	2020-09-06	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
42	2020-09-07	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
43	2020-09-08	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF,2B	0
44	2020-09-09	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF,2B	0
45	2020-09-10	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
46	2020-09-11	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Pittsburgh Pirates	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
47	2020-09-12	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Pittsburgh Pirates	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
48	2020-09-13	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Pittsburgh Pirates	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF,2B	0
49	2020-09-15	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
50	2020-09-16	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	RF	0
51	2020-09-18	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
52	2020-09-19	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
53	2020-09-20	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
54	2020-09-21	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
55	2020-09-22	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
56	2020-09-23	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		St. Louis Cardinals	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
57	2020-09-24	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
58	2020-09-25	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
59	2020-09-26	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
60	2020-09-27	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF,LF	0

2020 Player Batting Splits

2020 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	60	265	248	38	70	12	0	9	30	12	1	12	33	.282	.325	.440	.764	109	3	4	0	1	0

Home	30	132	123	18	29	2	0	3	8	7	1	8	20	.236	.288	.325	.613	40	2	1	0	0	0
Away	30	133	125	20	41	10	0	6	22	5	0	4	13	.328	.361	.552	.913	69	1	3	0	1	0

vs RHP as RHB	58	207	194		54	8	0	8	27			8	29	.278	.319	.443	.762	86	2	4	0	1	0
vs LHP as RHB	29	58	54		16	4	0	1	3			4	4	.296	.345	.426	.771	23	1	0	0	0	0

July	8	35	32	7	9	3	0	2	7	1	0	0	2	.281	.343	.563	.905	18	0	3	0	0	0
August	27	118	107	15	31	5	0	5	15	6	1	9	18	.290	.348	.477	.824	51	3	1	0	1	0
September	25	112	109	16	30	4	0	2	8	5	0	3	13	.275	.295	.367	.662	40	0	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	34	44	43		11	1	0	3	11			1	3	.256	.273	.488	.761	21	0	0	0	0	0

vs. Younger Pitchers	58	219	203		54	11	0	8	28			11	26	.266	.315	.438	.754	89	2	4	0	1	0
vs. Older Pitchers	25	46	45		16	1	0	1	2			1	7	.356	.370	.444	.814	20	1	0	0	0	0

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