Whit Merrifield

Positions: Second Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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

0.5

18.4

275

4449

1247

.229

.280

631

RBI

485

217

OBP

.321

.329

SLG

.327

.414

OPS

.648

.743

OPS+

101

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2010	21	-0.4	Burlington	MIDW	A	KCR	47	209	186	24	47	8	3	5	26	5	3	15	42	.253	.317	.409	.726	76	2	3	4	1	0
2011	22	-0.8	Wilmington	CARL	A+	KCR	126	547	477	74	125	30	3	5	36	24	14	52	89	.262	.337	.369	.706	176	8	4	10	4	0
2012	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	KCR	125	546	476	71	123	22	4	9	44	28	7	49	88	.258	.329	.378	.707	180	16	4	11	6	0
2012	23	-1.1	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	24	106	96	12	25	2	1	1	8	3	2	8	19	.260	.314	.333	.648	32	5	0	1	1	0
2012	23	0.4	Wilmington	CARL	A+	KCR	101	440	380	59	98	20	3	8	36	25	5	41	69	.258	.333	.390	.722	148	11	4	10	5	0
2012	23	0.7	Surprise	AZFL	Fal		19	78	68	15	17	1	0	1	8	9	1	10	8	.250	.346	.309	.655	21	2	0	0	0	0
2013	24	0.0	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	94	353	322	31	87	20	5	3	43	17	7	22	57	.270	.319	.391	.710	126	14	2	5	2	0
2014	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	120	535	483	79	154	41	4	8	49	16	11	39	79	.319	.371	.470	.841	227	9	3	6	4	1
2014	25	-1.6	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	76	345	321	57	109	28	3	3	29	11	7	17	52	.340	.373	.474	.847	152	6	2	2	3	1
2014	25	0.9	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	44	190	162	22	45	13	1	5	20	5	4	22	27	.278	.366	.463	.829	75	3	1	4	1	0
2014-15	25	-3.9	Culiacan	MXPW	FgW		7	33	31	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	9	.129	.182	.161	.343	5	0	0	0	0	0
2015	26	-0.7	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	135	594	544	83	144	29	5	5	38	32	9	39	66	.265	.317	.364	.681	198	13	4	4	3	1
2016	27	0.5	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	69	304	274	46	73	19	0	8	29	20	2	22	55	.266	.321	.423	.745	116	4	2	2	4	1
2016	27	-1.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	81	332	311	44	88	22	3	2	29	8	3	19	72	.283	.323	.392	.716	122	1	0	1	1	1
2017	28	1.6	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	9	37	34	6	14	4	0	3	9	1	1	1	4	.412	.432	.794	1.227	27	0	1	0	1	0
2017	28	-0.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	145	630	587	80	169	32	6	19	78	34	8	29	88	.288	.324	.460	.784	270	13	6	1	7	0
2018	29	0.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	158	707	632	88	192	43	3	12	60	45	10	61	114	.304	.367	.438	.806	277	12	6	2	6	2
2019	30	2.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	162	735	681	105	206	41	10	16	74	20	10	45	126	.303	.348	.463	.811	315	8	5	0	4	5
2020	31	3.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	60	265	248	38	70	12	0	9	30	12	3	12	33	.282	.325	.440	.764	109	3	4	0	1	0
2021	32	3.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	162	720	664	97	184	42	3	10	74	40	4	40	103	.277	.317	.395	.711	262	12	4	0	12	1
2022	33		2 Teams	AL	Maj	KCR-TOR	139	550	504	70	126	28	1	11	58	16	5	38	85	.250	.298	.375	.673	189	11	0	0	8	0
2022	33	5.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	95	420	383	51	92	23	1	6	42	15	3	30	61	.240	.291	.353	.643	135	8	0	0	7	0
2022	33	5.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	44	130	121	19	34	5	0	5	16	1	2	8	24	.281	.323	.446	.769	54	3	0	0	1	0
2023	34	6.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	145	592	547	66	149	27	0	11	67	26	10	36	101	.272	.318	.382	.700	209	15	3	0	6	2
2024	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-ATL	89	316	275	43	63	9	3	4	15	16	3	34	45	.229	.321	.327	.648	90	6	3	4	0	0
2024	35	6.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	53	174	156	21	31	4	1	3	11	11	1	15	19	.199	.278	.295	.572	46	2	2	1	0	0
2024	35	6.7	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	36	142	119	22	32	5	2	1	4	5	2	19	26	.269	.374	.370	.744	44	4	1	3	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		1141	4847	4449	631	1247	256	29	94	485	217	56	314	767	.280	.329	.414	.743	1843	81	31	8	45	11
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		725	3125	2796	414	767	173	24	46	274	143	54	239	480	.274	.334	.403	.737	1126	66	23	42	25	3
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		7	33	31	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	9	.129	.182	.161	.343	5	0	0	0	0	0
Other (1 season)					Other		19	78	68	15	17	1	0	1	8	9	1	10	8	.250	.346	.309	.655	21	2	0	0	0	0
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1892	8083	7344	1062	2035	431	53	141	767	371	111	565	1264	.277	.330	.408	.738	2995	149	54	50	70	14

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		289	1280	1173	192	340	80	8	19	105	64	19	79	177	.290	.337	.420	.757	493	23	9	8	11	3
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		162	649	580	65	157	35	7	9	71	25	13	52	103	.271	.332	.402	.734	233	22	3	10	4	0
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		227	987	857	133	223	50	6	13	72	49	19	93	158	.260	.335	.378	.713	324	19	8	20	9	0
A (1 season)					Minors		47	209	186	24	47	8	3	5	26	5	3	15	42	.253	.317	.409	.726	76	2	3	4	1	0