Whit Merrifield

Positions: Second Baseman and Outfielder

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)

Debut: May 18, 2016 (Age 27-115d, 21,121st in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-8 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	23 (13-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
T Turner	1
Self	1
N Castellanos	0
B Stott	0

Most Driven In By
E Sosa	1
J Rojas	1
N Castellanos	1
Self	1
B Harper	1

2024 Batting Game Log

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2024 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	GDP	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	1053	2 (1)	Mar 30	PHI		ATL	L,4-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.64	-0.060	.61	-0.04%	-1.04	2.00	3.00	LF
2	1054	3	Mar 31	PHI		ATL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	6	1.04	-0.007	.95	0.00%	0.02	3.00	3.00	2B 3B
3	1055	4	Apr 1	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	8	.79	-0.013	.71	-0.01%	-0.20	2.00	3.00	LF
4	1056	6 (1)	Apr 3	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	8	1.01	-0.095	.89	-0.05%	-0.57	3.00	3.00	3B LF
5	1057	9 (2)	Apr 7	PHI	@	WSN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.176	.263	.176	.440	7	.83	-0.031	.89	-0.02%	-0.13	10.00	12.20	LF
6	1058	11 (1)	Apr 9	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	3.66	-0.089	3.65	-0.05%	-0.81	0.00	0.00	PH LF
7	1059	13 (1)	Apr 11	PHI		PIT	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.143	.360	9	.49	-0.038	.47	-0.02%	-0.52	0.00	0.00	LF
8	1060	14	Apr 12	PHI		PIT	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9	.71	-0.076	.74	-0.05%	-0.76	0.00	0.00	LF
9	1061	15	Apr 13	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			0	.120	.185	.120	.305	1	3.22	0.109	3.21	0.07%	0.49	2.00	3.20	PR
10	1062	17 (1)	Apr 15	PHI		COL	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.107	.167	.107	.274	8	1.82	-0.100	1.74	-0.06%	-1.10	0.00	0.00	3B
11	1063	20 (2)	Apr 19	PHI		CHW	W,7-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.226	.408	7	.19	0.001	.20	0.00%	0.59	14.00	18.70	LF
12	1064	24 (3)	Apr 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.257	.473	6	.40	-0.019	.46	-0.01%	0.27	6.00	6.00	2B
13	1065	25	Apr 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.244	.308	.552	5	1.44	0.210	1.65	0.14%	1.26	17.00	21.70	2B
14	1066	28 (2)	Apr 27	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.244	.302	.547	9	.32	-0.016	.36	-0.01%	-0.66	5.00	6.20	LF
							6-8		46	43	5	9	1	1	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	2	.209	.244	.302	.547		.94	-0.224	.94	-0.11%	-3.15	64.00	80.00

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