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

-0.2

17.7

4209

1189

.143

.283

591

RBI

471

202

OBP

.189

.328

SLG

.229

.418

OPS

.418

.747

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	40 (39)	May 18 (2)	KCR		BOS	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	42 (1)	May 21	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
3	43	May 22	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
4	44	May 23	KCR	@	MIN	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
5	45	May 24	KCR	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
6	46	May 25	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	47	May 27	KCR		CHW	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
8	48	May 28	KCR		CHW	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
9	49	May 29	KCR		CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
10	50	May 30	KCR		TBR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
11	51	May 31	KCR		TBR	W,10-5	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52	Jun 1	KCR		TBR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
13	54 (1)	Jun 3	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
14	55	Jun 4	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
15	56	Jun 5	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
16	57	Jun 6	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS	33	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B 3B
17	58	Jun 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
18	59	Jun 8	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
19	60	Jun 10	KCR	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
20	61	Jun 11	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	62	Jun 12	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 2B
22	63	Jun 13	KCR		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	8	0	12	3	2B
23	64	Jun 14	KCR		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
24	65	Jun 15	KCR		CLE	W,9-4	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
25	66	Jun 16	KCR		DET	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
26	67	Jun 17	KCR		DET	W,10-3	GS	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B LF
27	68	Jun 18	KCR		DET	W,16-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
28	69	Jun 19	KCR		DET	W,2-1	CG	44	13.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
29	70	Jun 21	KCR	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
30	71	Jun 22	KCR	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
31	72	Jun 24	KCR		HOU	L,4-13	CG	50	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
32	73	Jun 25	KCR		HOU	L,5-13	CG	48	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
33	74	Jun 26	KCR		HOU	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
34	75	Jun 27	KCR		STL	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
35	76	Jun 28	KCR		STL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	77	Jun 29	KCR	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
37	78	Jun 30	KCR	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	79	Jul 1	KCR	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
39	80	Jul 2	KCR	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
40	81	Jul 3	KCR	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
41	82	Jul 4	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
42	84 (1)	Jul 6	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
43	85	Jul 7	KCR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
44	86	Jul 8	KCR		SEA	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
45	87	Jul 9	KCR		SEA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	88	Jul 10	KCR		SEA	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
47	89	Jul 15	KCR	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
48	92 (2)	Jul 18	KCR		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
49	93	Jul 19	KCR		CLE	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
50	94	Jul 20	KCR		CLE	L,4-11	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
51	95	Jul 22	KCR		TEX	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
52	97 (1)	Jul 24	KCR		TEX	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	134 (36)	Sep 2	KCR		DET	L,6-7	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH 2B
54	136 (1)	Sep 4	KCR		DET	L,5-6	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 2B
55	137	Sep 5	KCR	@	MIN	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
56	138	Sep 6	KCR	@	MIN	W,10-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
57	139	Sep 7	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
58	140	Sep 9	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-7	GF	14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
59	141	Sep 10	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
60	142	Sep 11	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	143	Sep 12	KCR		OAK	L,3-16	GS	52	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	RF 2B
62	144	Sep 13	KCR		OAK	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	4	6	1	11	3	2B
63	145	Sep 14	KCR		OAK	L,0-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	146	Sep 15	KCR		OAK	L,5-14	CG	49	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
65	147	Sep 16	KCR		CHW	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	148	Sep 17	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
67	149	Sep 18	KCR		CHW	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	2B
68	150	Sep 19	KCR		CHW	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
69	151	Sep 20	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	2B
70	152	Sep 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
71	153	Sep 22	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
72	154	Sep 23	KCR	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
73	155	Sep 24	KCR	@	DET	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
74	156	Sep 25	KCR	@	DET	W,12-9	CG	48	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
75	157	Sep 27	KCR		MIN	W,4-3	GS	46	11.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B 3B
76	158	Sep 28	KCR		MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
77	159	Sep 29	KCR		MIN	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
78	160	Sep 30	KCR		CLE	L,2-7	GS	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B 2B
79	161	Oct 1	KCR		CLE	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
80	162	Oct 2	KCR		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
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