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

-0.3

17.6

4205

1188

.129

.283

591

RBI

471

202

OBP

.182

.329

SLG

.226

.419

OPS

.408

.747

OPS+

102

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

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	KCR		TEX	W,14-10	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 3	KCR		TEX	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
3	3	Apr 4	KCR		TEX	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	7	0	9	1
4	4	Apr 5	KCR	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
5	5	Apr 7	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 8	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS	35	7.0	3	3	0	6	1
7	7	Apr 11	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	4	3	0	7	1
8	8	Apr 12	KCR		LAA	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	2
9	9	Apr 13	KCR		LAA	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 14	KCR		LAA	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
11	11	Apr 15	KCR		TOR	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
12	12	Apr 17 (1)	KCR		TOR	L,1-5	CG	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 17 (2)	KCR		TOR	W,3-2	CG	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
14	14	Apr 18	KCR		TOR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
15	15	Apr 19	KCR		TBR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
16	16	Apr 20	KCR		TBR	L,7-14	CG	49	9.0	2	2	1	5	1
17	17	Apr 21	KCR		TBR	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
18	18	Apr 23	KCR	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
19	19	Apr 24	KCR	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
20	20	Apr 25	KCR	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
21	21	Apr 26	KCR	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
22	22	Apr 27	KCR	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
23	23	Apr 28	KCR	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
24	24	Apr 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	KCR	@	MIN	W,11-3	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 2	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
27	27	May 3	KCR		CLE	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
28	28	May 4	KCR		CLE	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 5	KCR		CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
30	30	May 6	KCR		CLE	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
31	31	May 7	KCR		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
32	32	May 8	KCR		CHW	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	5	7	0	12	1
33	33	May 9	KCR		CHW	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
34	34	May 11	KCR	@	DET	L,7-8	GS	33	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
35	35	May 12	KCR	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
36	36	May 13	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
37	37	May 14 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	2
38	38	May 14 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	30	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
39	39	May 15	KCR	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	40	May 16	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	41	8.2	0	4	0	4	1
41	41	May 18	KCR		MIL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	6	0	7	1
42	42	May 19	KCR		MIL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	6	1	7	0
43	43	May 21	KCR		DET	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
44	44	May 22	KCR		DET	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	45	May 23	KCR		DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
46	46	May 25	KCR	@	TBR	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
47	47	May 26	KCR	@	TBR	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	May 27	KCR	@	TBR	L,2-7	GS	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
49	49	May 28	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
50	50	May 29	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	May 30	KCR	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
52	52	May 31	KCR		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	53	Jun 1	KCR		PIT	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 3	KCR		MIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	6	0	10	3
55	55	Jun 4	KCR		MIN	W,14-5	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 5	KCR		MIN	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 6	KCR		MIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
58	58	Jun 7	KCR	@	LAA	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	2	5	0	7	2
59	59	Jun 8	KCR	@	LAA	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
60	60	Jun 9	KCR	@	LAA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1
61	61	Jun 10	KCR	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
62	62	Jun 11	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	0	3	1	4	1
63	63	Jun 12	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
64	64	Jun 13	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
65	65	Jun 14	KCR		DET	L,3-10	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
66	66	Jun 15	KCR		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
67	67	Jun 16	KCR		DET	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	68	Jun 18	KCR		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jun 19	KCR		BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	70	Jun 20	KCR		BOS	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	71	Jun 22	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
72	72	Jun 23	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	2	3	0	5	2
73	73	Jun 24	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-8	GS	34	6.0	1	1	0	2	1
74	74	Jun 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	2	3	1	6	1
75	75	Jun 26	KCR	@	TEX	L,0-8	GS	32	6.0	4	1	0	5	0
76	76	Jun 27	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	77	Jun 28	KCR	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	4	0	7	3
78	78	Jun 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	5	4	0	9	2
79	79	Jun 30	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	6	3	0	9	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	80	Jul 1	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-15	GS	27	5.0	1	3	0	4	1
81	81	Jul 2	KCR		MIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	82	Jul 3	KCR		MIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 4	KCR		MIN	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
84	84	Jul 5	KCR		CIN	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	4	6	0	10	3
85	86 (1)	Jul 7	KCR		CIN	L,2-5	GS	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
86	87	Jul 8	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	40	8.2	0	3	0	3	1
87	88	Jul 9	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
88	89	Jul 10	KCR	@	CLE	L,6-14	GS	37	7.0	4	2	0	6	2
89	90	Jul 16	KCR		BAL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	91	Jul 17	KCR		BAL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
91	92	Jul 18	KCR		BAL	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
92	93	Jul 20	KCR	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	2
93	94	Jul 21	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
94	95	Jul 23	KCR		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	3
95	96	Jul 24	KCR		DET	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
96	97	Jul 25	KCR		DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	2
97	98	Jul 26	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
98	99	Jul 27	KCR		CHW	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
99	100	Jul 28	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
100	101	Jul 29	KCR		CHW	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
101	102	Jul 30	KCR	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	6	3	0	9	2
102	103	Jul 31	KCR	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	104	Aug 1	KCR	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
104	105	Aug 3	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
105	106	Aug 4	KCR	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
106	107	Aug 5	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
107	108	Aug 6	KCR	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
108	109	Aug 7	KCR	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
109	110	Aug 8	KCR	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
110	111	Aug 9	KCR		NYY	L,6-8	CG	47	11.0	2	5	0	7	2
111	113 (1)	Aug 11	KCR		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	2
112	114	Aug 13	KCR		STL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
113	115	Aug 14	KCR		STL	L,4-9	GS	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
114	116	Aug 15	KCR		STL	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	2	2	0	4	1
115	117	Aug 16	KCR		HOU	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
116	118	Aug 17	KCR		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
117	119	Aug 18	KCR		HOU	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
118	120	Aug 19	KCR		HOU	L,3-6	CG	44	10.0	2	3	0	5	0
119	121	Aug 20	KCR	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
120	122	Aug 21	KCR	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
121	123	Aug 22	KCR	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
122	124	Aug 23	KCR	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	5	5	0	10	2
123	125	Aug 24	KCR	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
124	126	Aug 25	KCR	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	44	9.1	3	2	0	5	0
125	127	Aug 26	KCR	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
126	128	Aug 27	KCR	@	SEA	W,8-7	CG	53	12.0	2	2	0	4	0
127	129	Aug 28	KCR	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
128	130	Aug 29	KCR	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
129	131	Aug 31	KCR		CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	132	Sep 1	KCR		CLE	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	2	4	0	6	0
131	133	Sep 2	KCR		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
132	134	Sep 3	KCR		CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
133	135	Sep 4	KCR		CHW	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
134	136	Sep 5	KCR		CHW	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
135	137	Sep 6	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
136	138	Sep 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
137	139	Sep 8	KCR	@	BAL	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
138	140	Sep 9	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
139	141	Sep 10	KCR	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	42	11.0	4	2	0	6	0
140	142	Sep 11	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
141	143	Sep 12	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
142	144	Sep 14	KCR		OAK	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
143	145	Sep 15	KCR		OAK	L,10-12	GS	41	7.0	4	2	0	6	1
144	146	Sep 16	KCR		OAK	L,2-7	GS	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	2
145	147	Sep 17	KCR		SEA	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
146	148	Sep 18	KCR		SEA	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	3	6	0	9	2
147	149	Sep 19	KCR		SEA	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
148	150	Sep 20 (1)	KCR	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	0
149	151	Sep 20 (2)	KCR	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
150	152	Sep 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
151	153	Sep 24	KCR	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	8	0	11	2
152	154	Sep 25	KCR	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	2
153	155	Sep 26	KCR	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
154	156	Sep 27	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
155	157	Sep 28	KCR		CLE	W,6-4	GS	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
156	158	Sep 29	KCR		CLE	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
157	159	Sep 30	KCR		CLE	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
158	160	Oct 1	KCR		MIN	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
159	161	Oct 2	KCR		MIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
160	162	Oct 3	KCR		MIN	L,3-7	GS	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
							169gm		1372.2	311	383	8	702	103