Lorenzo Cain vs Whit Merrifield

Lorenzo CainWhit Merrifield

Lorenzo Cain and Whit Merrifield compared on their MLB careers: Lorenzo Cain played 13 seasons, 2010 to 2022, Whit Merrifield 9 seasons, 2016 to 2024. Lorenzo Cain has .283 batting average to Whit Merrifield's .280. Lorenzo Cain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lorenzo Cain and Whit Merrifield career totals
1,171GP1,147
4,314AB4,467
626R632
1,220H1,249
87HR94
454RBI485
190SB218
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Lorenzo Cain and Whit Merrifield postseason
46GP4
184AB6
28R0
51H1
1HR0
21RBI0
9SB0
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.2
0.7OPS0.5

Titles and awards

  • Lorenzo Cain: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove
  • Whit Merrifield: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Lorenzo Cain and Whit Merrifield season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2010.3061132016.283229
2nd2011.273012017.2881978
3rd2012.2667312018.3041260
4th2013.2514462019.3021674
5th2014.3015532020.282930
6th2015.30716722021.2771074
7th2016.2879562022.2501158
8th2017.30015492023.2721167
9th2018.30810382024.222415
10th2019.2601148————
11th2020.33302————
12th2021.257836————
13th2022.17919————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI