Whit Merrifield stats
Second Baseman · #15
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2016
- Draft
- 2010Rd 9, Pk 269
- College
- South Carolina
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2016
- Draft
- 2010Rd 9, Pk 269
- College
- South Carolina
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,147
- AB
- 4,467
- R
- 632
- H
- 1,249
- HR
- 94
- RBI
- 485
- SB
- 218
- AVG
- .280
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | 81 | 311 | 44 | 88 | 2 | 29 | 8 | .283 |
| 2017 | KC | 145 | 587 | 80 | 169 | 19 | 78 | 34 | .288 |
| 2018 | KC | 158 | 632 | 88 | 192 | 12 | 60 | 45 | .304 |
| 2019 | KC | 162 | 681 | 105 | 206 | 16 | 74 | 20 | .302 |
| 2020 | KC | 60 | 248 | 38 | 70 | 9 | 30 | 12 | .282 |
| 2021 | KC | 162 | 664 | 97 | 184 | 10 | 74 | 40 | .277 |
| 2022 |  KC/TOR | 139 | 504 | 70 | 126 | 11 | 58 | 16 | .250 |
| 2023 | TOR | 145 | 547 | 66 | 149 | 11 | 67 | 26 | .272 |
| 2024 |  PHI/ATL | 95 | 293 | 44 | 65 | 4 | 15 | 17 | .222 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 6
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .167
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,866
- TB
- 1,845
- XBH
- 379
- HBP
- 31
- IBB
- 11
- GIDP
- 82
- P/PA
- 3.76
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | 332 | 122 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | KC | 630 | 270 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | KC | 707 | 277 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | KC | 735 | 315 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | KC | 265 | 109 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | KC | 720 | 262 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | KC/TOR | 550 | 189 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | TOR | 592 | 209 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | PHI/ATL | 335 | 92 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.2
- RC
- 622.7
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .133
- SECA
- .240
- BB/K
- 0.41
- AB/HR
- 47.5
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | 1.6 | 40.6 | 4.8 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 155.5 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | KC | 3.9 | 88.4 | 5.3 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30.9 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | KC | 5.5 | 106.8 | 6.1 | .134 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 52.7 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | KC | 4.0 | 108.5 | 5.9 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 42.6 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | KC | 0.5 | 36.3 | 5.3 | .157 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 27.6 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | KC | 3.5 | 89.2 | 4.7 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 66.4 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | KC/TOR | 0.1 | 56.9 | 3.8 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 45.8 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | TOR | 0.8 | 65.3 | 4.1 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 49.7 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | PHI/ATL | 0.3 | 31.2 | 3.5 | .092 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 73.3 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Latest performance
Whit Merrifield
Sep 30 · vs NYM · L 8-7
- AB
- 0
- R
- 1
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .222
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 30 | vs NYML 8-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Sep 19 | at CINW 15-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 18 | atCINW 7-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 17 | atCINL 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 16 | vs LADL 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 15 | vsLADL 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Whit Merrifield's career stats?
Whit Merrifield played 9 seasons for the Royals and the Blue Jays. He was a career .280 hitter with 1,249 hits, 94 home runs and 485 RBI. His best season was 2018: a .304 batting average, 12 home runs and 60 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2016 to 2024
Whit Merrifield led MLB in hits (2018, 2019) and stolen bases (2018); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Whit Merrifield
Playoff series
Whit Merrifield played 4 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  MIN | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  SEA | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Whit Merrifield against each club
- vs Baltimore Orioles (32)
- vs Minnesota Twins (25)
- vs New York Yankees (22)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (21)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (18)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (18)
- vs Boston Red Sox (17)
- vs Chicago White Sox (16)
- vs San Francisco Giants (14)
- vs Texas Rangers (14)
- vs Houston Astros (13)
- vs Miami Marlins (13)
- vs Athletics (12)
- vs Colorado Rockies (12)
- vs Detroit Tigers (12)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (12)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (10)
- vs New York Mets (10)
- vs Seattle Mariners (10)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (9)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (9)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (9)
- vs Atlanta Braves (8)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (8)
- vs Washington Nationals (8)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (7)
- vs Chicago Cubs (6)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (6)
- vs Kansas City Royals (5)
- vs San Diego Padres (5)
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