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Whit Merrifield: Career Batting


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Whit Merrifield: Personal Data

Name: Whit Merrifield
Full Name: Whitley David Merrifield
Current Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Position: Second Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season
Service Time (as of 01/2023): 6.101 years
Free Agency Year (as of 01/2023): 2024
Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 5 yrs/$23M (19-23) & 24 mutual option
Date of Birth: 1989-01-24
Academic: ArrayDavie County HS (Mocksville, NC)


Whit Merrifield: Career Batting

Through games of Saturday, 3 June 2023.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.

Handedness Key:   + R   * L   # S

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Year Team Position(s) PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
2016 Royals 2B/LF/3B/RF/1B/DH 332 0.283 0.361 0.392 0.265 1.386 0.057 0.217 0.322 0.367 696
2017 Royals 2B/RF/LF/1B/3B 630 0.288 0.308 0.460 0.268 1.598 0.046 0.140 0.324 0.429 844
2018 Royals 2B/CF/DH/RF/1B/LF 707 0.304 0.352 0.438 0.272 1.443 0.086 0.161 0.366 0.392 967
2019 Royals 2B/RF/CF/DH/1B/LF 735 0.302 0.350 0.463 0.280 1.529 0.061 0.171 0.348 0.429 908
2020 Royals RF/CF/2B/LF/1B 265 0.282 0.295 0.440 0.264 1.557 0.045 0.125 0.325 0.411 816
2021 Royals 2B/RF/DH/LF 720 0.277 0.309 0.395 0.256 1.424 0.056 0.143 0.317 0.364 750
2022 Royals 2B/RF/CF/DH 420 0.240 0.266 0.352 0.219 1.467 0.071 0.145 0.290 0.321 569
2022 Blue Jays 2B/CF/RF/LF/1B/P 130 0.281 0.312 0.446 0.262 1.588 0.062 0.185 0.323 0.415 748
2023 Blue Jays 2B/LF/RF 212 0.299 0.354 0.392 0.274 1.310 0.071 0.170 0.349 0.358 853
Career All 4151 0.286 0.324 0.424 0.263 1.482 0.062 0.158 0.332 0.390 810

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