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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: Atlanta Braves
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195lb
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season
Service Time (as of 01/2024): 7.101 years
Free Agency Year (as of 01/2024): 2025
Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$8M (24) & 25 team option
Date of Birth: 1989-01-24
Birthplace: Florence, SC us
Academic: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Whit Merrifield: Career Batting
Through games of Monday, 30 September 2024.
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
697
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
847
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
968
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
915
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
815
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
748
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
567
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
746
2023
Blue Jays
2B/LF/RF
592
0.272
0.313
0.382
0.252
1.403
0.061
0.171
0.318
0.353
667
2024
Phillies
LF/2B/3B/DH
174
0.199
0.209
0.295
0.178
1.484
0.086
0.109
0.276
0.264
509
2024
Braves
2B/3B
161
0.248
0.320
0.336
0.211
1.353
0.124
0.205
0.342
0.286
653
Career
All
4866
0.280
0.317
0.413
0.257
1.477
0.065
0.159
0.328
0.379
774
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