Whit Merrifield
mlbretired2B·Kansas City Royals·#15
6'1" · 195 lbs · Born January 24, 1989 — Florence, SC
Career
College
South Carolina
Draft
2010 Rd 9, #269
Active
2016–2021
Kansas City Royals2016-2021
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KC | 81 | 311 | 44 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 8 | 3 | .283 | .323 | .392 | .716 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | KC | 145 | 587 | 80 | 169 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 29 | 6 | 88 | 34 | 8 | .288 | .324 | .460 | .784 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | KC | 158 | 632 | 88 | 192 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 61 | 6 | 114 | 45 | 10 | .304 | .367 | .438 | .806 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | KC | 162 | 681 | 105 | 206 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 45 | 5 | 126 | 20 | 10 | .302 | .348 | .463 | .811 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | KC | 60 | 248 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 3 | .282 | .325 | .440 | .764 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | KC | 162 | 664 | 97 | 184 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 4 | 103 | 40 | 4 | .277 | .317 | .395 | .711 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | KC | 95 | 383 | 51 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 3 | .240 | .290 | .352 | .643 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | TOR | 44 | 121 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .323 | .446 | .769 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | — | 139 | 504 | 70 | 126 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 38 | 0 | 85 | 16 | 5 | .250 | .298 | .375 | .673 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | TOR | 145 | 547 | 66 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 36 | 3 | 101 | 26 | 10 | .272 | .318 | .382 | .700 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | PHI | 53 | 156 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | .199 | .277 | .295 | .572 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | ATL | 42 | 137 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 | .248 | .348 | .336 | .684 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | — | 95 | 293 | 44 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 52 | 17 | 3 | .222 | .311 | .314 | .625 | 0.3 |
| Career | 1147 | 4467 | 632 | 1249 | 256 | 29 | 94 | 485 | 315 | 31 | 774 | 218 | 56 | .280 | .328 | .413 | .741 | -- |
Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.
Career Milestones
- 150+ Hits (2017)
- 30+ Stolen Bases (2017)
- 150+ Hits (2018)
- Hit .300+ (2018)
- 30+ Stolen Bases (2018)
- 40+ Doubles (2018)
- 200+ Hits (2019)
- Hit .300+ (2019)
- 40+ Doubles (2019)
- 150+ Hits (2021)
- 30+ Stolen Bases (2021)
- 40+ Doubles (2021)
Tags
Born in South CarolinaPlayed for Kansas City Royals
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