2B Whit 'Whitley' Merrifield #15
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/28/2019
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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2B WHIT 'WHITLEY' MERRIFIELD #15 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 570 180 33 5 16 54 43 94 .316 .371 .475 24 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 60 70 55 60
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 60
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: - 50 50
Turn DP: - 55 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 40
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2019 @ KC Loss, 7-10 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 1
09/28/2019 @ KC Loss, 5-6 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 1
09/27/2019 @ KC Loss, 7-11 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0
09/27/2019 KC Win, 12-11 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2019 @ DET Loss, 7-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/2019 @ DET Loss, 2-11 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2019 KC Win, 17-7 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/20/2019 KC Win, 10-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/2019 KC Win, 6-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2019 CWS Win, 1-0 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/24/1989
Born in:Florence, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$545,000
Signed Through:2019 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 101 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2019 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 137 570 180 33 5 16 54 82 43 94 .316 .371 .475 .847 .358 .160 131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 629 8 3 0 3 7 1 271 54 24 11 68.6 103.5 6.79 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   166 41 10 1 2 14 20 10 23 1 1 1 .247 .292 .355 .648
Versus Right   404 139 23 4 14 40 61 33 71 0 6 7 .344 .403 .525 .928
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   9 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
April   71 22 4 0 2 8 15 8 12 1 1 0 .310 .375 .451 .826
May   85 35 6 2 3 12 11 13 14 0 2 0 .412 .490 .635 1.125
June   97 34 6 0 6 15 14 5 16 0 1 2 .351 .394 .598 .992
July   90 23 2 2 0 3 11 4 13 0 0 1 .256 .295 .322 .617
August   110 29 6 1 2 5 11 5 18 0 2 1 .264 .302 .391 .693
September   108 34 9 0 2 10 19 8 18 0 1 4 .315 .383 .454 .837
All-Star Game   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   68 19 4 0 1 4 15 7 8 1 0 1 .279 .351 .382 .733
Last Year   576 171 39 3 13 68 88 22 86 3 2 5 .297 .327 .443 .769
2 Years Ago   587 169 32 6 19 78 80 29 88 7 1 6 .288 .324 .460 .784
Career   2044 608 126 17 50 229 294 113 340 12 11 19 .297 .338 .449 .787
Home   272 89 17 1 10 25 44 26 45 0 4 6 .327 .398 .507 .905
Road   298 91 16 4 6 29 38 17 49 1 3 2 .305 .346 .446 .792
Grass   549 172 32 4 16 52 80 41 92 1 7 7 .313 .368 .474 .841
Turf   21 8 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 .381 .458 .524 .982
Day   234 73 12 3 9 27 36 21 35 1 4 3 .312 .375 .504 .879
Night   336 107 21 2 7 27 46 22 59 0 3 5 .318 .369 .455 .825
As Starter   566 178 33 5 16 54 79 41 93 1 7 7 .314 .367 .475 .843
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 .500 .714 .500 1.214
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Close/Late   101 29 4 1 2 13 18 20 19 0 4 2 .287 .415 .406 .821
Inning 1-3   241 80 18 3 5 14 33 11 33 0 1 2 .332 .366 .494 .860
Inning 4-6   166 57 9 1 9 25 24 6 25 1 2 3 .343 .375 .572 .947
Inning 7-9   151 40 6 1 2 14 20 20 33 0 4 3 .265 .362 .358 .720
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 0 1 4 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   256 80 12 2 6 10 38 12 35 0 6 1 .313 .346 .445 .791
1 Outs   168 57 12 2 7 28 28 14 32 1 1 4 .339 .401 .560 .961
2 Outs   146 43 9 1 3 16 15 17 27 0 0 3 .295 .380 .432 .811
Scoring Position   118 38 10 0 2 35 20 14 16 1 7 2 .322 .400 .458 .858
Bases Empty   374 114 18 5 10 10 51 23 64 0 0 4 .305 .352 .460 .812
Runner on 1st   78 28 5 0 4 9 10 6 14 0 0 2 .359 .419 .577 .996
Runner on 2nd   38 12 5 0 0 6 6 3 7 0 7 1 .316 .381 .447 .828
Runner on 3rd   17 5 1 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .294 .368 .353 .721
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 10 2 0 1 7 7 3 3 0 0 0 .286 .342 .429 .771
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 5 1 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .625 .667 1.125 1.792
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .300 .500 .400 .900
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 .300 .385 .300 .685
Two Strikes   215 45 7 0 5 18 24 19 94 1 0 4 .209 .285 .312 .596
First Pitch   117 48 9 3 7 16 19 3 0 0 2 2 .410 .434 .718 1.152
Count 0-1   56 23 5 0 2 7 9 0 0 0 3 1 .411 .421 .607 1.028
Count 0-2   36 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 0 0 .111 .111 .139 .250
Count 1-0   60 26 7 1 0 4 11 0 0 0 2 0 .433 .433 .583 1.017
Count 1-1   54 17 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .327 .407 .735
Count 1-2   68 16 2 0 2 10 5 0 31 0 0 3 .235 .268 .353 .621
Count 2-0   18 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Count 2-1   40 11 3 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .425 .700
Count 2-2   77 19 4 0 3 6 9 0 35 1 0 1 .247 .253 .416 .669
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 4 1 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 .444 .762 .556 1.317
Full Count   34 6 0 0 0 1 9 19 13 0 0 0 .176 .472 .176 .648
Behind in Count   160 43 8 0 4 18 15 0 46 0 3 4 .269 .287 .394 .680
Ahead in Count   128 47 12 1 1 10 23 21 0 0 2 0 .367 .456 .500 .956
Batting Leadoff   554 175 32 5 15 52 75 39 93 1 7 7 .316 .368 .473 .841
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   6 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   185 52 9 2 5 7 23 17 38 0 0 5 .281 .357 .432 .790
Medium Leverage   291 96 17 2 7 22 43 18 39 1 1 2 .330 .372 .474 .846
High Leverage   93 32 7 1 4 25 15 8 16 0 6 1 .344 .402 .570 .972
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Kansas City - MLB 27 81 311 88 22 3 2 29 44 19 0 1 72 8 3 .283 .323 .392 .716 91 89 0.7
2017 Kansas City - MLB 28 145 587 169 32 6 19 78 80 29 6 7 88 34 8 .288 .324 .460 .784 105 105 3.0
2018 Minnesota - MLB 29 131 576 171 39 3 13 68 88 22 5 3 86 32 4 .297 .327 .443 .769 97 99 2.7
2019 Minnesota - MLB 30 137 570 180 33 5 16 54 82 43 8 1 94 24 11 .316 .371 .475 .847 125 131 4.0
Total MLB 494 2044 608 126 17 50 229 294 113 19 12 340 98 26 .297 .338 .449 .787 106 108 10.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2010 Burlington - R 21 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 100 99 0.0
2010 Burlington - A 21 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 100 106 0.0
2011 Wilmington - A+ 22 126 477 125 30 3 5 36 74 52 4 4 89 24 14 .262 .337 .369 .706 100 103 0.0
2012 Wilmington - A+ 23 101 380 98 20 3 8 36 59 41 4 5 69 25 5 .258 .333 .389 .722 100 105 0.0
2012 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 24 96 25 2 1 1 8 12 8 0 1 19 3 2 .260 .314 .333 .648 100 85 0.0
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA 24 94 322 87 20 5 3 43 31 22 2 2 57 17 7 .270 .319 .391 .710 100 99 0.0
2014 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 44 162 45 13 1 5 20 22 22 1 1 27 5 4 .278 .366 .463 .829 100 132 0.0
2014 Omaha - AAA 25 76 321 109 28 3 3 29 57 17 2 3 52 11 7 .340 .373 .474 .847 132 128 0.0
2015 Omaha - AAA 26 135 544 144 29 5 5 38 83 39 4 3 66 32 9 .265 .317 .364 .681 88 90 0.0
2016 Omaha - AAA 27 69 274 73 19 0 8 29 46 22 2 4 55 20 2 .266 .321 .423 .745 104 103 0.0
2017 Omaha - AAA 28 9 34 14 4 0 3 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 .412 .432 .794 1.227 232 217 0.0
Total AAA 289 1173 340 80 8 19 105 192 79 9 11 177 64 19 .290 .336 .420 .757 108 107
Total TEX 162 580 157 35 7 9 71 65 52 3 4 103 25 13 .271 .332 .402 .733 100 106
Total CAR 227 857 223 50 6 13 72 133 93 8 9 158 49 19 .260 .335 .378 .713 100 104
Total MID 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 100 106
Total APP 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 100 99
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Burlington - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Burlington - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Burlington - A CF 32 0 81 5 0 86 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Burlington - R CF 32 0 81 5 0 86 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Burlington - A RF 18 0 25 4 1 30 1 .967 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Burlington - R RF 18 0 25 4 1 30 1 .967 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Wilmington - A+ 2B 40 0 74 104 28 181 3 .983 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Wilmington - A+ LF 55 0 83 3 0 89 3 .966 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Wilmington - A+ CF 30 0 79 6 2 85 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Northwest Arkansas - AA 2B 24 0 37 62 16 101 2 .980 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Wilmington - A+ 2B 51 0 85 118 23 208 5 .976 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Wilmington - A+ LF 28 0 49 3 0 53 1 .981 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Wilmington - A+ CF 17 0 37 1 0 39 1 .974 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA 1B 4 0 24 0 3 26 2 .923 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA 2B 32 0 63 92 20 159 4 .975 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA LF 39 0 83 4 1 88 1 .989 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA CF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA RF 20 0 39 3 2 42 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Omaha - AAA 2B 2 0 3 3 2 7 1 .857 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Northwest Arkansas - AA 2B 14 0 23 26 8 53 4 .925 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Northwest Arkansas - AA SS 9 0 21 23 6 45 1 .978 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Omaha - AAA LF 56 0 97 6 0 104 1 .990 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Northwest Arkansas - AA LF 21 0 39 4 0 43 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Omaha - AAA CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Omaha - AAA RF 17 0 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA 1B 14 0 82 10 11 92 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA 2B 57 0 96 148 36 249 5 .980 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA 3B 15 0 18 15 2 36 3 .917 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA SS 4 0 5 7 1 13 1 .923 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA LF 39 0 76 4 1 82 2 .976 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA RF 9 0 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 1 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA 1B 9 0 40 0 2 40 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Kansas City - MLB 2B 65 55 92 156 39 252 4 .984 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA 2B 40 0 87 106 28 196 3 .985 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Kansas City - MLB 3B 5 3 1 8 2 10 1 .900 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA 3B 4 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Kansas City - MLB LF 13 11 20 2 1 22 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA CF 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Kansas City - MLB RF 4 3 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA RF 6 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
2017 Kansas City - MLB 2B 132 131 232 341 93 584 11 .981 1142.2 4.51 0.0 .000
2017 Omaha - AAA 2B 6 0 10 14 1 24 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Kansas City - MLB LF 7 4 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 0.0 .000
2017 Kansas City - MLB RF 10 8 13 0 0 14 1 .929 70.0 1.67 0.0 .000
2017 Omaha - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Minnesota - MLB 2B 72 67 130 201 59 332 1 .997 605.2 4.92 +1.7 1.004
2018 Minnesota - MLB SS 4 2 5 5 2 10 0 1.000 21.0 4.29 -0.1 1.013
2018 Minnesota - MLB LF 51 50 122 3 1 126 1 .992 439.1 2.56 +1.7 1.004
2018 Minnesota - MLB CF 7 7 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 69.0 2.35 -0.0 .991
2018 Minnesota - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.0 .986
2019 Minnesota - MLB 2B 83 81 131 221 47 358 6 .983 721.0 4.39 +0.8 1.012
2019 Minnesota - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Minnesota - MLB LF 20 19 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 167.0 1.83 -0.6 .979
2019 Minnesota - MLB CF 33 32 73 1 0 75 1 .987 285.0 2.34 -5.5 .936
2019 Minnesota - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .977
TOTAL 1B 29 1 158 10 17 170 2 .988 2.0 756.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 618 334 1063 1592 400 2704 49 .982 2469.1 9.68 +2.5 1.008
TOTAL 3B 24 3 20 26 4 50 4 .920 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 17 2 31 35 9 68 2 .971 21.0 28.29 -0.1 1.013
TOTAL LF 331 84 612 31 4 652 9 .986 649.1 8.91 +1.2 .999
TOTAL CF 157 39 380 20 2 402 2 .995 354.0 10.17 -5.6 .946
TOTAL RF 105 12 168 14 5 185 3 .984 82.0 19.98 +0.1 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2010 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC).
07/07/2018 Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
05/06/2019 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2019 180 10
Year 3B Rank
2017 6 3
Year SB Rank
2017 34 1
2018 32 5
2019 24 8
Year SH Rank
2019 7 3
Year SF Rank
2017 7 8
Year AVG Rank
2019 .316 3
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