RF Whit 'Whitley' Merrifield #15
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/10/2023
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RF WHIT 'WHITLEY' MERRIFIELD #15 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
59 255 73 12 3 3 15 11 40 .286 .319 .392 10 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 65 70 65 65
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 65 60 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 60
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: - 50 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/19/2023 @ WSH Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
10/17/2023 WSH Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2023 SD Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/2023 SD Win, 3-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2023 SD Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2023 @ WSH Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2023 @ WSH Win, 3-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/2023 @ WSH Loss, 9-10 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
09/17/2023 PIT Loss, 5-7 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/2023 PIT Win, 6-5 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/24/1989
Born in:Florence, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 101 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 59 255 73 12 3 3 15 31 11 40 .286 .319 .392 .711 .307 .106 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 59 271 2 0 0 4 1 2 100 18 10 2 83.3 32.5 4.60 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 22 4 0 2 5 15 5 4 1 0 1 .423 .475 .615 1.090
Versus Right   203 51 8 3 1 10 16 6 36 1 1 1 .251 .275 .335 .610
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 18 2 0 2 5 7 1 12 0 0 0 .300 .311 .433 .745
August   105 29 4 3 1 4 15 9 15 0 1 0 .276 .333 .400 .733
September   90 26 6 0 0 6 9 1 13 2 0 2 .289 .305 .356 .661
Spring Training   55 12 0 0 1 2 4 4 7 0 1 0 .218 .271 .273 .544
Postseason   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Last Year   567 182 34 3 9 52 103 24 94 3 6 9 .321 .357 .439 .796
2 Years Ago   639 195 46 4 22 78 126 35 85 3 5 9 .305 .348 .493 .841
Career   3920 1175 242 32 92 416 615 236 652 27 16 41 .300 .344 .448 .792
Home   129 44 6 2 2 7 22 10 17 0 1 1 .341 .393 .465 .858
Road   126 29 6 1 1 8 9 1 23 2 0 1 .230 .238 .317 .556
Grass   255 73 12 3 3 15 31 11 40 2 1 2 .286 .319 .392 .711
Day   97 31 4 0 2 7 14 3 20 0 1 2 .320 .353 .423 .776
Night   158 42 8 3 1 8 17 8 20 2 0 0 .266 .298 .373 .671
As Starter   255 73 12 3 3 15 31 11 40 2 1 2 .286 .319 .392 .711
Close/Late   47 10 1 0 0 2 3 3 10 1 1 1 .213 .269 .234 .503
Inning 1-3   108 29 6 1 2 5 15 2 11 0 0 1 .269 .288 .398 .686
Inning 4-6   77 26 5 2 1 7 10 6 17 0 0 0 .338 .386 .494 .879
Inning 7-9   63 17 1 0 0 3 5 3 10 2 1 1 .270 .304 .286 .590
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   98 27 3 0 2 5 17 3 12 0 1 1 .276 .304 .367 .671
1 Outs   85 24 6 0 1 6 9 5 16 2 0 0 .282 .315 .388 .703
2 Outs   72 22 3 3 0 4 5 3 12 0 0 1 .306 .342 .431 .773
Scoring Position   45 11 1 0 0 8 4 1 10 2 1 1 .244 .265 .267 .532
Bases Empty   157 42 7 2 2 2 18 8 23 0 0 1 .268 .307 .376 .683
Runner on 1st   53 20 4 1 1 5 9 2 7 0 0 0 .377 .400 .547 .947
Runner on 2nd   16 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 1 .375 .412 .438 .849
Runner on 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   93 20 1 1 2 5 5 2 40 1 0 1 .215 .237 .312 .549
First Pitch   65 20 1 1 1 5 8 0 0 1 1 0 .308 .303 .400 .703
Count 0-1   25 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .360 .600
Count 0-2   20 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 9 0 0 1 .150 .190 .300 .490
Count 1-0   23 8 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .565 .913
Count 1-1   26 10 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .462 .846
Count 1-2   32 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 14 1 0 0 .188 .182 .344 .526
Count 2-0   9 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Count 2-1   11 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .417 .545 .962
Count 2-2   26 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .625 .000 .625
Full Count   15 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .412 .400 .812
Behind in Count   77 15 3 1 2 4 7 0 23 1 0 1 .195 .203 .338 .540
Ahead in Count   46 17 5 1 0 4 9 9 0 0 0 1 .370 .482 .522 1.004
Batting Leadoff   85 25 6 0 2 7 8 1 16 0 0 0 .294 .302 .435 .738
Batting 2nd   170 48 6 3 1 8 23 10 24 2 1 2 .282 .326 .371 .697
Low Leverage   116 30 8 2 1 3 11 7 18 0 1 1 .259 .306 .388 .694
Medium Leverage   98 35 3 1 1 8 16 4 14 1 0 1 .357 .385 .439 .823
High Leverage   41 8 1 0 1 4 4 0 8 1 0 0 .195 .190 .293 .483
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 94 90 0.8
2017 Kansas City - MLB 28 145 587 169 32 6 19 78 80 29 6 7 88 34 8 .288 .324 .460 .784 108 106 3.1
2018 Kansas City - MLB 29 158 632 192 43 3 12 60 88 61 6 6 114 45 10 .304 .367 .438 .806 121 119 4.7
2019 Kansas City - MLB 30 162 681 206 41 10 16 74 105 45 5 4 126 20 10 .302 .348 .463 .811 114 110 3.1
2020 Kansas City - MLB 31 60 248 70 12 0 9 30 38 12 4 1 33 12 3 .282 .325 .440 .764 109 108 1.1
2021 St. Louis - MLB 32 156 639 195 46 4 22 78 126 35 9 3 85 42 5 .305 .348 .493 .841 129 126 5.0
2022 St. Louis - MLB 33 136 567 182 34 3 9 52 103 24 9 3 94 27 11 .321 .357 .439 .796 117 114 3.1
2023 St. Louis - MLB 34 59 255 73 12 3 3 15 31 11 2 2 40 10 2 .286 .319 .392 .711 91 89 0.9
Total MLB 957 3920 1175 242 32 92 416 615 236 41 27 652 198 52 .300 .344 .448 .792 114 111 21.8
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 0.6
2010 Burlington - A 21 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 108 106 1.0
2011 Wilmington - A+ 22 126 477 125 30 3 5 36 74 52 4 4 89 24 14 .262 .337 .369 .706 94 94 2.0
2012 Wilmington - A+ 23 101 380 98 20 3 8 36 59 41 4 5 69 25 5 .258 .333 .389 .722 97 96 1.6
2012 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 24 96 25 2 1 1 8 12 8 0 1 19 3 2 .260 .314 .333 .648 78 80 0.1
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA 24 94 322 87 20 5 3 43 31 22 2 2 57 17 7 .270 .319 .391 .710 94 93 1.2
2014 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 44 162 45 13 1 5 20 22 22 1 1 27 5 4 .278 .366 .463 .829 126 122 1.3
2014 Omaha - AAA 25 76 321 109 28 3 3 29 57 17 2 3 52 11 7 .340 .373 .474 .847 139 138 3.0
2015 Omaha - AAA 26 135 544 144 29 5 5 38 83 39 4 3 66 32 9 .265 .317 .364 .681 93 93 2.2
2016 Omaha - AAA 27 69 274 73 19 0 8 29 46 22 2 4 55 20 2 .266 .321 .423 .745 110 109 1.6
2017 Omaha - AAA 28 9 34 14 4 0 3 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 .412 .432 .794 1.227 241 243 0.8
Total AAA E 289 1173 340 80 8 19 105 192 79 9 11 177 64 19 .290 .336 .420 .757 114 113
Total AA C 162 580 157 35 7 9 71 65 52 3 4 103 25 13 .271 .332 .402 .733 100 99
Total A+ E 227 857 223 50 6 13 72 133 93 8 9 158 49 19 .260 .335 .378 .713 95 95
Total A W 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 108 106
Total APP 47 186 47 8 3 5 26 24 15 3 1 42 5 3 .253 .317 .409 .726 100 99
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2021 St. Louis - MLB 32 19 77 22 5 0 0 6 12 6 0 0 13 3 1 .286 .337 .351 .688 91 81 -0.4
2022 St. Louis - MLB 33 17 73 21 3 0 5 11 18 3 2 1 18 2 1 .288 .329 .534 .863 131 130 0.2
2023 St. Louis - MLB 34 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 -66 0.1
Total MLB 38 157 43 8 0 5 17 30 10 2 1 33 6 2 .274 .324 .420 .744 101 96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 1 9 0 1 9 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 Kansas City - MLB 3B 5 3 1 8 2 10 1 .900 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 Kansas City - MLB RF 4 3 8 1 1 9 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 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
2018 Kansas City - MLB 1B 5 5 38 1 4 39 0 1.000 44.1 7.92 0.0 .000
2018 Kansas City - MLB 2B 108 107 175 287 71 468 6 .987 933.2 4.45 0.0 .000
2018 Kansas City - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 0.0 .000
2018 Kansas City - MLB CF 30 27 81 1 0 82 0 1.000 241.2 3.05 0.0 .000
2018 Kansas City - MLB RF 8 7 15 0 0 16 1 .938 65.2 2.06 0.0 .000
2019 Kansas City - MLB 1B 5 4 25 5 5 31 1 .968 30.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2019 Kansas City - MLB 2B 82 76 154 222 61 384 8 .979 670.0 5.05 0.0 .000
2019 Kansas City - MLB LF 4 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 34.1 2.10 0.0 .000
2019 Kansas City - MLB CF 17 16 45 1 0 47 1 .979 131.1 3.15 0.0 .000
2019 Kansas City - MLB RF 61 53 103 3 0 107 1 .991 465.2 2.05 0.0 .000
2020 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
2020 Kansas City - MLB 2B 15 10 20 36 11 58 2 .966 92.0 5.48 0.0 .000
2020 Kansas City - MLB LF 6 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 0.0 .000
2020 Kansas City - MLB CF 23 20 42 0 0 43 1 .977 159.1 2.37 0.0 .000
2020 Kansas City - MLB RF 34 28 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 234.2 1.96 0.0 .000
2021 St. Louis - MLB 2B 8 7 11 23 6 35 1 .971 64.1 4.76 -0.5 .924
2021 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.1 0.96 -0.2 .968
2021 St. Louis - MLB CF 22 12 41 0 0 42 1 .976 129.0 2.86 -0.0 .978
2021 St. Louis - MLB RF 136 131 241 4 0 249 4 .984 1132.0 1.95 +0.1 .995
2022 St. Louis - MLB 2B 3 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 -0.0 1.017
2022 St. Louis - MLB RF 134 133 233 12 2 246 1 .996 1155.2 1.91 +1.4 1.016
2023 St. Louis - MLB CF 8 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 30.1 2.37 -0.7 .804
2023 St. Louis - MLB RF 57 57 104 3 0 107 0 1.000 490.1 1.96 +5.7 1.061
TOTAL 1B 13 10 78 6 11 85 1 .988 80.1 9.41 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 413 386 688 1067 281 1787 32 .982 2916.2 5.42 -0.5 .937
TOTAL 3B 5 3 1 8 2 10 1 .900 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 32 23 42 5 1 47 0 1.000 116.2 3.63 -0.2 .968
TOTAL CF 100 77 217 2 0 222 3 .986 691.2 2.85 -0.7 .945
TOTAL RF 444 420 768 23 3 799 8 .990 3614.0 1.97 +7.1 1.015
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).
01/28/2019 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $16,250,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
03/05/2021 Drafted in the 2021 inaugural draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. (Round 7, Pick 24, 204th overall pick).
05/21/2021 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
06/19/2021 Goes 0-5 against the Atlanta Braves, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/30/2021 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week.
11/09/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $13,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
04/29/2022 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $53,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
06/06/2022 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/2022 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
06/19/2022 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
07/17/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/26/2022 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/31/2022 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/21/2022 Wins the 2022 MLB NL Division Series MVP Award.
11/10/2022 Wins the 2022 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
04/22/2023 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 3 months.
07/11/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
09/24/2023 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 157 3
2019 161 2
Year PA Rank
2018 707 2
2019 735 2
Year AB Rank
2018 632 2
2019 681 1
2021 639 1
Year H Rank
2018 192 1
2019 206 1
2021 195 4
2022 182 9
Year TB Rank
2019 315 9
2021 315 9
Year 2B Rank
2018 43 6
2019 41 4
2021 46 3
Year 3B Rank
2017 6 3
2019 10 1
Year SB Rank
2017 34 1
2018 45 1
2021 42 2
2022 27 7
Year R Rank
2021 126 1
2022 103 9
Year SH Rank
2022 6 8
Year SF Rank
2017 7 8
Year EBH Rank
2021 72 9
Year AVG Rank
2018 .304 6
2019 .302 10
2021 .305 9
2022 .321 4
Year OBP Rank
2018 .367 8
Year RC Rank
2018 107.76 10
2021 116.03 9
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.5 9
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