Whit Merrifield
2016–2024 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays
1,147G
.280AVG
.328OBP
.413SLG
More career statistics
1,249H
94HR
485RBI
218SB
1.0IP
0K
18.00ERA
0GS
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,147 | 4,866 | 4,467 | 632 | 1,249 | 256 | 29 | 94 | 485 | 315 | 774 | 218 | 56 | 31 | 45 | 1,845 | .280 | .328 | .413 | .741 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2.000 |
Streaks
31longest hitting streak · 2018-09-10 to 2019-04-10
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 2018-07-08 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 2021-08-21 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2017-09-06 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 573 | 2400 | 613 | 40 | 229 | 163 | 352 | .280 | .323 | .408 |
| Away | 574 | 2466 | 636 | 54 | 256 | 152 | 422 | .279 | .320 | .418 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 8 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .172 | .306 | .172 |
| April | 136 | 578 | 136 | 13 | 52 | 39 | 79 | .260 | .303 | .399 |
| May | 192 | 818 | 205 | 15 | 88 | 61 | 128 | .277 | .325 | .418 |
| June | 199 | 837 | 222 | 11 | 83 | 50 | 140 | .287 | .325 | .400 |
| July | 175 | 754 | 201 | 18 | 85 | 50 | 126 | .292 | .333 | .459 |
| August | 214 | 912 | 234 | 26 | 88 | 57 | 142 | .278 | .319 | .416 |
| September | 211 | 879 | 230 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 148 | .281 | .319 | .396 |
| October | 12 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .320 | .346 | .440 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 120 | 508 | 121 | 10 | 50 | 24 | 73 | .254 | .285 | .376 |
| chicago-white-sox | 114 | 495 | 127 | 14 | 74 | 37 | 74 | .283 | .331 | .444 |
| minnesota-twins | 113 | 504 | 139 | 5 | 48 | 34 | 80 | .299 | .343 | .419 |
| detroit-tigers | 107 | 475 | 145 | 12 | 56 | 25 | 67 | .333 | .358 | .528 |
| baltimore-orioles | 60 | 243 | 55 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 43 | .247 | .280 | .354 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 50 | 198 | 60 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 40 | .321 | .354 | .588 |
| new-york-yankees | 50 | 207 | 50 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 30 | .265 | .329 | .392 |
| texas-rangers | 44 | 172 | 50 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 30 | .311 | .331 | .466 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Kansas City Royals | 81 | 311 | 88 | 2 | 29 | 8 | .283 | – | – |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 145 | 587 | 169 | 19 | 78 | 34 | .288 | – | – |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | 158 | 632 | 192 | 12 | 60 | 45 | .304 | – | – |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 681 | 206 | 16 | 74 | 20 | .302 | – | – |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals | 60 | 248 | 70 | 9 | 30 | 12 | .282 | – | – |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 664 | 184 | 10 | 74 | 40 | .277 | – | – |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays | 139 | 504 | 126 | 11 | 58 | 16 | .250 | 1 | – |
| 2023 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 145 | 547 | 149 | 11 | 67 | 26 | .272 | – | – |
| 2024 | Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 95 | 293 | 65 | 4 | 15 | 17 | .222 | – | – |