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Whit Merrifield

Royals Career team 2016–2022
Number #15
Position Second Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 37
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Florence, IN
Born Jan 24, 1989

Key Insights

2024
One opponent brings the best out of him

Merrifield has hit .500/.538/.917 against Zack Greinke in 13 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 12 with 1 home run and 1 strikeout, against a .737 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Lance McCullers Jr. has struck Merrifield out 6 times in 11 plate appearances, 54.5% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
He is a different player against this opponent

Merrifield carries a .737 career OPS; against Jake Odorizzi it is 1.409, over 29 plate appearances.

13 for 27 with 3 home runs.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Merrifield has hit .000/.071/.000 against Nick Wittgren in 14 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 13 with 0 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .737 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Merrifield hits Jose Cisnero harder than anyone: 96.9 mph off the bat, against a median of 86.8 across the pitchers he has faced.

10 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Merrifield is 7 for 13 against Trevor Hildenberger, a .538 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

13 career plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 24, 1989
Birth Place Florence, IN
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft South Carolina