Whit Merrifield was born on Tuesday, January 24, 1989, in Florence, South Carolina. Merrifield was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 18, 2016, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Whit Merrifield baseball stats page.
"I'd be lying if I said you don't think about it (Hitting Streaks). You try to stay with your approach as best you can. Hopefully you get a hit your first at-bat, so you can relax the rest of the game, and play your game. To say I'm not thinking about it would be a lie." - Whit Merrifield in The Seattle Times, (04/07/2019, Noah Trister, Merrifield’s hitting streak at 28, but under the radar, Source)
Whit Merrifield![]() Whit Merrifield Autograph on a 2018 Topps Stadium Club Baseball Card (#SCA-WM) |
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Whit MerrifieldWhit Merrifield Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 2022 | 33 | Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Whit MerrifieldWhit Merrifield Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2016 | 27 | Royals | 81 | 311 | 44 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .323 | .392 |
| 2017 | 28 | Royals | 145 | 587 | 80 | 169 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 78 | 29 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .288 | .324 | .460 |
| 2018 | 29 | Royals | 158 | 632 | 88 | 192 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 2 | 114 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | .304 | .367 | .438 |
| 2019 | 30 | Royals | 161 | 681 | 105 | 206 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 74 | 45 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .302 | .348 | .463 |
| 2020 | 31 | Royals | 60 | 248 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .282 | .325 | .440 |
| 2021 | 32 | Royals | 162 | 664 | 97 | 184 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 74 | 40 | 1 | 103 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | .277 | .317 | .395 |
| 2022 | 33 | Royals | 95 | 383 | 51 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .240 | .290 | .352 |
| 2022 | 33 | Blue Jays | 44 | 121 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .315 | .438 |
| 2023 | 34 | Blue Jays | 145 | 547 | 66 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 36 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .272 | .318 | .382 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 1,051 | 4,174 | 588 | 1,183 | 247 | 26 | 90 | 2 | 470 | 280 | 11 | 722 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 75 | .283 | .329 | .420 | ||
Whit MerrifieldWhit Merrifield Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2016 Royals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2016 Royals | 2B | 65 | 55 | 1,508 | 252 | 3.9 | 248 | 92 | 156 | 4 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 4.44 |
| 2016 Royals | 3B | 5 | 3 | 90 | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.70 |
| 2016 Royals | LF | 13 | 11 | 273 | 22 | 1.7 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.18 |
| 2016 Royals | RF | 4 | 3 | 81 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 2017 Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 2017 Royals | 2B | 132 | 131 | 3,428 | 584 | 4.4 | 573 | 232 | 341 | 11 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 4.51 |
| 2017 Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2017 Royals | LF | 7 | 4 | 129 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
| 2017 Royals | RF | 10 | 8 | 210 | 14 | 1.4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.67 |
| 2018 Royals | 1B | 5 | 5 | 133 | 39 | 7.8 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.92 |
| 2018 Royals | 2B | 108 | 107 | 2,801 | 468 | 4.3 | 462 | 175 | 287 | 6 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 4.45 |
| 2018 Royals | CF | 30 | 27 | 725 | 82 | 2.7 | 82 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.05 |
| 2018 Royals | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 2018 Royals | RF | 8 | 7 | 197 | 16 | 2.0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.06 |
| 2019 Royals | 1B | 5 | 4 | 90 | 31 | 6.2 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 9.00 |
| 2019 Royals | 2B | 82 | 76 | 2,010 | 384 | 4.7 | 376 | 154 | 222 | 8 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.05 |
| 2019 Royals | CF | 17 | 16 | 394 | 47 | 2.8 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.15 |
| 2019 Royals | LF | 4 | 4 | 103 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.10 |
| 2019 Royals | RF | 61 | 53 | 1,397 | 107 | 1.8 | 106 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.05 |
| 2020 Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 2020 Royals | 2B | 15 | 10 | 276 | 58 | 3.9 | 56 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.48 |
| 2020 Royals | CF | 23 | 20 | 478 | 43 | 1.9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.37 |
| 2020 Royals | LF | 6 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 2020 Royals | RF | 34 | 28 | 704 | 51 | 1.5 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.96 |
| 2021 Royals | 2B | 149 | 147 | 3,767 | 673 | 4.5 | 665 | 283 | 382 | 8 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 4.77 |
| 2021 Royals | LF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.06 |
| 2021 Royals | RF | 18 | 11 | 300 | 27 | 1.5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.43 |
| 2022 Royals | 2B | 61 | 54 | 1,431 | 232 | 3.8 | 228 | 94 | 134 | 4 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 4.30 |
| 2022 Royals | CF | 6 | 6 | 147 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.31 |
| 2022 Royals | RF | 33 | 30 | 756 | 67 | 2.0 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
| 2022 Blue Jays | 1B | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 2022 Blue Jays | 2B | 22 | 18 | 471 | 76 | 3.5 | 76 | 26 | 50 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.36 |
| 2022 Blue Jays | CF | 12 | 9 | 213 | 22 | 1.8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.79 |
| 2022 Blue Jays | LF | 5 | 3 | 79 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.37 |
| 2022 Blue Jays | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2022 Blue Jays | RF | 7 | 4 | 105 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
| 2023 Blue Jays | 2B | 84 | 67 | 1,786 | 252 | 3.0 | 247 | 104 | 143 | 5 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.73 |
| 2023 Blue Jays | LF | 81 | 66 | 1,782 | 126 | 1.6 | 125 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 1.89 |
| 2023 Blue Jays | RF | 6 | 4 | 111 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 718 | 665 | 17,478 | 2,979 | 4.1 | 2,931 | 1,180 | 1,751 | 48 | 454 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 4.53 | |
| RF Totals | 181 | 148 | 3,861 | 306 | 1.7 | 303 | 297 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.12 | |
| LF Totals | 119 | 93 | 2,507 | 178 | 1.5 | 177 | 171 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 1.91 | |
| CF Totals | 88 | 78 | 1,957 | 212 | 2.4 | 210 | 208 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.90 | |
| 1B Totals | 15 | 10 | 292 | 89 | 5.9 | 88 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 8.14 | |
| 3B Totals | 6 | 3 | 93 | 11 | 1.8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.90 | |
| P Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 8 Years | 1,128 | 997 | 26,191 | 3,775 | 3.3 | 3,719 | 1,939 | 1,780 | 56 | 469 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 3.83 | |
Whit MerrifieldWhit Merrifield Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2016 Royals | 8 | 3 | .727 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 155.5 | 4.3 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Royals | 34 | 8 | .810 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Royals | 45 | 10 | .818 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 52.7 | 5.5 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
| 2019 Royals | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42.6 | 5.4 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 2020 Royals | 12 | 3 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 2021 Royals | 40 | 4 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.4 | 6.4 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 Royals | 15 | 3 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63.8 | 6.3 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
| 2022 Blue Jays | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24.2 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023 Blue Jays | 26 | 10 | .722 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 49.7 | 5.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 201 | 53 | .791 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 46.4 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Whit MerrifieldWhit Merrifield Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2016 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $507,500.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $547,100.00 | - | - |
| 2018 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $569,500.00 | - | - |
| 2019 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $1,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 2020 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $1,850,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 2021 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $6,750,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 2022 Kansas City Royals | 15 | $7,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2022 Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | " " | - | - |
| 2023 Toronto Blue Jays | 15 | $6,750,000.00 | Stats | - |
| Whit Merrifield Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Whitley David Merrifield is an active Major League Baseball player with the Toronto Blue Jays (2022-Today), who played previously for the Kansas City Royals (2016-2022). Whitley, his nickname, is a contact hitter with a great eye, starting his big league career hitting safely in each of his first eleven starts. He recorded a single or better in 30 of his first 35 games, third best streak of the new century, behind David Dahl (32 of 35) and Ichiro Suzuki (33 of 35).
Did you know that when Whit Merrifield completed his sophomore season (2017), he had led the American League with 34 stolen bases? Whit Bird was the third Royal, joining Amos Otis and Carlos Beltran, with 30+ steals, 30+ doubles, and 19-or-more dingers!
Did you know that when Whit Merrifield led the American League in stolen bases in 2018, he became the first Kansas City Royals' player to lead the league in consecutive seasons (2017-2018)?
Whit Merrifield also led the league in hits in 2018, a rare feat done before by Honus Wagner (1908), Benny Kauff (1914), Ty Cobb (1909, 1911, 1915, 1917), Snuffy Stirnweiss (1944), Ichiro Suzuki (2001), and Dee Gordon (2015).
Did you know that Whit Merrifield put together a wrap-around 31-game hitting streak that began in 2018, continued in 2019, and broke the record for longest hitting streak in Kansas City Royals' history, set originally by George Brett?
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