2B Whit 'Whitley' Merrifield #15
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/19/2020
 OA: 48 POT: 48
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2B WHIT 'WHITLEY' MERRIFIELD #15 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 659 166 42 6 5 51 44 134 .252 .303 .357 33 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 65 80 60 65
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 60
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: - 50 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 25 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
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
09/25/2020 @ KC Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2020 @ SD Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2020 @ SD Win, 3-0 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 1
09/22/2020 @ SD Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2020 DET Win, 6-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
09/19/2020 DET Win, 12-10 5 4 4 2 0 0 1 1
09/18/2020 DET Loss, 5-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2020 TEX Win, 6-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2020 TEX Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2020 TEX Loss, 1-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 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:$6,380,000
Signed Through:2021 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 101 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 659 166 42 6 5 51 76 44 134 .252 .303 .357 .659 .280 .105 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 157 711 5 2 0 7 1 2 235 53 33 7 82.5 75.2 3.98 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 43 15 0 3 16 29 11 29 0 0 2 .295 .352 .459 .811
Versus Right   513 123 27 6 2 35 47 33 105 2 1 3 .240 .289 .327 .616
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   24 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .208 .269 .208 .478
April   110 32 8 2 2 14 13 7 19 1 1 0 .291 .331 .455 .785
May   115 31 6 1 1 7 14 8 18 1 0 1 .270 .320 .365 .685
June   109 27 9 0 1 8 16 4 25 0 0 1 .248 .281 .358 .638
July   98 25 6 1 1 9 10 7 20 0 0 1 .255 .311 .367 .679
August   111 27 7 1 0 7 11 11 26 0 0 2 .243 .323 .324 .647
September   92 19 6 1 0 6 9 5 22 0 0 0 .207 .247 .293 .541
Spring Training   78 20 5 2 0 4 6 3 15 0 1 2 .256 .301 .372 .673
Last Year   570 180 33 5 16 54 82 43 94 1 7 8 .316 .371 .475 .847
2 Years Ago   576 171 39 3 13 68 88 22 86 3 2 5 .297 .327 .443 .769
Career   2703 774 168 23 55 280 370 157 474 14 12 24 .286 .330 .427 .756
Home   322 86 24 5 3 29 38 23 58 1 0 3 .267 .321 .401 .722
Road   337 80 18 1 2 22 38 21 76 1 1 2 .237 .285 .315 .600
Grass   632 162 42 6 4 48 74 44 126 2 0 5 .256 .309 .361 .670
Turf   27 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 8 0 1 0 .148 .148 .259 .407
Day   246 72 16 2 2 20 23 23 43 1 0 1 .293 .354 .398 .753
Night   413 94 26 4 3 31 53 21 91 1 1 4 .228 .271 .332 .603
As Starter   659 166 42 6 5 51 76 44 134 2 1 5 .252 .303 .357 .659
Close/Late   141 37 9 3 1 16 17 8 38 1 1 0 .262 .300 .390 .690
Inning 1-3   281 68 18 0 1 14 35 21 45 1 0 1 .242 .296 .317 .613
Inning 4-6   178 49 11 2 3 19 18 11 36 0 0 4 .275 .332 .410 .742
Inning 7-9   185 43 13 4 1 17 21 11 49 1 1 0 .232 .274 .362 .636
Extra Innings   15 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .400 .438 .400 .838
0 Outs   312 66 18 1 3 5 39 19 60 0 1 2 .212 .261 .304 .566
1 Outs   179 48 9 5 0 24 19 13 32 2 0 2 .268 .321 .374 .696
2 Outs   168 52 15 0 2 22 18 12 42 0 0 1 .310 .359 .435 .794
Scoring Position   108 38 7 2 3 48 14 6 24 2 1 3 .352 .395 .537 .932
Bases Empty   467 107 30 3 2 2 54 33 97 0 0 1 .229 .281 .319 .600
Runner on 1st   84 21 5 1 0 1 8 5 13 0 0 1 .250 .300 .333 .633
Runner on 2nd   50 15 2 1 1 9 6 1 13 0 1 0 .300 .314 .440 .754
Runner on 3rd   13 6 2 0 0 8 1 1 2 1 0 1 .462 .500 .615 1.115
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 2 0 1 10 5 1 3 0 0 2 .300 .391 .550 .941
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 5 1 1 0 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 .625 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   12 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   274 41 12 1 1 12 26 14 134 0 0 2 .150 .197 .212 .408
First Pitch   120 41 13 1 0 7 10 2 0 0 0 0 .342 .352 .467 .819
Count 0-1   59 26 8 2 1 10 10 0 0 1 1 0 .441 .433 .695 1.128
Count 0-2   54 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 0 0 1 .130 .145 .148 .294
Count 1-0   60 15 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 1-1   70 22 2 2 1 10 8 0 0 0 0 2 .314 .333 .443 .776
Count 1-2   84 11 3 0 0 4 7 0 36 0 0 0 .131 .131 .167 .298
Count 2-0   21 7 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .364 .429 .792
Count 2-1   39 13 3 0 1 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .325 .487 .812
Count 2-2   82 17 5 1 1 4 9 0 42 0 0 1 .207 .217 .329 .546
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 .333 .882 .333 1.216
Count 3-1   13 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 0 0 0 0 .000 .519 .000 .519
Full Count   54 6 3 0 0 3 7 14 24 0 0 0 .111 .294 .167 .461
Behind in Count   197 44 12 2 1 15 20 0 68 1 1 1 .223 .226 .320 .546
Ahead in Count   136 36 7 0 2 12 22 28 0 1 0 1 .265 .392 .360 .752
Batting Leadoff   659 166 42 6 5 51 76 44 134 2 1 5 .252 .303 .357 .659
Low Leverage   229 54 15 1 0 4 24 17 52 0 0 0 .236 .289 .310 .599
Medium Leverage   336 81 19 3 1 15 38 19 63 1 0 4 .241 .289 .324 .613
High Leverage   94 31 8 2 4 32 14 8 19 1 1 1 .330 .385 .585 .970
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 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 .847 125 124 3.7
2020 Minnesota - MLB 31 157 659 166 42 6 5 51 76 44 5 2 134 33 7 .252 .303 .357 .659 77 79 1.0
Total MLB 651 2703 774 168 23 55 280 370 157 24 14 474 131 33 .286 .330 .427 .756 100 100 11.1
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 .726 100 106 0.8
2011 Wilmington - A+ 22 126 477 125 30 3 5 36 74 52 4 4 89 24 14 .262 .337 .369 .706 100 103 1.9
2012 Wilmington - A+ 23 101 380 98 20 3 8 36 59 41 4 5 69 25 5 .258 .333 .389 .722 100 105 2.1
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 0.1
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 1.2
2014 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 44 162 45 13 1 5 20 22 22 1 1 27 5 4 .278 .366 .463 .829 100 132 1.3
2014 Omaha - AAA 25 76 321 109 28 3 3 29 57 17 2 3 52 11 7 .340 .373 .474 .847 131 130 2.7
2015 Omaha - AAA 26 135 544 144 29 5 5 38 83 39 4 3 66 32 9 .265 .317 .364 .681 87 89 1.8
2016 Omaha - AAA 27 69 274 73 19 0 8 29 46 22 2 4 55 20 2 .266 .321 .423 .745 103 103 1.4
2017 Omaha - AAA 28 9 34 14 4 0 3 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 .412 .432 .794 1.227 230 226 0.7
Total AAA 289 1173 340 80 8 19 105 192 79 9 11 177 64 19 .290 .336 .420 .757 107 108
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
2020 Minnesota - MLB 2B 10 1 4 8 2 12 0 1.000 28.1 3.81 +0.4 1.000
2020 Minnesota - MLB CF 13 11 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 107.1 2.68 -0.9 .976
2020 Minnesota - MLB RF 145 145 252 7 0 262 3 .989 1262.2 1.85 +4.4 1.024
TOTAL 1B 29 1 158 10 17 170 2 .988 2.0 756.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 628 335 1067 1600 402 2716 49 .982 2497.2 9.61 +2.9 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 170 50 412 20 2 434 2 .995 461.1 8.43 -6.5 .953
TOTAL RF 250 157 420 21 5 447 6 .987 1344.2 2.95 +4.5 1.023
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.
11/11/2019 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $14,760,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
09/25/2020 Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2020 711 7
Year AB Rank
2020 659 3
Year H Rank
2019 180 10
Year 2B Rank
2020 42 7
Year 3B Rank
2017 6 3
2020 6 6
Year SB Rank
2017 34 1
2018 32 5
2019 24 8
2020 33 4
Year SH Rank
2019 7 3
Year SF Rank
2017 7 8
Year AVG Rank
2019 .316 3
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.6 Build 83