2B Whit 'Whitley' Merrifield #15
Indianapolis Gearheads OLL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/14/2021
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | OLL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B WHIT 'WHITLEY' MERRIFIELD #15 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 115 30 9 0 1 13 6 34 .261 .298 .365 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 60 70 55 60
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 35 40
Avoid K's 55 55 60 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 35
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/31/2021 DEN Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/30/2021 DEN Win, 7-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/29/2021 CIN Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/28/2021 CIN Win, 7-2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
05/26/2021 @ ARL Win, 6-3 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
05/25/2021 @ ARL Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/2021 @ ARL Win, 5-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/23/2021 WL Win, 4-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
04/30/2021 ABQ Loss, 6-12 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/2021 @ MES Win, 11-5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Merrifield is an extremely hard worker.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:01/24/1989
Born in:Florence, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,000,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 101 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
OTTONEU LOCKDOWN LEAGUE 2021 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 29 115 30 9 0 1 13 14 6 34 .261 .298 .365 .664 .283 .104 72
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 124 1 0 0 4 0 2 42 10 0 0 0.0 11.9 3.54 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 10 5 0 0 4 3 1 5 0 0 0 .263 .282 .395 .677
Versus Right   77 20 4 0 1 9 11 5 29 2 0 1 .260 .306 .351 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   110 30 9 0 1 13 14 5 30 2 0 1 .273 .305 .382 .687
May   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Spring Training   73 28 2 1 1 10 8 5 15 0 0 1 .384 .430 .479 .910
Last Year   320 74 9 1 9 23 33 10 76 0 2 2 .231 .259 .350 .609
Career   435 104 18 1 10 36 47 16 110 2 2 3 .239 .270 .354 .624
Home   57 16 4 0 1 9 7 3 14 1 0 0 .281 .311 .404 .715
Road   58 14 5 0 0 4 7 3 20 1 0 1 .241 .286 .328 .613
Grass   107 26 8 0 1 13 13 6 33 2 0 1 .243 .284 .346 .630
Turf   8 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Day   28 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 12 0 0 0 .107 .138 .179 .317
Night   87 27 7 0 1 11 14 5 22 2 0 1 .310 .347 .425 .773
As Starter   115 30 9 0 1 13 14 6 34 2 0 1 .261 .298 .365 .664
Close/Late   31 5 2 0 0 0 3 2 12 0 0 0 .161 .212 .226 .438
Inning 1-3   39 11 2 0 1 3 4 1 9 0 0 0 .282 .300 .410 .710
Inning 4-6   35 10 3 0 0 8 4 3 10 2 0 1 .286 .341 .371 .713
Inning 7-9   38 8 3 0 0 2 5 2 13 0 0 0 .211 .250 .289 .539
Extra Innings   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
0 Outs   33 8 4 0 0 2 5 1 8 0 0 1 .242 .286 .364 .649
1 Outs   50 14 3 0 0 6 6 1 14 2 0 0 .280 .283 .340 .623
2 Outs   32 8 2 0 1 5 3 4 12 0 0 0 .250 .333 .406 .740
Scoring Position   31 9 5 0 0 11 3 1 10 2 0 0 .290 .294 .452 .746
Bases Empty   54 14 2 0 1 1 7 3 13 0 0 1 .259 .310 .352 .662
Runner on 1st   30 7 2 0 0 1 4 2 11 0 0 0 .233 .281 .300 .581
Runner on 2nd   12 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Runner on 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 3 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Two Strikes   56 9 2 0 0 3 4 2 34 0 0 0 .161 .190 .196 .386
First Pitch   18 6 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .350 .556 .906
Count 0-1   9 4 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Count 0-2   12 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-1   11 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 .636 1.053
Count 1-2   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.000 1.800
Count 2-2   16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 .063 .063 .125 .188
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Full Count   11 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
Behind in Count   38 10 0 0 1 2 7 0 20 0 0 0 .263 .263 .342 .605
Ahead in Count   21 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .400 .333 .733
Batting 2nd   37 8 2 0 0 1 3 1 8 0 0 0 .216 .237 .270 .507
Batting 6th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 7th   73 22 7 0 1 12 11 4 22 2 0 1 .301 .338 .438 .776
Low Leverage   51 16 5 0 1 7 9 3 12 0 0 0 .314 .352 .471 .822
Medium Leverage   42 11 2 0 0 1 4 3 13 0 0 1 .262 .326 .310 .636
High Leverage   22 3 2 0 0 5 1 0 9 2 0 0 .136 .125 .227 .352
OLL TRIPLE A 2021 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 .261 .240 .435 .675 .270 .174 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 2 0 0 0.0 2.6 3.77 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .333 .533
Versus Right   14 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .267 .500 .767
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 .261 .240 .435 .675
Career   23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 .261 .240 .435 .675
Home   10 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 0 .300 .250 .400 .650
Road   13 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .462 .692
Grass   23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 .261 .240 .435 .675
Day   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Night   15 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 .200 .176 .400 .576
As Starter   23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 .261 .240 .435 .675
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 Albuquerque - OLL 31 84 320 74 9 1 9 23 33 10 2 0 76 6 4 .231 .259 .350 .609 56 53 -0.9
2021 Indianapolis - OLL 32 29 115 30 9 0 1 13 14 6 1 2 34 0 0 .261 .298 .365 .664 73 72 0.1
Total OLL 113 435 104 18 1 10 36 47 16 3 2 110 6 4 .239 .270 .354 .624 61 58 -0.8
Total MLB 546 2211 655 138 22 49 241 317 154 17 18 400 107 31 .296 .344 .445 .789 112 109 11.6
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 .847 100 114 1.7
2015 Omaha - AAA 26 135 544 144 29 5 5 38 83 39 4 3 66 32 9 .265 .317 .364 .681 100 75 0.3
2016 Omaha - AAA 27 69 274 73 19 0 8 29 46 22 2 4 55 20 2 .266 .321 .423 .745 100 88 0.9
2017 Omaha - AAA 28 9 34 14 4 0 3 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 .412 .432 .794 1.227 100 204 0.6
2021 Newark - AAA 32 6 23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 .261 .240 .435 .675 89 79 -0.1
Total OAAA 6 23 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 .261 .240 .435 .675 89 79
Total PCL 289 1173 340 80 8 19 105 192 79 9 11 177 64 19 .290 .336 .420 .757 100 92
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%
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 Albuquerque - MLB 1B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.045
2020 Albuquerque - MLB 2B 51 48 96 107 26 207 4 .981 439.0 4.16 -0.5 .996
2020 Albuquerque - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Albuquerque - MLB CF 5 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 34.0 1.59 +0.1 .999
2020 Albuquerque - MLB RF 24 21 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 180.0 1.70 -0.1 .991
2021 Indianapolis - MLB 2B 28 28 46 58 6 105 1 .990 242.2 3.86 -0.7 .988
2021 Newark - AAA 2B 6 6 7 9 0 17 1 .941 53.0 2.72 -1.3 .921
2021 Indianapolis - MLB CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.005
TOTAL 1B 14 10 77 7 10 85 1 .988 79.1 9.53 +0.1 1.045
TOTAL 2B 472 451 802 1180 296 2017 35 .983 3481.0 5.12 -2.6 .988
TOTAL 3B 5 3 1 8 2 10 1 .900 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 25 20 39 4 1 43 0 1.000 86.1 4.48 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 53 48 137 2 0 140 1 .993 416.0 3.01 +0.3 1.002
TOTAL RF 107 92 173 4 1 180 3 .983 781.1 2.04 -0.1 .991
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.
01/01/2020 Drafted in the 2020 inaugural draft by the Albuquerque Isotopes (Round 8, Pick 7, 189th overall pick).
11/04/2020 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/27/2020 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $14,000,000 with the Indianapolis Gearheads organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/30/2021 Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
05/31/2021 Injured (Broken kneecap), out for 4 months.
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
Year H Rank
2018 192 1
2019 206 1
Year TB Rank
2019 315 9
Year 2B Rank
2018 43 6
2019 41 4
Year 3B Rank
2017 6 3
2019 10 1
Year SB Rank
2017 34 1
2018 45 1
Year SF Rank
2017 7 8
Year AVG Rank
2018 .304 6
2019 .302 10
Year OBP Rank
2018 .367 8
Year RC Rank
2018 107.76 10
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.5 9
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