#15 Whit "Whit Bird" Merrifield, Second Base, 32 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Saturday, 2/20/2021 |
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| Whit Merrifield
Whit Bird
1/24/1989
32
United States
6"1
200
Second Base
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3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
2023
8 Year(s), 144 Days (1520 total Days)
0 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 144 Days (1520 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Versus RHP | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Talent | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 8 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 6 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 5 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 6 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 4
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2012 | 116 | 435 | 123 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 11 | 5 | .283 | .333 | .402 | .736 | CHC |
| 2013 | 143 | 504 | 147 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 67 | 83 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 28 | 10 | .292 | .351 | .438 | .789 | CHC |
| 2014 | 157 | 677 | 200 | 46 | 31 | 3 | 78 | 86 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 28 | 20 | .295 | .361 | .468 | .829 | CHC,NL FLO |
| 2015 | 162 | 694 | 170 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 77 | 92 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 33 | 15 | .245 | .306 | .347 | .653 | FLO |
| 2016 | 161 | 698 | 211 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 79 | 115 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 27 | 9 | .302 | .349 | .457 | .806 | MIN |
| 2017 | 154 | 638 | 198 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 119 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 40 | 8 | .310 | .357 | .450 | .807 | MIN,AL |
| 2018 | 154 | 629 | 191 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 98 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 24 | 9 | .304 | .353 | .418 | .771 | MIN |
| 2019 | 146 | 611 | 191 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 70 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 95 | 17 | 10 | .313 | .360 | .437 | .797 | MIN |
| 2020 | 121 | 499 | 139 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 16 | 11 | .279 | .328 | .393 | .721 | MIN |
| Total | 1314 | 5385 | 1570 | 381 | 121 | 31 | 634 | 773 | 442 | 5 | 22 | 911 | 224 | 97 | .292 | .345 | .425 | .769 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2010, A | 134 | 540 | 142 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 28 | 7 | .263 | .345 | .422 | .767 |
| 2011, AAA | 130 | 493 | 141 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 54 | 84 | 25 | 8 | .286 | .355 | .458 | .813 |
| 2012, AAA | 40 | 154 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | .305 | .389 | .526 | .915 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2013 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .409 | .474 | .883 |
| 2014 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .391 | .350 | .741 |
| 2015 | 12 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .151 | .196 | .208 | .404 |
| 2017 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .263 | .513 |
| 2018 | 17 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .225 | .267 | .268 | .534 |
| Total | 43 | 182 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 4 | .220 | .276 | .280 | .556 |
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Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 3/4/2010 to a minor league deal...
Traded from Philadelphia to Chicago (C) on 5/13/2010 (Going to CHC: 2B Whit Merrifield. Going to PHI: P James McDonald, P Jon Leicester, 1B Wes Bankston, 2B Neil Walker)...
Injured on 8/20/2011 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 5/22/2012, off Jamey Wright (SD)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/14/2012, off Derek Holland (NYM)...
Injured on 4/27/2013 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 9/21/2013...
Was selected to the 2014 Allstar game...
Traded from Chicago (C) to Florida on 7/24/2014 (Going to CHC: CF Desmond Jennings. Going to FLO: 2B Whit Merrifield, 1B Joey Votto)...
1/31/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,421,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
10/10/2018: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won World Series with Minnesota in 2018...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Oakland on 4/11/2019...
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 5/9/2019...
Injured on 3/28/2020 with a Strained Back, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 8/9/2020 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2017 - .310 - 6th
2018 - .304 - 5th
2019 - .313 - 5th
| Hits
2014 - 200 - 1st
2016 - 211 - 1st
2017 - 198 - 5th
2018 - 191 - 2nd
2019 - 191 - 4th
| Doubles
2014 - 46 - 9th
2016 - 65 - 1st
2019 - 56 - 7th
| Triples
2014 - 31 - 1st
2015 - 15 - 4th
2016 - 14 - 1st
2017 - 14 - 1st
2020 - 10 - 9th
| Runs
2016 - 115 - 7th
2017 - 119 - 2nd
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SB
2013 - 28 - 4th
2014 - 28 - 5th
2015 - 33 - 3rd
2016 - 27 - 9th
2017 - 40 - 2nd
2018 - 24 - 8th
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