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Whitley David Merrifield

First name: Whit

Last name: Merrifield

Birthdate: 1989-01-24

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: merrw001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2016KCA4.31.05.31.12.62.68
2017KCA8.22.010.22.55.54.716
2018KCA9.11.911.13.87.04.021
2019KCA9.51.811.22.96.25.019
2020KCA3.50.64.21.12.31.97
2021KCA9.42.011.43.67.04.421
2022KCA5.51.06.50.22.24.46
2022TOR1.60.42.10.51.10.93
2023TOR7.51.59.01.54.14.912
2024ATL2.10.52.6-0.60.22.41
2024PHI2.20.52.7-0.50.22.41
Career62.913.276.316.138.437.6115

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
2016KCA332-3-4-11102000-19.3-0.10.00.10.09
2017KCA630652400-810039.80.30.10.00.47
2018KCA7072019-15-1-2-40-10169.71.6-0.10.01.511
2019KCA73512101101-4-2-10910.10.9-0.30.00.69
2020KCA265321100-1-10039.40.3-0.10.00.24
2021KCA720-3-6011107000139.71.30.00.01.322
2022KCA420-7-9110-1-2-100-109.6-1.0-0.10.0-1.16
2022TOR13033-2100-100019.60.10.00.00.12
2023TOR592-5-42-1001-200-29.4-0.2-0.20.0-0.412
2024ATL161-1-1-31-11-7000-108.9-1.10.00.0-1.1-3
2024PHI174-8-8-1-2010-100-109.6-1.0-0.10.0-1.13
Career4,866177-12300-17-6-2012-1.1-0.80.10.482

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
2022 TOR AL 1 0.0 1.0 2 0 0 1.00 4.3 -0.42 0.00 -2 0.00 -1 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -1
Career 1 0 1 2 0 0 -2 -1 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -1

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
2022 TOR 0 0.0 0
0 0.0 0

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
2016 KCA 1B 35 4 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2016 KCA 2B 1376 233 3.0 3 2 7 6 0.5 -0.6 0 2
2016 KCA 3B 84 15 -1.0 -1 -1 1 1 0.1 0.0 0 -1
2017 KCA 1B 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2017 KCA 2B 3311 509 -9.0 -9 -7 -11 -7 -1.9 0.9 -1 -8
2017 KCA 3B 2 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2018 KCA 1B 127 7 -1.0 -1 -1 -5 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2018 KCA 2B 2784 450 -8.0 -8 -6 5 5 -1.4 1.1 0 -6
2019 KCA 1B 87 10 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2019 KCA 2B 1901 330 1.0 1 1 25 15 -1.0 1.3 0 1
2020 KCA 1B 9 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2020 KCA 2B 275 51 -2.0 -2 -2 5 6 0.4 -0.4 0 -2
2021 KCA 2B 3444 579 10.0 11 8 55 34 1.2 -0.8 0 8
2022 TOR 1B 27 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2022 TOR 2B 431 80 1.0 1 1 8 8 -0.2 0.1 0 1
2022 KCA 2B 1330 202 0.0 0 0 -4 0 1.0 0.2 1 1
2023 TOR 2B 1553 241 -4.0 -4 -3 -8 -15 0.1 -0.4 0 -3
2024 ATL 2B 895 137 -7.6 -8 -6 -8 5 -0.9 -0.5 -1 -7
2024 PHI 2B 273 40 -2.2 -2 -2 -4 -9 0.0 0.0 0 -2
2024 ATL 3B 3 1 0.2 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2024 PHI 3B 226 38 2.0 2 2 6 4 0.6 0.0 1 3
1B 291 24 -1.0 -1 -1 -6 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
2B 17573 2852 -17.8 -17 -14 70 48 -2.2 0.9 -1 -15
3B 315 55 1.2 1 1 9 6 0.7 0.0 1 2

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
2016 KCA LF 254 32 1.0 1 1 2 12 0 1
2016 KCA RF 49 11 0.0 0 0 1 12 0 0
2017 KCA LF 124 15 1.0 1 1 1 8 0 1
2017 KCA RF 131 22 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 9 0 -1
2018 KCA LF 27 3 0.0 0 0 -1 3 0 0
2018 KCA CF 703 111 2.0 2 2 9 33 0 2
2018 KCA RF 121 22 0.0 0 0 0 11 1 1
2019 KCA LF 103 12 -1.0 -1 -1 0 8 0 -1
2019 KCA CF 397 62 2.0 2 2 6 23 0 2
2019 KCA RF 842 163 -8.0 -7 -6 -6 85 0 -6
2020 KCA LF 74 6 -3.0 -3 -3 -2 5 0 -3
2020 KCA CF 418 58 1.0 1 1 -1 17 0 1
2020 KCA RF 384 72 2.0 2 2 0 26 1 3
2021 KCA LF 52 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 3 0 -1
2021 KCA RF 177 35 1.0 1 1 4 14 -1 0
2022 TOR LF 79 8 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 3 0 -1
2022 TOR CF 196 30 0.0 0 0 1 9 -1 -1
2022 KCA CF 169 26 -1.0 -1 -1 0 15 0 -1
2022 TOR RF 64 11 0.0 0 0 1 2 0 0
2022 KCA RF 456 95 -1.0 0 0 4 35 -2 -2
2023 TOR LF 1528 186 3.0 3 3 6 62 2 5
2023 TOR RF 68 11 0.0 0 0 -4 13 -1 -1
2024 PHI LF 507 53 -2.2 -2 -2 -1 25 1 -1
LF 2748 320 -3.2 -3 -3 1 129 3 0
CF 1883 287 4.0 4 4 15 97 -1 3
RF 2292 442 -7.0 -5 -4 -3 207 -2 -6

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2022TOR0.10.00.10.00.00.00
2023TOR0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.10.00.10.00.00.00

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
2022TOR60000000000011.50.00.00.00.00
2023TOR2000000000004.40.00.00.00.00
Career800000000000-0.00.00.00.00

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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