Whit Merrifield

RF, Kansas City Royals

Bats R Throws R
Height 6'0" Weight 195 DOB 1989-01-24 Age 31
Hometown Florence, SC

Season Projections

Source	5X5	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
Steamer	$23	150	691	627	93	177	37	4	16	67	47	112	16.2	24	7	.282	.339	.431	.770	.149
Zeile	-	-	648	600	88	174	35	4	15	66	42	103	15.9	25	8	.290	.343	.437	.780	.147

Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.

Hitting

NFBC 15-Team 5X5 Roto Values

Season	Team	5X5	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
2016	KC	-$3	79	331	311	44	88	22	3	2	29	19	72	21.8	8	3	.283	.323	.392	.715	.109
2017	KC	$24	143	629	587	80	169	32	6	19	78	29	88	14.0	34	8	.288	.324	.460	.784	.172
2018	KC	$30	158	705	632	88	192	43	3	12	60	61	114	16.2	45	10	.304	.367	.438	.805	.134
2019	KC	$24	162	731	681	105	206	41	10	16	74	45	126	17.2	20	10	.302	.348	.463	.811	.161
2020	KC	$29	60	264	248	38	70	12	0	9	30	12	33	12.5	12	3	.282	.325	.440	.765	.158
2021 Steamer		$23	150	691	627	93	177	37	4	16	67	47	112	16.2	24	7	.282	.339	.431	.770	.149
2021 Zeile		-	-	648	600	88	174	35	4	15	66	42	103	15.9	25	8	.290	.343	.437	.780	.147

Historic stats obtained free of charge from and are copyrighted by Retrosheet. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.

Fielding

Season	Team	1B	2B	3B	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH
2016	KC	1	65	5	13	0	4	16	0
2017	KC	1	132	1	7	0	10	16	0
2018	KC	5	108	0	1	30	8	39	11
2019	KC	5	82	0	4	17	61	77	8
2020	KC	1	15	0	6	23	34	51	0

2020

NFBC 15-Team 5X5 Roto Values

Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
Jul 24	at CLE	L 0-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Jul 25	at CLE	W 3-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
Jul 26	at CLE	L 2-9	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.666	.000
Jul 27	at DET	W 14-6	5	3	3	1	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	.600	.667	1.400	2.067	.800
Jul 28	at DET	L 3-4	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	.750
Jul 29	at DET	L 4-5	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	.250
Jul 30	at DET	W 5-3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Jul 31	vs CWS	L 2-3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 1	vs CWS	L 5-11	5	1	3	0	1	2	0	1	20.0	0	1	.600	.600	1.200	1.800	.600
Aug 2	vs CWS	L 2-9	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 3	at CHC	L 0-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 4	at CHC	L 4-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 5	vs CHC	L 1-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 6	vs CHC	W 13-2	4	3	2	0	1	2	1	1	20.0	1	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	.750
Aug 7	vs MIN	W 3-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 8	vs MIN	W 9-6	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	40.0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	.000
Aug 9	vs MIN	W 4-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Aug 11	at CIN	L 5-6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.000
Aug 12	at CIN	W 5-4	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	25.0	0	0	.333	.400	.667	1.067	.334
Aug 15	at MIN	W 4-2	4	1	3	1	1	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	.750	.750	1.750	2.500	1.000
Aug 15	at MIN	L 2-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33.3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 16	at MIN	L 2-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 17	at MIN	L 1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 19	vs CIN	W 4-0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 19	vs CIN	L 0-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	2	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	.000
Aug 21	vs MIN	W 7-2	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	.333
Aug 22	vs MIN	L 2-7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	1	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.000
Aug 23	vs MIN	L 4-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Aug 24	at STL	L 3-9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 25	at STL	W 5-4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Aug 26	at STL	L 5-6	5	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	.600	.600	1.000	1.600	.400
Aug 28	at CWS	L 5-6	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	.600
Aug 29	at CWS	W 9-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	.000
Aug 30	at CWS	L 2-5	4	1	2	0	1	2	1	1	20.0	1	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	.750
Aug 31	vs CLE	W 2-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 1	vs CLE	L 1-10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 2	vs CLE	L 0-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 3	vs CWS	L 6-11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 4	vs CWS	L 4-7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Sep 5	vs CWS	L 3-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 6	vs CWS	L 2-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 7	at CLE	L 2-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 8	at CLE	W 8-6	5	2	2	1	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	.400	.400	1.200	1.600	.800
Sep 9	at CLE	W 3-0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Sep 10	at CLE	W 11-1	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	.200
Sep 11	vs PIT	W 4-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Sep 12	vs PIT	W 7-4	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	20.0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	.600
Sep 13	vs PIT	W 11-0	3	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	20.0	0	1	.667	.800	.667	1.467	.000
Sep 15	at DET	L 0-6	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	.200
Sep 16	at DET	W 4-0	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.000
Sep 18	at MIL	L 5-9	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.000
Sep 19	at MIL	L 0-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	75.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 20	at MIL	L 3-5	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Sep 21	vs STL	W 4-1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Sep 22	vs STL	L 0-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 23	vs STL	W 12-3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Sep 24	vs DET	W 8-7	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Sep 25	vs DET	W 3-2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	75.0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 26	vs DET	L 3-4	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	.200
Sep 27	vs DET	W 3-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000

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