Whit Merrifield — OGILVIE

Whit Merrifield2B Atlanta Braves

Age 37 R/R 6'1" / 195 lbs MLB Svc 10.000 · Ctrl thru 2026

2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONpark-neutral Marcel · 308 proj PA

wRC+†vL 7174vR 80

AVG/OBP/SLG.254 / .327 / .357

PA308

HR4

SB15

K%17

BB%9

ISO103

MLB%100%

Value2026 · WAR

trajectory · projected WAR by year

Tools · Splits · ContractCON 53 / POW 28

Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2022-2024

CONTACT53

Whiff%

718.8%

xwOBA

340.290

POWER28

Barrel%

103.1

Avg EV

1085.6

Bat Spd

1063.4

EYE61

Chase%

3933.9%

SPEED68

Sprint

9029.0

DEFENSE70

scouting grade only

Platoon Splits2024 · 335 PA

vs LHP

vs RHP

Edge

121

214

—

wRC+

▶R

wOBA

278

290

▶R

ISO

112

081

◀◀L

BABIP

214

284

▶▶R

12.4%

17.3%

◀◀L

BB%

10.7%

10.3%

◀L

Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)

Status FA

MLB Debut 2016

Service 10.000 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2026

First FA Year 2027

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026ROS	Ext / FA-deal	$2M	+0.3	$1M	-$1M
Totals		$2M		$1M	-$1M

Career Stats + Projections

Viewactual = stats as recorded (prior seasons combined) + projected real-world MLB lines · MLE = level/park-neutral translations

Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	MLB%	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRC+	BAT	RUN	FLD	POS	REP	WAR
2010	21	A	Burlington Bees	—	209	191	41	5	3	4	10	55	3	5	3	215	265	335	600	120	278	26	5	261	58	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	21	A	Burlington Bees	—	209	186	47	8	3	5	15	42	3	5	3	253	319	409	727	156	300	20	7	317	101	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	22	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	—	547	496	106	25	2	5	33	136	4	24	14	214	268	302	571	89	281	25	6	247	47	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	22	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	—	547	477	125	30	3	5	52	89	4	24	14	262	340	369	709	107	310	16	10	314	98	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	23	A+	3 teams	—	623	569	121	24	3	15	34	148	4	37	7	213	262	344	606	132	257	24	5	262	58	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	23	A+	3 teams	—	623	544	138	23	4	10	59	97	4	37	7	254	331	366	697	112	289	16	9	309	94	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	24	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	—	353	330	80	19	5	3	14	78	2	17	7	242	277	358	635	115	307	22	4	268	63	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	24	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	—	353	322	87	20	5	3	22	57	2	17	7	270	321	391	712	121	318	16	6	312	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	25	AAA	3 teams	—	568	529	141	38	4	6	26	118	3	18	11	267	305	388	692	121	330	21	5	295	84	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	25	AAA	3 teams	—	568	514	158	42	4	8	41	88	3	18	11	307	362	451	813	144	355	15	7	356	130	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	26	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	—	594	562	126	25	5	3	21	86	4	32	9	224	257	302	560	78	258	14	4	245	46	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	26	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	—	594	544	144	29	5	5	39	66	4	32	9	265	319	364	683	99	292	11	7	305	91	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	27	MLB	2 teams	—	636	592	157	41	3	8	34	138	2	28	5	265	307	385	692	120	330	22	5	301	88	-8	+4	-1	+2	+18	1.5
2016	27	MLB	2 teams	—	636	585	161	41	3	10	41	127	2	28	5	275	325	407	732	132	333	20	6	323	105	+4	+4	-1	+2	+18	2.7
2017	28	MLB	2 teams	—	667	621	186	37	6	23	30	93	7	35	9	300	339	490	828	190	318	14	4	355	130	+23	+3	+3	+2	+19	5.1
2017	28	MLB	2 teams	—	667	621	183	36	6	22	30	92	7	35	9	295	334	478	813	184	313	14	4	353	128	+21	+3	+3	+2	+19	5.0
2018	29	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	707	632	198	46	3	13	61	114	6	45	10	313	379	457	836	144	362	16	9	362	135	+28	+5	+4	+3	+20	6.0
2018	29	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	707	632	192	43	3	12	61	114	6	45	10	304	371	438	809	134	352	16	9	358	132	+26	+5	+4	+3	+20	5.8
2019	30	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	735	681	211	43	10	17	45	126	5	20	10	310	357	477	834	167	358	17	6	359	133	+27	+0	-3	+3	+21	4.9
2019	30	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	735	681	206	41	10	16	45	126	5	20	10	302	350	463	813	160	350	17	6	358	132	+27	+0	-3	+3	+21	4.8
2020	31	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	265	248	73	13	0	10	12	33	4	12	3	294	337	468	805	173	306	12	5	346	123	+7	+1	+3	-3	+8	1.6
2020	31	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	265	248	70	12	0	9	12	33	4	12	3	282	326	440	765	157	295	12	5	339	117	+5	+1	+3	-3	+8	1.4
2021	32	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	720	664	189	44	3	11	40	103	4	40	4	285	329	410	739	125	317	14	6	320	103	+2	+6	+4	+3	+20	3.7
2021	32	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	720	664	184	42	3	10	40	103	4	40	4	277	322	395	717	117	309	14	6	316	100	-0	+6	+4	+3	+20	3.4
2022	33	MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	—	550	504	125	28	1	11	38	85	0	16	5	248	301	373	674	125	274	15	7	295	84	-10	+1	+2	+2	+16	1.1
2022	33	MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	—	550	504	126	28	1	11	38	85	0	16	5	250	303	375	678	125	276	15	7	300	87	-8	+1	+2	+2	+16	1.4
2023	34	MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	—	592	547	148	27	0	11	36	101	3	26	10	271	319	380	699	110	311	17	6	306	92	-5	+1	-3	+2	+17	1.2
2023	34	MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	—	592	547	149	27	0	11	36	101	3	26	10	272	321	382	703	110	313	17	6	313	98	-2	+1	-3	+2	+17	1.6
2024	35	MLB	Atlanta Braves	—	335	293	65	9	3	4	35	52	3	17	3	222	311	314	625	92	257	16	10	283	74	-10	+2	-2	+1	+9	0.2
2024	35	MLB	Atlanta Braves	—	335	293	65	9	3	4	35	52	3	17	3	222	311	314	625	92	257	16	10	286	77	-9	+2	-2	+1	+9	0.2
▸ 2026 Season
2026	37	MLB	ATL	—	308	275	71	12	2	4	28	52	2	15	3	258	331	360	691	102	298	17	9	311	96	-1	+2	+0	+1	+9	0.8
▸ 2027+ Projections WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘPARK-NEUTRAL MLE · ALL-LEVEL PT ⓘ
2027	38	MLB	ATL	100%	214	191	47	7	1	3	19	37	2	6	1	246	321	340	661	94	289	17	9	297	86	-3	+1	-8	+1	+6	-0.3
2027	38	MLB	ATL	100%	214	191	47	7	1	3	19	37	2	6	1	246	321	340	661	94	289	17	9	292	81	-5	+1	-8	+1	+6	-0.5
▸ Career Totals
Career	—			—	5080	4658	1296	263	30	97	334	811	33	224	57	278	331	410	741	132	316	16	7	327	109	+50	+22	-0	+16	+144	23.6
/ 162G	—			—	650	596	166	34	4	12	43	104	4	29	7	279	331	409	741	131	317	16	7	327	109	+6	+3	-0	+2	+18	3.0
Career	—			—	8623	7925	2085	443	54	151	516	1555	58	393	114	263	313	390	703	127	307	18	6	305	91	-85	+33	+0	+27	+244	22.4
/ 162G	—			—	650	597	156	33	4	11	39	117	4	30	9	261	311	385	696	124	305	18	6	305	91	-6	+2	+0	+2	+18	1.7

Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	MLB%	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRC+	BAT	RUN	FLD	POS	REP	WAR
2010	21	A	Burlington Bees	—	209	186	47	8	3	5	15	42	3	5	3	253	319	409	727	156	300	20	7	317	101	+0	-0	—	—	+6	0.6
2011	22	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	—	547	477	125	30	3	5	52	89	4	24	14	262	340	369	709	107	310	16	10	314	98	-1	-1	—	—	+15	1.4
2012	23	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	—	106	96	25	2	1	1	8	19	0	3	2	260	317	333	651	73	312	18	8	291	81	-2	-0	—	—	+3	0.1
2012	23	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	—	439	380	96	20	3	8	41	70	4	25	4	253	332	384	716	132	287	16	9	313	98	-1	+3	—	—	+12	1.5
2012	23	INTL	Surprise Saguaros	—	78	68	17	1	0	1	10	8	0	9	1	250	346	309	655	59	271	10	13	307	93	-1	+1	—	—	+2	0.3
2013	24	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	—	353	322	87	20	5	3	22	57	2	17	7	270	321	391	712	121	318	16	6	312	97	-1	+1	—	—	+10	1.0
2014	25	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	—	345	321	109	28	3	3	17	52	2	11	7	340	376	474	850	134	394	15	5	372	143	+17	-1	—	—	+10	2.6
2014	25	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	—	190	162	45	13	1	5	22	27	1	5	4	278	368	463	831	185	305	14	12	360	133	+7	-1	—	—	+5	1.2
2014	25	INTL	Tomateros de Culiacan	—	33	31	4	1	0	0	2	9	0	2	0	129	182	161	343	32	182	27	6	163	-17	-4	+0	—	—	+1	-0.3
2015	26	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	—	594	544	144	29	5	5	39	66	4	32	9	265	319	364	683	99	292	11	7	305	91	-6	+3	—	—	+17	1.4
2016	27	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	332	311	88	22	3	2	19	72	0	8	3	283	324	392	717	109	361	22	6	318	102	+1	+0	-1	+2	+9	1.2
2016	27	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	—	304	274	73	19	0	8	22	55	2	20	2	266	326	423	749	157	302	18	7	327	109	+3	+3	—	—	+9	1.5
2017	28	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	630	587	169	32	6	19	29	88	6	34	8	288	328	460	788	172	308	14	5	343	121	+15	+4	+3	+2	+18	4.2
2017	28	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	—	37	34	14	4	0	3	1	4	1	1	1	412	444	794	1.239	382	393	11	3	517	254	+6	-0	—	—	+1	0.7
2018	29	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	707	632	192	43	3	12	61	114	6	45	10	304	371	438	809	134	352	16	9	358	132	+26	+5	+4	+3	+20	5.8
2019	30	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	735	681	206	41	10	16	45	126	5	20	10	302	350	463	813	160	350	17	6	358	132	+27	+0	-3	+3	+21	4.8
2020	31	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	265	248	70	12	0	9	12	33	4	12	3	282	326	440	765	157	295	12	5	339	117	+5	+1	+3	-3	+8	1.4
2021	32	MLB	Kansas City Royals	—	720	664	184	42	3	10	40	103	4	40	4	277	322	395	717	117	309	14	6	316	100	-0	+6	+4	+3	+20	3.4
2022	33	MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	—	550	504	126	28	1	11	38	85	0	16	5	250	303	375	678	125	276	15	7	300	87	-8	+1	+2	+2	+16	1.4
2023	34	MLB	Toronto Blue Jays	—	592	547	149	27	0	11	36	101	3	26	10	272	321	382	703	110	313	17	6	313	98	-2	+1	-3	+2	+17	1.6
2024	35	MLB	Atlanta Braves	—	335	293	65	9	3	4	35	52	3	17	3	222	311	314	625	92	257	16	10	286	77	-9	+2	-2	+1	+9	0.2
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			—	4866	4467	1249	256	29	94	315	774	31	218	56	280	331	413	744	133	317	16	6	329	110	+55	+21	+8	+15	+138	24.1

Career Comps

Retired MLB careers whose totals most resemble what we're projecting for this player. Top row of each card is career totals; bottom row is per-162-game rates. Pool: 727 completed hitter careers (2000-2024).

PLAYER · career totals + /162 games	YRS	PA	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	POS	FLD	WAR	JAWS
#1Brian Robertslast yr '14 career totals — 14 seasons, 6,253 PA	14	6,253	97	285	276	347	409	+18	+42	36.5	35.5
	/162	664	10	30	276	347	409	+1.9	+4.5	3.9	pk7: 34
#2Coco Crisplast yr '16 career totals — 15 seasons, 6,627 PA	15	6,627	130	309	265	327	402	+4	+51	30.8	28.0
	/162	664	13	31	265	327	402	+0.4	+5.1	3.1	pk7: 25
#3Denard Spanlast yr '18 career totals — 11 seasons, 5,956 PA	11	5,956	71	185	281	347	398	+8	-3	26.3	24.1
	/162	664	8	21	281	347	398	+0.9	-0.4	2.9	pk7: 22
#4Julio Lugolast yr '10 career totals — 11 seasons, 5,290 PA	11	5,290	80	198	270	334	386	+31	+25	23.8	23.1
	/162	664	10	25	270	334	386	+3.9	+3.1	3.0	pk7: 22
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION career totals — every cell rolls up across 11 projected seasons	11	5,388	101	239	277	327	408	+15	+8	22.8	21.6
	/162	664	12	29	277	327	408	+1.8	+1.0	2.8	pk7: 20
#5Austin Jacksonlast yr '18 career totals — 9 seasons, 4,653 PA	9	4,653	65	114	273	333	396	+17	+13	19.5	19.5
	/162	664	9	16	273	333	396	+2.4	+1.9	2.8	pk7: 19
#6Ángel Pagánlast yr '16 career totals — 11 seasons, 4,465 PA	11	4,465	64	176	280	330	408	+4	-6	17.3	16.9
	/162	664	10	26	280	330	408	+0.6	-0.9	2.6	pk7: 17

Career Path Comps

What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

		Scouting				At Match Age									Next 3 Yrs									Peak 3 Yrs
Comp	Age	HIT	PWR	SPD	EYE	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR
Whit Merrifield (OGILVIE)	37	56→53	31→28	72→68	61	254/327/357	103	298	4	15	17%	9%	96	+0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
✕Dave Roberts 2008 · MLB	36	57→61	40→45	68→65	57	268/338/379	112	304	5	39	13%	10%	105	+2.1	249/331/370	121	291	9	23	16%	11%	101	+1.8	239/349/348	109	282	6	18	15%	15%	97	+0.4
✕Rajai Davis 2018 · MLB	37	49→59	46→50	63→70	47	241/298/376	135	292	12	41	22%	7%	89	+0.9	229/281/339	110	286	11	35	23%	6%	72	-0.2	223/269/314	91	281	10	39	24%	4%	57	-0.6
✕Tom Goodwin 2004 · MLB	36	53→56	40→45	62→65	49	255/308/351	96	301	7	42	18%	7%	85	+0.7	237/295/347	110	287	9	25	20%	8%	80	+0.4	198/254/274	76	250	0	26	19%	7%	42	-0.4
✕Miguel Flores 2008 · AAA	37	58→61	39→40	54→55	53	274/325/356	81	289	6	21	8%	6%	94	+1.3	264/313/340	76	288	5	16	10%	7%	85	+0.7	290/343/350	60	317	2	14	8%	7%	96	+0.8
✕Jarrod Dyson 2021 · MLB	36	45→55	40→45	61→70	55	219/296/307	88	257	9	34	18%	10%	70	-0.3	222/285/328	106	276	9	25	21%	8%	70	-0.3	199/253/276	77	261	0	40	22%	7%	41	-0.6
✕Eric Young Sr. 2004 · MLB	37	54→62	44→45	53→60	57	262/331/383	121	269	11	29	8%	9%	104	+2.0	254/337/369	115	269	8	22	9%	10%	104	+2.0	250/340/353	103	269	5	22	8%	11%	98	+0.7
✕Scott Podsednik 2012 · MLB	36	58→65	41→45	58→65	50	276/326/380	104	318	7	27	15%	7%	100	+1.7	247/291/327	80	295	6	20	17%	6%	72	-0.2	255/291/295	40	304	2	25	16%	4%	61	-0.6
●Mark McLemore 2002 · MLB	37	55→60	40→45	61→60	64	260/360/363	102	306	6	36	16%	14%	111	+2.5	254/352/361	107	302	8	20	17%	13%	107	+2.2	247/350/343	96	292	6	13	16%	13%	98	+1.0
✕Henry Mateo 2013 · AAA	36	58→64	41→45	60	48	277/331/379	101	330	8	32	18%	7%	102	+1.9	255/302/336	81	307	4	23	17%	6%	79	+0.3	254/302/326	71	307	2	22	17%	5%	74	-0.1
✕Willy Taveras 2017 · AAA	35	51→61	42→45	58→65	43	244/294/351	107	294	8	24	20%	5%	80	+0.4	249/302/373	124	304	12	19	22%	4%	90	+1.0	258/312/384	126	315	13	22	22%	4%	94	+1.1
✕Tony Womack 2006 · MLB	36	56→63	37→40	58→60	47	264/301/331	67	295	4	30	12%	5%	77	+0.1	253/309/352	99	287	9	22	15%	7%	87	+0.8	281/354/358	77	311	6	21	11%	10%	98	+0.3
✕Lenny Harris 2001 · MLB	36	51	45	61→60	55	248/310/376	128	260	12	23	10%	8%	93	+1.3	247/304/346	99	264	8	14	10%	7%	83	+0.6	245/303/316	71	265	5	9	9%	7%	69	-0.1
✕Ramon Valdez 2013 · AAA	36	55	39→40	56→55	49	262/323/346	84	291	6	25	12%	6%	92	+1.2	247/327/336	89	282	6	18	14%	8%	92	+1.2	245/359/287	42	283	0	15	12%	10%	90	+0.3
✕Jerry Owens 2016 · AAA	35	54→64	42→30	57→65	48	258/314/372	114	317	8	21	21%	7%	93	+1.3	267/310/367	100	313	8	14	17%	5%	91	+1.1	374/402/419	45	420	0	14	10%	4%	137	+0.8
✕So Taguchi 2007 · MLB	38	55→58	42→45	52→50	51	266/320/374	109	298	8	16	14%	7%	97	+1.5	255/319/347	92	286	7	13	13%	8%	90	+1.0	250/318/322	73	279	5	11	12%	7%	82	+0.2
✕Jamey Carroll 2012 · MLB	38	61→63	35→40	54→50	58	284/358/349	66	329	2	13	14%	10%	106	+2.2	254/324/318	64	295	3	10	14%	9%	84	+0.6	246/317/291	45	287	1	8	13%	9%	72	-0.1
✕Juan Pierre 2013 · MLB	35	59→68	35→40	59→65	52	276/327/334	58	291	2	37	6%	6%	89	+0.9	255/301/338	83	275	6	31	9%	5%	79	+0.3	250/286/310	60	271	2	42	8%	4%	63	-0.4
✕Miguel Cairo 2009 · MLB	35	51→58	37→45	55	51	239/300/326	86	275	3	19	14%	7%	76	+0.1	252/303/362	110	282	10	11	14%	6%	87	+0.8	258/308/370	112	285	12	10	14%	5%	88	+0.4
✕Grégor Blanco 2019 · MLB	35	48→58	42→45	56→60	49	232/297/340	108	300	8	18	24%	9%	79	+0.3	219/286/355	136	277	15	13	25%	8%	79	+0.3	197/271/334	138	240	17	13	26%	9%	66	-0.4
✕Terry Shumpert 2002 · MLB	35	54	49→50	59→55	51	265/328/427	162	296	14	21	16%	7%	115	+2.7	238/309/387	149	268	14	13	17%	8%	96	+1.5	226/299/358	132	250	13	9	15%	8%	83	+0.3