Whit Merrifield vs. Jack Flaherty — Matchup Analysis
Jack Flaherty has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.267, 5% below their career average and above Flaherty's career opposing average of 0.227, Merrifield's OPS of 0.646 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.741. Even with Merrifield striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Flaherty. Slight edge: Flaherty.
How Whit Merrifield put the ball into play against Jack Flaherty
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jack Flaherty to Whit Merrifield
Matchup Details for Whit Merrifield and Jack Flaherty
Stats that describe the matchup between Whit Merrifield and Jack Flaherty including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Whit Merrifield Career Plate Appearances
4866
Jack Flaherty Career Batters Faced
4120
In this matchup
15
Whit Merrifield Career At Bats
4467
Jack Flaherty Career At Bats Pitched
3686
In this matchup
0.267
Whit Merrifield Career Batting Average
0.280
Jack Flaherty Career Opposing Batting Average
0.227
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs
94
Jack Flaherty Career Home Runs Allowed
135
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Jack Flaherty Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.037
In this matchup
0.000
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.075
Jack Flaherty Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.161
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.121
Jack Flaherty Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.286
Whit Merrifield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.317
Jack Flaherty Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Hit By Pitch
31
Jack Flaherty Career Batters Hit By Pitch
54
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Intentional Walks
11
Jack Flaherty Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
1
Whit Merrifield Career Strikeouts
774
Jack Flaherty Career Strikeouts Thrown
1130
In this matchup
16.000
Whit Merrifield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.290
Jack Flaherty Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.646
In this matchup
1.000
Whit Merrifield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.410
Jack Flaherty Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.313
Whit Merrifield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Jack Flaherty Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.291
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Jack Flaherty Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Jack Flaherty Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
1
Whit Merrifield Career Ground into Double Play
82
Jack Flaherty Career Double Plays Enabled
78
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0