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Bake McBridevsWhit Merrifield

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

RF · VAL group BAT

Bake McBride

1973–1983 · 11 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Whit Merrifield

2016–2024 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Bake McBride and Whit Merrifield: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bake McBride	Stat	Whit Merrifield
11	Seasons	9
42.0	Career VAL	38.6
9.0 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	9.1 (2018)
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Bake McBride and Whit Merrifield have
Bake McBride	Stat	Whit Merrifield
Career
1,071	Games	1,147
Batting
1,153	Hits	1,249
63	Home runs	94
430	RBI	485
548	Runs	632
183	Stolen bases	218
248

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Bake McBride	Whit Merrifield
25	7.8	—
26	5.4	—
27	4.9	1.2
28	9	7.4
29	3.6	9.1
30	4.7	7.4
31	6	1.4
32	0.1	5.1
33	—	2.7
34	0.5	3.5
35	—	0.8

Age	Bake McBride	Whit Merrifield
25	7.8	—
26	5.4	—
27	4.9	1.2
28	9	7.4
29	3.6	9.1
30	4.7	7.4
31	6	1.4
32	0.1	5.1
33	—	2.7
34	0.5	3.5
35	—	0.8

Age	Bake McBride	Whit Merrifield
25	7.8	—
26	5.4	—
27	4.9	1.2
28	9	7.4
29	3.6	9.1
30	4.7	7.4
31	6	1.4
32	0.1	5.1
33	—	2.7
34	0.5	3.5
35	—	0.8

Age	Bake McBride	Whit Merrifield
25	7.8	—
26	5.4	—
27	4.9	1.2
28	9	7.4
29	3.6	9.1
30	4.7	7.4
31	6	1.4
32	0.1	5.1
33	—	2.7
34	0.5	3.5
35	—	0.8