Jackson Merrill
CF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 195LBS | Age: 21
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 1, #27, San Diego Padres | Severna Park HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 531 497 72 144 23 16 .290 .322 .499 .821
1 Season 531 497 72 144 23 16 .290 .322 .499 .821
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .290 23 16 .821
1 Season .290 23 16 .821
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 21 1989 412 47 11.4 8.9 90.2 111.6 14.7 40.0 .304 .543 .349 .372 .438 43.7 17.5 4.7
Player 1989 412 47 11.4 8.9 90.2 111.6 14.7 40.0 .304 .543 .349 .372 .438 43.7 17.5 4.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 36.7 33.5 25.5 4.4 31.8 41.5 26.7 3.2 25.2 26.9 25.7 7.5 11.4 8.9
Player 36.7 33.5 25.5 4.4 31.8 41.5 26.7 3.2 25.2 26.9 25.7 7.5 11.4 8.9
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 3 628 31.6 159 .284 .527 .378 20.4 17.0 15.3 .300 .589 .394 42.6
2024 Sinker -0.6 -2 324 16.3 87 .321 .474 .372 15.3 10.3 10.5 .352 .654 .435 50.0
2024 Slider -0.6 -2 269 13.5 73 .282 .521 .375 23.8 21.9 18.6 .322 .526 .370 50.9
2024 Changeup 2.1 4 197 9.9 50 .327 .551 .365 26.1 20.0 14.5 .312 .493 .355 42.5
2024 Curveball 1.2 2 175 8.8 52 .300 .380 .301 18.8 19.2 13.7 .270 .389 .286 41.5
2024 Cutter 0.6 1 174 8.7 42 .375 .625 .425 14.4 11.9 15.6 .347 .583 .393 38.9
2024 Sweeper 2.5 3 102 5.1 27 .160 .520 .290 26.8 25.9 17.9 .207 .432 .284 36.8
2024 Split-Finger -0.7 -1 95 4.8 32 .167 .300 .228 26.5 28.1 20.9 .215 .439 .300 38.1
2024 Slurve -4.9 -1 15 0.8 5 .000 .000 .140 0.0 0.0 0.0 .053 .071 .182 0.0
2024 Screwball 34.9 1 4 0.2 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 0.0 .726 2.392 1.294 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 530 1,989 -2 4 3 5 10
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 1,989 49.0 79.6 86.2 35.5 64.4 42.5 45.8 57.1 20.3 7.6 88.8
Player 1,989 49.0 79.6 86.2 35.5 64.4 42.5 45.8 57.1 20.3 7.6 88.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2024 93 97 96 91 74 90 78 69 79 69 74 7 73 11 80 93 91 53 50 31
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.9 23 25.4 -2 15 24 7 30.4
Player 22.9 23 25.4 -2 15 24 7 30.4
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 23 27 23 28 22 28 28 26 19 19 22 30 29 19 26 19 23 24 27 36 27 23 34 31 21 24 23 30 31 23 21
Player 23 27 23 28 22 28 28 26 19 19 22 30 29 19 26 19 23 24 27 36 27 23 34 31 21 24 23 30 31 23 21
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 522 160 30.7 .373 .298
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 461 15.3 44.3% 0.0% 271 18.0 8.5% 0.4%
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