Pitcher · 2025
Julian Merryweather
- Age
- 34
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #47
- Born
- October 14, 1991 in Berkeley, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 20, 2020
- Drafted
- 2014, round 5
- College
- Oklahoma Baptist
- High school
- Junipero Serra
- Salary, 2025
- $1.23M
- dbWAR
- .1 2 season(s)
- IP
- 18.2
- ERA
- 5.79
- FIP
- 4.69
- K/9
- 7.2
- FIP−
- 113 100 = avg
Julian Merryweather is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2025 he struck out 15 batters over 18.2 innings across 21 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 5.79 was 39.1% higher than the league average of 4.16. Stripping out defence, his 4.69 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 19.2% of swings (8.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.0%. His -0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2025.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 41 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .286 | .390 | .429 | .355 | 24.4% |
| vs RHB | 47 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .317 | .383 | .512 | .378 | 10.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Julian Merryweather throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
Select a count to see exactly what Julian Merryweather throws in it.
Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2025.
| Slider | 175 | 84.7 | 2,123 | 45.7% | 28.4% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 169 | 96.0 | 2,209 | 43.8% | 11.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 0 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5.79 | 4.69 | 1.82 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 139 | 113 | -0.0 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6.60 | 3.70 | 1.80 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 162 | 91 | 0.1 |
Head to head
Put Julian Merryweather beside up to three others.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.