Merrill Kelly
Born: 10/14/1988 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-04-01
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 202 lbs
Full name: Kenneth Merrill Kelly
Biography
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AZ | NL | 13 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183.3 | 184 | 90 | 57 | 158 | 4.42 | 4.51 (+2%) | - |
| 2020 | AZ | NL | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 2.59 | 4.45 (+42%) | - |
| 2021 | AZ | NL | 7 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 163 | 78 | 41 | 130 | 4.44 | 4.27 (-4%) | - |
| 2022 | AZ | NL | 13 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.3 | 167 | 75 | 61 | 177 | 3.37 | 3.97 (+15%) | - |
| 2023 | AZ | NL | 12 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7 | 143 | 65 | 69 | 187 | 3.29 | 4.33 (+24%) | - |
| 2024 | AZ | NL | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 67 | 33 | 19 | 63 | 4.03 | 4.08 (+1%) | - |
| 2025 | AZ | NL | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.7 | 98 | 46 | 38 | 121 | 3.22 | 4.14 (+22%) | - |
| 2025 | TEX | AL | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 46 | 4.23 | 4.14 (-2%) | -34.8 |
| 2026 | AZ | NL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.38 | — | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 0.040 | 0.095 | 0.051 | 0.146 | -1371.3 |
Career AVG .040 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 83.6% below league average.
Career OBP .095 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 69.9% below league average.
Career SLG .051 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 87.7% below league average.
Career OPS 0.146 vs. league average 0.727 across their career seasons — 79.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AZ | NL | 32 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0.019 | .252 (-92%) | .322 (-83%) | .434 (-96%) | .757 (-90%) | -821.8 |
| 2020 | AZ | NL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | AZ | NL | 27 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0.064 | — | — | — | — | -549.5 |
| 2022 | AZ | NL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | AZ | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | AZ | NL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | AZ | NL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | TEX | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 172 | 172 | 90 | 91 | 12 | 8 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ARI | P | 32 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | ARI | P | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | P | 27 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | ARI | P | 33 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | ARI | P | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | ARI | P | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | ARI | P | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | TEX | P | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 172 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pitcher of the Month | July |
| 2022 | Player of the Week | Week of 2022-07-30 |