Merrill Kelly | Arizona Diamondbacks

MLB Player
Merrill Kelly
Height6' 2"Weight210 lbsAge37Experience8th Season
9-12W-LTied-32nd
5.08ERA53rd
95KTied-101st
1.48WHIP54th
Player Information
PositionStarting Pitcher
Jersey#29
Date of Birth14/10/1988
BirthplaceHouston, TX
CollegeArizona State
Experience8th Season
Draft2010: Rd 8, Pk 251 (TB)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2019
StatusActive
Next Game
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 141.2 | 146 | 83 | 80 | 26 | 64 | 95 |
| Projected | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 165.2 | 171 | 97 | 94 | 31 | 75 | 112 |
| Career | 197 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 1150.0 | 1053 | 531 | 502 | 156 | 364 | 1006 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1.4 | 4.42 | 1.31 | 183.1 | 158 | 57 | 2.8 | 184 | 95 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.4 | 2.59 | 0.99 | 31.1 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 2.4 | 4.44 | 1.29 | 158.0 | 130 | 41 | 3.2 | 163 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.5 | 3.37 | 1.14 | 200.1 | 177 | 61 | 2.9 | 167 | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.9 | 3.29 | 1.19 | 177.2 | 187 | 69 | 2.7 | 143 | 71 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | 4.03 | 1.17 | 73.2 | 63 | 19 | 3.3 | 67 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.9 | 3.22 | 1.06 | 128.2 | 121 | 38 | 3.2 | 98 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | -0.1 | 4.23 | 1.25 | 55.1 | 46 | 10 | 4.6 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.9 | 3.52 | 1.11 | 184.0 | 167 | 48 | 3.5 | 157 | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0.0 | 5.08 | 1.48 | 141.2 | 95 | 64 | 1.5 | 146 | 83 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 197 | 197 | 74 | 65 | .532 | -- | 3.93 | 1.23 | 1150.0 | 1006 | 364 | 2.8 | 1053 | 531 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 0.83 | 24.0 | 28 | 8 | 3.5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 0.83 | 24.0 | 28 | 8 | 3.5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2962 | 777 | 3.812 | .260 | .314 | .447 | .761 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 317 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 473 | 125 | 3.784 | .218 | .256 | .395 | .651 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2425 | 667 | 3.636 | .266 | .315 | .433 | .748 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 265 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3071 | 804 | 3.820 | .226 | .286 | .371 | .657 | 40 | 2 | 21 | 274 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2803 | 722 | 3.882 | .222 | .300 | .371 | .670 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 239 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1142 | 300 | 3.807 | .242 | .294 | .426 | .720 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 118 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2009 | 514 | 3.909 | .206 | .267 | .358 | .624 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 170 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 824 | 234 | 3.521 | .267 | .300 | .439 | .739 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 97 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2833 | 748 | 3.787 | .226 | .277 | .384 | .661 | 35 | 3 | 23 | 267 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2278 | 616 | 3.698 | .270 | .347 | .475 | .823 | 25 | 4 | 26 | 257 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 17987 | 4759 | 3.780 | .243 | .303 | .411 | .714 | 221 | 21 | 156 | 1784 | 488 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 12 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92.6 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50.8 | 241 | 317 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 135.0 |
| 2020 | 94.6 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 41 | 49 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 2021 | 89.8 | 15.3 | 7.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 | 220 | 272 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 120.0 |
| 2022 | 93.1 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 56.5 | 247 | 317 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 138.0 |
| 2023 | 93.4 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 56.8 | 211 | 251 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 117.0 |
| 2024 | 87.8 | 15.5 | 7.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52.7 | 92 | 123 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 75.0 |
| 2025 | 91.3 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 160 | 194 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 97.0 |
| 2025 | 82.4 | 14.9 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 72 | 105 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 44.0 |
| 2025 | 88.5 | 15.4 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 232 | 299 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 141.0 |
| 2026 | 91.1 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 46.6 | 190 | 263 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 91.0 |
| Career | 91.3 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1474 | 1891 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 74 | 23 | 830.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
@ SF2026 Regular Season | W 7-1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 26 | 76.0 | W(9-12) | - | 5.08 |
vs CHC2026 Regular Season | L 7-0 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 99 | 25 | 48.0 | L(8-12) | - | 5.35 |
@ BOS2026 Regular Season | L 9-4 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 23 | 22.0 | L(8-11) | - | 5.37 |
vs COL2026 Regular Season | L 6-4 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 23 | 30.0 | L(8-10) | - | 5.11 |
vs LAD2026 Regular Season | W 4-3 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 80 | 21 | 61.0 | - | - | 4.88 |
@ CLE2026 Regular Season | L 5-0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 25 | 32.0 | L(8-9) | - | 5.04 |
@ PIT2026 Regular Season | L 3-2 F/10 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 93 | 22 | 64.0 | - | - | 4.86 |
vs ATH2026 Regular Season | W 15-5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 87 | 19 | 51.0 | W(8-8) | - | 5.12 |
vs STL2026 Regular Season | L 5-4 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 87 | 21 | 52.0 | - | - | 5.20 |
@ SD2026 Regular Season | W 3-1 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 94 | 24 | 70.0 | W(7-8) | - | 5.38 |
vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 27 | W 4-3 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 92 | 25 | 47.0 | W(6-8) | - | 5.71 |
@ TB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 26 | L 5-1 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 27 | 37.0 | L(5-8) | - | 5.84 |
@ STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | L 3-2 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 96 | 26 | 45.0 | L(5-7) | - | 5.71 |
vs LAA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | L 7-0 | 5.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 27 | 25.0 | L(5-6) | - | 5.81 |
@ MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | L 2-0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 23 | 55.0 | L(5-5) | - | 5.46 |
vs WSH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 14-1 | 5.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 85 | 25 | 28.0 | L(5-4) | - | 5.71 |
@ SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 3-2 F/10 | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 97 | 27 | 44.0 | - | - | 5.06 |
@ SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | W 6-2 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 96 | 26 | 63.0 | W(5-3) | - | 5.25 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 6-3 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 85 | 26 | 48.0 | W(4-3) | - | 5.71 |
@ COL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 9-1 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 100 | 31 | 78.0 | W(3-3) | - | 5.91 |
vs NYM2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 2-1 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 96 | 26 | 70.0 | W(2-3) | - | 7.62 |
@ CHC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | L 8-4 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 24 | 25.0 | L(1-3) | - | 9.95 |
@ MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 13-2 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 104 | 24 | 31.0 | L(1-2) | - | 9.20 |
vs CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 11-5 | 4.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 101 | 26 | 13.0 | L(1-1) | - | 9.31 |
@ BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 4-3 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 24 | 49.0 | W(1-0) | - | 3.38 |
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