Merrill Kelly

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 202lb (188cm, 91kg)

Born: October 14, 1988 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ), the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) and the Tampa Bay Rays in the 8th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: April 1, 2019 (Age 30-169d, 21,838th in major league history)
vs. SDP 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$18M (23-24) & 25 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 5.000 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Apex Baseball

Full Name: Kenneth Merrill Kelly

Nicknames: Mert

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.8

12.6

ERA

2.19

3.75

131

24.2

775.1

702

WHIP

0.932

1.211

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-14 / in Starts: 16-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2023 Pitching Game Log

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2023 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	98	2	Mar 31	ARI	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-4		99	3.2	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	0.00	4.35	17	74	42	4	11	3	6	3	0	0	55			0	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.168	1.08	0.10%	1.71	12.05	23.00	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out tie
2	99	7	Apr 6	ARI		LAD	L,2-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	5	5.2	6	4	2	4	4	0	0	1.93	4.11	25	99	57	18	9	9	8	3	0	0	45			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	1	0	1	.86	-0.153	.91	-0.10%	-1.37	10.75	23.00	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out d4
3	100	12	Apr 11	ARI		MIL	L,1-7	GS-7	L(0-2)	4	6.0	1	3	3	4	7	1	1	2.93	4.69	22	98	58	16	11	7	3	1	0	0	61			1	1	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.079	1.08	0.05%	1.14	17.90	34.00	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out d1
4	101	17	Apr 17	ARI	@	STL	W,6-3	GS-6	W(1-2)	5	6.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	1	2.53	4.15	22	85	59	9	6	9	9	5	1	0	61			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.36	0.209	1.46	0.14%	2.15	17.90	34.00	1b start a 1	6b 3 out tie
5	102	22	Apr 22	ARI		SDP	L,3-5	GS-6	L(1-3)	4	5.0	3	4	4	5	7	1	0	3.42	4.51	22	94	54	18	10	5	5	0	1	0	47			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.176	1.18	-0.12%	-1.22	12.45	24.00	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a1
6	103	27	Apr 28	ARI	@	COL	W,9-1	GS-6	W(2-3)	5	6.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.06	4.06	24	94	69	12	10	5	13	8	1	0	60			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.276	1.35	0.18%	2.59	21.30	40.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
7	104	32	May 5	ARI		WSN	W,3-1	GS-7	W(3-3)	6	7.0	4	1	1	1	10	1	0	2.75	3.81	25	92	63	16	15	9	5	3	1	0	74			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.308	1.11	0.21%	2.67	34.75	58.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
8	105	37	May 10	ARI		MIA	L,4-5	GS-6		4	6.0	4	4	4	1	6	1	0	3.18	3.83	23	97	61	18	8	8	8	2	1	0	53			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.116	1.17	-0.08%	-0.85	14.50	24.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
9	106	42	May 15	ARI	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS-8	W(4-3)	4	7.0	4	2	1	1	9	1	0	2.92	3.71	27	97	70	18	17	12	5	1	1	0	71			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	.68	0.036	.80	0.03%	0.31	32.75	55.00	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out a3
10	107	47	May 21	ARI	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS-5	W(5-3)	5	5.0	3	3	2	2	4	0	0	2.98	3.64	20	91	56	12	15	5	9	2	2	0	53			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.085	1.44	-0.07%	-0.38	16.25	27.00	1b start a 1	5b 3 out tie
11	108	53	May 28	ARI		BOS	W,4-2	GS-7	W(6-3)	6	6.1	4	1	1	2	10	0	0	2.83	3.38	25	108	64	24	10	5	8	5	1	0	69			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.204	.80	0.15%	2.74	32.65	56.00	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
12	109	58	Jun 2	ARI		ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	W(7-3)	4	7.0	5	2	2	3	8	2	0	2.80	3.64	27	100	68	16	16	8	8	5	1	0	64			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.227	1.21	0.18%	1.67	26.95	49.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
13	110	63	Jun 9	ARI	@	DET	W,11-6	GS-7	W(8-3)	6	6.1	7	3	3	2	5	1	0	2.92	3.72	27	92	63	16	11	9	11	4	1	0	50			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.18	0.103	1.48	0.08%	0.37	16.85	35.00	1b start a 1	7b --- 1 out a6
14	111	68	Jun 14	ARI		PHI	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	3	3	3	4	7	1	0	3.04	3.82	25	102	62	9	19	9	5	3	0	0	57			1	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.041	1.24	-0.03%	0.15	17.30	34.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
15	112	73	Jun 19	ARI	@	MIL	W,9-1	GS-7	W(9-3)	4	7.0	3	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.90	3.66	23	88	61	16	11	5	10	5	0	0	73			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	2	0	0	.32	0.096	.46	0.08%	2.63	29.35	49.00	1b start a 6	7b 3 out a7
16	113	78	Jun 24	ARI	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS-6	L(9-4)	4	5.0	10	7	5	2	2	1	1	3.22	3.82	27	87	51	11	8	4	18	10	1	0	23			0	0	1	23	2	1	0	1	1	1	1.23	-0.624	2.03	-0.62%	-4.46	-2.55	6.00	1b start a 1	6b --- 0 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
17	114	102	Jul 25	ARI		STL	W,3-1	GS-6		30	6.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.12	3.75	25	86	57	12	9	8	10	2	2	0	63			2	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.203	1.34	0.17%	2.15	17.90	34.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
18	115	106	Jul 30	ARI		SEA	L,0-4	GS-5	L(9-5)	4	5.0	7	3	3	2	6	1	0	3.23	3.79	24	90	60	15	9	5	11	5	2	0	45			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.104	1.34	-0.09%	-0.38	11.85	24.00	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
19	116	111	Aug 4	ARI	@	MIN	L,2-3	GS-6		4	6.0	6	2	2	1	9	2	1	3.21	3.89	26	93	62	13	14	7	8	3	2	0	60			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.080	1.29	0.06%	1.10	22.70	43.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
20	117	115	Aug 9	ARI		LAD	L,0-2	GS-7		4	6.0	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.05	3.87	24	85	53	16	6	11	9	5	1	0	60			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.23	0.303	1.05	0.16%	2.76	12.70	28.00	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out tie
21	118	119	Aug 14	ARI	@	COL	L,4-6	GS-6		4	6.0	5	2	2	1	11	2	0	3.05	3.90	24	92	65	13	16	4	8	4	0	0	64			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.182	.69	0.08%	1.59	27.90	49.00	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
22	119	124	Aug 19(1)	ARI	@	SDP	W,6-4	GS-6	W(10-5)	4	5.1	5	3	3	4	3	2	0	3.13	4.12	23	102	56	19	5	8	8	4	0	0	45			0	0	1	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.97	-0.024	.90	-0.01%	-0.28	10.60	22.00	1b start a 2	6b --- 1 out a3
23	120	128	Aug 24	ARI		CIN	W,3-2	GS-7		4	7.0	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	2.97	3.90	22	86	64	21	17	6	4	2	1	0	87			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.452	1.24	0.36%	3.67	39.15	61.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
24	121	133	Aug 29	ARI	@	LAD	L,1-9	GS-5	L(10-6)	4	5.0	12	7	7	3	1	0	0	3.31	3.93	27	87	56	11	4	10	13	5	2	0	13			1	1	0	23	4	0	0	1	1	0	.55	-0.321	.62	-0.22%	-4.29	-9.75	-3.00	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
25	122	138	Sep 4	ARI		COL	W,4-2	GS-7	W(11-6)	5	7.0	4	1	1	1	12	0	0	3.22	3.75	24	90	60	11	18	5	6	5	1	0	76			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.307	.82	0.18%	2.67	38.75	64.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
26	123	143	Sep 9	ARI	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS-6		4	5.2	4	1	1	5	6	0	0	3.16	3.76	25	104	64	14	9	8	6	1	3	0	58			2	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.134	2.01	0.13%	1.47	17.35	32.00	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out tie
27	124	148	Sep 14	ARI	@	NYM	L,1-11	GS-5	L(11-7)	4	5.0	6	7	7	4	7	1	0	3.45	3.81	25	98	66	22	11	7	7	3	1	0	30			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.212	1.15	-0.19%	-4.43	5.25	15.00	1b start tie	5b 3 out d7
28	125	153	Sep 20	ARI		SFG	W,7-1	GS-7	W(12-7)	5	6.2	3	1	1	3	5	1	0	3.37	3.86	26	104	63	16	7	7	11	5	0	0	66			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.244	2.15	0.28%	2.16	23.40	42.00	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out a2
29	126	156	Sep 25	ARI	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS-5		4	5.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	3.38	3.89	20	96	64	10	12	6	7	3	1	0	54			1	0	1	18	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.29	0.041	1.66	0.03%	0.61	13.65	24.00	1b start a 2	5b 3 out tie
30	127	161	Sep 30	ARI		HOU	L,0-1	GS-7	L(12-8)	4	7.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.29	3.85	26	93	65	13	12	8	11	4	2	0	66			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.13	0.257	.63	0.09%	2.67	19.55	37.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
							16-14		W-L:12-8	4.4	177.2	143	71	65	69	187	20	4	3.29	3.85	722	2804	65%	16%	12%	0.85		24%	6%	0	57		---%	13	4	3	645	30	3	0	19	3	4	.99	2.053	1.19	1.20%	21.34	562.15	1043.00

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