Mitch Keller

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: April 4, 1996 in Cedar Rapids, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Xavier HS (Cedar Rapids, IA).

High School: Xavier HS (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2025 Contract Status: Signed thru 2028, 5 yrs/$77M (24-28)

Service Time (01/2025): 5.026 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Mitch Thomas Keller

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

2.0

5.8

ERA

4.25

4.59

133

131

178.0

701.2

166

687

WHIP

1.303

1.412

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	18	-2.4	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	0	0		1.98	2.63	9	8	0	0	0	0	27.1	19	8	6	0	13	0	29	3	0	5	113	1.171	6.3	0.0	4.3	9.5	2.23
2015	19	-1.6	Bristol	APPY	Rk	PIT	0	3	.000	5.49	8.24	6	6	0	0	0	0	19.2	25	18	12	1	16	0	25	3	0	2	101	2.085	11.4	0.5	7.3	11.4	1.56
2016	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	PIT	9	5	.643	2.35	2.49	24	24	0	0	0	0	130.1	101	36	34	4	19	0	138	11	0	10	511	0.921	7.0	0.3	1.3	9.5	7.26
2016	20	-3.1	Bradenton	FLOR	A+	PIT	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	23	1.000	7.5	0.0	1.5	10.5	7.00
2016	20	-1.8	West Virginia	SALL	A	PIT	8	5	.615	2.46	2.61	23	23	0	0	0	0	124.1	96	36	34	4	18	0	131	11	0	10	488	0.917	6.9	0.3	1.3	9.5	7.28
2017	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-A-	PIT	8	5	.615	3.03	3.34	23	23	0	0	0	0	116.0	84	43	39	7	32	0	116	10	0	7	464	1.000	6.5	0.5	2.5	9.0	3.63
2017	21	-3.3	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	2	2	.500	3.12	3.63	6	6	0	0	0	0	34.2	25	14	12	2	11	0	45	2	0	0	142	1.038	6.5	0.5	2.9	11.7	4.09
2017	21	-2.1	Bradenton	FLOR	A+	PIT	6	3	.667	3.14	3.38	15	15	0	0	0	0	77.1	57	29	27	5	20	0	64	7	0	7	306	0.996	6.6	0.6	2.3	7.4	3.20
2017	21	-0.3	West Virginia	NYPL	A-	PIT	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	16	0.750	4.5	0.0	2.3	15.8	7.00
2017	21	-2.5	Glendale	AZFL	Fal		4	0	1.000	1.52	1.90	6	6	0	0	0	0	23.2	19	5	4	1	5	0	13	0	0	1	89	1.014	7.2	0.4	1.9	4.9	2.60
2018	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA-A+	PIT	12	4	.750	3.48	4.11	25	25	0	0	0	0	142.1	130	65	55	10	55	0	135	1	0	7	597	1.300	8.2	0.6	3.5	8.5	2.45
2018	22	-4.2	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	3	2	.600	4.82	5.85	10	10	0	0	0	0	52.1	59	34	28	3	22	0	57	1	0	1	236	1.548	10.1	0.5	3.8	9.8	2.59
2018	22	-2.4	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	9	2	.818	2.72	3.03	14	14	0	0	0	0	86.0	64	29	26	7	32	0	76	0	0	6	342	1.116	6.7	0.7	3.3	8.0	2.38
2018	22	-1.0	Bradenton	FLOR	A+	PIT	0	0		2.25	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	7	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	2.000	15.8	0.0	2.3	4.5	2.00
2019	23	-3.2	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	7	5	.583	3.56	3.82	19	19	0	0	0	0	103.2	94	44	41	9	35	0	123	7	0	5	436	1.244	8.2	0.8	3.0	10.7	3.51
2019	23	-5.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	5	.167	7.13	7.69	11	11	0	0	0	0	48.0	72	41	38	6	16	0	65	1	0	2	227	1.833	13.5	1.1	3.0	12.2	4.06
2020	24	-4.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	1	.500	2.91	2.91	5	5	0	0	0	0	21.2	9	7	7	4	18	0	16	1	0	2	87	1.246	3.7	1.7	7.5	6.6	0.89
2021	25	-2.0	Indianapolis	AAAE	AAA	PIT	1	1	.500	3.21	5.79	8	6	0	0	0	0	28.0	27	18	10	2	13	1	39	1	0	2	128	1.429	8.7	0.6	4.2	12.5	3.00
2021	25	-3.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	11	.313	6.17	6.17	23	23	0	0	0	0	100.2	131	69	69	10	49	1	92	7	0	2	470	1.788	11.7	0.9	4.4	8.2	1.88
2022	26	-3.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	12	.294	3.91	4.36	31	29	0	0	0	0	159.0	162	77	69	14	60	1	138	12	1	2	687	1.396	9.2	0.8	3.4	7.8	2.30
2023	27	-2.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	13	9	.591	4.21	4.49	32	32	0	1	1	0	194.1	187	97	91	25	55	0	210	12	1	5	825	1.245	8.7	1.2	2.5	9.7	3.82
2024	28	-1.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	11	12	.478	4.25	4.55	31	31	0	1	0	0	178.0	182	90	84	23	50	0	166	15	2	1	773	1.303	9.2	1.2	2.5	8.4	3.32
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		36	50	.419	4.59	4.89	133	131	0	2	1	0	701.2	743	381	358	82	248	2	687	48	4	14	3069	1.412	9.5	1.1	3.2	8.8	2.77
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		37	23	.617	3.13	3.68	114	111	0	0	0	0	567.1	480	232	197	33	183	1	605	36	0	38	2350	1.169	7.6	0.5	2.9	9.6	3.31
Other (1 season)					Other		4	0	1.000	1.52	1.90	6	6	0	0	0	0	23.2	19	5	4	1	5	0	13	0	0	1	89	1.014	7.2	0.4	1.9	4.9	2.60
All Levels (11 Seasons)							77	73	.513	3.89	4.30	253	248	0	2	1	0	1292.2	1242	618	559	116	436	3	1305	84	4	53	5508	1.298	8.6	0.8	3.0	9.1	2.99

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		11	8	.579	3.86	4.70	37	35	0	0	0	0	184.0	180	96	79	14	70	1	219	9	0	8	800	1.359	8.8	0.7	3.4	10.7	3.13
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	4	.733	2.83	3.21	20	20	0	0	0	0	120.2	89	43	38	9	43	0	121	2	0	6	484	1.094	6.6	0.7	3.2	9.0	2.81
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		7	3	.700	2.89	3.19	17	17	0	0	0	0	87.1	69	31	28	5	22	0	73	7	0	7	348	1.042	7.1	0.5	2.3	7.5	3.32
A (1 season)					Minors		8	5	.615	2.46	2.61	23	23	0	0	0	0	124.1	96	36	34	4	18	0	131	11	0	10	488	0.917	6.9	0.3	1.3	9.5	7.28
A- (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	16	0.750	4.5	0.0	2.3	15.8	7.00
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		0	3	.000	3.45	4.98	15	14	0	0	0	0	47.0	44	26	18	1	29	0	54	6	0	7	214	1.553	8.4	0.2	5.6	10.3	1.86