Merrill Kelly

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Arizona Diamondbacks (majors, 15-day IL)

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)

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

0.7

12.5

ERA

2.19

3.75

131

24.2

775.1

702

WHIP

0.932

1.211

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2023-03-31	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-4		3.2	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	55	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	74	42	4	11	3	6	3	0
2	2023-04-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	5.2	6	4	2	4	4	0	0	45	21	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	99	57	18	9	9	8	3	0
3	2023-04-11	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	L	6.0	1	3	3	4	7	1	1	61	17	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	22	98	58	16	11	7	3	1	0
4	2023-04-17	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	1	61	21	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	22	85	59	9	6	9	9	5	1
5	2023-04-22	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Diego Padres	1-6	L	5.0	3	4	4	5	7	1	0	47	17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	94	54	18	10	5	5	0	1
6	2023-04-28	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Colorado Rockies	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	60	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	94	69	12	10	5	13	8	1
7	2023-05-05	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Washington Nationals	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	1	10	1	0	74	24	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	92	63	16	15	9	5	3	1
8	2023-05-10	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Miami Marlins	1-6		6.0	4	4	4	1	6	1	0	53	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	98	62	18	8	8	8	2	1
9	2023-05-15	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Oakland Athletics	1-8	W	7.0	4	2	1	1	9	1	0	71	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	97	70	18	17	12	5	1	1
10	2023-05-21	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5	W	5.0	3	3	2	2	4	0	0	53	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	91	56	12	15	5	9	2	2
11	2023-05-28	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Boston Red Sox	1-7	W	6.1	4	1	1	2	10	0	0	69	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	108	64	24	10	5	8	5	1
12	2023-06-02	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	2	3	8	2	0	64	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	100	68	16	16	8	8	5	1
13	2023-06-09	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Detroit Tigers	1-7	W	6.1	7	3	3	2	5	1	0	50	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	92	63	16	11	9	11	4	1
14	2023-06-14	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6		6.0	3	3	3	4	7	1	0	57	21	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	103	63	9	19	9	5	3	0
15	2023-06-19	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	1	7	0	0	73	22	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	23	88	61	16	11	5	10	5	0
16	2023-06-24	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Francisco Giants	1-6	L	5.0	10	7	5	2	2	1	1	23	23	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	27	87	51	11	8	4	18	10	1
17	2023-07-25	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	63	23	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	86	57	12	9	8	10	2	2
18	2023-07-30	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Seattle Mariners	1-5	L	5.0	7	3	3	2	6	1	0	45	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	90	60	15	9	5	11	5	2
19	2023-08-04	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6		6.0	6	2	2	1	9	2	1	60	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	94	63	13	14	7	8	3	2
20	2023-08-09	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7		6.0	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	60	22	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	24	85	53	16	6	11	9	5	1
21	2023-08-14	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Colorado Rockies	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	1	11	2	0	64	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	92	65	13	16	4	8	4	0
22	2023-08-19	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Diego Padres	1-6	W	5.1	5	3	3	4	3	2	0	45	19	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	23	102	56	19	5	8	8	4	0
23	2023-08-24	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Cincinnati Reds	1-7		7.0	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	87	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	86	64	21	17	6	4	2	1
24	2023-08-29	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	L	5.0	12	7	7	3	1	0	0	13	23	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	27	87	56	11	4	10	13	5	2
25	2023-09-04	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Colorado Rockies	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	1	12	0	0	76	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	90	60	11	18	5	6	5	1
26	2023-09-09	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Chicago Cubs	1-6		5.2	4	1	1	5	6	0	0	58	20	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	25	104	64	14	9	8	6	1	3
27	2023-09-14	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	New York Mets	1-5	L	5.0	6	7	7	4	7	1	0	30	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	98	66	22	11	7	7	3	1
28	2023-09-20	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Francisco Giants	1-7	W	6.2	3	1	1	3	5	1	0	66	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	104	63	16	7	7	11	5	0
29	2023-09-25	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	New York Yankees	1-5		5.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	54	18	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	20	96	64	10	12	6	7	3	1
30	2023-09-30	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Houston Astros	1-7	L	7.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	66	24	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	26	93	65	13	12	7	12	4	3

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	30	722	645	71	143	30	3	20	13	4	69	187	.222	.300	.371	.670	.279	239	19	4	1	3	0

Home	15	365	327	29	60	12	1	9	6	2	36	106	.184	.267	.309	.575	.241	101	9	1	1	0	0
Away	15	357	318	42	83	18	2	11	7	2	33	81	.261	.333	.434	.767	.314	138	10	3	0	3	0

March	1	17	13	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	4	4	.231	.412	.308	.720	.333	4	0	0	0	0	0
April	5	115	99	13	21	6	0	2	2	1	14	26	.212	.322	.333	.655	.268	33	6	2	0	0	0
May	5	120	112	11	19	3	0	3	2	0	7	39	.170	.219	.277	.495	.229	31	1	0	1	0	0
June	5	129	114	16	28	5	3	5	1	1	12	29	.246	.318	.474	.792	.281	54	3	1	0	2	0
July	2	49	45	4	11	1	0	1	2	0	4	11	.244	.306	.333	.639	.303	15	0	0	0	0	0
August	6	146	133	14	35	8	0	6	2	1	11	38	.263	.322	.459	.781	.322	61	4	1	0	1	0
September	6	146	129	13	26	6	0	3	4	0	17	40	.202	.295	.318	.612	.267	41	5	0	0	0	0

As Starter	30	722	645	71	143	30	3	20	13	4	69	187	.222	.300	.371	.670	.279	239	19	4	1	3	0

vs RHB as RHP	30	361	328		74	19	0	9			31	97	.226	.292	.366	.658	.292	120	0	0	1	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	30	361	317		69	11	3	11			38	90	.218	.308	.375	.683	.266	119	0	4	0	2	0

Bases Empty	30	452	408		87	16	1	16			41	125	.213	.290	.375	.665	.266	153	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	30	270	237		56	14	2	4			28	62	.236	.316	.363	.679	.299	86	0	1	1	3	0

vs. Younger Batters	30	668	597		129	26	3	20			64	174	.216	.294	.370	.664	.269	221	0	3	1	3	0
vs. Older Batters	17	54	48		14	4	0	0			5	13	.292	.370	.375	.745	.400	18	0	1	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	12	8	.600	3.29	30	30	0	177.2	143	71	65	20	69	0	187	4	4	3	722	1.193	9.5	2.71

Home	5	5	.500	2.59	15	15	0	93.2	60	29	27	9	36	0	106	1	3	0	365	1.025	10.2	2.94
Away	7	3	.700	4.07	15	15	0	84.0	83	42	38	11	33	0	81	3	1	3	357	1.381	8.7	2.45

March	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	3.2	3	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	17	1.909	9.8	1.00
April	2	3	.400	3.45	5	5	0	28.2	21	13	11	2	14	0	26	2	1	2	115	1.221	8.2	1.86
May	4	0	1.000	2.59	5	5	0	31.1	19	11	9	3	7	0	39	0	0	1	120	0.830	11.2	5.57
June	3	1	.750	4.02	5	5	0	31.1	28	16	14	5	12	0	29	1	1	0	129	1.277	8.3	2.42
July	0	1	.000	3.27	2	2	0	11.0	11	4	4	1	4	0	11	0	1	0	49	1.364	9.0	2.75
August	1	1	.500	3.57	6	6	0	35.1	35	14	14	6	11	0	38	1	0	0	146	1.302	9.7	3.45
September	2	2	.500	3.22	6	6	0	36.1	26	13	13	3	17	0	40	0	1	0	146	1.184	9.9	2.35

As Starter	12	8	.600	3.29	30	30	0	177.2	143	71	65	20	69	0	187	4	4	3	722	1.193	9.5	2.71

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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