Merrill Kelly

Position: Starting 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)

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

2022 Player Pitching Game Log

2022 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2022-04-08	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Diego Padres	1-4		4.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	59	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	75	51	15	10	4	4	2	0
2	2022-04-13	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Houston Astros	1-6		5.1	3	0	0	2	6	0	0	66	19	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	21	79	48	15	6	7	6	4	0
3	2022-04-20	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Washington Nationals	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	60	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	80	55	20	7	10	9	6	1
4	2022-04-25	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	6.0	7	3	3	2	4	0	0	48	24	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	98	64	16	7	10	10	7	0
5	2022-04-30	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	77	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	97	64	15	12	7	13	0	2
6	2022-05-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Colorado Rockies	1-9	W	8.2	7	1	1	2	8	0	0	72	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	34	106	75	13	9	10	14	6	1
7	2022-05-11	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Miami Marlins	1-5		5.0	7	3	3	2	4	1	0	43	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	93	67	11	10	7	9	7	0
8	2022-05-17 (2)	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-2	L	2.0	5	8	8	4	2	1	0	12	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	56	35	9	3	1	7	3	1
9	2022-05-22	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Chicago Cubs	1-5		5.0	5	3	3	3	2	0	0	44	20	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	93	52	12	2	4	14	2	3
10	2022-05-28	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	L	5.0	7	3	3	2	5	1	0	44	19	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	22	91	56	21	8	6	9	5	0
11	2022-06-03	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5	W	5.0	5	3	2	4	2	0	0	45	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	89	53	16	8	10	7	2	0
12	2022-06-08	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6	W	6.0	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	72	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	92	59	11	15	6	7	4	0
13	2022-06-13	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Cincinnati Reds	1-6	L	6.0	8	5	5	2	7	1	0	41	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	102	67	21	11	7	11	4	1
14	2022-06-19	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	0	68	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	96	67	19	10	12	8	2	1
15	2022-06-24	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Detroit Tigers	1-6	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	5	1	0	46	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	99	68	17	8	11	9	3	1
16	2022-07-01	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Colorado Rockies	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	1	1	3	1	0	63	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	101	71	19	4	14	8	3	1
17	2022-07-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Francisco Giants	1-7		6.1	2	2	2	3	6	0	0	64	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	97	61	13	15	4	11	2	3
18	2022-07-11	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Francisco Giants	1-8	W	7.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	0	61	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	101	63	18	10	7	15	4	3
19	2022-07-17	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Diego Padres	1-7	W	6.0	6	1	1	0	5	1	0	61	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	97	67	16	13	7	11	3	1
20	2022-07-25	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Francisco Giants	1-8	W	8.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	83	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	99	61	23	7	8	10	4	2
21	2022-07-31	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7		7.0	3	0	0	2	8	0	0	77	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	91	59	10	15	11	4	0	1
22	2022-08-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Colorado Rockies	1-8		7.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	1	59	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	27	93	70	21	11	13	7	5	0
23	2022-08-11	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5		5.0	4	3	3	3	6	0	0	50	20	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	99	62	19	9	5	9	4	2
24	2022-08-16	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Francisco Giants	1-7		7.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	74	24	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	93	61	17	7	5	12	4	3
25	2022-08-21	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6		6.0	7	3	3	3	6	1	0	49	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	97	59	16	9	8	9	5	1
26	2022-08-27	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	7.1	5	4	4	1	7	1	0	58	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	99	68	15	10	9	10	4	0
27	2022-09-01	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Milwaukee Brewers	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	76	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	91	58	14	10	9	8	3	1
28	2022-09-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	3	4	4	1	5	3	0	59	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	96	70	20	9	7	12	2	2
29	2022-09-13	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-5	L	5.0	5	3	3	5	8	2	0	48	20	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	96	50	15	8	2	10	3	1
30	2022-09-19	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	6.0	8	5	5	2	7	2	0	41	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	97	61	16	11	4	13	6	1
31	2022-09-24	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Francisco Giants	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	1	6	1	0	66	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	93	65	15	12	10	9	4	1
32	2022-09-30	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Francisco Giants	1-5	L	4.2	9	8	8	2	2	3	0	14	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	102	67	14	6	6	15	6	1
33	2022-10-05	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	2	7	0	0	65	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22	83	57	9	11	6	7	3	0

2022 Player Pitching Splits

2022 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	33	804	739	77	167	40	2	21	15	5	61	177	.226	.286	.371	.657	.269	274	14	2	1	1	2

Home	17	420	386	35	91	21	0	9	10	2	31	102	.236	.294	.360	.654	.297	139	8	1	1	1	1
Away	16	384	353	42	76	19	2	12	5	3	30	75	.215	.279	.382	.661	.241	135	6	1	0	0	1

April	5	114	106	4	22	7	0	0	4	1	7	26	.208	.263	.274	.537	.275	29	1	1	0	0	0
May	5	115	100	18	31	7	1	3	3	1	13	21	.310	.386	.490	.876	.364	49	1	0	1	1	1
June	5	122	112	13	26	5	0	2	1	0	10	24	.232	.295	.330	.626	.279	37	3	0	0	0	0
July	6	151	143	7	24	8	0	2	1	0	8	33	.168	.212	.266	.478	.204	38	3	0	0	0	0
August	5	129	118	12	27	6	0	3	5	0	10	31	.229	.295	.356	.651	.286	42	5	1	0	0	0
September	6	151	140	22	33	6	1	11	0	1	11	35	.236	.291	.529	.820	.234	74	1	0	0	0	1
October	1	22	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	2	2	7	.200	.273	.250	.523	.308	5	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	33	804	739	77	167	40	2	21	15	5	61	177	.226	.286	.371	.657	.269	274	14	2	1	1	2

vs RHB as RHP	33	432	407		91	18	1	9			23	106	.224	.266	.339	.605	.280	138	0	1	0	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	33	372	332		76	22	1	12			38	71	.229	.310	.410	.720	.257	136	0	1	1	0	2

Bases Empty	33	510	476		111	29	1	11			33	124	.233	.284	.368	.652	.293	175	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	33	294	263		56	11	1	10			28	53	.213	.290	.376	.667	.229	99	0	1	1	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	33	701	644		149	34	2	19			55	148	.231	.292	.379	.671	.272	244	0	1	0	1	2
vs. Older Batters	20	103	95		18	6	0	2			6	29	.190	.245	.316	.561	.250	30	1	1	1	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	13	8	.619	3.37	33	33	0	200.1	167	77	75	21	61	2	177	2	1	4	804	1.138	8.0	2.90

Home	5	5	.500	3.02	17	17	0	104.1	91	35	35	9	31	1	102	1	0	2	420	1.169	8.8	3.29
Away	8	3	.727	3.75	16	16	0	96.0	76	42	40	12	30	1	75	1	1	2	384	1.104	7.0	2.50

April	2	1	.667	1.27	5	5	0	28.1	22	4	4	0	7	0	26	1	0	1	114	1.024	8.3	3.71
May	1	2	.333	6.31	5	5	0	25.2	31	18	18	3	13	1	21	0	0	0	115	1.714	7.4	1.62
June	3	2	.600	3.60	5	5	0	30.0	26	13	12	2	10	0	24	0	1	3	122	1.200	7.2	2.40
July	4	0	1.000	1.31	6	6	0	41.1	24	7	6	2	8	0	33	0	0	0	151	0.774	7.2	4.13
August	1	0	1.000	3.34	5	5	0	32.1	27	12	12	3	10	0	31	1	0	0	129	1.144	8.6	3.10
September	2	3	.400	5.40	6	6	0	36.2	33	22	22	11	11	1	35	0	0	0	151	1.200	8.6	3.18
October	0	0		1.50	1	1	0	6.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	22	1.000	10.5	3.50

As Starter	13	8	.619	3.37	33	33	0	200.1	167	77	75	21	61	2	177	2	1	4	804	1.138	8.0	2.90

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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