Merrill Kelly

#29

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitcher Throws R

6'2", 210 lbs · Born Oct 14, 1988 · Debut 2019

5.00

2026 ERA

9-14

2026 W-L

156.2

2026 IP

111

2026 K

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Career Stats

200

1165.0

1,022

509

5.00

ERA

1.470

WHIP

2026 Season

156.2

111

5.00

ERA

1.470

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-16	Miami Marlins	H	4.2	3	9	2	1	91	L
2026-09-11	Texas Rangers	H	4.1	1	3	3	0	80	—
2026-09-04	Houston Astros	A	6.0	3	4	0	1	94	L
2026-08-29	San Francisco Giants	A	7.0	0	7	4	0	100	W
2026-08-24	Chicago Cubs	H	5.2	3	4	3	0	99	L
2026-08-18	Boston Red Sox	A	4.0	6	2	4	1	86	L
2026-08-12	Colorado Rockies	H	5.0	6	2	3	2	71	L
2026-08-07	Los Angeles Dodgers	H	5.2	1	4	4	0	80	—
2026-08-02	Cleveland Guardians	A	5.0	5	5	4	1	96	L
2026-07-27	Pittsburgh Pirates	A	5.2	0	6	1	0	93	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	4.2	3	9	2	—	1	—	5.79	1.929
Last 14D	2	9.0	4	12	5	—	1	—	4.00	1.556
Last 21D	3	15.0	7	16	5	—	2	—	4.20	1.400
Last 5G	5	27.2	10	27	12	1	3	—	3.25	1.265
Last 10G	10	53.0	28	46	28	1	6	—	4.75	1.472

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	28	156.7	87	162	28	111	69	5.00	1.474	6.38	3.96

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	13	68.0	44	77	15	57	30	5.82	1.574	7.54	3.97
Away	15	88.7	43	85	13	54	39	4.36	1.398	5.48	3.96

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
61–80 Pitches	4	21.0	10	10	12	4.29	1.238
81–100 Pitches	22	126.3	64	95	49	4.56	1.433
101+ Pitches	2	9.3	13	6	8	12.54	2.571

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
3.0–4.2 IP	5	21.7	24	24	15	9.97	2.262
5.0–6.2 IP	18	98.0	58	61	42	5.33	1.571
7.0+ IP	5	37.0	5	26	12	1.22	0.757

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Merrill Kelly compare to other MLB pitchers?

IP per Start

5.6

38th

BB Rate

10.1%

28th

BB/9

3.96

26th

ERA

5.00

18th

WHIP

1.474

13th

HR/9

1.61

11th

K/9

6.38

10th

K Rate

16.3%

8th

K/BB Ratio

1.609

5th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 262 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 28.3% Velo: 92.1 Whiff: 16.6% OPS-all: 1.075

Changeup

Usage: 27.6% Velo: 88.5 Whiff: 34.6% OPS-all: 0.643

Fastball

Usage: 12.9% Velo: 91.0 Whiff: 15.2% OPS-all: 1.009

Pitcher Type: FB/CH Pitcher Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CU (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: FF (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	28.3%	92.1	2,360	-6.0"	+8.3"	6.1ft	-1.65	5.25	47.3%	16.6%	26.0%	23.3%	#946	—	OK
CH	Changeup	27.6%	88.5	2,164	-8.9"	+0.4"	6.1ft	-1.64	5.36	41.0%	34.6%	22.4%	33.5%	#402	—	OK
FC	Fastball	12.9%	91.0	2,364	-2.8"	+7.2"	6.1ft	-1.70	5.26	43.5%	15.2%	22.0%	29.7%	#507	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	11.6%	82.4	2,579	+3.8"	-4.9"	6.1ft	-1.76	5.62	44.3%	24.2%	31.1%	32.9%	#378	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	9.9%	86.2	2,311	+0.3"	+2.4"	6.1ft	-1.62	5.34	36.6%	42.6%	26.0%	35.1%	#347	—	OK
SI	Fastball	9.6%	92.3	2,232	-9.9"	+3.9"	6.1ft	-1.58	5.26	41.3%	10.4%	19.5%	17.4%	#627	—	OK

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	356	.322	.399	.612	1.011	9.8%	11.2%	23	47.6%	12.5%	#1149	OK	—
Changeup	231	.230	.310	.333	0.643	22.1%	10.0%	4	36.1%	8.4%	#479	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	78	.288	.308	.438	0.746	21.8%	2.6%	1	34.5%	8.6%	#759	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	58	.185	.241	.352	0.593	17.2%	6.9%	2	47.7%	6.8%	#307	Small-ish	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 28.3% Velo: 92.1 Whiff: 16.6% OPS-all: 1.075

Changeup

Usage: 27.6% Velo: 88.5 Whiff: 34.6% OPS-all: 0.643

Fastball

Usage: 12.9% Velo: 91.0 Whiff: 15.2% OPS-all: 1.009

Pitch mix

50.8%

9.9%

27.6%

11.6%

9.6%

Total pitches this season: 2,667 · Reliable

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Merrill Kelly SP · Diamondbacks

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Buy-Now

130

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

+21 (+19.3%)

+26 (+25.0%)

Stamina 79

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