Merrill Kelly

#29

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitcher Throws R

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

4.94

2026 ERA

10-14

2026 W-L

162.0

2026 IP

113

2026 K

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Career Stats

201

1170.1

1,024

511

4.94

ERA

1.460

WHIP

2026 Season

162.0

113

4.94

ERA

1.460

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-23	Colorado Rockies	A	5.1	2	2	1	0	78	W
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

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	27.1	9	25	10	2	2	—	2.96	1.171
Last 10G	10	52.2	30	42	28	2	6	—	5.13	1.481

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	29	162.0	89	166	28	113	70	4.94	1.457	6.28	3.89

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	16	94.0	45	89	13	56	40	4.31	1.372	5.36	3.83

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
61–80 Pitches	5	26.3	12	12	13	4.10	1.177
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	19	103.3	60	63	43	5.23	1.539
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

9.9%

29th

BB/9

3.89

28th

ERA

4.94

19th

HR/9

1.56

15th

WHIP

1.457

15th

K/9

6.28

9th

K Rate

16.1%

8th

K/BB Ratio

1.614

4th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 267 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 28.1% Velo: 92.1 Whiff: 16.7% OPS-all: 1.047

Changeup

Usage: 27.4% Velo: 88.5 Whiff: 34.8% OPS-all: 0.649

Fastball

Usage: 13.6% Velo: 91.0 Whiff: 14.0% OPS-all: 0.960

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	28.1%	92.1	2,361	-6.0"	+8.3"	6.1ft	-1.65	5.25	47.4%	16.7%	26.1%	23.3%	#926	—	OK
CH	Changeup	27.4%	88.5	2,164	-8.9"	+0.4"	6.1ft	-1.64	5.36	41.0%	34.8%	22.4%	33.4%	#400	—	OK
FC	Fastball	13.6%	91.0	2,368	-2.8"	+7.1"	6.1ft	-1.70	5.26	44.4%	14.0%	21.1%	29.7%	#521	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	11.4%	82.4	2,578	+3.8"	-4.9"	6.1ft	-1.76	5.62	44.4%	23.5%	30.7%	33.0%	#386	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	10.1%	86.2	2,315	+0.3"	+2.4"	6.1ft	-1.62	5.34	36.1%	42.3%	25.6%	35.1%	#349	—	OK
SI	Fastball	9.4%	92.3	2,233	-9.9"	+3.9"	6.1ft	-1.58	5.26	41.1%	10.4%	19.4%	17.3%	#635	—	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	366	.313	.391	.595	0.986	9.6%	11.2%	23	47.2%	12.1%	#1103	OK	—
Changeup	237	.233	.311	.338	0.649	22.4%	9.7%	4	35.9%	8.2%	#479	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	82	.303	.317	.447	0.764	20.7%	2.4%	1	32.3%	8.1%	#798	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	59	.182	.237	.345	0.582	17.0%	6.8%	2	46.7%	6.7%	#299	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: 28.1% Velo: 92.1 Whiff: 16.7% OPS-all: 1.047

Changeup

Usage: 27.4% Velo: 88.5 Whiff: 34.8% OPS-all: 0.649

Fastball

Usage: 13.6% Velo: 91.0 Whiff: 14.0% OPS-all: 0.960

Pitch mix

51.1%

10.1%

27.4%

11.4%

9.4%

Total pitches this season: 2,745 · Reliable

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Merrill Kelly SP · Diamondbacks

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Flip Profit

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24h

+10 (+20.4%)

+21 (+55.3%)

Stamina 79

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