78
Carson Kelly
#15
Catcher
Bats R
Throws R
6'1", 212 lbs · Born Jul 14, 1994 · Debut 2016
.265
2026 AVG
7
2026 HR
297
Career RBI
2,527
Career PA
Upcoming Game
Chicago Cubs @
Kansas City Royals
2026-08-09
Away Batting #7 2 Projected
Washington Nationals @
Chicago Cubs
2026-08-11
Away Batting #7 2 Projected
Washington Nationals @
Chicago Cubs
2026-08-12
Away Batting #7 2 Projected
Recent Form Snapshot
L5G
G5 AVG.333 HR1 OPS0.868
L7D
G3 AVG.400 HR1 OPS1.155
L14D
G8 AVG.290 HR1 OPS0.720
Pitch Matchup Intelligence
✅ Best vs
Fastball
OPS 0.817
⚠️ Weak vs
Slider/Sweeper
OPS 0.775
Career Stats
.233
AVG
2,527
PA
2,228
AB
520
H
94
2B
3
3B
78
HR
297
RBI
252
BB
498
K
5
SB
2026 Season
82
G
304
PA
268
AB
71
H
7
HR
Recent Game Log
| Date | Opp | H/A | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Toronto Blue Jays | H | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-05 | Los Angeles Dodgers | H | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-03 | Los Angeles Dodgers | H | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-01 | New York Yankees | H | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-07-30 | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-28 | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | St. Louis Cardinals | A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07-26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-07-24 | Pittsburgh Pirates | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-22 | Detroit Tigers | H | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent Form
| Window | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7D | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| Last 14D | 8 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .290 | .333 | .387 | 0.720 |
| Last 21D | 13 | 49 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .250 | .327 | .318 | 0.645 |
| Last 5G | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .368 | .500 | 0.868 |
| Last 10G | 10 | 39 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .243 | .282 | .324 | 0.606 |
Batting Order Breakdown
| Slot | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| Slot 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Slot 4 | 14 | 64 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | .309 | .406 | .436 |
| Slot 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 3 | .364 | .440 | .455 |
| Slot 6 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .222 | .243 | .333 |
| Slot 7 | 21 | 81 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | .243 | .346 | .329 |
| Slot 8 | 22 | 80 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | .271 | .362 | .443 |
| Slot 9 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
Home / Away Splits
| Split | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Away | 41 | 152 | 136 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 23 | .235 | .316 | .375 | 0.691 |
Today's Pitch-Family Matchup
vs Randy Dobnak
Hitter Edge
| Pitcher Family | Usage | Velo | Whiff% | My wOBA vs | My OPS vs | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastball SI/FF/FC | 48.6% | 91.9 | 4.3% | 0.364 | 0.817 | 202 |
| Slider/Sweeper ST/SL | 30.5% | 82.3 | 42.9% | 0.334 | 0.775 | 95 |
| Changeup CH | 20.2% | 85.2 | 32.3% | 0.377 | 0.875 | 24 |
| Curve/Slurve CU | 0.8% | 84.0 | — | 0.052 Small | 0.118 | 17 |
wOBA and OPS are Carson Kelly's 2026 performance vs each pitch family — not recent OPS.
Matchup label is weighted by pitcher's usage mix. Small sample (<20 PA) flagged.
PardonMe Stat Review
How does Carson Kelly compare to other MLB hitters?
BB/K Ratio
0.660
88th
On-Base %
.352
83th
Strikeout Rate
16.4%
82th
Batting Average
.265
75th
Walk Rate
10.9%
75th
OPS
0.733
62th
Slugging %
.381
43th
HR Rate
0.023
36th
Isolated Power
.116
24th
SB Rate
0.000
0th
Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 413 qualifying players
Pitch Family Matchup 2026
Fastball
Best
OPS0.817
PA202
K%10.9%
Whiff12.4%
Slider/Sweeper
Weak
OPS0.775
PA95
K%25.3%
Whiff35.7%
Changeup
OPS0.875
PA24
K%16.7%
Whiff34.6%
Curve/Slurve
OPS0.118
PA17
K%17.7%
Whiff31.6%
Splitter/Forkball
OPS0.000
PA4
K%75.0%
Whiff71.4%
Other/Unknown
OPS—
PA2
K%0.0%
Whiff—
Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026
| Pitch Family | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | K% | BB% | HR | Hard% | Brl% | Whiff% | CSW% | Rank | Sample | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastball | 202 | .314 | .406 | .411 | 0.817 | .097 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 3 | 41.2% | 5.9% | 12.4% | 25.5% | #568 | OK | — |
| Slider/Sweeper | 95 | .235 | .316 | .459 | 0.775 | .224 | 25.3% | 10.5% | 5 | 34.4% | 8.2% | 35.7% | 29.4% | #328 | OK | — |
| Changeup | 24 | .318 | .375 | .500 | 0.875 | .182 | 16.7% | 8.3% | 1 | 33.3% | 5.6% | 34.6% | 23.2% | #206 | Small | — |
| Curve/Slurve | 17 | .059 | .059 | .059 | 0.118 | .000 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 31.6% | 24.4% | #658 | Small | — |
| Splitter/Forkball | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.000 | .000 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 42.1% | #436 | Small | — |
| Other/Unknown | 2 | — | .100 | — | — | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | Small | — |
Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.
Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026
| Pitch | Family | PA | OPS | ISO | K% | Whiff% | Hard% | Brl% | Rank | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fastball | 99 | 0.793 | .048 | 10.1% | 11.3% | 41.9% | 6.8% | #543 | — |
| SI | Fastball | 77 | 0.708 | .071 | 11.7% | 8.5% | 39.3% | 1.6% | #555 | — |
| SLSmall-ish | Slider/Sweeper | 64 | 0.850 | .236 | 20.3% | 37.4% | 33.3% | 7.1% | #279 | — |
| STSmall-ish | Slider/Sweeper | 31 | 0.626 | .200 | 35.5% | 32.7% | 36.8% | 10.5% | #349 | — |
| CHSmall | Changeup | 24 | 0.875 | .182 | 16.7% | 34.6% | 33.3% | 5.6% | #206 | — |
| FCSmall-ish | Fastball | 26 | 1.262 | .381 | 11.5% | 27.3% | 44.4% | 16.7% | #162 | — |
| CUSmall | Curve/Slurve | 11 | 0.182 | .000 | 18.2% | 32.0% | 22.2% | 0.0% | #603 | — |
| FSSmall | Splitter/Forkball | 4 | 0.000 | .000 | 75.0% | 66.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% | #432 | — |
| SVSmall | Curve/Slurve | 4 | 0.000 | .000 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | #142 | — |
| KCSmall | Curve/Slurve | 2 | 0.000 | .000 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | #330 | — |
| EPSmall | Other/Unknown | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| FANo Data | Fastball | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FONo Data | Splitter/Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 100.0% | — | — | — | — |
MLB The Show Card Reference
78
Carson Kelly
C · Cubs
Live Silver
◌ Low Liquidity
Buy-Now
153
Sell-Now Net
112
Flip Profit
+12
24h
+2 (+1.3%)
7d
+14 (+10.1%)
Contact L
82
Power L
68
Arm Str
66
Contact R
59
Power R
53
Speed
32