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Merrill Kelly

#29 - Starting Pitcher

Arizona Diamondbacks

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	10/14/1988 (33)
Height, Weight	6'2", 202 lb
Hometown	Houston, TX

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	3-2	44.0	3.27	1.27	21.7%	8.2%	28.1%				92.5	11.4%	24.5%	47.7%	3.38	.294

	25^th 2 W	13^th 27 IP	77^th 4.39 ERA	108^th 1.34 WHIP	76^th 21.2% K%	110^th 8.4% BB%	100^th 28.2% CSW%				114^th 93.1 FB MPH	102^nd 11.7% SwStr%	67^th 27.1% HC%	72^nd 44.8% GB%	68^th 4.20 xERA	68^th .320 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
9	160	4.25	1.29	20.3%	6.8%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2019	ARI	32	32	183.1	13	14	4.42	4.60	4.51	4.63	1.32	9.0	20.3%	7.3%	.294	.298	28.2%	45.6%	17.0%	73.1%	10.5%	27.4%
2020	ARI	5	5	31.1	3	2	2.59	3.95	4.00	4.08	1.00	7.5	23.2%	4.0%	.247	.269	29.3%	47.7%	15.2%	92.0%	10.8%	30.0%
2021	ARI	27	27	158.0	7	11	4.44	4.53	4.11	4.32	1.29	9.3	19.5%	6.1%	.305	.322	29.1%	46.7%	13.3%	70.5%	10.1%	27.4%
2022	ARI	8	8	44.0	3	2	3.27	3.38	2.95	3.56	1.27	8.4	21.7%	8.2%	.312	.290	24.5%	47.7%	5.7%	75.6%	11.4%	28.1%
SP MLB AVG		5	5	27.0	2	2	4.39	4.20	4.16	4.10	1.34	8.7	21.0%	8.7%	.286	.280	27.0%	44.8%	11.9%	72.6%	11.6%	28.1%
4 Years		72	72	416.2	26	29	4.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.28	9.0	20.4%	6.7%	.297	.305	28.2%	46.4%	14.4%	73.4%	10.5%	27.7%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 30%
Changeup | 23%
Cutter | 20%
Sinker | 14%
Curveball | 13%
Slider | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	91.9	34.8%	18.1%	50.1%	8.4%	22.3%	30.8%	63.9%	59.2%	31.0%	43.7%	.234	.313	.273	10.1%	.240	.338	27.5%	2,409
2020	92.0	30.4%	14.7%	52.8%	7.6%	18.8%	26.4%	61.8%	56.9%	34.8%	52.2%	.259	.385	.238	16.7%	.278	.418	36.7%	2,433
2021	91.7	32.5%	21.9%	55.4%	8.1%	21.8%	29.9%	67.2%	60.7%	28.7%	49.7%	.307	.392	.323	12.7%	.285	.388	30.9%	2,358
2022	92.5	30.3%	24.2%	54.1%	10.1%	21.7%	31.9%	67.6%	63.3%	40.7%	29.6%	.265	.362	.333	0.0%	.251	.349	26.8%	2,340
SP MLB AVG	93.1	37.4%	25.2%	50.4%	9.4%	17.7%	27.1%	64.5%	59.1%	34.7%	42.1%	.256	.354	.283	13.3%	.260	.364	30.2%	2,221

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.240	.338	.255	.284	27.5%	10.1%	37.3%	24.2%	89.8	90.1	19.9	0.4	1.3	-1.8	5.7	6.2	2,409
2020	.278	.418	.239	.385	36.7%	17.4%	52.2%	40.0%	90.1	92.8	25.7	3.5	9.5	-1.5	5.4	6.4	2,433
2021	.285	.388	.283	.349	30.9%	10.5%	41.3%	30.4%	88.9	88.8	21.7	4.7	9.2	-1.5	5.4	6.3	2,358
2022	.251	.349	.315	.279	26.8%	7.4%	48.1%	31.7%	86.9	84.8	17.4	5.4	9.3	-1.5	5.4	6.2	2,340
SP MLB AVG	.260	.364	.283	.318	30.2%	10.7%	42.6%	28.4%	91.0	89.0	19.3	4.8	9.5	-0.5	5.8	6.4	2,221

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	1,030	244	29	11	1	7	53	32	0	1	658	371	.234	.400	.313
2020	144	30	2	3	0	2	4	2	1	0	89	55	.259	.593	.385
2021	789	194	30	10	2	9	30	20	1	0	530	259	.307	.554	.392
2022	207	41	4	5	0	0	7	7	0	0	140	67	.265	.412	.362
SP MLB AVG	151	37	5	2	0	1	7	4	0	0	100	51	.256	.448	.354

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	31.0%	25.3%	43.7%	10.1%	10.1%	41.8%	17.1%	41.1%	17.8%	3.8%	19.6%	39.2%	22.8%	4.4%	36.1%
2020	34.8%	13.0%	52.2%	17.4%	16.7%	43.5%	21.7%	34.8%	19.4%	0.0%	21.7%	26.1%	21.7%	13.0%	43.5%
2021	28.7%	21.7%	49.7%	14.0%	12.7%	43.4%	21.7%	35.0%	19.1%	5.6%	14.0%	39.2%	21.7%	9.1%	44.1%
2022	40.7%	29.6%	29.6%	11.1%	0.0%	48.1%	25.9%	25.9%	22.7%	7.4%	18.5%	25.9%	29.6%	11.1%	40.7%
SP MLB AVG	34.7%	23.2%	42.1%	13.3%	13.3%	40.1%	21.8%	38.6%	20.6%	3.3%	22.7%	31.3%	23.5%	8.6%	37.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	27.5%	10.1%	37.3%	24.2%	.234	.313	.273	.306	.240	.338	.255	.284	89.8	90.1	19.9
2020	36.7%	17.4%	52.2%	40.0%	.259	.385	.238	.304	.278	.418	.239	.385	90.1	92.8	25.7
2021	30.9%	10.5%	41.3%	30.4%	.307	.392	.323	.367	.285	.388	.283	.349	88.9	88.8	21.7
2022	26.8%	7.4%	48.1%	31.7%	.265	.362	.333	.333	.251	.349	.315	.279	86.9	84.8	17.4
SP MLB AVG	30.2%	10.7%	42.6%	28.4%	.256	.354	.283	.322	.260	.364	.283	.318	91.0	89.0	19.3

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	18.1%	50.1%	8.4%	22.3%	30.8%	63.9%	59.2%	20.3%	41.6%	79.7%	73.1%	81.5%	26.9%	20.9%	61.1%	49.1%
2020	14.7%	52.8%	7.6%	18.8%	26.4%	61.8%	56.9%	17.7%	43.1%	82.3%	70.0%	84.6%	18.5%	16.7%	53.3%	46.7%
2021	21.9%	55.4%	8.1%	21.8%	29.9%	67.2%	60.7%	17.9%	45.4%	82.1%	67.5%	86.1%	24.9%	17.0%	64.5%	50.8%
2022	24.2%	54.1%	10.1%	21.7%	31.9%	67.6%	63.3%	22.1%	45.9%	77.9%	82.6%	76.4%	28.9%	26.4%	66.7%	57.6%
SP MLB AVG	25.2%	50.4%	9.4%	17.7%	27.1%	64.5%	59.1%	19.8%	46.8%	80.2%	69.8%	83.7%	22.7%	22.0%	61.6%	50.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	32.2%	24.0%	43.8%	26.1%	33.1%	40.8%	7.8%	22.5%	53.5%	56.2%	33.2%	27.0%	50.1%	12.1%	19.1%
2020	25.0%	24.3%	50.7%	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	6.3%	26.4%	49.3%	63.9%	26.4%	25.0%	52.8%	10.9%	11.1%
2021	28.4%	25.1%	46.5%	24.3%	33.5%	42.2%	8.7%	22.3%	52.6%	62.0%	30.7%	23.1%	55.4%	16.0%	16.5%
2022	21.3%	21.3%	57.5%	26.1%	36.2%	37.7%	7.7%	18.4%	60.4%	58.5%	35.7%	25.6%	54.1%	9.9%	13.2%
SP MLB AVG	34.1%	27.8%	38.1%	51.6%	26.6%	21.7%	7.4%	30.4%	41.8%	57.1%	29.5%	28.4%	50.4%	14.4%	16.6%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	86.0	12.9%	34.3%	36.6%	12.8%	11.0%	23.8%	63.9%	56.0%	41.8%	38.0%	.319	.383	.333	16.7%	.305	.382	22.8%	2,108
2020	87.9	17.6%	45.3%	36.1%	21.7%	7.2%	28.9%	66.3%	57.8%	57.9%	31.6%	.250	.324	.278	33.3%	.210	.289	22.2%	1,943
2021	87.2	17.0%	38.1%	35.5%	15.1%	6.8%	21.9%	62.0%	56.0%	48.9%	20.5%	.243	.266	.271	11.1%	.285	.312	28.7%	1,993
2022	88.3	23.4%	43.9%	38.8%	16.9%	10.6%	27.5%	67.5%	61.3%	70.6%	11.8%	.208	.230	.303	0.0%	.198	.222	17.6%	2,194
SP MLB AVG	85.3	17.1%	33.4%	36.1%	14.0%	9.9%	23.9%	59.2%	53.3%	53.7%	25.3%	.232	.286	.263	14.3%	.230	.286	23.4%	1,727

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.305	.382	.307	.356	22.8%	12.7%	37.5%	29.4%	87.4	89.5	14.0	1.1	1.1	-1.8	5.8	6.2	2,108
2020	.210	.289	.229	.289	22.2%	10.5%	25.0%	17.9%	83.5	89.9	-3.7	9.4	4.7	-1.5	5.5	6.4	1,943
2021	.285	.312	.314	.301	28.7%	4.5%	36.4%	29.6%	86.3	90.8	4.3	9.2	3.7	-1.5	5.5	6.3	1,993
2022	.198	.222	.286	.202	17.6%	2.9%	23.5%	15.7%	84.5	77.5	-2.1	10.4	2.1	-1.5	5.5	6.2	2,194
SP MLB AVG	.230	.286	.261	.260	23.4%	5.0%	33.3%	24.6%	85.5	87.6	5.1	8.5	4.5	-0.5	5.7	6.4	1,727

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	382	102	20	4	1	5	14	8	0	0	244	138	.319	.543	.383
2020	83	28	3	2	0	2	8	0	0	0	55	28	.250	.536	.324
2021	411	108	18	4	1	2	17	2	1	1	255	156	.243	.359	.266
2022	160	51	7	3	0	0	15	2	0	0	108	52	.208	.271	.230
SP MLB AVG	70	20	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	43	27	.232	.368	.286

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	41.8%	21.5%	38.0%	3.8%	16.7%	58.2%	17.7%	25.3%	19.1%	6.3%	26.6%	30.4%	24.1%	1.3%	36.7%
2020	57.9%	10.5%	31.6%	5.3%	33.3%	68.4%	26.3%	5.3%	13.3%	10.5%	42.1%	21.1%	10.5%	5.3%	42.1%
2021	48.9%	30.7%	20.5%	2.3%	11.1%	52.3%	23.9%	23.9%	18.7%	9.1%	35.2%	19.3%	23.9%	8.0%	39.8%
2022	70.6%	17.6%	11.8%	2.9%	0.0%	73.5%	14.7%	11.8%	18.8%	2.9%	61.8%	11.8%	17.6%	2.9%	26.5%
SP MLB AVG	53.7%	21.1%	25.3%	5.4%	14.3%	56.9%	19.4%	24.7%	15.2%	6.6%	39.2%	20.8%	24.3%	4.2%	31.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	22.8%	12.7%	37.5%	29.4%	.319	.383	.333	.375	.305	.382	.307	.356	87.4	89.5	14.0
2020	22.2%	10.5%	25.0%	17.9%	.250	.324	.278	.350	.210	.289	.229	.289	83.5	89.9	-3.7
2021	28.7%	4.5%	36.4%	29.6%	.243	.266	.271	.287	.285	.312	.314	.301	86.3	90.8	4.3
2022	17.6%	2.9%	23.5%	15.7%	.208	.230	.303	.303	.198	.222	.286	.202	84.5	77.5	-2.1
SP MLB AVG	23.4%	5.0%	33.3%	24.6%	.232	.286	.263	.288	.230	.286	.261	.260	85.5	87.6	5.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	34.3%	36.6%	12.8%	11.0%	23.8%	63.9%	56.0%	24.3%	52.9%	75.7%	66.3%	82.4%	13.2%	33.0%	45.3%	38.7%
2020	45.3%	36.1%	21.7%	7.2%	28.9%	66.3%	57.8%	36.7%	59.0%	63.3%	58.3%	68.0%	7.3%	52.4%	60.0%	33.3%
2021	38.1%	35.5%	15.1%	6.8%	21.9%	62.0%	56.0%	27.3%	55.2%	72.7%	54.5%	87.3%	10.5%	36.0%	53.0%	37.9%
2022	43.9%	38.8%	16.9%	10.6%	27.5%	67.5%	61.3%	29.7%	56.9%	70.3%	53.5%	85.4%	14.1%	39.3%