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
	13-7	189.2	3.13	1.11	22.2%	7.5%	28.7%				92.6	11.4%	25.0%	45.8%	3.59	.296

	16^th 7 W	7^th 112 IP	43^rd 4.19 ERA	38^th 1.28 WHIP	77^th 21.2% K%	112^th 7.5% BB%	72^nd 27.9% CSW%				134^th 93.3 FB MPH	97^th 11.6% SwStr%	56^th 27.1% HC%	68^th 44.0% GB%	57^th 4.19 xERA	55^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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Stats Glossary

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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	0.80	4.52	3.54	1.31	9.0	20.3%	7.3%	.294	.255	13.5%	46.9%	60.4%	73.1%	10.5%	27.4%
2020	ARI	5	5	31.1	3	2	2.59	4.23	3.99	4.08	0.99	7.5	23.2%	4.0%	.247	.281	29.3%	47.7%	15.2%	92.0%	10.8%	30.0%
2021	ARI	27	27	158.0	7	11	4.44	4.71	4.11	4.32	1.29	9.3	19.5%	6.1%	.305	.304	29.1%	46.7%	13.3%	70.5%	10.1%	27.4%
2022	ARI	31	31	189.2	13	7	3.13	3.57	3.52	3.84	1.11	7.3	22.2%	7.5%	.266	.260	25.0%	45.8%	10.1%	77.2%	11.4%	28.7%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	112.0	7	7	4.19	4.19	4.16	4.14	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.5%	.291	.284	27.1%	43.9%	13.3%	73.1%	11.6%	27.9%
4 Years		95	95	562.1	36	34	3.89	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.22	8.4	20.9%	6.9%	.286	.278	24.5%	46.4%	17.5%	74.4%	10.7%	28.0%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 29%
Changeup | 22%
Cutter | 18%
Sinker | 17%
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	91.8	9.3%	24.1%	50.4%	9.8%	21.7%	31.5%	65.9%	60.9%	31.6%	44.7%	.269	.354	.314	17.6%	.242	.337	25.0%	2,391
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%	.317	.443	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%	.290	.396	30.9%	2,358
2022	92.6	29.5%	20.4%	56.7%	10.9%	21.3%	32.2%	68.1%	63.5%	26.7%	50.4%	.210	.290	.281	4.5%	.226	.320	24.1%	2,363
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.8%	26.4%	50.3%	9.2%	17.7%	26.9%	65.4%	59.5%	34.9%	41.7%	.268	.354	.296	13.9%	.263	.357	31.1%	2,248

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.242	.337	.278	.387	25.0%	7.9%	39.5%	25.0%	88.9	89.6	18.2	0.4	1.3	-1.8	5.7	6.2	2,391
2020	.317	.443	.305	.485	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	.290	.396	.283	.424	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	.226	.320	.291	.382	24.1%	6.9%	34.4%	21.2%	88.6	87.7	27.3	5.2	9.0	-1.5	5.3	6.2	2,363
SP MLB AVG	.263	.357	.286	.397	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.2%	90.5	88.8	18.9	4.8	9.4	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,248

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	276	60	10	1	0	3	14	8	0	1	182	94	.269	.462	.354
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	850	212	22	13	1	3	55	26	0	1	579	271	.210	.339	.290
SP MLB AVG	605	149	21	7	1	6	30	15	1	0	402	203	.268	.468	.354

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	31.6%	23.7%	44.7%	7.9%	17.6%	34.2%	31.6%	34.2%	20.7%	5.3%	18.4%	36.8%	23.7%	7.9%	44.7%
2020	34.8%	13.0%	52.2%	17.4%	16.7%	34.8%	34.8%	30.4%	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%	39.9%	33.6%	26.6%	19.1%	5.6%	14.0%	39.2%	21.7%	9.1%	44.1%
2022	26.7%	22.9%	50.4%	20.6%	4.5%	36.6%	35.1%	28.2%	20.5%	3.8%	16.8%	45.0%	19.1%	8.4%	32.1%
SP MLB AVG	34.9%	23.4%	41.7%	12.4%	13.9%	31.9%	35.7%	32.5%	21.0%	3.5%	22.9%	31.9%	24.1%	7.7%	38.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	25.0%	7.9%	39.5%	25.0%	.269	.354	.314	.368	.242	.337	.278	.387	88.9	89.6	18.2
2020	36.7%	17.4%	52.2%	40.0%	.259	.385	.238	.304	.317	.443	.305	.485	90.1	92.8	25.7
2021	30.9%	10.5%	41.3%	30.4%	.307	.392	.323	.367	.290	.396	.283	.424	88.9	88.8	21.7
2022	24.1%	6.9%	34.4%	21.2%	.210	.290	.281	.298	.226	.320	.291	.382	88.6	87.7	27.3
SP MLB AVG	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.2%	.268	.354	.296	.336	.263	.357	.286	.397	90.5	88.8	18.9

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	24.1%	50.4%	9.8%	21.7%	31.5%	65.9%	60.9%	22.1%	44.2%	77.9%	57.6%	85.4%	25.5%	24.4%	68.5%	53.4%
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	20.4%	56.7%	10.9%	21.3%	32.2%	68.1%	63.5%	23.4%	46.8%	76.6%	76.0%	76.8%	25.1%	18.6%	61.8%	55.3%
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	50.3%	9.2%	17.7%	26.9%	65.4%	59.5%	19.2%	47.7%	80.8%	71.2%	84.6%	22.9%	22.2%	62.7%	51.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	37.3%	26.1%	36.6%	31.5%	35.9%	32.6%	7.6%	27.2%	46.7%	56.9%	32.6%	28.3%	50.4%	11.5%	17.9%
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	31.2%	23.6%	45.2%	26.2%	35.5%	38.2%	8.0%	20.2%	56.1%	52.5%	33.6%	29.1%	56.7%	11.4%	22.3%
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	28.0%	37.2%	50.9%	26.6%	22.5%	7.4%	30.1%	41.9%	57.9%	29.0%	28.2%	50.3%	14.1%	16.0%

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	3.9%	33.3%	31.6%	8.8%	11.4%	20.2%	63.2%	57.0%	45.8%	33.3%	.241	.311	.261	12.5%	.221	.288	15.2%	2,081
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%	.232	.317	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%	.266	.299	28.7%	1,993
2022	88.7	21.7%	45.2%	31.2%	16.3%	6.9%	23.2%	63.7%	56.9%	64.2%	14.9%	.244	.284	.297	25.0%	.198	.239	22.5%	2,167
SP MLB AVG	85.3	16.3%	33.5%	35.5%	13.4%	10.0%	23.3%	58.7%	52.4%	51.3%	26.5%	.253	.310	.285	15.0%	.253	.315	24.9%	1,734

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.221	.288	.236	.281	15.2%	4.2%	33.3%	24.2%	84.4	87.4	15.4	1.1	1.1	-1.8	5.8	6.2	2,081
2020	.232	.317	.251	.450	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	.266	.299	.289	.340	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	.239	.236	.286	22.5%	4.5%	28.4%	20.3%	84.8	82.3	-0.3	9.9	1.9	-1.5	5.5	6.2	2,167
SP MLB AVG	.253	.315	.280	.356	24.9%	5.7%	35.3%	26.7%	86.3	87.5	7.5	8.4	4.3	-0.6	5.7	6.4	1,734

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	114	33	5	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	72	42	.241	.379	.311
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	626	187	31	7	0	5	44	9	0	0	399	227	.244	.369	.284
SP MLB AVG	237	66	10	3	0	2	14	4	0	1	145	92	.253	.413	.310

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	45.8%	20.8%	33.3%	4.2%	12.5%	45.8%	41.7%	12.5%	21.9%	8.3%	20.8%	37.5%	29.2%	0.0%	25.0%
2020	57.9%	10.5%	31.6%	5.3%	33.3%	70.0%	20.0%	10.0%	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%	48.9%	36.4%	14.8%	18.7%	9.1%	35.2%	19.3%	23.9%	8.0%	39.8%
2022	64.2%	20.9%	14.9%	3.0%	25.0%	58.2%	29.1%	12.7%	19.2%	5.2%	52.2%	14.2%	20.9%	3.0%	29.1%
SP MLB AVG	51.3%	22.2%	26.5%	6.8%	15.0%	50.3%	31.6%	18.0%	15.1%	5.0%	37.9%	21.7%	25.0%	4.8%	33.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	15.2%	4.2%	33.3%	24.2%	.241	.311	.261	.292	.221	.288	.236	.281	84.4	87.4	15.4
2020	22.2%	10.5%	25.0%	17.9%	.250	.324	.278	.350	.232	.317	.251	.450	83.5	89.9	-3.7
2021	28.7%	4.5%	36.4%	29.6%	.243	.266	.271	.287	.266	.299	.289	.340	86.3	90.8	4.3
2022	22.5%	4.5%	28.4%	20.3%	.244	.284	.297	.323	.198	.239	.236	.286	84.8	82.3	-0.3
SP MLB AVG	24.9%	5.7%	35.3%	26.7%	.253	.310	.285	.312	.253	.315	.280	.356	86.3	87.5	7.5

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	33.3%	31.6%	8.8%	11.4%	20.2%	63.2%	57.0%	16.9%	51.8%	83.1%	73.1%	90.9%	12.5%	30.3%	40.0%	40.0%
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	45.2%	31.2%	16.3%	6.9%	23.2%	63.7%	56.9%	28.7%	56.9%	71.3%	61.0%