Merrill Kelly

#29 - Starting Pitcher

Arizona Diamondbacks

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	10/14/1988 (34)
Height, Weight	6'2", 202 lb
Hometown	Houston, TX

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	7-3	70.2	2.80	1.08	27.6%	10.0%	29.1%

	5^th 3 W	36^th 47 IP	28^th 4.87 ERA	35^th 1.38 WHIP	26^th 21.3% K%	151^st 8.2% BB%	71^st 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	92.5	13.1%	22.9%	49.4%	5.11	3.71

	135^th 93.4 FB MPH	53^rd 11.6% SwStr%	28^th 28.0% HC%	43^rd 43.6% GB%	78^th 5.06 PLV	54^th 4.69 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2019	ARI	32	32	183.1	13	14	4.42	-	4.52	-	1.31	9.0	20.3%	7.3%	.294	-	-	1.42	-	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	29.3%	47.7%	1.44	15.2%	92.0%	10.8%	30.0%	4.95
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	29.1%	46.7%	1.20	13.3%	70.5%	10.1%	27.4%	4.82
2022	ARI	33	33	200.1	13	8	3.37	3.65	3.65	3.87	1.14	7.5	22.0%	7.6%	.269	25.5%	44.9%	0.94	10.9%	76.3%	11.5%	28.4%	4.90
2023	ARI	12	12	70.2	7	3	2.80	3.71	3.67	3.64	1.08	6.1	27.6%	10.0%	.250	22.9%	49.4%	0.89	14.0%	76.2%	13.1%	29.1%	5.11
SP MLB Percentile		64	64	81	94	36	86	73	78	85	81	95	87	24	85	86	78	75	51	67	72	63	59
SP MLB AVG		9	9	47.0	3	3	4.87	4.69	4.66	4.59	1.38	9.1	21.3%	8.2%	.301	28.0%	43.6%	-	14.8%	71.0%	11.6%	28.1%	5.06
5 Years		109	109	643.2	43	38	3.83	-	-	-	1.21	8.2	21.5%	7.2%	.283	23.8%	46.4%	1.16	19.2%	74.4%	11.0%	28.0%	4.91

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 25%
Changeup | 23%
Cutter | 19%
Sinker | 14%
Curveball | 14%
Slider | 5%
All Pitches

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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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	8.1%	-	-	9.2%	20.4%	29.6%	66.7%	61.3%	-	-	.283	.372	.323	-	-	-	-	-
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	29.2%	21.4%	56.2%	11.0%	20.6%	31.6%	68.3%	63.5%	26.1%	50.7%	.215	.304	.277	6.9%	.228	.326	24.6%	2,359
2023	92.5	25.4%	24.3%	51.2%	11.1%	24.0%	35.2%	65.9%	61.3%	27.0%	48.6%	.250	.369	.273	22.2%	.261	.362	27.6%	2,387
SP MLB Percentile	32	19	39	55	68	92	92	52	63	27	72	58	50	68	20	55	52	65	81
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.5%	26.8%	50.0%	9.5%	18.0%	27.6%	65.1%	59.3%	34.3%	41.9%	.279	.371	.313	15.7%	.269	.369	31.3%	2,253

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	.228	.326	.286	.388	24.6%	8.5%	35.9%	22.4%	88.7	88.1	27.3	5.2	9.0	-1.5	5.3	6.2	2,359
2023	.261	.362	.317	.454	27.6%	5.4%	40.5%	25.9%	89.4	88.2	24.3	4.7	8.7	-1.6	5.3	6.2	2,387
SP MLB Percentile	55	52	34	26	65	80	65	68	76	60	22	44	30	31	7	22	81
SP MLB AVG	.269	.369	.294	.416	31.3%	11.0%	44.0%	29.9%	91.1	89.2	18.9	4.9	9.2	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,253

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	240	53	9	1	0	3	12	7	0	1	160	80	.283	.500	.372
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	898	228	23	14	1	5	58	28	0	1	613	285	.215	.370	.304
2023	287	58	6	3	0	4	15	5	1	0	189	98	.250	.538	.369
SP MLB Percentile	59	52	57	44	27	17	64	53	11	11	60	39	58	36	50
SP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	3	13	7	1	0	175	90	.279	.494	.371

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	26.1%	23.2%	50.7%	19.7%	6.9%	35.9%	34.5%	29.6%	20.8%	3.5%	16.9%	43.7%	19.0%	8.5%	32.4%
2023	27.0%	24.3%	48.6%	16.2%	22.2%	35.1%	32.4%	32.4%	17.8%	5.4%	13.5%	40.5%	24.3%	10.8%	45.9%
SP MLB Percentile	27	45	72	73	20	72	39	40	20	80	20	85	49	26	21
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	23.8%	41.9%	11.9%	15.7%	31.5%	35.9%	32.6%	21.1%	3.4%	21.8%	30.9%	24.7%	8.2%	39.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	.283	.372	.323	.382	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	24.6%	8.5%	35.9%	22.4%	.215	.304	.277	.303	.228	.326	.286	.388	88.7	88.1	27.3
2023	27.6%	5.4%	40.5%	25.9%	.250	.369	.273	.351	.261	.362	.317	.454	89.4	88.2	24.3
SP MLB Percentile	65	80	65	68	58	50	68	51	55	52	34	26	76	60	22
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	11.0%	44.0%	29.9%	.279	.371	.313	.357	.269	.369	.294	.416	91.1	89.2	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	-	-	9.2%	20.4%	29.6%	66.7%	61.3%	19.8%	46.3%	80.2%	-	-	24.3%	-	69.2%	52.3%
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	21.4%	56.2%	11.0%	20.6%	31.6%	68.3%	63.5%	23.1%	47.7%	76.9%	77.4%	76.7%	24.4%	18.9%	61.9%	55.1%
2023	24.3%	51.2%	11.1%	24.0%	35.2%	65.9%	61.3%	26.7%	41.8%	73.3%	58.8%	79.1%	32.9%	23.4%	60.4%	56.0%
SP MLB Percentile	39	55	68	92	92	52	63	83	24	83	83	76	93	59	40	66
SP MLB AVG	26.8%	50.0%	9.5%	18.0%	27.6%	65.1%	59.3%	19.9%	47.1%	80.1%	70.0%	84.1%	23.2%	22.5%	62.2%	52.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56.7%	14.6%	28.8%	-	11.8%	17.4%
2020	25.0%	24.3%	50.7%	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	6.3%	26.4%	49.3%	63.9%	11.1%	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%	15.0%	23.1%	55.4%	16.0%	16.5%
2022	31.7%	23.3%	45.0%	26.6%	35.4%	38.0%	7.8%	20.2%	56.6%	52.1%	18.4%	29.5%	56.2%	11.5%	21.9%
2023	41.1%	22.0%	36.9%	33.4%	31.4%	35.2%	5.9%	25.8%	52.3%	59.2%	13.9%	26.8%	51.2%	9.4%	19.5%
SP MLB Percentile	78	8	50	3	87	96	19	31	91	62	48	42	55	16	66
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	28.8%	36.9%	52.8%	26.1%	21.2%	7.4%	29.6%	41.6%	57.2%	14.0%	28.8%	50.0%	13.6%	16.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2019	240	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	144	4.72	680	32.6%	25.0%	42.4%	-9.7%	-0.1	4.99	-3
2021	789	4.75	3,744	37.6%	21.9%	40.4%	-2.8%	1.4	4.75	+2
2022	898	4.75	3,827	37.1%	22.7%	40.1%	-3.0%	-15.6	3.90	-16
2023	287	4.90	1,407	43.6%	19.5%	36.9%	6.6%	1.9	3.85	-1
SP MLB Percentile	59	44	59	51	43	47	47	48	-	77
SP MLB AVG	265	4.92	1,325	43.0%	19.9%	37.1%	5.9%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	86.1	3.4%	-	-	7.9%	10.9%	18.8%	61.4%	55.4%	-	-	.240	.324	.263	-	-	-	-	-
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	88.6	21.8%	44.3%	31.1%	15.9%	7.2%	23.1%	63.2%	56.6%	64.3%	15.0%	.239	.279	.291	23.8%	.199	.240	21.9%	2,164
2023	88.9	23.1%	48.0%	21.8%	19.2%	5.7%	24.9%	60.9%	57.9%	63.4%	17.1%	.125	.162	.195	0.0%	.165	.211	23.5%	2,148
SP MLB Percentile	87	79	92	10	79	19	51	61	74	74	27	83	84	75	53	78	79	48	93
SP MLB AVG	85.4	15.9%	31.8%	33.9%	14.0%	9.8%	23.8%	56.4%	50.6%	51.3%	27.5%	.243	.291	.292	13.9%	.246	.302	24.0%	1,741

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	.199	.240	.239	.286	21.9%	4.3%	28.6%	20.4%	84.8	81.8	-0.2	10.0	1.9	-1.5	5.5	6.2	2,164
2023	.165	.211	.244	.281	23.5%	4.9%	36.6%	22.1%	88.5	95.6	-5.3	9.6	1.2	-1.5	5.4	6.3	2,148
SP MLB Percentile	78	79	63	66	48	48	49	68	32	19	90	70	7	39	21	27	93
SP MLB AVG	.246	.302	.283	.351	24.0%	5.6%	38.9%	28.4%	86.9	87.5	8.1	8.7	4.0	-0.6	5.7	6.5	1,741

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	101	29	4	1	0	1	5	4	0	0	62	39	.240	.400	.324
2020	83	28	3	2	0	2	8	0	0	0	55	28	.250	.536