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Merrill Kelly: Personal Data
Name: Merrill Kelly
Full Name: Kenneth Merrill Kelly
Pronounced: n/a
Current Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Position: Pitcher
Throws: Right
Height: 6-2
Weight: 202lb
Bats: Right
Date of Birth: 1988-10-14
Birthplace: Houston, TX us
High School: Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
College: none specified
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season
Service Time (as of 01/2025): 6.000 years
Free Agency Year (as of 01/2025): 2026
Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$24M (23-25)
Merrill Kelly: Career Pitching
Through games of Sunday, 6 July 2025.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.
Handedness Key: + R * L # S
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Year
Team
GS
GR
IP
BFP
BA
BABIP
SA
HA
PF
BBA
KA
OBA
TBA
K/W
TPP
QofP
ERA
2019
Diamondbacks
32
0
183.1
777
0.260
0.294
0.447
0.237
1.723
0.073
0.203
0.313
0.408
2.772
743
4.30
4.42
2020
Diamondbacks
5
0
31.1
125
0.218
0.247
0.395
0.208
1.808
0.040
0.232
0.256
0.376
5.800
577
3.34
2.59
2021
Diamondbacks
27
0
158.0
667
0.266
0.305
0.433
0.244
1.626
0.061
0.195
0.312
0.397
3.171
715
4.14
4.44
2022
Diamondbacks
33
0
200.1
804
0.226
0.269
0.371
0.208
1.641
0.076
0.220
0.286
0.341
2.902
527
3.05
3.37
2023
Diamondbacks
30
0
177.2
722
0.222
0.279
0.371
0.198
1.671
0.096
0.259
0.299
0.331
2.710
570
3.30
3.29
2024
Diamondbacks
13
0
73.2
300
0.242
0.275
0.426
0.223
1.761
0.063
0.210
0.293
0.393
3.316
639
3.70
4.03
2025
Diamondbacks
18
0
104.0
421
0.215
0.261
0.379
0.200
1.762
0.069
0.245
0.271
0.352
3.552
566
3.27
3.55
Career
All
158
0
926.7
3816
0.239
0.281
0.403
0.219
1.688
0.074
0.222
0.296
0.369
3.014
624
3.61
3.79
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