Merrill Kelly
Starting Pitcher · Arizona Diamondbacks · #29
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- 1988-10-14
- Birthplace
- Houston, TX, United States
- Debut
- 2019
- ESPN id
- 32968
- Source
- espn
Pitches8841
PA2298
AVG.250
SLG.424
ISO.175
K%19.5%
BRL%8.5%
HH%40.5%
EV89.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2614 | 29.6% | 91.9 | 2364 |
| Changeup | 1872 | 21.2% | 87.9 | 2121 |
| Cutter | 1558 | 17.6% | 90.5 | 2362 |
| Curveball | 1239 | 14.0% | 81.4 | 2601 |
| Sinker | 1168 | 13.2% | 92.0 | 2230 |
| Slider | 364 | 4.1% | 85.7 | 2345 |
| Unknown | 19 | 0.2% | 92.9 | 2492 |
| Pitch Out | 7 | 0.1% | 89.4 | 2315 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 547 | .274 | .536 | .261 | 150 | 77 | 36 | 4 | 33 | 125 |
| Changeup | 496 | .230 | .345 | .115 | 114 | 81 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 115 |
| Cutter | 344 | .233 | .445 | .212 | 80 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 66 |
| Curveball | 269 | .230 | .349 | .119 | 62 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 69 |
| Sinker | 319 | .270 | .414 | .144 | 86 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 49 |
| Slider | 97 | .258 | .371 | .113 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 434 | 11.5% | 46.8% | 90.9 | 26.5° | 218 | 38.9% | 25.8% | 23.5% | 11.8% |
| Changeup | 384 | 6.8% | 33.3% | 86.6 | 4.1° | 135 | 17.7% | 22.7% | 56.3% | 3.4% |
| Cutter | 278 | 9.7% | 37.4% | 87.2 | 22.2° | 188 | 33.8% | 21.6% | 32.4% | 12.2% |
| Curveball | 200 | 6.0% | 48.0% | 92.2 | 5.7° | 142 | 17.0% | 25.0% | 56.0% | 2.0% |
| Sinker | 273 | 7.0% | 42.9% | 89.9 | 6.3° | 146 | 17.2% | 26.0% | 52.7% | 4.0% |
| Slider | 75 | 8.0% | 22.7% | 85.1 | 7.8° | 135 | 22.7% | 18.7% | 52.0% | 6.7% |