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
Pitches8464
PA2251
AVG.234
SLG.395
ISO.161
K%23.0%
BRL%9.4%
HH%40.7%
EV89.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2534 | 29.9% | 92.3 | 2381 |
| Changeup | 1733 | 20.5% | 88.3 | 2130 |
| Cutter | 1484 | 17.5% | 90.7 | 2375 |
| Curveball | 1199 | 14.2% | 81.7 | 2605 |
| Sinker | 1182 | 14.0% | 92.3 | 2241 |
| Slider | 308 | 3.6% | 86.1 | 2336 |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.3% | 87.6 | 2044 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 520 | .223 | .450 | .227 | 116 | 55 | 31 | 3 | 27 | 138 |
| Changeup | 481 | .206 | .308 | .102 | 99 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 133 |
| Cutter | 362 | .251 | .420 | .169 | 91 | 58 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 67 |
| Curveball | 282 | .220 | .401 | .181 | 62 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 91 |
| Sinker | 338 | .302 | .432 | .130 | 102 | 73 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 67 |
| Slider | 86 | .163 | .291 | .128 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Unknown | 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 | 388 | 11.6% | 45.9% | 90.4 | 24.3° | 219 | 41.2% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 10.6% |
| Changeup | 350 | 7.4% | 33.7% | 86.8 | 0.6° | 134 | 15.4% | 25.7% | 58.3% | 0.6% |
| Cutter | 297 | 10.4% | 37.4% | 88.5 | 18.5° | 182 | 29.6% | 25.6% | 35.7% | 9.1% |
| Curveball | 192 | 8.3% | 44.8% | 90.1 | 1.3° | 134 | 17.7% | 22.9% | 58.3% | 0.5% |
| Sinker | 273 | 8.8% | 45.4% | 91.5 | 5.7° | 147 | 19.4% | 24.2% | 53.8% | 2.6% |
| Slider | 64 | 7.8% | 29.7% | 87.2 | 6.6° | 129 | 15.6% | 20.3% | 59.4% | 4.7% |