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
Pitches2283
PA616
AVG.270
SLG.475
ISO.205
K%15.4%
BRL%12.1%
HH%43.0%
EV89.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 635 | 27.8% | 88.5 | 2162 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 620 | 27.2% | 92.1 | 2367 |
| Cutter | 303 | 13.3% | 91.0 | 2366 |
| Curveball | 264 | 11.6% | 82.6 | 2572 |
| Slider | 231 | 10.1% | 86.4 | 2311 |
| Sinker | 221 | 9.7% | 92.3 | 2240 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Pitch Out | 4 | 0.2% | 90.3 | 2303 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 178 | .225 | .337 | .112 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 46 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 119 | .319 | .672 | .353 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| Cutter | 77 | .351 | .688 | .338 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Curveball | 42 | .167 | .310 | .143 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Slider | 66 | .242 | .348 | .106 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Sinker | 59 | .305 | .475 | .169 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 134 | 10.4% | 36.6% | 87.2 | 4.7° | 151 | 14.9% | 31.3% | 52.2% | 1.5% |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 110 | 17.3% | 50.9% | 92.3 | 26.6° | 226 | 43.6% | 25.5% | 21.8% | 9.1% |
| Cutter | 68 | 13.2% | 52.9% | 91.4 | 23.5° | 232 | 44.1% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 5.9% |
| Curveball | 35 | 5.7% | 42.9% | 88.8 | 0.2° | 129 | 20.0% | 14.3% | 65.7% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 52 | 11.5% | 30.8% | 87.9 | 11.2° | 149 | 17.3% | 21.2% | 50.0% | 11.5% |
| Sinker | 54 | 9.3% | 42.6% | 90.1 | 3.8° | 141 | 14.8% | 27.8% | 55.6% | 1.9% |