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
Pitches9228
PA2447
AVG.239
SLG.418
ISO.179
K%18.6%
BRL%9.2%
HH%40.8%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2817 | 30.5% | 91.9 | 2363 |
| Changeup | 2669 | 28.9% | 87.9 | 2127 |
| Cutter | 1547 | 16.8% | 90.7 | 2360 |
| Curveball | 1410 | 15.3% | 81.5 | 2589 |
| Sinker | 717 | 7.8% | 92.1 | 2226 |
| Slider | 36 | 0.4% | 86.8 | 2328 |
| Unknown | 29 | 0.3% | 90.3 | 2268 |
| Pitch Out | 3 | 0.0% | 90.0 | 2377 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 577 | .256 | .532 | .276 | 148 | 68 | 38 | 5 | 37 | 115 |
| Changeup | 722 | .229 | .328 | .100 | 165 | 123 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 123 |
| Cutter | 402 | .234 | .443 | .209 | 94 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 87 |
| Curveball | 273 | .216 | .352 | .136 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 74 |
| Sinker | 217 | .267 | .456 | .189 | 58 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
| Slider | 8 | .125 | .250 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 469 | 12.2% | 49.0% | 91.2 | 25.2° | 219 | 40.7% | 23.0% | 24.9% | 11.3% |
| Changeup | 601 | 6.7% | 30.6% | 86.0 | 1.5° | 135 | 17.0% | 23.6% | 58.1% | 1.3% |
| Cutter | 316 | 9.8% | 40.8% | 88.3 | 20.6° | 186 | 31.6% | 24.7% | 33.2% | 10.4% |
| Curveball | 200 | 7.5% | 48.5% | 91.7 | 4.2° | 146 | 17.0% | 28.5% | 53.0% | 1.0% |
| Sinker | 164 | 10.4% | 43.9% | 90.8 | 9.3° | 178 | 26.8% | 29.3% | 43.3% | 0.6% |
| Slider | 7 | 28.6% | 57.1% | 96.6 | 7.3° | 192 | 28.6% | 14.3% | 57.1% | 0.0% |