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
Pitches8986
PA2359
AVG.246
SLG.403
ISO.157
K%23.9%
BRL%8.7%
HH%40.3%
EV89.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2520 | 28.0% | 92.2 | 2383 |
| Sinker | 1733 | 19.3% | 92.2 | 2240 |
| Cutter | 1657 | 18.4% | 90.5 | 2378 |
| Changeup | 1227 | 13.7% | 88.6 | 2132 |
| Curveball | 1138 | 12.7% | 81.6 | 2621 |
| Slider | 690 | 7.7% | 85.8 | 2343 |
| Unknown | 16 | 0.2% | 87.1 | 2480 |
| Pitch Out | 5 | 0.1% | 89.3 | 2299 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 526 | .236 | .439 | .203 | 124 | 67 | 31 | 2 | 24 | 159 |
| Sinker | 473 | .302 | .433 | .131 | 143 | 103 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 65 |
| Cutter | 344 | .247 | .413 | .166 | 85 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 54 |
| Changeup | 339 | .204 | .345 | .142 | 69 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 151 |
| Curveball | 307 | .235 | .391 | .156 | 72 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 89 |
| Slider | 193 | .223 | .332 | .109 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
| 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 | 379 | 11.3% | 43.8% | 90.1 | 25.6° | 219 | 38.5% | 26.1% | 24.0% | 11.3% |
| Sinker | 414 | 7.0% | 44.2% | 90.4 | 5.0° | 138 | 15.9% | 23.4% | 56.5% | 4.1% |
| Cutter | 291 | 10.7% | 34.4% | 87.4 | 21.0° | 188 | 34.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 11.0% |
| Changeup | 192 | 8.9% | 41.1% | 88.7 | 5.9° | 138 | 15.6% | 25.0% | 54.7% | 4.7% |
| Curveball | 218 | 6.4% | 44.5% | 90.0 | 3.0° | 129 | 17.4% | 19.7% | 61.0% | 1.8% |
| Slider | 147 | 6.1% | 24.5% | 85.7 | 8.5° | 133 | 20.4% | 20.4% | 53.1% | 6.1% |