Carson Kelly
Carson Franklin Kelly
Born: July 14, 1994
Chicago, IL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 3B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212
Career: 2016-2026
Draft: Round 2 (2012 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Westview HS (OR)
Minor League Statistics
Carson Kelly compiled a career batting average of .233 with 74 home runs and 276 RBI in his 767-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 2016 season and last took the field during the 2026 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2026 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8.68 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 75 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .174 | .240 | .217 | .457 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .114 | .205 | .114 | .319 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 111 | 365 | 314 | 46 | 77 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 79 | .245 | .348 | .478 | .826 | 150 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 39 | 129 | 122 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | .221 | .264 | .385 | .649 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 98 | 359 | 304 | 41 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 74 | .240 | .343 | .411 | .754 | 125 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 104 | 354 | 317 | 40 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 71 | .211 | .282 | .334 | .617 | 106 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33 | 92 | 84 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .226 | .283 | .298 | .580 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .173 | .271 | .269 | .540 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 203 | 179 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 40 | .240 | .325 | .391 | .716 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | AL | Texas Rangers | 31 | 110 | 102 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .235 | .291 | .343 | .634 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 111 | 421 | 369 | 48 | 92 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 80 | .249 | .333 | .428 | .761 | 158 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 51 | 182 | 163 | 20 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | .282 | .357 | .374 | .731 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 720 | 2405 | 2123 | 258 | 495 | 90 | 3 | 74 | 276 | 5 | 0 | 235 | 479 | .233 | .316 | .383 | .699 | 813 | 60 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 10 | 2 | 36.0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 3.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 31 | 14 | 162.0 | 150 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 8.778 | 5.097 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 16 | 11 | 100.0 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.190 | 5.688 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 101 | 85 | 785.7 | 792 | 49 | 8 | 2 | .991 | 9.634 | 8.327 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 31.9 |
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 38 | 34 | 289.3 | 291 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 9.456 | 8.000 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13.6 |
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 91 | 80 | 706.7 | 617 | 29 | 5 | 3 | .992 | 8.227 | 7.099 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23.3 |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 100 | 86 | 772.0 | 707 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.650 | 7.420 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 22.6 |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 31 | 28 | 237.0 | 217 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.696 | 7.387 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 17.2 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 16 | 16 | 142.0 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.824 | 9.688 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 60 | 52 | 472.3 | 461 | 27 | 2 | 7 | .996 | 9.299 | 8.133 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 30.0 |
| 2024 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 24 | 23 | 200.3 | 181 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 8.401 | 7.792 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 15.0 |
| 2025 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 105 | 98 | 864.0 | 777 | 23 | 2 | 6 | .998 | 8.333 | 7.619 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 23 | 34.3 |
| 2026 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 633 | 529 | 4777.7 | 4453 | 221 | 21 | 27 | .996 | 8.805 | 7.384 | 27 | 49 | 276 | 102 | 27.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .375 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .179 | .233 | .286 | .519 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC2 | C | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.333 | 7.333 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | C | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 7.200 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 69.0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.565 | 7.250 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
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