Merrill Kelly
Kenneth Merrill Kelly
Born: October 14, 1988
Houston, TX USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 202
Career: 2019-2025
Draft: Round 37 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
Draft: Round 22 (2009 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 8 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Rays)
School: Desert Mountain (AZ) HS
Yavapai College
Arizona State
Minor League Statistics
Merrill Kelly compiled a career record of 56 wins and 47 losses in his 172-game career with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 2019 season and last took the field during the 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 14 | .481 | 4.42 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183.3 | 184 | 95 | 90 | 29 | 57 | 4 | 158 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 777 |
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.59 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2021 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 7 | 11 | .389 | 4.44 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 163 | 82 | 78 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 667 |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.37 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.3 | 167 | 77 | 75 | 21 | 61 | 2 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 804 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.29 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7 | 143 | 71 | 65 | 20 | 69 | 0 | 187 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 722 |
| 2024 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4.03 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 67 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 300 |
| 2025 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.23 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 234 |
| Totals | 56 | 47 | .544 | 3.85 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 879.7 | 809 | 395 | 376 | 116 | 262 | 10 | 790 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 3629 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 60 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .019 | .056 | .019 | .075 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 27 | 58 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .064 | .137 | .085 | .222 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 140 | 118 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52 | .040 | .095 | .051 | .146 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 32 | 32 | 183.3 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .897 | 1.718 | 1.094 |
| 2020 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 5 | 5 | 31.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.872 | 2.000 |
| 2021 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 27 | 27 | 158.0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.652 | 1.074 |
| 2022 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 33 | 33 | 200.3 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.527 | 1.030 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 30 | 30 | 177.7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .923 | 1.216 | .800 |
| 2024 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 13 | 13 | 73.7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.710 | 1.077 |
| 2025 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 22 | 22 | 128.7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .920 | 1.609 | 1.045 |
| 2025 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 10 | 10 | 55.3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.952 | 1.200 |
| Totals | 172 | 172 | 1008.3 | 90 | 91 | 12 | 8 | .938 | 1.616 | 1.052 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLCS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .844 | .500 |
| 2023 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 24.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
Awards
2022 - NL Pitcher of the Month July
2022 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2022-07-30
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