P Merrill Kelly #32
Atlanta Braves MLB
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/2026
 OA: 46 POT: 46
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P MERRILL KELLY #32 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
17 0 1-2 0 7.79 17.1 24 5 2 12 1.50 -0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 6 6 6
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 7 7 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Curveball 6 6
Changeup 5 5
Sinker 5 5
Cutter 5 5
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 6
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 6
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/23/2026 TB Loss, 0-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/20/2026 PIT Loss, 2-10 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
08/19/2026 PIT Loss, 2-9 0.0 2 3 2 0 0 Loss
08/16/2026 NJ Loss, 3-4 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
08/14/2026 NJ Loss, 4-6 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
08/13/2026 NJ Win, 4-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2026 @ DET Loss, 1-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/09/2026 CLE Loss, 2-4 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
08/07/2026 CLE Win, 9-8 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
08/05/2026 CWS Win, 5-3 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 Win
PERSONALITY
Not a bad teammate.
Birthday:10/14/1988
Born in:Scottsdale, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$570,500
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 169 Days
Service This Yr:85 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 53 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 17 0 1 2 0 7.79 17.1 24 16 15 5 2 12 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 17 6 14.54 12.46 6.23 1.04 6.24 1.50 167 -0.5 .322        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 34 12 6 0 3 9 1 4 2 0 1 .353 .368 .794 1.163      
vs. RHB 39 12 3 0 2 7 1 8 1 0 1 .308 .333 .538 .872      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 7 0 0 1 0 12.79 6.1 12 9 9 2 2 2  
August 10 0 1 1 0 4.91 11.0 12 7 6 3 0 10  
2 Years Ago 27 27 11 9 0 4.29 140.2 158 72 67 16 35 98  
Career 146 110 45 46 1 4.60 662.0 692 361 338 96 196 527  
Home 11 0 1 1 0 9.75 12.0 17 14 13 4 1 10  
Road 6 0 0 1 0 3.38 5.1 7 2 2 1 1 2  
Grass 16 0 1 2 0 7.56 16.2 22 15 14 4 2 12  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0  
Night 17 0 1 2 0 7.79 17.1 24 16 15 5 2 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 17 0 1 2 0 7.79 17.1 24 16 15 5 2 12  
TRIPLE-A EAST 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 16 11 4 0 2.38 105.2 78 31 28 8 26 81 0 0.0 0 11 68.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.03 6.64 6.90 2.21 3.16 0.98 80 2.5 .235        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 196 52 19 0 6 21 15 35 1 0 2 .265 .322 .454 .777      
vs. RHB 189 26 6 1 2 10 11 46 1 0 0 .138 .184 .212 .396      
TRIPLE-A EAST 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 2 1 0 3.86 16.1 16 7 7 1 8 16  
May 6 6 5 1 0 1.28 42.1 22 9 6 4 8 30  
June 5 5 3 1 0 2.16 33.1 25 8 8 1 6 27  
July 2 2 1 1 0 4.61 13.2 15 7 7 2 4 8  
Last Year 30 18 8 7 2 5.19 119.2 122 77 69 24 37 101  
Career 106 70 38 22 3 3.68 475.0 440 219 194 59 152 408  
Home 7 7 7 0 0 1.45 49.2 29 8 8 3 11 38  
Road 9 9 4 4 0 3.21 56.0 49 23 20 5 15 43  
Grass 16 16 11 4 0 2.38 105.2 78 31 28 8 26 81  
Day 4 4 2 1 0 2.81 25.2 22 11 8 3 6 16  
Night 12 12 9 3 0 2.25 80.0 56 20 20 5 20 65  
As Starter 16 16 11 4 0 2.38 105.2 78 31 28 8 26 81  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 SSG - KBO 26 30 29 11 10 0 4.13 181.0 188 87 83 16 54 139 1 0 1.34 .307 3.77 3.0 97
2016 SSG - KBO 27 31 31 9 8 0 3.68 200.1 205 91 82 15 60 152 0 0 1.32 .310 3.66 3.7 108
2017 SSG - KBO 28 30 30 16 7 0 3.60 190.0 204 85 76 16 45 189 0 0 1.31 .333 2.98 5.2 111
2018 SSG - KBO 29 28 0 12 7 0 4.09 158.1 152 78 72 18 47 161 0 0 1.26 .309 3.76 1.1 98
2019 Arizona - MLB 30 32 32 13 14 0 4.42 183.1 184 95 90 29 57 158 0 0 1.31 .294 4.54 2.1 99
2020 Arizona - MLB 31 5 5 3 2 0 2.59 31.1 26 9 9 5 5 29 0 0 0.99 .247 4.07 0.6 173
2021 Arizona - MLB 32 25 25 9 9 0 4.87 149.2 149 90 81 20 47 120 0 0 1.31 .291 4.39 1.8 88
2022 Arizona - MLB 33 22 3 1 4 1 6.34 38.1 43 27 27 6 16 27 0 0 1.54 .314 5.13 -0.3 64
2023 New York - MLB 34 18 18 7 6 0 4.35 101.1 108 52 49 15 34 83 1 0 1.40 .313 4.48 0.7 91
2024 New York - MLB 35 27 27 11 9 0 4.29 140.2 158 72 67 16 35 98 0 0 1.37 .317 4.20 1.8 97
2026 Atlanta - MLB 37 17 0 1 2 0 7.79 17.1 24 16 15 5 2 12 0 0 1.50 .322 6.24 -0.5 48
Total MLB 146 110 45 46 1 4.60 662.0 692 361 338 96 196 527 1 0 1.34 .301 4.48 6.2 91
Total KBO 119 90 48 32 0 3.86 729.2 749 341 313 65 206 641 1 0 1.31 .315 3.53 13.0 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2010 Hudson Valley - A- 21 7 1 1 1 0 2.11 21.1 16 7 5 0 5 19 0 0 0.98 .262 2.26 0.7 189
2010 Bowling Green - A 21 5 2 0 1 0 7.16 16.1 15 15 13 1 8 10 0 0 1.41 .275 4.61 0.1 56
2011 Charlotte - A+ 22 25 23 8 7 0 3.28 129.0 117 52 47 6 51 70 0 0 1.30 .271 4.04 1.7 122
2012 Montgomery - AA 23 32 9 8 3 0 3.57 88.1 84 41 35 4 28 61 0 0 1.27 .294 3.49 1.4 113
2013 Montgomery - AA 24 13 12 5 6 0 4.15 73.2 54 34 34 3 31 41 0 0 1.15 .231 3.96 1.1 97
2013 Durham - AAA 24 15 14 8 4 0 3.19 84.2 74 37 30 4 34 70 0 0 1.28 .281 3.47 1.8 126
2014 Durham - AAA 25 28 15 9 4 0 2.76 114.0 107 39 35 10 37 108 0 0 1.26 .298 3.58 2.0 145
2018 Ganghwa - R 29 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1.12 .000 0.58 0.1 121
2022 Tucson - AAA 33 7 7 1 1 0 5.05 35.2 46 24 20 4 9 29 1 0 1.54 .359 4.81 0.8 112
2023 Syracuse - AAA 34 17 7 2 3 1 5.65 51.0 59 35 32 13 18 48 0 0 1.51 .315 5.61 -0.2 78
2025 Gwinnett - AAA 36 30 18 8 7 2 5.19 119.2 122 77 69 24 37 101 0 0 1.33 .287 4.98 0.4 82
2026 Gwinnett - AAA 37 16 16 11 4 0 2.38 105.2 78 31 28 8 26 81 0 0 0.98 .235 3.16 2.5 165
Total AAA E 106 70 38 22 3 3.68 475.0 440 219 194 59 152 408 0 0 1.25 .280 4.04 112.6
Total AAA W 7 7 1 1 0 5.05 35.2 46 24 20 4 9 29 1 0 1.54 .359 4.81 112.2
Total AA S 45 21 13 9 0 3.83 162.0 138 75 69 7 59 102 0 0 1.22 .266 3.71 104.8
Total A+ C 25 23 8 7 0 3.28 129.0 117 52 47 6 51 70 0 0 1.30 .271 4.04 122.0
Total A W 5 2 0 1 0 7.16 16.1 15 15 13 1 8 10 0 0 1.41 .275 4.61 55.8
Total NYP 7 1 1 1 0 2.11 21.1 16 7 5 0 5 19 0 0 0.98 .262 2.26 189.1
Total KFL 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1.12 .000 0.58 121.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Arizona - MLB P 32 32 21 14 2 39 4 .897 183.1 1.72 +0.6 .000
2020 Arizona - MLB P 5 5 7 3 0 10 0 1.000 31.1 2.87 -0.4 .000
2021 Arizona - MLB P 25 25 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 149.2 1.20 -0.6 1.141
2022 Arizona - MLB P 22 3 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 38.1 0.94 -0.2 .984
2022 Tucson - AAA P 7 7 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 35.2 1.01 +0.3 1.075
2023 New York - MLB P 18 18 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 101.1 1.24 +0.7 .984
2023 Syracuse - AAA P 17 7 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 51.0 0.71 -0.2 1.060
2024 New York - MLB P 27 27 9 11 1 21 1 .952 140.2 1.28 -0.3 .893
2025 Gwinnett - AAA P 30 18 9 6 0 17 2 .882 119.2 1.13 -0.8 .857
2026 Atlanta - MLB P 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.1 0.52 +0.0 .974
2026 Gwinnett - AAA P 16 16 6 10 0 17 1 .941 105.2 1.36 -0.1 .869
TOTAL P 215 158 66 77 5 151 8 .947 974.0 1.32 -0.9 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2007 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ). Did not sign.
06/09/2009 Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ). Did not sign.
06/08/2010 Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 8th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
12/17/2014 Released by the Tampa Bay Rays.
12/18/2014 Signed by SK Wyverns (Korea).
12/01/2018 Granted Free Agency.
12/04/2018 Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
05/29/2021 Injured (dead arm),out for 2 weeks.
08/18/2021 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
03/20/2022 Injured (dead arm),out for 2 weeks.
03/31/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/15/2022 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
12/04/2022 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/27/2022 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
05/07/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/18/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/02/2023 Injured (dead arm),out for 2 weeks.
12/03/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,400,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
04/13/2024 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/21/2024 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks.
06/29/2024 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
07/26/2024 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
09/20/2024 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/16/2024 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
03/04/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
05/15/2025 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
11/11/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
06/01/2026 Wins the AAA E Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/31/2026 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/18/2026 Injured (migraine),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/23/2026 Injured (surgery to remove bone spur (elbow)),out for 4 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 32 8
Year W Rank
2019 13 10
Year L Rank
2019 14 1
Year BF Rank
2019 777 10
Year HRA Rank
2019 29 5
Year CG Rank
2023 1 3
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