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Diamondbacks · SP · Common · 2026
Merrill Kelly
Merrill Kelly's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 45 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
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SP
Merrill Kelly
Diamondbacks · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA4.94
K113
WHIP1.46
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9945
Power69
Control88
Run prevention52
Durability87
Common · Arizona Diamondbacks · MLB lists: P
▼ from 70 preseason
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 162.0 | 166 | 89 | 70 | 113 | 6.3 | 4.94 | 1.46 | 704 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 234 | 91.9 mph | 24.1% | 32.9% |
| 2024 | 300 | 91.9 mph | 21.3% | 30.8% |
| 2023 | 722 | 92.2 mph | 27.0% | 33.0% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Merrill Kelly appears in 3 archived official MLB transactions (1 trade), newest first. 1 of the trade lists Merrill Kelly as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | Arizona Diamondbacks | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Merrill Kelly. |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Trade | Arizona Diamondbacks | Texas Rangers | Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Merrill Kelly to Texas Rangers for LHP Kohl Drake, LHP Mitch Bratt and RHP David Hagaman. Merrill Kelly was traded to Texas Rangers in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Signed as free agent | — | Arizona Diamondbacks | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Merrill Kelly. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 6.35 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.377 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 92.1 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | 48.1% |
| First-Pitch Strike | 63.3% |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Merrill Kelly's current rating of 45 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
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