1994
Born July 14, 1994
Chicago, IL, USA
Carson Kelly Notable
b. July 14, 1994 · St. Louis Cardinals 2016–2018, Arizona Diamondbacks 2019–2023, Detroit Tigers 2023–2024, Texas Rangers 2024, Chicago Cubs 2025
Carson Kelly played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2025. His longest stay was with the Arizona Diamondbacks, from 2019 to 2023.
Across 669 games he batted .229, with 449 hits and 238 runs. He finished with 71 home runs, 84 doubles and 5 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 7.56 earned run average, pitching 8.3 innings in 8 games. He struck out 1.
He played 623 games behind the plate, with 4,453 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 27 double plays.
He hit for the cycle in 2025.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 14, 1994. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | STL | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
| 2017 | STL | 34 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .174 |
| 2018 | STL | 19 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .114 |
| 2019 | ARI | 111 | 314 | 46 | 77 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 48 | 79 | 0 | .245 |
| 2020 | ARI | 39 | 122 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 0 | .221 |
| 2021 | ARI | 98 | 304 | 41 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 74 | 0 | .240 |
| 2022 | ARI | 104 | 317 | 40 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 71 | 2 | .211 |
| 2023 | ARI/DET | 52 | 136 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 1 | .206 |
| 2024 | DET/TEX | 91 | 281 | 32 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 55 | 0 | .238 |
| 2025 | CHC | 111 | 369 | 48 | 92 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 45 | 80 | 2 | .249 |
| Career | — | 669 | 1960 | 238 | 449 | 84 | 3 | 71 | 257 | 219 | 448 | 5 | .229 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7.71 |
| 2023 | ARI/DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7.56 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Major-league debut: Carson Kelly
Carson Kelly made a major-league debut on September 5, 2016.
2025
Carson Kelly Hits for the Cycle, 2025
Carson Kelly hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the Athletics on March 31, 2025.
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