Merrill Kelly Notable

b. October 14, 1988 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2019–2025, Texas Rangers 2025

Merrill Kelly divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2019, then the Texas Rangers through 2025.

He went 65 and 53 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 1,008 innings in 172 games. He struck out 911. Across 172 games he batted .040, with 4 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Houston, TX, USA on October 14, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Pitcher of the Month	1	2022
Player of the Week	1	2022

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	ARI	32	52	3	1	0	2	2	25	.019
2020	ARI	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2021	ARI	27	47	1	3	1	1	4	27	.064
2022	ARI	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2023	ARI	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2024	ARI	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2025	ARI/TEX	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	172	99	4	4	1	3	6	52	.040

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2019	ARI	13	14	32	32	183.1	184	90	57	158	4.42
2020	ARI	3	2	5	5	31.1	26	9	5	29	2.59
2021	ARI	7	11	27	27	158.0	163	78	41	130	4.44
2022	ARI	13	8	33	33	200.1	167	75	61	177	3.37
2023	ARI	12	8	30	30	177.2	143	65	69	187	3.29
2024	ARI	5	1	13	13	73.2	67	33	19	63	4.03
2025	ARI/TEX	12	9	32	32	184.0	157	72	48	167	3.52
Career	—	65	53	172	172	1008.1	907	422	300	911	3.77

On this day & linked events

1988

Born October 14, 1988

Houston, TX, USA

Image: Barry Stahl on Flickr, CC BY 2.0