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Player

Merrill Kelly

AZPBats RThrows RActive
Pitcher DNA
Season identity from stored cubes. Open Fingerprint.

Mix

27.7%

Velocity

89.3 mph

Research indexes
Research scores for 2026. Open Metrics for the decompositions. Not a recommendation.

Pitch Shape

29

Confidence
MED
Pitches
2,457
Stability
42.8%

Command

26

Confidence
MED
Pitches
2,452
Stability
23.1%

Deception

71

Confidence
MED
Pitches
2,457
Stability
47.1%

Execution

41

Confidence
MED
Pitches
2,452
Stability
2.4%

Arsenal Synergy

31

Confidence
HIGH
Pitches
2,457
Stability
67.7%

Mechanical Consistency

71

Confidence
HIGH
Pitches
2,457
Stability
84.0%

Pitch Predictability

21

Confidence
HIGH
Sequences
1,793
Stability
68.1%

Arsenal Separation

14

Confidence
MED
Pitches
2,457
Stability
46.7%

Pitcher Adaptability

7

Confidence
MED
Pitches
2,457
Stability
0.0%
  • Pitch Shape2943 pctl
  • Command2633 pctl
  • Deception7197 pctl
  • Execution4169 pctl
  • Arsenal Synergy3176 pctl
  • Mechanical Consistency7197 pctl
  • Pitch Predictability2144 pctl
  • Arsenal Separation143 pctl
  • Pitcher Adaptability740 pctl
Season neighbors
Archetype and nearest neighbor for 2026 (Overall). Open Similar. Not a recommendation.

Archetype

change-heavy / glove-side

Nearest

Tomoyuki Sugano

ERA

5.00

FIP

5.40

WHIP

1.47

K%

16.3%

BB%

10.1%

K-BB%

6.2%

League percentiles
Qualified pitchers, 2026 (50 IP).
  • ERA5.0018 pctl
  • FIP5.407 pctl
  • WHIP1.4713 pctl
  • K%16.3%8 pctl
  • BB%10.1%27 pctl
  • K-BB%6.2%4 pctl
Season-over-season
ERA vs FIP across seasons.
Season line
Innings from outs; FIP uses strikeouts, walks, HBP, and home runs.
YearGIPSOBBERAFIP
202628156.2111695.005.40
202532184.0167483.523.76
20241373.263194.034.25
202330177.2187693.293.85
202233200.1177613.373.65
202127158.0130414.444.11
2020531.12952.593.99
201932183.1158574.424.51