Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Cortyrone Shots for $11

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (TEX) Dec'24

Thu 7/03 Fri 7/04 Sat 7/05
CLE 8:05 PM EDT STL 2:20 PM EDT STL 2:20 PM EDT

Positions
C
2026 Earned Positions
C

All Leagues
Average $1.92 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.98 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.20 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.60 Median $1.00

Roster%
60.74%
Change
7Day 0.62%
30Day 16.87%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
5.00%
OPL Average Salary
$2.00


July 1, 2025 11:41 PM : Kelly went 2-for-2 with a walk, two doubles and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Guardians.
Analysis: It's been an up-and-down season for Kelly, who started the year hot with a 1.347 OPS through the end of April. The veteran catcher's OPS dipped to .620 in June to go along with a .203 batting average, but he's now batting .379 over his last 10 games with four extra-base hits and five RBI. Kelly has been volatile, though he should remain Chicago's primary backstop, at least until Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the near future.

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2016STL10141321000100 0.41 4.10
2017STL347569123005100 0.73 24.90
2018STL19423540003100 -0.03 -0.60
2019ARI111365314771901848200 4.43 491.50
2020ARI39129122275056100 2.86 111.70
2021ARI98359304731111344600 4.23 414.60
2022ARI10435431767180729420 2.68 279.00
2023ARI339284193017010 1.92 63.40
2023DET19595292017000 1.82 34.60
2024DET602031794341717600 3.57 213.90
2024TEX31110102245028000 2.89 89.70
2025CHC542031724681928100 5.3 286.10

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2012STL (R)5622521348100910100 3.61 202.40
2013STL (A-)7029927175161420610 4.55 318.60
2013STL (A)431681463260213200 2.66 114.40
2014STL (A)9841536390174637710 4.12 403.40
2015STL (A+)10841938985181822300 2.73 295.10
2016STL (AA)642362166270614301 4 256.10
2016STL (AAA)3212611333100011000 4.18 133.80
2017STL (AAA)68280244691301033302 5.54 376.50
2018STL (AAA)8334929479141748500 5.05 419.50
2021ARI (CPX)13200001000 1 1.00
2021ARI (A+)3131022002000 4.33 13.00
2022ARI (AAA)5221762024000 10.64 53.20
2023ARI (AAA)83429103003100 5.96 47.70

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS Pts
Jul 1, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 18.00
Jun 29, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Jun 27, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.60
Jun 26, 2025 CHC @STL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20
Jun 24, 2025 CHC @STL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
Jun 23, 2025 CHC @STL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.20
Jun 22, 2025 CHC SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jun 21, 2025 CHC SEA 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10
Jun 19, 2025 CHC MIL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.60
Jun 17, 2025 CHC MIL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Totals 33 29 11 3 4 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 53.20

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
April 12, 2019 8:17 PM add Cortyrone Shots $1
October 4, 2019 4:55 PM increase Cortyrone Shots $3
September 30, 2020 6:17 PM increase Cortyrone Shots $5
January 21, 2021 6:56 PM cut Cortyrone Shots $0
March 20, 2021 10:42 PM add Cortyrone Shots $3
October 9, 2021 4:11 AM increase Cortyrone Shots $5
October 14, 2022 1:14 AM increase Cortyrone Shots $7
October 12, 2023 10:57 AM increase Cortyrone Shots $9
October 10, 2024 12:10 AM increase Cortyrone Shots $11

Recent Trades for Carson Kelly in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 9, 2025 9:22 AM Taking the D Train Carson Kelly CHC C R $1 
Edward Cabrera MIA SP R $4 
 🌻 Seed Delight Xavier Edwards MIA 2B/SS S $5 
May 6, 2025 9:48 AM Larry Bernandez Francisco Lindor NYM SS S $43 
Carson Kelly CHC C R $1 
$11 loan 		Zac Brown Band William Contreras MIL C R $21
Alec Bohm PHI 1B/3B R $9 
Jeremy Pena HOU SS R $5 10IL 
August 28, 2022 9:35 PM Contreras Tour (Naylor's Version) Taylor Ward LAA OF R $4 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $2 
Trevor Stephan CLE RP R $2 60IL
$5 loan 		❤️ Pitching Woo ❤️ Ezequiel Tovar COL SS R $1 10IL 
Kyle Harrison BOS AAA SP L $2 
James Wood WSN OF L $2 
May 26, 2022 3:32 PM Farm Boy Westley Brandon Crawford SFG SS/3B L $4
Josh Lowe TBR OF L $4 
 Comeback Vibes Marcus Semien TEX 2B R $14 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
May 23, 2022 11:04 AM Jealnet's Arm Renewal Services Rhys Hoskins PHI 1B R $26 
Tyler Stephenson CIN C R $5 
Zach Eflin PHI SP R $4 15IL 
$1 loan 		Arraez and Shine Vidal Brujan TBR 2B/SS/3B/OF S $5
Brandon Woodruff MIL SP/RP R $29 60IL 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
April 25, 2022 2:13 AM Maybe This Year Will Smith ATL RP L $3
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Bobby Witt Jr. KCR SS R $13 
 Alien Alliance Xander Bogaerts BOS 2B/SS R $35 
Pierce Johnson SDP RP R $1
Chris Paddack MIN SP R $1 
$20 loan
April 22, 2022 6:43 PM JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ Mookie Betts LAD 2B/SS/OF R $50 
$5 loan 		🖤🧡Deversity Equity & Inclusion Giancarlo Stanton NYY Util R $34 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $6 
Andrew Kittredge TBR RP R $4
April 5, 2022 12:21 PM - DJ LeMahieu NYY 1B/2B/3B R $17 
Marcell Ozuna ATL Util R $13 
Jonathan Schoop DET Util R $4
Miguel Sano MIN 3B R $6
Michael Conforto NYM OF L $13 
 THE AMERICAN'S Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL OF R $56
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
$6 loan
April 3, 2022 1:18 PM Team Chums Lance Lynn CHW SP R $5
Joey Gallo NYY 1B/OF L $6
Carson Kelly ARI C R $2 
 Team Nattys Justin Turner LAD 1B R $4
Jose Abreu CHW 1B R $11
Connor Joe COL 1B/OF R $1 10IL
March 14, 2022 9:09 AM Ambassador of Kwan Carson Kelly ARI C R $6 
$1 loan 		Keep Yr Own Counsell Mark Melancon ARI AAA RP R $4