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Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Kneel before Zod for $1

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

Sat 6/07 Sun 6/08 Mon 6/09
@DET 1:10 PM EDT @DET 1:40 PM EDT @PHI 6:45 PM EDT

Positions
C
2026 Earned Positions
C

All Leagues
Average $1.90 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.97 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.70 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $2.10 Median $1.00

Roster%
76.38%
Change
7Day 2.15%
30Day 3.68%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
10.59%
OPL Average Salary
$1.39


June 5, 2025 3:39 PM : Kelly is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Nationals.
Analysis: Kelly started at catcher in the first two games of the three-game set but will get a breather for Thursday's finale. Reese McGuire is behind the dish and batting ninth.

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
2025CHC391521273331923100 5.87 228.80

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
Jun 6, 2025 CHC @DET 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Jun 4, 2025 CHC @WSN 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.60
Jun 3, 2025 CHC @WSN 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.60
May 31, 2025 CHC CIN 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
May 30, 2025 CHC CIN 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
May 28, 2025 CHC COL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3.00
May 27, 2025 CHC COL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
May 24, 2025 CHC @CIN 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.60
May 23, 2025 CHC @CIN 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.60
May 20, 2025 CHC @MIA 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20
Totals 38 36 7 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 18.60

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS
Jun 10, 2023 AAA RNO TAC 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 9, 2023 AAA RNO TAC 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

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
February 17, 2019 4:42 PM add You're Killin Me Smalls $1
October 4, 2019 4:50 PM increase You're Killin Me Smalls $3
February 1, 2020 10:22 AM move LFGM ⚾️ (from You're Killin Me Smalls) $3
August 4, 2020 12:14 PM move Pretzel (from LFGM ⚾️) $3
September 30, 2020 7:26 PM increase Pretzel $5
January 28, 2021 11:29 AM cut Pretzel $0
March 14, 2021 8:58 PM add LFGM ⚾️ $1
April 23, 2021 8:30 AM move You're Killin Me Smalls (from LFGM ⚾️) $1
October 9, 2021 4:24 AM increase You're Killin Me Smalls $3
February 15, 2022 7:59 AM cut You're Killin Me Smalls $0
March 12, 2022 11:24 PM add 50 Shades of Sonny Gray $4
May 1, 2022 1:31 AM cut 50 Shades of Sonny Gray $2
June 2, 2022 8:54 AM add 50 Shades of Sonny Gray $2
June 2, 2022 8:58 AM cut 50 Shades of Sonny Gray $1
July 18, 2022 8:50 AM add 50 Shades of Sonny Gray $1
August 13, 2022 3:53 PM cut 50 Shades of Sonny Gray $1
April 18, 2025 1:47 PM add Madrigal Mystery Tour $1
June 4, 2025 5:34 PM cut Madrigal Mystery Tour $1
June 5, 2025 5:35 PM add Kneel before Zod $1

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 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 
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 SFG 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 
$1 loan 		Arraez and Shine Vidal Brujan TBR 2B/SS/3B/OF S $5
Brandon Woodruff MIL AAA SP/RP R $29 15IL 
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 60IL 
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
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