Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

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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 $1.91 Median $1.00
SABR Points
Average $1.83 Median $1.00

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

Roster%
61.04%
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
2025CHC552071744681930100 5.27 290.10

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 2, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00
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
Totals 33 27 11 5 4 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 61.20

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
June 8, 2017 9:43 PM add Reggie Dwight 🕶️🎹 $2
October 7, 2017 1:52 AM increase Reggie Dwight 🕶️🎹 $4
January 27, 2018 1:55 PM cut Reggie Dwight 🕶️🎹 $2
March 11, 2018 11:06 PM add SABRmagician✨ $1
March 15, 2018 6:57 PM move The Mookie PC Small Group (from SABRmagician✨) $1
June 4, 2018 8:05 PM cut The Mookie PC Small Group $1
June 1, 2019 10:01 PM add Sultans of SaLSA $4
October 4, 2019 4:58 PM increase Sultans of SaLSA $6
December 13, 2019 7:42 PM move WAR Horse (from Sultans of SaLSA) $6
August 27, 2020 8:12 AM cut WAR Horse $3
March 7, 2021 11:31 PM add Lamoka 🏹 $1
October 9, 2021 4:05 AM increase Lamoka 🏹 $3
January 31, 2022 9:09 AM cut Lamoka 🏹 $0
March 20, 2022 9:58 PM add Lucky Strikes 🍀 $3
June 18, 2022 12:31 PM cut Lucky Strikes 🍀 $2
July 20, 2022 1:14 PM add Lucky Strikes 🍀 $2
October 14, 2022 2:08 AM increase Lucky Strikes 🍀 $4
February 6, 2023 9:39 PM cut Lucky Strikes 🍀 $0
April 16, 2025 6:38 PM add WAR Horse $3
June 16, 2025 11:26 AM cut WAR Horse $2

Recent Trades for Carson Kelly in SABR Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
August 11, 2021 5:35 AM 🐮The Milkman Delivers 🐮 David Price LAD RP L $4
Mike Zunino TBR Util R $2
Kris Bryant SFG 1B/OF R $23 60IL
Blake Snell SDP SP L $28 60IL 
$50 loan 		Dipoto's Doppelganger Patrick Sandoval LAA SP L $1 60IL
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Trevor Larnach MIN OF L $2 
Josiah Gray WSN SP/RP R $3 60IL
July 24, 2021 5:04 PM Honey Nut Chourios Brandon Crawford SFG SS/3B L $2
Jake Odorizzi TBR AAA RP R $5
Bryce Harper PHI 1B L $56 
$50 loan 		I Found Nimmo Max Kepler MIN OF L $8 
Sean Manaea OAK SP L $7 60IL 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Riley Greene DET OF L $1 
May 22, 2021 1:43 PM Zizzers Mike Trout LAA OF R $83 
Yuli Gurriel HOU 1B R $2
$54 loan 		I'm Down With OBP Yeah You Know Me Zack Wheeler PHI SP R $17 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $4 
Zach Plesac STL AAA SP/RP R $10
May 5, 2021 2:16 PM Cape Cod All Stars Julio Rodriguez SEA OF R $3 
 Bees Gone Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
$12 loan
January 13, 2020 6:38 PM Nashville Whitesox Carter Kieboom LAA AAA 3B R $7
Nolan Jones CLE OF L $3 
 Dipoto's Doppelganger Sandy Alcantara MIA SP R $5 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
December 12, 2019 7:41 PM WAR Horse Victor Robles WSN OF R $8 60IL
 Sultans of SaLSA Carson Kelly ARI C R $6 
November 22, 2019 5:26 PM LT Titans ⚂ Aaron Nola PHI SP R $26 60IL
Carson Kelly ARI C R $4 
 Napalm Bombs Marco Gonzales SEA SP L $5 OUT
Andrew Benintendi BOS OF L $24 
Nick Solak PIT AAA OF R $11
July 31, 2019 1:32 PM Francisco Lindor Truffles Alex Wood CIN SP L $10 OUT
Jordan Yamamoto LAD ST RP R $1
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Anthony Santander BAL OF S $5 10IL 
 Barry Zito's Roommate Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $62 
Yasiel Puig CLE OF R $29
$76 loan
February 23, 2019 1:44 PM Empire Mike Foltynewicz ATL RP R $8
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Keston Hiura COL AAA 1B R $2
 LT Rising Clint Frazier CHW AAA Util R $8
Josh James STL AAA RP R $3
March 13, 2018 6:56 PM SABRmagician✨ Carson Kelly STL C R $1 
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