Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Mudcats for $1

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
Old School (5x5)
Average $1.68 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.20 Median $1.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $1.40 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 R HR RBI SB AVG
2016STL1014 13 10100.15385
2017STL3475 69 50600.17391
2018STL1942 35 10300.11429
2019ARI111365 314 46184700.24522
2020ARI39129 122 1151900.22131
2021ARI98359 304 41134600.24013
2022ARI104354 317 4073520.21136
2023ARI3392 84 61610.22619
2023DET1959 52 71700.17308
2024DET60203 179 2172900.24022
2024TEX31110 102 112800.23529
2025CHC55207 174 3092900.26437

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB R HR RBI SB AVG
2012STL (R)56225 213 2492500.22535
2013STL (A-)70299 271 3543210.27675
2013STL (A)43168 146 1821300.21918
2014STL (A)98415 363 4164910.24793
2015STL (A+)108419 389 3085100.21851
2016STL (AA)64236 216 2961800.28704
2016STL (AAA)32126 113 1401400.29204
2017STL (AAA)68280 244 37104100.28279
2018STL (AAA)83349 294 3874100.26871
2021ARI (CPX)13 2 00000.00000
2021ARI (A+)313 10 20100.20000
2022ARI (AAA)522 17 42300.35294
2023ARI (AAA)834 29 50400.34483

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS
Jul 2, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jul 1, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
Jun 29, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 27, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 26, 2025 CHC @STL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 24, 2025 CHC @STL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 23, 2025 CHC @STL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jun 22, 2025 CHC SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 21, 2025 CHC SEA 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 19, 2025 CHC MIL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 27 11 5 4 0 0 3 5 0 1 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
March 25, 2017 9:37 PM add Big League Chompers🐊 $1
October 7, 2017 1:49 AM increase Big League Chompers🐊 $3
June 22, 2018 5:52 PM cut Big League Chompers🐊 $2
March 17, 2019 9:03 PM add Big League Chompers🐊 $1
October 4, 2019 4:53 PM increase Big League Chompers🐊 $3
March 25, 2020 9:17 AM move Dirtbags 2022 (from Big League Chompers🐊) $3
September 30, 2020 7:11 PM increase Dirtbags 2022 $5
January 23, 2021 9:58 AM cut Dirtbags 2022 $0
March 6, 2021 8:45 PM add The Maddogs $1
October 9, 2021 4:03 AM increase The Maddogs $3
May 9, 2022 9:17 PM cut The Maddogs $2
August 5, 2022 10:34 AM add The Maddogs $2
August 19, 2022 7:59 AM cut The Maddogs $1
May 1, 2025 12:45 PM add Mudcats $1

Recent Trades for Carson Kelly in Old School (5x5)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
June 10, 2025 9:59 AM The Balking Dead (@camarcano) Cristopher Sanchez PHI SP L $7 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B/3B R $5 
$4 loan 		Rotoballer Anthony Aniano Carson Kelly CHC C R $5 
Jack Leiter TEX SP/RP R $1 
Noah Cameron KCR SP L $2 
April 25, 2025 11:06 AM Skip Caray for Cooperstown Carson Kelly CHC C R $4 
 lordporkchop Tyler O'Neill BAL OF R $16 10IL 
July 6, 2022 8:18 PM Jazzy Jeff's Fish Shack Gleyber Torres NYY 2B R $15 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
Luke Voit NYM ST Util R $3
Andrew Kittredge TBR RP R $3
Casey Mize DET SP R $8 
 Columbus Clipper Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $27 
Nestor Cortes NYY SP L $3 60IL 
Jordan Montgomery NYY SP L $10 60IL
$5 loan
April 28, 2022 11:07 AM Trash Can Bangers Lance McCullers Jr. HOU SP R $14 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $2 
Jose Miranda MIN AAA 1B/3B R $3
 Winds of Garuda and Flames of Ifrit Jorge Mateo BAL 2B/SS/OF R $7 10IL 
Drew Rasmussen TBR SP/RP R $10 
February 12, 2022 5:22 PM Callahan Auto Parts Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
Garrett Hampson COL 2B/OF R $9 
 Touch of Grey Adam Duvall MIA OF R $6
February 7, 2022 11:03 PM Cosby Sweaters Randal Grichuk TOR OF R $4 
Alex Reyes STL RP R $9
Ryan McMahon COL 3B L $6
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
Adolis García TEX OF R $4 
 Mississippi Riversnakes Jacob DeGrom NYM SP R $49 
Jordan Montgomery NYY SP L $5 60IL
December 27, 2021 2:50 PM Freddie Got Fingered Eddie Rosario MIL AAA OF L $18
Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
Pedro León HOU OF R $4 60IL
 Jacksonville Jimbo Shrimp Blake Snell SDP SP L $41 60IL 
MJ Melendez KCR AAA OF L $4
December 25, 2021 4:12 PM Burger and Frieds Gary Sanchez NYY C R $9 
Hyun Jin Ryu TOR RP L $15
 Blue Whales 👀 Tommy Pham SDP OF R $10 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
Luis Garcia WSN 2B L $4 
December 4, 2021 10:34 PM Freddie Got Fingered Julian Merryweather NYM AAA RP R $9
Zach Eflin PHI SP R $5 15IL 
 Jacksonville Jimbo Shrimp Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
Bobby Dalbec MIL AAA 1B/3B/OF R $7
November 20, 2021 1:41 PM Dirtbags - Nolan Arenado STL 3B R $62 
Cody Bellinger LAD 1B/OF L $36 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
Josiah Gray WSN SP/RP R $5 60IL
 Jacksonville Jimbo Shrimp Julio Urias LAD RP L $23
Dansby Swanson ATL SS R $13
Bryan De La Cruz NYY AAA OF R $3 
Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B L $6