Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

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Touchdown, Air Bud! for $1

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

Sat 7/05 Sun 7/06 Mon 7/07
6Batting 6 STL 6-8 F STL 6:10 PM EDT ---

Positions
C
2026 Earned Positions
C

All Leagues
Average $1.86 Median $1.00
SABR Points
Average $1.77 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.30 Median $1.00
SABR Points
Average $1.60 Median $1.00

Roster%
62.27%
Change
7Day 1.84%
30Day 14.42%

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


July 5, 2025 8:30 AM : Kelly went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-3 win over the Cardinals.
Analysis: Kelly hit one of eight Chicago home runs on the afternoon, which included three from Michael Busch and two from Pete Crow-Armstrong. The veteran catcher now has 10 long balls this season, and he's been hot recently, recording a .407 batting average and 1.152 OPS over his last 10 games. Kelly should remain the Cubs' top backstop moving forward, though he'll receive competition for playing time when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns from the injured list, which is expected sometime around the All-Star break,

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
2025CHC5621117847811030100 5.38 301.10

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 4, 2025 CHC STL 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.00
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
Totals 33 27 11 5 4 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 70.60

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 23, 2017 11:05 AM add Touchdown, Air Bud! $1
April 28, 2017 8:28 AM cut Touchdown, Air Bud! $1
May 25, 2017 10:40 PM add Jack Burton's Porkchop Express $1
September 4, 2017 11:35 PM cut Jack Burton's Porkchop Express $1
March 2, 2019 8:43 PM add Francisco Lindor Truffles $1
August 1, 2019 3:30 PM move Barry Zito's Roommate (from Francisco Lindor Truffles) $1
October 4, 2019 5:02 PM increase Barry Zito's Roommate $3
September 30, 2020 6:24 PM increase Barry Zito's Roommate $5
November 25, 2020 12:29 PM cut Barry Zito's Roommate $0
March 7, 2021 2:26 PM add I'm Down With OBP Yeah You Know Me $4
May 23, 2021 1:44 PM move Zizzers (from I'm Down With OBP Yeah You Know Me) $4
October 9, 2021 4:29 AM increase Zizzers $6
June 15, 2022 10:59 AM cut Zizzers $3
July 24, 2022 10:55 PM add ShoKnowsHeBetts $6
August 19, 2022 6:52 PM cut ShoKnowsHeBetts $3
August 29, 2022 12:24 PM add Francisco Lindor Truffles $3
September 18, 2022 7:16 AM cut Francisco Lindor Truffles $2
April 10, 2025 3:12 PM add I'm Down With OBP Yeah You Know Me $1
May 23, 2025 8:58 AM cut I'm Down With OBP Yeah You Know Me $1
June 24, 2025 12:53 PM add Touchdown, Air Bud! $1

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 60IL 
 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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