Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

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

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Positions
C
2026 Earned Positions
C

All Leagues
Average $1.86 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.96 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.40 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.50 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
May 31, 2017 9:31 AM add Ambassadors of Kwan $3
July 7, 2017 11:09 AM cut Ambassadors of Kwan $2
July 23, 2017 11:18 AM add The Shogunate $5
August 23, 2017 5:08 PM cut The Shogunate $3
March 10, 2019 6:38 PM add Juuust A Bit Outside $3
April 9, 2019 6:08 PM cut Juuust A Bit Outside $2
May 11, 2019 12:01 PM add Win for Vin $2
October 4, 2019 4:57 PM increase Win for Vin $4
August 26, 2020 10:00 PM cut Win for Vin $2
March 28, 2021 9:55 PM add 🖤🧡Deversity Equity & Inclusion $4
October 9, 2021 4:18 AM increase 🖤🧡Deversity Equity & Inclusion $6
April 24, 2022 6:44 PM move JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ (from 🖤🧡Deversity Equity & Inclusion) $6
May 3, 2022 11:52 AM cut JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $3
June 4, 2022 12:35 PM add JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $3
June 4, 2022 1:04 PM cut JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $2
June 11, 2022 5:42 PM add Ambassadors of Kwan $2
June 29, 2022 5:38 PM cut Ambassadors of Kwan $1
August 5, 2022 1:59 PM add JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $4
August 13, 2022 1:02 AM cut JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $2
September 19, 2022 3:50 PM add JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $2
September 19, 2022 4:49 PM cut JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $1
May 7, 2025 9:13 PM add JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $2
May 17, 2025 10:32 PM cut JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ $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 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