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

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
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $2.15 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.20 Median $1.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $1.50 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
March 27, 2018 12:06 AM add Team is Available2 $1
October 12, 2018 12:52 PM increase Team is Available2 $3
March 26, 2019 1:19 PM cut Team is Available2 $2
July 29, 2019 9:02 AM add come and get em $2
October 4, 2019 5:02 PM increase come and get em $4
September 13, 2020 12:28 PM cut come and get em $2
September 24, 2020 1:37 PM add NYC Nashers $2
September 30, 2020 7:54 PM increase NYC Nashers $4

Recent Trades for Carson Kelly in H2H FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 19, 2025 11:46 AM No Cigar Erick Fedde STL SP R $3 
Carson Kelly CHC C R $1 
 Mill City Maestros Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $2 
May 7, 2025 2:43 PM Kekambas Carson Kelly CHC C R $2 
Kyren Paris LAA AAA 2B/SS/OF R $5 
 Hill Valley Bulldogs Luis L. Ortiz CLE SP/RP R $5 OUT 
Jordan Beck COL OF R $2 
May 6, 2025 12:31 PM T-Bone Snakes Max Meyer MIA SP R $7 60IL 
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC OF L $8 
 José Ramírez's Chain 👑 Kyle Tucker CHC OF L $71 
Nick Pivetta SDP SP R $6 
Carson Kelly CHC C R $2 
$65 loan
March 9, 2023 4:36 PM B-WIN MAGIC Marcell Ozuna ATL Util R $2 
Jorge Lopez MIN RP R $1
Brusdar Graterol MIN RP R $3 60IL
Patrick Wisdom CHC 1B/3B R $1
 Masculine Elks Pablo Lopez MIN SP R $9 60IL
Carson Kelly ARI C R $4 
$8 loan
December 19, 2022 9:41 PM Big Pine Lake Hilltoppers Alex Wood SFG SP L $6 OUT
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
Dylan Floro ATH AAA RP R $4
 Little Pine tar on my bat Giancarlo Stanton NYY Util R $22 
February 13, 2022 9:38 PM Hill Valley Bulldogs Jesse Winker CIN OF L $10 60IL 
Wander Franco TBR Util S $24 OUT 
 Gonzilla 🦖 Michael Kopech CHW RP R $10 15IL 
Jesus Sanchez MIA OF L $3 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
Shane McClanahan TBR RP L $4 60IL 
January 4, 2022 9:30 PM Savoy Special Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
 Cherry Pie Alek Thomas ARI OF L $5 
August 31, 2021 9:44 AM Great Green Machine Hunter Renfroe BOS OF R $6
Carson Kelly ARI C R $4 
Franmil Reyes WSN AAA Util R $10
Spencer Torkelson DET 1B R $7 
 Killer Peas Andrew McCutchen PHI OF R $15 
Sean Manaea OAK SP L $6 60IL 
Willy Adames MIL SS R $3 
Alex Bregman HOU 3B R $36 10IL 
$33 loan
March 29, 2021 2:06 PM Woo for the Winn J.T. Realmuto PHI C R $37 
$9 loan 		Groan Strain 🙄 Max Fried ATL SP L $11 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
March 28, 2021 5:18 PM Northern Swell AAA 🌊 Carson Kelly ARI C R $7 
$4 loan 		Catz A-Plenti 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈 Jackie Bradley Jr. NYM AAA OF L $1
Victor Caratini SDP C/1B S $2