Kevin Kelly

Bats R Throws R6'2" 200 lbBorn 1997 Springfield, USADebut 2023Team TBDraft 2019 R19 #580 Cleveland Guardians, James Madison UniversityContract 1 y/$925,000 (26) 2026: $925,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	177	22.1	5.3	2.81	21.2	6.23	105.3
2027							104.8
2028							105.2

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 90 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Arodys Vizcaino	2018	107.9	82.5	17
2	Rafael Perez	2009	108.9	97.0	272
3	Jose Arredondo	2011	107.8	103.7	263
4	Kevin Siegrist	2017	107.7	did not play
5	Fernando Salas	2012	108.1	102.2	118
6	Kevin Quackenbush	2016	107.3	83.1	125
7	Sean Burnett	2010	108.8	101.9	242
8	Connor Brogdon	2022	107.6	92.0	127
9	Tommy Kahnle	2017	109.1	91.4	107
10	Andrew Wantz	2023	107.2	55.4	6

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									177				104.8
2026*									215				132.8	105.7	138.4
2025	TB	2	5	5.90	41	0	0	39.7	171	11	9	35	84.6	99.4	84.0
2024	TB	5	2	2.67	68	0	1	70.7	278	7	9	63	113.8	98.4	112.3
2023	TB	5	2	3.09	57	0	1	67.0	276	2	15	56	116.0	102.6	118.6
Career		12	9	3.55	166	0	2	177.3	725	20	33	154	107.8		108.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	P	41	40	1	4	0	1	1.000	-0.1
2024	TB	P	68	71	4	11	0	0	1.000	-0.5
2023	TB	P	57	67	7	6	1	0	0.929	+0.9

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	46	11.0 IP, 33% K	1.64
2022	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	149	33.0 IP, 29% K	2.73
2022	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	102	24.1 IP, 31% K	1.12
2021	A+	Lake County Captains	Pit	235	56.0 IP, 34% K	4.66
2019	Rk	AZL Indians Blue	Pit	55	13.1 IP, 35% K	2.75
2019	Rk	nan	Pit	70	17.1 IP, 36% K	2.11

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.288	0.226	0.233	0.278
2025	0.390	0.369	0.286	0.471
2024	0.270	0.278	0.300	0.240
2023	0.310	0.281	0.258	0.327

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.