Michael Kelly

Bats R Throws R6'4" 185 lbBorn 1992 Boynton Beach, USADebut 2022Team ATHDraft 2011 RC-A #48 San Diego Padres, West Boca Raton (FL) HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	159	19.7	8.7	2.72	21.2	6.18	104.1
2027							104.6
2028							103.5

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 32

His ten closest age-32 comparables averaged 101 PITCH+ the next season; 6 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	Mark DiFelice	2009	106.9	did not play
2	David Cortes	2006	106.4	did not play
3	Louis Head	2022	103.3	did not play
4	Cole Sulser	2022	105.4	74.1	23
5	Dan Giese	2009	104.4	did not play
6	Austin Adams	2023	105.8	83.8	191
7	Justin Topa	2023	104.2	165.7	8
8	Kiko Calero	2007	107.9	116.7	20
9	Micah Bowie	2007	108.2	75.8	38
10	Jumbo Diaz	2016	101.3	92.6	136

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									159				104.6
2026*									32				56.6	97.9	54.5
2025	ATH	4	4	3.18	42	0	2	39.7	166	5	19	29	104.3	98.2	102.4
2024	OAK	3	2	2.59	28	0	0	31.3	128	2	10	22	103.4	96.2	99.6
2023	CLE	1	0	3.78	14	0	0	16.7	71	0	9	16	116.2	103.4	119.6
2022	PHI	0	0	2.25	4	0	0	4.0	16	1	1	4	93.2	89.1	82.3
Career		8	6	3.04	88	0	2	91.7	381	8	39	71	105.7		103.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	42	40	3	1	1	0.800	-0.4
2024	OAK	P	28	31	1	1	0	1.000	-0.6
2023	CLE	P	14	17	0	2	0	1.000	+0.3
2022	PHI	P	4	4	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	110	25.1 IP, 27% K	3.23
2023	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	172	37.2 IP, 34% K	3.63
2022	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	227	51.0 IP, 29% K	5.29
2021	AAA	Sugar Land Skeeters	Pit	188	44.2 IP, 28% K	2.85
2021	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	22	5.1 IP, 41% K	1.76
2018	AA	Bowie Baysox	Pit	291	56.1 IP, 19% K	9.14
2018	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	57	11.0 IP, 12% K	4.91
2017	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	344	84.2 IP, 26% K	2.99
2017	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	198	42.0 IP, 19% K	6.64
2016	A+	Lake Elsinore Storm	Pit	135	29.1 IP, 19% K	5.88
2016	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	212	49.2 IP, 19% K	4.94
2016	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	197	49.2 IP, 25% K	2.93
2015	A+	Lake Elsinore Storm	Pit	146	30.0 IP, 15% K	8.40
2015	A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	277	66.2 IP, 13% K	4.49
2013	A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	83	18.0 IP, 19% K	5.00
2012	A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	76	14.1 IP, 18% K	7.66
2012	Rk	AZL Padres	Pit	215	44.1 IP, 17% K	7.14

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.582	0.545	0.566	0.540
2025	0.330	0.325	0.357	0.284
2024	0.354	0.256	0.307	0.282
2023	0.237	0.308	0.237	0.303
2022	0.537	0.113		0.325

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