2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Junior Caminero 6 HRs · 3 Ben Rice 6 HRs · 4 Jake Bauers 5 HRs · 5 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 5 HRs · 7 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 8 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 9 Manny Machado 4 HRs · 10 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 11 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 12 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs 1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Junior Caminero 6 HRs · 3 Ben Rice 6 HRs · 4 Jake Bauers 5 HRs · 5 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 5 HRs · 7 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 8 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 9 Manny Machado 4 HRs · 10 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 11 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 12 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

RHP AZ
115 matchups scored · 14 game days
16
HRs allowed
13.9%
HR rate (pool)
22.4%
Overall HR/FB
6.79
FIP
5.47
xFIP
+1.31
FIP − xFIP gap
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 92
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
92
Meltdown Risk
Vulnerability 92th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
0.0%
0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed
77.8%
77.8%
Fly-ball rate
avg HR 105.8 EV · 401 ft max EV allowed 113.7
Batted-ball xSLG splits and HR spray direction aren't tracked for pitchers yet.
Recent form
HR allowed by scored game day
2026-05-15 · 1 HR 2026-05-20 · 1 HR 2026-05-31 · 2 HR 2026-06-05 · 3 HR 2026-06-16 · 2 HR 2026-06-28 · 3 HR 2026-07-04 · 2 HR 2026-07-09 · 1 HR
7D · 3 HR ↑ 15D · 6 HR ↑ 30D · 8 HR ↑
Dot size = HRs allowed that game day · scored pool only.
Not on today's slate — matchup context appears when he's next listed.
Threat Matrix
tonight's lineup × his arsenal families
No lineup yet — the Threat Matrix fills in when today's slate lists batters against Merrill Kelly.
Arsenal ledger
per-pitch damage against · season
PitchUseEVLAHRRV/100Damage
Fastball Hard 26.8% 85.8 32.4° 10 +2.2
Changeup Offspeed 25.8% 81.0 -2.3° 2 +0.3
Cutter Hard 15.0% 86.0 29.1° 5 +3.6
Curveball Breaking 11.4% 83.7 -0.1° 2 -0.3
Slider Breaking 11.1% 81.9 10.3° 0 -0.3
Sinker Hard 9.8% 86.3 5.1° 3 +3.0
RV/100 = run value against per 100 pitches — higher = more damage allowed. Damage bar is scaled across his own arsenal.
Full ledger
pool + season datapoints · pctile-chipped where ranked
Pool matchups115
HRs allowed (pool)16
Pool HR rate13.9%
Pool HR/game day1.14
Top-15 matchups12
HRs to top-155
Overall HR/FB22.4% 92
HR/9
FIP6.79 98
xFIP5.47
FIP − xFIP+1.31 95
Barrel% allowed0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed77.8%
FB%
K/9
BB/9
WHIP
IP
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-07-15
Fastball
Hard · 26.8% usage
+2.2 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against85.8 mph
Avg launch angle32.4°
HRs allowed10
Pitches410
Changeup
Offspeed · 25.8% usage
+0.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against81.0 mph
Avg launch angle-2.3°
HRs allowed2
Pitches395
Cutter
Hard · 15.0% usage
+3.6 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against86.0 mph
Avg launch angle29.1°
HRs allowed5
Pitches230
Curveball
Breaking · 11.4% usage
-0.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.7 mph
Avg launch angle-0.1°
HRs allowed2
Pitches175
Slider
Breaking · 11.1% usage
-0.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against81.9 mph
Avg launch angle10.3°
HRs allowed0
Pitches169
Sinker
Hard · 9.8% usage
+3.0 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against86.3 mph
Avg launch angle5.1°
HRs allowed3
Pitches150
Usage by handedness
what tonight's lefties/righties will see
Per-handedness pitch usage isn't tracked yet — the arsenal cache is a season aggregate.
Zone map
damage by location
Per-zone damage isn't tracked yet for pitchers.
Pitcher vs. Batter
career PA vs tonight's listed order
No listed order yet — BvP rows appear when today's slate lists batters against Merrill Kelly.
BvP under 20 PA is noise — use it for pitch-mix memory, not projection. Context only: not part of the model score.
HR Log
16 allowed · scored pool
avg 105.8 EV · 401 ft 8 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
2026-07-09 Manny Machado #11 59 Petco Park 101.4 34.0° 368
2026-07-04 Jackson Chourio #24 61 Chase Field 105.7 32.0° 410
2026-07-04 Christian Yelich #143 42 Chase Field 108.6 26.0° 418
2026-06-28 Junior Caminero #5 70 Tropicana Field 113.5 29.0° 463
2026-06-28 Cedric Mullins #131 42 Tropicana Field 103.6 25.0° 404
2026-06-28 Ben Williamson #184 36 Tropicana Field 102.1 21.0° 402
2026-06-16 Mike Trout #10 73 Chase Field 104.0 29.0° 436
2026-06-16 Zach Neto #30 65 Chase Field 108.0 27.0° 421
2026-06-05 James Wood #3 81 Chase Field 105.9 29.0° 419
2026-06-05 Cj Abrams #38 61 Chase Field 106.0 20.0° 386
2026-06-05 Daylen Lile #103 46 Chase Field 101.2 30.0° 393
2026-05-31 Dominic Canzone #25 70 T-Mobile Park 105.0 26.0° 364
2026-05-31 Cole Young #170 39 T-Mobile Park 105.4 25.0° 389
2026-05-20 Casey Schmitt #46 60 Chase Field 109.9 22.0° 369.0
2026-05-15 Hunter Goodman #17 78 Coors Field 111.4 19.0° 387.0
2026-05-03 Moisés Ballesteros #12 46 Wrigley Field 101.0 29.0° 389.0
Every row is a scored-pool matchup — HRs to unscored batters aren't tracked. Pitch type, count, and field direction aren't in the pool log yet.
Game-day log
last 14 scored game days · pool
DateStadiumMatchupsHRMax EV
2026-07-09 Petco Park 6 1 109.1
2026-07-04 Chase Field 8 2 108.6
2026-06-28 Tropicana Field 8 3 113.5
2026-06-22 Busch Stadium 8 0 107.5
2026-06-16 Chase Field 6 2 110.8
2026-06-11 loanDepot Park 9 0 105.6
2026-06-05 Chase Field 7 3 113.7
2026-05-31 T-Mobile Park 9 2 106.8
2026-05-25 Oracle Park 9 0 110.1
2026-05-20 Chase Field 9 1 113.4
2026-05-15 Coors Field 9 1 111.4
2026-05-09 Chase Field 9 0 107.4
2026-05-03 Wrigley Field 9 1 110.9
2026-04-21 Chase Field 9 0 79.8
Box-score start lines (IP · H · ER · K · BB · pitch counts) aren't tracked yet — this is his scored-pool day log, matchups our model actually graded.
Tonight
park factor · wind · temp
Ballpark conditions unavailable — Merrill Kelly isn't on a scored slate with park & weather inputs.
Fences vs his leak
wall distance · damage overlay
Wall-distance overlays aren't tracked yet.
Venue splits
his HR/9 by venue
Per-venue HR splits aren't tracked yet.
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