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Kevin Kelly
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #49
- Born
- November 28, 1997 in Springfield, VA, United States
- MLB debut
- April 1, 2023
- Drafted
- 2019, round 19
- College
- James Madison
- Salary, 2026
- $925,000
- dbWAR
- 3.4 4 season(s)
- IP
- 73.2
- ERA
- 2.44
- FIP
- 3.02
- K/9
- 7.7
- FIP−
- 72 100 = avg
Kevin Kelly is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 63 batters over 73.2 innings across 71 appearances, going 6-4. His ERA of 2.44 is 41.5% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 42nd of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.02 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 24.0% of swings (11.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 3.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.6%. His 1.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 123 | 115 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 17 | .243 | .293 | .391 | .292 | 13.8% |
| vs RHB | 156 | 148 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 46 | .182 | .213 | .264 | .213 | 29.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kevin Kelly throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sinker | 567 | 91.3 | 2,041 | 53.6% | 16.8% | 148 | .257 | .684 | |
| Changeup | 277 | 85.9 | 1,877 | 40.8% | 35.1% | 82 | .159 | .376 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 71 | 93.1 | 2,111 | 33.8% | 36.7% | 19 | .105 | .392 | |
| Sweeper | 69 | 78.3 | 2,551 | 36.2% | 20.0% | 14 | — | — |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.