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Carson Kelly
Carson Kelly
Chicago Cubs • Catcher
Age 31 • 6' 1" • 212 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2016-09-05
Born: Chicago , IL • USA
Draft: 2012
2026 Stats
G
1
AB
3
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
AVG
.333
OBP
.500
SLG
.333
OPS
.833
Career Stats
G
670
AB
1963
H
450
HR
71
RBI
257
R
238
SB
5
AVG
.229
OBP
.313
SLG
.384
OPS
.697
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2016 STL 10 14 13 2 — 1 — .154 .214 .231 .445
2017 STL 34 75 69 12 — 6 — .174 .240 .217 .457
2018 STL 19 42 35 4 — 3 — .114 .205 .114 .319
2019 AZ 111 365 314 77 18 47 — .245 .348 .478 .826
2020 AZ 39 129 122 27 5 19 — .221 .264 .385 .649
2021 AZ 98 359 304 73 13 46 — .240 .343 .411 .754
2022 AZ 104 354 317 67 7 35 2 .211 .282 .334 .616
2023 Total 52 151 136 28 2 13 1 .206 .278 .287 .565
2024 Total 91 313 281 67 9 37 — .238 .313 .374 .687
2025 CHC 111 421 369 92 17 50 2 .249 .333 .428 .761
2026 CHC 1 4 3 1 — — — .333 .500 .333 .833
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2013 STL 3331 ——— .333.333.6671.000
2014 STL 222— ——— .000.000.000.000
2015 STL 333— ——— .000.000.000.000
2016 STL 614125 13— .417.500.7501.250
2017 STL 1640336 —4— .182.300.182.482
2018 STL 1235303 —2— .100.200.167.367
2019 AZ 1336338 —1— .242.306.394.700
2020 AZ 822184 —1— .222.364.278.642
2021 AZ 1748457 111 .156.208.289.497
2022 AZ 927259 —3— .360.407.440.847
2023 AZ 1029258 14— .320.414.520.934
2024 DET 16443911 37— .282.364.538.902
2025 CHC 10272310 161 .435.519.7391.258
2026 CHC 14423714 38— .378.452.7301.182
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2025 CHC 830285 11— .179.233.286.519
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-03-26 vs WSH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2025-08-03
C Carson Kelly changed number to 15.
2025-08-02
C Carson Kelly changed number to 23.
2025-04-16
C Carson Kelly changed number to 15.
2025-04-15
C Carson Kelly changed number to 42.
2024-12-13
Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Carson Kelly.
2024-10-31
C Carson Kelly elected free agency.
2024-07-29
Texas Rangers activated C Carson Kelly.
2024-07-28
Detroit Tigers traded C Carson Kelly to Texas Rangers for C Liam Hicks and RHP Tyler Owens.
2023-08-19
Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Carson Kelly.
2023-08-15
Arizona Diamondbacks released C Carson Kelly.
2023-08-13
Arizona Diamondbacks designated C Carson Kelly for assignment.
2023-06-12
Arizona Diamondbacks activated C Carson Kelly from the 60-day injured list.
2023-06-01
Arizona Diamondbacks sent C Carson Kelly on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
2023-05-20
Arizona Diamondbacks transferred C Carson Kelly from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right forearm fracture.
2022-06-11
Arizona Diamondbacks placed C Carson Kelly on the 10-day injured list. Right forearm fracture.
2022-06-11
Arizona Diamondbacks activated C Carson Kelly.
2022-06-04
Arizona Diamondbacks sent C Carson Kelly on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
2022-05-08
Arizona Diamondbacks placed C Carson Kelly on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 5, 2022. Left oblique strain.
2021-07-30
Arizona Diamondbacks activated C Carson Kelly.
2021-07-25
Arizona Diamondbacks sent C Carson Kelly on a rehab assignment to Hillsboro Hops.
2021-07-22
Arizona Diamondbacks sent C Carson Kelly on a rehab assignment to ACL D-backs.
2021-06-20
Arizona Diamondbacks placed C Carson Kelly on the 10-day injured list. Right wrist fracture.
2021-05-24
Arizona Diamondbacks activated C Carson Kelly from the 10-day injured list.
2021-05-15
Arizona Diamondbacks placed C Carson Kelly on the 10-day injured list. Left great toe tuft fracture.
2018-12-05
Arizona Diamondbacks traded 1B Paul Goldschmidt to St. Louis Cardinals for C Carson Kelly, RHP Luke Weaver, 2B Andy Young and Future Considerations.
2018-09-01
St. Louis Cardinals recalled C Carson Kelly from Memphis Redbirds.
2018-06-04
St. Louis Cardinals optioned C Carson Kelly to Memphis Redbirds.
2018-05-26
Carson Kelly roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
2018-05-24
St. Louis Cardinals sent C Carson Kelly on a rehab assignment to Memphis Redbirds.
2018-05-17
St. Louis Cardinals placed C Carson Kelly on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to May 16, 2018. Right hamstring strain.
2018-05-06
St. Louis Cardinals recalled C Carson Kelly from Memphis Redbirds.
2018-03-18
St. Louis Cardinals optioned C Carson Kelly to Memphis Redbirds.
2018-02-07
Carson Kelly changed number to .
2017-07-21
St. Louis Cardinals recalled C Carson Kelly from Memphis Redbirds.
2017-03-27
St. Louis Cardinals optioned C Carson Kelly to Memphis Redbirds.
2016-09-04
St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of Carson Kelly from Memphis Redbirds.
2016-01-20
St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster C Carson Kelly to spring training.
2015-02-04
St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster C Carson Kelly to spring training.
2014-01-21
St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster 3B Carson Kelly to spring training.
2013-03-09
3B Carson Kelly assigned to St. Louis Cardinals.
2012-06-15
St. Louis Cardinals signed IF Carson Kelly.
Scouting Report
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: cubs.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
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Results by Pitch Category
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