Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

32-Year-Old PitcherRP
Oakland Athletics
Suspension
Est. Return 6/4/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Michael Kelly in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2024.
Issued one-year suspension
POakland Athletics
Suspension
June 4, 2024
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Kelly has received a one-year suspension for violating the league's gambling policy, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.
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MLB's investigation determined that Kelly bet a total of $99.22 on MLB games during a time he was with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land during the 2021 season. Currently, Kelly is on the Oakland roster and has posted a 2.59 ERA over 28 relief appearances with the big club. He won't appeal the suspension.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Michael Kelly generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Michael Kelly generally pitch?
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
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4th
 
 
 
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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-62%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .236 88 21 11 17 0 1 3
Since 2022vs Right .224 127 21 9 26 6 1 0
2024vs Left .256 53 10 6 11 0 1 2
2024vs Right .232 75 12 4 16 3 1 0
2023vs Left .174 27 9 4 4 0 0 0
2023vs Right .231 44 7 5 9 3 0 0
2022vs Left .333 8 2 1 2 0 0 1
2022vs Right .125 8 2 0 1 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-1%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-40%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 2.63 1.17 24.0 1 0 0 8.3 3.8 0.4
Since 2022Away 3.21 1.25 28.0 3 2 0 6.4 3.2 0.6
2024Home 2.60 1.27 17.1 1 0 0 7.8 4.2 0.5
2024Away 2.57 1.07 14.0 2 2 0 4.5 1.3 0.6
2023Home 2.70 0.90 6.2 0 0 0 9.5 2.7 0.0
2023Away 4.50 1.60 10.0 1 0 0 8.1 6.3 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 2.25 1.00 4.0 0 0 0 9.0 2.3 2.3
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Stat Review
How does Michael Kelly compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.20
 
K/9
6.3
 
BB/9
2.9
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
95.1 mph
 
ERA
2.59
 
WHIP
1.18
 
BABIP
.274
 
GB/FB
0.88
 
Left On Base
76.0%
 
Exit Velocity
79.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.4%
 
Spin Rate
2639 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
14.3%
 
Swinging Strike
9.7%
 
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Picks up third win Saturday
POakland Athletics
June 2, 2024
Kelly (3-2) picked up the win over Atlanta on Saturday, firing a scoreless inning during which he issued two walks and uncorked a wild pitch.
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Handed second loss Wednesday
POakland Athletics
May 30, 2024
Kelly (2-2) took the loss against the Rays on Wednesday, allowing an earned run on two hits over one-third of an inning.
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Takes first loss Tuesday
POakland Athletics
May 15, 2024
Kelly (2-1) took the extra-inning loss against the Astros on Tuesday, allowing an unearned run on one hit over one-third of an inning.
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Records victory Wednesday
POakland Athletics
April 10, 2024
Kelly (1-0) got the win Tuesday against the Rangers, firing a perfect eighth inning.
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Claimed by Oakland
POakland Athletics
November 17, 2023
The Athletics claimed Kelly off waivers from the Guardians on Friday.
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