Carson Kelly
Chicago Cubs · No. 15 · C

Carson Kelly

6' 1", 212 lbs·Age 32·Bats R / Throws R
↓ ColdL7 games
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2016–2026 · 1,698 batted balls
2026 · 59 G
.265
AVG
.723
OPS
5
HR
28
RBI
57
H
25
BB
43
SO
0
SB
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AI-generated analysis coming soon.

Career Highs
.826
Best OPS · 2019
18
Most HR · 2019
50
Most RBI · 2025
.269
Best AVG · 2026
Career Arc · OPS
15 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 17400001.268
Jul 12400011.273
Jul 11421101.278
Jul 10300000.274
Jul 9400002.278
Jul 8311111.283
Jul 5210021.282
Jul 3410001.280
Jun 30420110.281
Jun 27310010.277

Career · Batting

15 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2016101301
2017346906
2018193503
20191113141847
202039122519
2021983041346
2022104317735
2023338416
2023195217
202352136213
202460179729
20243110228
202491281937
20251113691750
202672227633
Career884260488340
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,691 BBE · 2016–2026 · 87.8 mph avg EV · 6.7% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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