Kevin
Kelly
PAge : 28Throws : R
#49
Kevin Kelly
#49P
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-04-01
Born in : Springfield, VA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 71 | 6 | 4 | 2.44 | 73.2 | 63 | 0.90 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 41 | 2 | 5 | 5.90 | 39.2 | 35 | 1.36 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 5 | 2 | 2.67 | 70.2 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | 57 | 5 | 2 | 3.09 | 67.0 | 56 | 1.01 |
| Career totals | 237 | 18 | 13 | 3.23 | 251.0 | 217 | 1.02 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.9 M$
- AAV
- 0.93 M$
2026
0.93 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.44
FIP
3.02
xFIP
2.80
ERA-
59
WHIP
0.90
K%
22.6 %
BB%
3.9 %
Strikeouts
63
Innings
73.7
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.1
Strikeouts
48
2026 WAR
1.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+14)
- 20231.2 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20240.8 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 2025-0.5 WAR · -0.8 per full season
- 20261.4 WAR · 1.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+24 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
78
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 63
- STF
- Stuff
- 78
- CTL
- Control
- 98
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 69
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 85
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
1.4
#31 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
84 / 100
#42 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
89 / 100
Surplus $12.8M · salary $0.9MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.02 · RA9-WAR: 2.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
93.2 mi/h
23th percentile
K%
22.6 %
47th percentile
BB%
3.9 %
99th percentile
xERA
3.37
75th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.284
75th percentile
Barrels allowed
5.9 %
67th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 1.4 | 84 | 78 | 93.2 | 22.6 | 3.9 | 3.37 | .284 |
| 2025 | TB | -0.5 | 9 | 73 | 92.1 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 6.39 | .381 |
| 2024 | TB | 0.8 | 80 | 82 | 92.0 | 22.7 | 3.2 | 3.34 | .288 |
| 2023 | TB | 1.2 | 64 | 79 | 91.8 | 20.3 | 5.4 | 3.35 | .284 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.44 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATH | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.54 |
| Sep 15 | vs ATH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.48 |
| Sep 10 | @ ATL | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 |
| Sep 8 | @ ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.13 |
| Sep 6 | @ TEX | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.16 |
| Sep 5 | @ TEX | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |