How many strikeouts (pitching) does Merrill Kelly have in 2026?
1112026 Regular Season
Merrill Kelly has recorded 111 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2026 regular season, 96th in the MLB, as of Sep 23, 2026.
- 6th-best of Merrill Kelly's 8 seasons on file; the high is 187 in 2023.
- Down 56 from 167 in 2025.
- 11% of the Arizona Diamondbacks' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
- Season high: 9 vs MIA on Sep 16, 2026.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  ARI | 32 | 13 | 14 | 4.42 | 183.1 | 158 | 57 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2.59 | 31.1 | 29 | 5 | 0.99 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | 27 | 7 | 11 | 4.44 | 158.0 | 130 | 41 | 1.29 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3.37 | 200.1 | 177 | 61 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3.29 | 177.2 | 187 | 69 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 2024 | ARI | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4.03 | 73.2 | 63 | 19 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 2025 |  ARI/TEX | 32 | 12 | 9 | 3.52 | 184.0 | 167 | 48 | 1.11 | 0 |
| 2026 | ARI | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5.00 | 156.2 | 111 | 69 | 1.47 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
vs MIA
@ SF
@ PIT
@ SD
vs MIL
