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Mitch Keller

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: April 4, 1996 in Cedar Rapids, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Xavier HS (Cedar Rapids, IA).

High School: Xavier HS (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2028, 5 yrs/$77M (24-28)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.026 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Mitch Thomas Keller

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.7

4.5

ERA

3.84

4.62

112

110

61.0

584.2

575

WHIP

1.279

1.432

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2019-04-05	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Columbus Clippers	1-5		4.2	3	3	2	5	6	0	1	49	15	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	90	51	14	12	6	4	1	0
2	2019-04-11	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Charlotte Knights	1-4		4.0	8	3	3	1	3	1	0	36	20	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	87	54	12	7	7	10	7	0
3	2019-04-16	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Toledo Mud Hens	1-6	W	5.1	7	1	1	4	5	0	0	51	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	92	57	16	12	5	11	7	0
4	2019-04-21	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Louisville Bats	1-6		6.0	2	0	0	3	8	0	0	73	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	92	51	25	4	5	5	1	0
5	2019-04-27	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Charlotte Knights	1-5	W	5.0	8	4	4	1	10	0	0	44	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	96	64	22	12	3	9	6	0
6	2019-05-02	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Louisville Bats	1-6	W	6.0	6	2	2	0	6	2	0	58	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	87	56	12	10	4	13	4	3
7	2019-05-08	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1-3		3.0	4	3	3	3	4	1	1	40	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	83	47	12	7	5	2	1	1
8	2019-05-14	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1-6	W	6.0	3	2	2	2	8	1	1	64	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	93	61	18	15	7	4	0	0
9	2019-05-21	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Louisville Bats	1-7	W	7.0	6	1	1	1	6	0	0	66	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	95	66	10	12	7	14	4	2
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
10	2019-05-27 (2)	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-4	L	4.0	7	6	6	2	7	1	0	29	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	85	58	15	8	2	11	8	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
11	2019-06-02	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Gwinnett Stripers	1-6	L	6.0	3	2	2	2	5	0	0	61	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	99	67	13	15	8	7	6	0
12	2019-06-07	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Toledo Mud Hens	1-5		5.0	1	0	0	3	13	0	0	75	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	92	59	17	14	1	2	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
13	2019-06-12	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Atlanta Braves	1-3		3.0	10	6	6	2	2	0	0	15	17	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	71	45	8	7	4	11	8	0
14	2019-06-18	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Detroit Tigers	1-5		5.0	4	4	2	2	6	0	0	51	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	90	58	11	14	5	8	3	3
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
15	2019-06-24	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Louisville Bats	1-8	W	7.1	6	1	1	0	6	1	1	68	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	93	60	11	15	12	8	2	0
16	2019-06-29	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Gwinnett Stripers	1-5	L	5.0	6	3	1	2	2	0	2	47	19	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	23	91	60	16	6	7	11	6	1
17	2019-07-04	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Toledo Mud Hens	1-6	L	5.2	9	6	6	1	6	1	0	32	26	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	96	64	17	13	9	11	5	1
18	2019-07-11	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Columbus Clippers	1-6	W	6.0	2	0	0	3	8	0	0	73	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	100	63	19	17	5	6	2	0
19	2019-07-16	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Syracuse Mets	1-5	L	5.0	4	3	3	2	5	0	1	50	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	88	55	15	9	6	8	3	0
20	2019-07-21	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Durham Bulls	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	65	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	83	58	15	7	8	9	2	3
21	2019-07-27	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Rochester Red Wings	1-5		4.2	6	5	5	1	5	2	0	36	19	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	98	58	15	14	7	8	6	0
22	2019-08-02	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Columbus Clippers	1-6	L	6.0	6	4	4	1	12	0	0	55	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	94	62	20	22	6	5	4	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
23	2019-08-12	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5	W	5.0	5	2	1	2	4	0	1	53	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	23	94	62	13	10	8	8	5	0
24	2019-08-18	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	1-5	L	4.1	7	6	6	2	5	2	0	28	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	93	56	12	8	7	7	3	1
25	2019-08-23	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Cincinnati Reds	1-7		6.0	6	1	1	1	9	1	0	64	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	91	65	12	19	4	10	4	0
26	2019-08-28	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-5	L	4.0	11	8	8	1	8	1	0	15	23	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	99	67	17	11	5	10	7	1
27	2019-09-03	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Miami Marlins	1-2		1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	58	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	19	5	4	1	1	1	0
28	2019-09-10	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	San Francisco Giants	1-5	L	5.0	9	5	5	0	7	1	0	36	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	93	70	13	9	12	4	1	0
29	2019-09-17	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Seattle Mariners	1-5	L	5.0	6	2	2	2	7	0	0	52	19	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	95	58	15	5	6	6	4	0
30	2019-09-24	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	1-5		5.0	7	1	1	2	7	0	0	54	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	92	59	14	16	4	11	8	1

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	30	663	594	85	166	37	6	15	10	7	51	188	.280	.343	.438	.780	.382	260	12	8	6	4	0

Home	17	379	344	39	88	24	2	9	7	6	25	106	.256	.311	.416	.727	.344	143	4	3	6	1	0
Away	13	284	250	46	78	13	4	6	3	1	26	82	.312	.384	.468	.852	.436	117	8	5	0	3	0

April	5	113	96	11	28	7	0	1	2	1	14	32	.292	.384	.396	.780	.422	38	3	1	1	1	0
May	5	111	100	14	26	3	1	5	0	1	8	31	.260	.327	.460	.787	.328	46	2	2	1	0	0
June	6	134	117	16	30	4	1	1	5	2	11	34	.256	.336	.333	.669	.354	39	2	3	3	0	0
July	5	115	105	15	25	7	1	3	2	1	7	29	.238	.290	.410	.699	.297	43	1	1	1	1	0
August	5	116	107	21	35	9	3	4	1	2	7	38	.327	.371	.579	.950	.470	62	2	1	0	1	0
September	4	74	69	8	22	7	0	1	0	0	4	24	.319	.351	.464	.815	.467	32	2	0	0	1	0

As Starter	30	663	594	85	166	37	6	15	10	7	51	188	.280	.343	.438	.780	.382	260	12	8	6	4	0

vs RHB as RHP	30	365	330		90	20	6	9			25	99	.273	.329	.452	.780	.360	149	9	4	3	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	30	298	264		76	17	0	6			26	89	.288	.359	.421	.780	.412	111	3	4	3	1	0

Bases Empty	30	384	352		93	17	5	10			28	124	.264	.326	.426	.752	.381	150	0	4	0	0	0
Runners On	29	279	242		73	20	1	5			23	64	.302	.366	.455	.821	.384	110	12	4	6	4	0

vs. Younger Batters	10	42	36		12	3	1	0			3	8	.333	.415	.472	.887	.429	17	0	2	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	30	621	558		154	34	5	15			48	180	.276	.338	.436	.773	.379	243	12	6	5	4	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	8	10	.444	4.69	30	30	0	151.2	166	85	79	15	51	0	188	8	0	0	663	1.431	11.2	3.69

Home	4	6	.400	3.69	17	17	0	90.1	88	39	37	9	25	0	106	3	0	0	379	1.251	10.6	4.24
Away	4	4	.500	6.16	13	13	0	61.1	78	46	42	6	26	0	82	5	0	0	284	1.696	12.0	3.15

April	2	0	1.000	3.60	5	5	0	25.0	28	11	10	1	14	0	32	1	0	0	113	1.680	11.5	2.29
May	3	1	.750	4.85	5	5	0	26.0	26	14	14	5	8	0	31	2	0	0	111	1.308	10.7	3.88
June	1	2	.333	3.45	6	6	0	31.1	30	16	12	1	11	0	34	3	0	0	134	1.309	9.8	3.09
July	1	2	.333	4.94	5	5	0	27.1	25	15	15	3	7	0	29	1	0	0	115	1.171	9.5	4.14
August	1	3	.250	7.11	5	5	0	25.1	35	21	20	4	7	0	38	1	0	0	116	1.658	13.5	5.43
September	0	2	.000	4.32	4	4	0	16.2	22	8	8	1	4	0	24	0	0	0	74	1.560	13.0	6.00

As Starter	8	10	.444	4.69	30	30	0	151.2	166	85	79	15	51	0	188	8	0	0	663	1.431	11.2	3.69

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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