Chicago Cubs

Carson Kelly

#15 Active
C Chicago Cubs 6'1" · 212 lbs Bats: R · Throws: R
Batting AVG
.264
Batting OBP
.344
Batting SLG
.386
Season HR
10
Season RBI
58
Next Matchup @ NYM Fri 7:10 PM ET · SP: J. deGrom

2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Carson Kelly’s 2025 season was a triumphant homecoming, as the Chicago-born catcher revitalized his career in his first year with the Cubs. Signed to a two-year deal in the 2024 offseason, Kelly immediately seized the primary catching role with a historic April, posting a 1.347 OPS and seven home runs in the first month alone. While he cooled off as the summer progressed, he finished the year with a respectable .249/.333/.428 slash line, 17 home runs, and a career-high 50 RBI across 111 games. His 119 OPS+ was his best mark since 2019, and his veteran leadership was credited with helping stabilize a young Cubs pitching staff that navigated several key injuries.

Entering 2026, Kelly is the veteran anchor of the Chicago catching corps, entering the final year of his guaranteed contract. While he continues to split time with Miguel Amaya, Kelly remains the preferred option for high-leverage starts due to his superior framing and a "clutch" power profile that saw him belt four home runs in a single week late last September. In spring training, he has been a vocal proponent of the new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system, working to adapt his receiving style to the electronic zone. Fantasy managers should view him as a top-20 catcher with an ADP around 312, offering a steady floor of 12-15 home runs and a professional OBP for those who miss out on the elite tier of backstops.

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Game Log

2026 Regular Season
DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG RESULT
Sep 19 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .344 .391 W 5-2
Sep 18 @ Cincinnati Reds 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .269 .348 .395 L 4-6
Sep 16 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .341 .392 W 4-8
Sep 15 vs. Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .339 .390 L 6-3
Sep 14 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .340 .391 W 3-7
Sep 13 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .339 .392 L 4-3
Sep 12 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .339 .393 W 3-4
Sep 11 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .265 .342 .397 W 2-12
Sep 9 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .338 .391 L 6-8
Sep 8 @ Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .338 .392 L 3-4
Sep 7 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .336 .387 L 3-4
Sep 6 @ Miami Marlins 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 .340 .392 L 3-10
Sep 4 @ Miami Marlins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 .341 .393 W 6-1
Sep 3 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .344 .398 W 1-2
Sep 1 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .344 .399 L 9-4
Aug 31 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .268 .348 .404 W 3-17
Aug 29 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 .263 .343 .391 W 5-17
Aug 28 vs. Cincinnati Reds 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 .339 .377 L 10-8
Aug 26 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .340 .380 L 0-2
Aug 24 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .265 .343 .384 W 7-0
Aug 23 @ Seattle Mariners 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .341 .375 W 19-2
Aug 21 @ Seattle Mariners 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .343 .378 L 5-6
Aug 19 vs. Chicago White Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .343 .377 L 3-0
Aug 18 vs. Chicago White Sox 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .346 .381 W 3-4
Aug 17 vs. Chicago White Sox 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .344 .375 W 5-7
Aug 14 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .264 .346 .379 W 0-3
Aug 12 @ Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .264 .346 .379 W 12-6
Aug 11 @ Washington Nationals 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .349 .385 W 8-6
Aug 8 @ Kansas City Royals 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .269 .351 .388 L 3-6
Aug 7 @ Kansas City Royals 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .351 .385 W 6-4
Aug 6 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .353 .387 W 2-3
Aug 5 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .354 .388 W 6-7
Aug 3 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .263 .349 .384 W 5-10
Aug 2 vs. New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .349 .375 L 2-1
Aug 1 vs. New York Yankees 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 .349 .375 W 2-5
Jul 30 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .350 .377 W 4-2
Jul 29 @ St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .351 .379 L 2-3
Jul 28 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .351 .379 W 10-2
Jul 27 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .351 .381 W 7-3
Jul 26 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .261 .350 .380 L 7-8
Jul 24 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .355 .387 W 3-2
Jul 19 vs. Minnesota Twins 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .269 .359 .392 W 1-7
Jul 17 vs. Minnesota Twins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .357 .393 L 5-2
Jul 12 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .363 .400 W 8-4
Jul 11 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .278 .366 .407 W 5-3
Jul 10 @ Cincinnati Reds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .364 .392 L 0-4
Jul 9 @ Baltimore Orioles 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278 .368 .397 L 2-3
Jul 8 @ Baltimore Orioles 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 .283 .374 .405 W 9-7
Jul 5 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .282 .372 .391 W 4-6
Jul 3 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .366 .390 L 17-1
Jun 30 vs. San Diego Padres 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .368 .393 W 7-9
Jun 28 @ Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .362 .391 W 4-3
Jun 27 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .364 .393 W 8-2
Jun 26 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 .362 .388 L 2-6
Jun 25 @ New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .364 .395 W 4-3
Jun 24 @ New York Mets 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .365 .397 W 10-5
Jun 23 @ New York Mets 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .285 .369 .397 W 9-6
Jun 19 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 4 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 .282 .362 .390 W 2-16
Jun 17 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .277 .352 .370 W 6-8
Jun 15 vs. Colorado Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .349 .361 W 4-5
Jun 14 @ San Francisco Giants 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .349 .361 L 1-5
Jun 12 @ San Francisco Giants 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 .355 .367 W 5-1
Jun 11 @ Colorado Rockies 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .282 .357 .374 W 9-3
Jun 10 @ Colorado Rockies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 .360 .358 L 2-3
Jun 9 @ Colorado Rockies 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .358 .361 L 3-7
Jun 7 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .354 .357 L 2-1
Jun 6 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .357 .359 W 2-3
Jun 5 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .289 .365 .369 L 18-3
Jun 2 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .362 .366 L 2-1
May 31 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .369 .373 L 1-5
May 29 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .378 .384 L 5-6
May 27 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .388 .396 W 10-4
May 26 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .381 .392 L 1-12
May 25 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .378 .389 L 1-2
May 24 vs. Houston Astros 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .380 .392 L 8-5
May 23 vs. Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .377 .388 L 3-0
May 22 vs. Houston Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .377 .388 L 4-2
May 20 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .381 .398 L 5-0
May 19 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .389 .409 L 5-2
May 18 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307 .392 .412 L 9-3
May 17 @ Chicago White Sox 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .389 .409 L 8-9
May 15 @ Chicago White Sox 5 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 .299 .385 .402 W 10-5
May 13 @ Atlanta Braves 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .376 .382 L 1-4
May 10 @ Texas Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .377 .384 L 0-3
May 9 @ Texas Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 .387 .396 L 0-6
May 8 @ Texas Rangers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 .389 .404 W 7-1
May 6 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 .404 .422 W 6-7
May 4 vs. Cincinnati Reds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .314 .410 .430 W 4-5
May 3 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .325 .417 .446 W 4-8
May 1 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .413 .443 W 5-6
Apr 28 @ San Diego Padres 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 .409 .440 W 8-3
Apr 26 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .422 .457 L 0-6
Apr 24 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .318 .430 .470 W 6-4
Apr 23 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .440 .492 W 7-8
Apr 21 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .310 .420 .466 W 4-7
Apr 19 vs. New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .315 .422 .481 W 1-2
Apr 18 vs. New York Mets 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .340 .450 .520 W 2-4
Apr 17 vs. New York Mets 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .441 .449 W 4-12
Apr 14 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .455 .467 W 10-4
Apr 13 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317 .440 .390 L 7-13
Apr 12 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .308 .426 .385 W 6-7
Apr 11 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .429 .353 L 4-3
Apr 10 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .303 .425 .364 L 2-0
Apr 8 @ Tampa Bay Rays 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .361 .344 W 6-2
Apr 6 @ Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .344 .286 L 4-6
Apr 5 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .250 .357 .250 L 5-6
Apr 3 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .348 .250 L 1-4
Apr 1 vs. Los Angeles Angels 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .188 .316 .188 W 2-6
Mar 31 vs. Los Angeles Angels 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 L 2-0
Mar 30 vs. Los Angeles Angels 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .308 .182 W 2-7
Mar 29 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .333 .143 L 6-3
Mar 28 vs. Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .600 .333 W 2-10
Mar 26 vs. Washington Nationals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 L 10-4
Total3615696150105638650.266.344.391
DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP PC RESULT
Aug 23 @ Seattle Mariners 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 1.33 12 W 19-2
Aug 16 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.50 11 L 11-4
Jun 5 vs. San Francisco Giants 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.00 2.00 6 L 18-3
Total0-03.04222006.001.3329

AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).

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