Craig Kimbrel played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2024, appearing in 837 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 56 W and 47 L, an ERA of 2.59, 1,265 SO, a WHIP of 1.014, and a WAR of 22.4.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Craig Kimbrel |
Date of Birth | May 28, 1988 |
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MLB Debut | 2010 |
๐ Career Summary
Craig Kimbrel appeared in 837 games over 15 MLB seasons from 2010 to 2024. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 651 (MLB Rank: 12) |
W | 56 (MLB Rank: 1,302) |
L | 47 (MLB Rank: 1,642) |
SV | 440 (MLB Rank: 5) |
ERA | 2.59 (MLB Rank: 920) |
IP | 809.2 (MLB Rank: 1,630) |
SO | 1,265 (MLB Rank: 344) |
BB | 339 (MLB Rank: 1,416) |
H | 482 (MLB Rank: 2,595) |
HR | 73 (MLB Rank: 1,381) |
SO9 | 14.06 (MLB Rank: 52) |
BB9 | 3.77 (MLB Rank: 5,791) |
H9 | 5.36 (MLB Rank: 11,364) |
HR9 | 0.81 (MLB Rank: 5,314) |
WHIP | 1.014 (MLB Rank: 11,259) |
WAR | 22.4 (MLB Rank: 483) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2024)
In his final season (2024), Craig Kimbrel recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 39 |
W | 7 |
L | 5 |
SV | 23 |
ERA | 5.33 |
IP | 52.1 |
SO | 73 |
BB | 31 |
H | 40 |
HR | 7 |
SO9 | 12.55 |
BB9 | 5.33 |
H9 | 6.88 |
HR9 | 1.2 |
WHIP | 1.357 |
WAR | โ1.1 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2023, 8 W
- Most SO: 2011, 127 SO
- Most IP: 2011, 77 IP
- Best WAR: 2017, 3.6 WAR
- Best ERA: 2010, 0.45 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Craig Kimbrel appeared in 27 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.4, pitched 26.6 IP, struck out 32 batters, with 0 W and 3 L.
Craig Kimbrel Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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2010 | 4 | 0 | 0.44 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 1.21 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 914 | 1.53 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 88 |
2011 | 4 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.571 | 46 | 127 | 77 | 2.5 | 1.039 | 3 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 183 | 1.52 | 14.8 | 3.97 | 0 | 79 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 306 |
2012 | 3 | 1 | 1.01 | 0.75 | 42 | 116 | 62.2 | 3.2 | 0.654 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 399 | 0.78 | 16.7 | 8.29 | 0 | 63 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 231 |
2013 | 4 | 3 | 1.21 | 0.571 | 50 | 98 | 67 | 3.1 | 0.881 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 311 | 1.93 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 258 |
2014 | 0 | 3 | 1.61 | 0 | 47 | 95 | 61.2 | 2.5 | 0.908 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 223 | 1.83 | 13.9 | 3.65 | 0 | 63 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 244 |
2015 | 4 | 2 | 2.58 | 0.667 | 39 | 87 | 59.1 | 1.3 | 1.045 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 145 | 2.68 | 13.2 | 3.95 | 0 | 61 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 239 |
2016 | 2 | 6 | 3.4 | 0.25 | 31 | 83 | 53 | 0.8 | 1.094 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 132 | 2.92 | 14.1 | 2.77 | 0 | 57 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 220 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 1.43 | 1 | 35 | 126 | 69 | 3.6 | 0.681 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 319 | 1.42 | 16.4 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 254 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | 2.74 | 0.833 | 42 | 96 | 62.1 | 2.1 | 0.995 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 161 | 3.13 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 247 |
2019 | 0 | 4 | 6.53 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 20.2 | -0.6 | 1.597 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 8 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15.1 | -0.1 | 1.435 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 3.97 | 16.4 | 2.33 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 69 |
2021 | 4 | 5 | 2.26 | 0.444 | 24 | 100 | 59.2 | 2.4 | 0.905 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 191 | 2.43 | 15.1 | 4.35 | 0 | 63 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 235 |
2022 | 6 | 7 | 3.75 | 0.462 | 22 | 72 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.317 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 108 | 3.23 | 10.8 | 2.57 | 0 | 63 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 260 |
2023 | 8 | 6 | 3.26 | 0.571 | 23 | 94 | 69 | 1.8 | 1.043 | 10 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 132 | 3.81 | 12.3 | 3.36 | 0 | 71 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 278 |
2024 | 7 | 5 | 5.33 | 0.583 | 23 | 73 | 52.1 | -1.1 | 1.357 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 71 | 4.18 | 12.6 | 2.35 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 232 |