Craig Kimbrel Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Craig Kimbrel played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2025, appearing in 851 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 56 W and 48 L, an ERA of 2.58, 1,282 SO, a WHIP of 1.02, and a WAR of 22.8.

🧾 Basic Profile

Craig Kimbrel
NameCraig Kimbrel
Date of BirthMay 28, 1988
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2010
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Craig Kimbrel Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Craig Kimbrel.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Craig Kimbrel appeared in 851 games over 16 MLB seasons from 2010 to 2025. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS0 (MLB Rank: 8,004)
GF656 (MLB Rank: 12)
W56 (MLB Rank: 1,314)
L48 (MLB Rank: 1,613)
SV440 (MLB Rank: 5)
ERA2.58 (MLB Rank: 927)
IP821.2 (MLB Rank: 1,627)
SO1,282 (MLB Rank: 336)
BB346 (MLB Rank: 1,390)
H492 (MLB Rank: 2,574)
HR75 (MLB Rank: 1,364)
SO914.04 (MLB Rank: 48)
BB93.79 (MLB Rank: 5,828)
H95.39 (MLB Rank: 11,529)
HR90.82 (MLB Rank: 5,391)
WHIP1.02 (MLB Rank: 11,424)
WAR22.8 (MLB Rank: 471)

📊 Last Season Summary (2025)

In his final season (2025), Craig Kimbrel recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF5
W0
L1
ERA2.25
IP12
SO17
BB7
H10
HR2
SO912.75
BB95.25
H97.5
HR91.5
WHIP1.417
WAR0.4

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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
2025
0
1
2.25
0
0
17
12
0.4
1.417
2
10
7
4
3
197
4.22
12.8
2.43
0
14
5
0
0
1.5
7.5
5.3
0
0
0
0
49