How many strikeouts (pitching) did Craig Kimbrel have in 2021?
1002021 Regular Season
Craig Kimbrel recorded 100 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2021 regular season, 109th in the MLB.
- 4th-best of Craig Kimbrel's 17 seasons on file; the high is 127 in 2011.
- Up 72 from 28 in 2020.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  ATL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0.44 | 20.2 | 40 | 16 | 1.21 | 1 |
| 2011 | ATL | 79 | 4 | 3 | 2.10 | 77.0 | 127 | 32 | 1.04 | 46 |
| 2012 | ATL | 63 | 3 | 1 | 1.01 | 62.2 | 116 | 14 | 0.65 | 42 |
| 2013 | ATL | 68 | 4 | 3 | 1.21 | 67.0 | 98 | 20 | 0.88 | 50 |
| 2014 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 3 | 1.61 | 61.2 | 95 | 26 | 0.91 | 47 |
| 2015 |  SD | 61 | 4 | 2 | 2.58 | 59.1 | 87 | 22 | 1.04 | 39 |
| 2016 |  BOS | 57 | 2 | 6 | 3.40 | 53.0 | 83 | 30 | 1.09 | 31 |
| 2017 | BOS | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1.43 | 69.0 | 126 | 14 | 0.68 | 35 |
| 2018 | BOS | 63 | 5 | 1 | 2.74 | 62.1 | 96 | 31 | 0.99 | 42 |
| 2019 |  CHC | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6.53 | 20.2 | 30 | 12 | 1.60 | 13 |
| 2020 | CHC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 15.1 | 28 | 12 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 2021 |  CHC/CHW | 63 | 4 | 5 | 2.26 | 59.2 | 100 | 23 | 0.91 | 24 |
| 2022 |  LAD | 63 | 6 | 7 | 3.75 | 60.0 | 72 | 28 | 1.32 | 22 |
| 2023 |  PHI | 71 | 8 | 6 | 3.26 | 69.0 | 94 | 28 | 1.04 | 23 |
| 2024 |  BAL | 57 | 7 | 5 | 5.33 | 52.1 | 73 | 31 | 1.36 | 23 |
| 2025 |  ATL/HOU | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 17 | 7 | 1.42 | 0 |
| 2026 |  NYM/TB/KC | 46 | 1 | 5 | 4.50 | 46.0 | 40 | 22 | 1.35 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
