Aroldis Chapman vs Craig Kimbrel

Aroldis ChapmanCraig Kimbrel

Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel compared on their MLB careers: Aroldis Chapman played 17 seasons, 2010 to 2026, Craig Kimbrel 17 seasons, 2010 to 2026. Aroldis Chapman has 63 wins to Craig Kimbrel's 57. Aroldis Chapman won 2 titles, Craig Kimbrel won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel career totals
915GP897
63W57
52L53
2.5ERA2.7
872IP867.2
1,399K1,322
431BB368
1.1WHIP1.0
401SV441

How do they compare in the postseason?

Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel postseason
46GP30
16R17
39H23

Where each stands all time

Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel all-time places
281st (1,399)Strikeouts (pitching)—
8th (401)Saves5th (441)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Aroldis Chapman: 2 championships; none on file
  • Craig Kimbrel: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel season by season
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.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.
1st2010222.032010400.44
2nd2011413.602011432.10
3rd2012551.512012311.01
4th2013452.542013431.21
5th2014032.002014031.61
6th2015441.632015422.58
7th2016411.552016263.40
8th2017433.222017501.43
9th2018302.452018512.74
10th2019322.212019046.53
11th2020113.092020015.28
12th2021643.362021452.26
13th2022444.462022673.75
14th2023653.092023863.26
15th2024553.792024755.33
16th2025531.172025012.25
17th2026341.952026154.50

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA