Craig Kimbrel vs Joe Nathan

Craig Kimbrel and Joe Nathan compared on their MLB careers: Craig Kimbrel played 17 seasons, 2010 to 2026, Joe Nathan 16 seasons, 1999 to 2016. Craig Kimbrel has 57 wins to Joe Nathan's 64. Craig Kimbrel won 1 title, Joe Nathan won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Craig Kimbrel and Joe Nathan career totals

897	GP	787
57	W	64
53	L	34
2.7	ERA	2.9
867.2	IP	923.1
1,322	K	976
368	BB	344
1.0	WHIP	1.1
441	SV	377

How do they compare in the postseason?

Craig Kimbrel and Joe Nathan postseason

30	GP	10
17	R	9
23	H	14

Where each stands all time

Craig Kimbrel and Joe Nathan all-time places
Craig Kimbrel	All-time rank	Joe Nathan
5th (441)	Saves	10th (377)

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

Craig Kimbrel: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year
Joe Nathan: 1 championship; none on file

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.

Craig Kimbrel and Joe Nathan season by season

1st	2010	4	0	0.44	1999	7	4	4.18
2nd	2011	4	3	2.10	2000	5	2	5.21
3rd	2012	3	1	1.01	2002	0	0	0.00
4th	2013	4	3	1.21	2003	12	4	2.96
5th	2014	0	3	1.61	2004	1	2	1.62
6th	2015	4	2	2.58	2005	7	4	2.70
7th	2016	2	6	3.40	2006	7	0	1.58
8th	2017	5	0	1.43	2007	4	2	1.88
9th	2018	5	1	2.74	2008	1	2	1.33
10th	2019	0	4	6.53	2009	2	2	2.10
11th	2020	0	1	5.28	2011	2	1	4.84
12th	2021	4	5	2.26	2012	3	5	2.80
13th	2022	6	7	3.75	2013	6	2	1.39
14th	2023	8	6	3.26	2014	5	4	4.81
15th	2024	7	5	5.33	2015	0	0	0.00
16th	2025	0	1	2.25	2016	2	0	0.00
17th	2026	1	5	4.50	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA