Craig Kimbrel vs Jonathan Papelbon

Craig KimbrelJonathan Papelbon

Craig Kimbrel and Jonathan Papelbon compared on their MLB careers: Craig Kimbrel played 17 seasons, 2010 to 2026, Jonathan Papelbon 12 seasons, 2005 to 2016. Craig Kimbrel has 57 wins to Jonathan Papelbon's 41. Craig Kimbrel won 1 title, Jonathan Papelbon won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Craig Kimbrel and Jonathan Papelbon career totals
897GP689
57W41
53L36
2.7ERA2.4
867.2IP725.2
1,322K808
368BB185
1.0WHIP1.0
441SV368

How do they compare in the postseason?

Craig Kimbrel and Jonathan Papelbon postseason
30GP18
17R3
23H14

Where each stands all time

Craig Kimbrel and Jonathan Papelbon all-time places
Craig KimbrelAll-time rankJonathan Papelbon
5th (441)Saves11th (368)

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
  • Jonathan Papelbon: 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 Jonathan Papelbon 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.
1st2010400.442005312.65
2nd2011432.102006420.92
3rd2012311.012007131.85
4th2013431.212008542.34
5th2014031.612009111.85
6th2015422.582010573.90
7th2016263.402011412.94
8th2017501.432012562.44
9th2018512.742013512.92
10th2019046.532014232.04
11th2020015.282015432.13
12th2021452.262016244.37
13th2022673.75————
14th2023863.26————
15th2024755.33————
16th2025012.25————
17th2026154.50————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA