Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsMay 28, 1988
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- 17 yearsDebut 2010
- Birthplace
- Huntsville, AL
- Draft
- 2008Rd 3, Pk 96
- College
- Wallace State CC
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 2011
Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsMay 28, 1988
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- 17 yearsDebut 2010
- Birthplace
- Huntsville, AL
- Draft
- 2008Rd 3, Pk 96
- College
- Wallace State CC
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 2011
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 46
- W
- 1
- L
- 5
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 46.0
- K
- 40
- BB
- 22
- WHIP
- 1.35
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ATL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0.44 | 20.2 | 40 | 16 | 1.21 |
| 2011 | ATL | 79 | 4 | 3 | 2.10 | 77.0 | 127 | 32 | 1.04 |
| 2012 | ATL | 63 | 3 | 1 | 1.01 | 62.2 | 116 | 14 | 0.65 |
| 2013 | ATL | 68 | 4 | 3 | 1.21 | 67.0 | 98 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 2014 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 3 | 1.61 | 61.2 | 95 | 26 | 0.91 |
| 2015 | SD | 61 | 4 | 2 | 2.58 | 59.1 | 87 | 22 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | BOS | 57 | 2 | 6 | 3.40 | 53.0 | 83 | 30 | 1.09 |
| 2017 | BOS | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1.43 | 69.0 | 126 | 14 | 0.68 |
| 2018 | BOS | 63 | 5 | 1 | 2.74 | 62.1 | 96 | 31 | 0.99 |
| 2019 | CHC | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6.53 | 20.2 | 30 | 12 | 1.60 |
| 2020 | CHC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 15.1 | 28 | 12 | 1.43 |
| 2021 |  CHC/CHW | 63 | 4 | 5 | 2.26 | 59.2 | 100 | 23 | 0.91 |
| 2022 | LAD | 63 | 6 | 7 | 3.75 | 60.0 | 72 | 28 | 1.32 |
| 2023 | PHI | 71 | 8 | 6 | 3.26 | 69.0 | 94 | 28 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | BAL | 57 | 7 | 5 | 5.33 | 52.1 | 73 | 31 | 1.36 |
| 2025 |  ATL/HOU | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 17 | 7 | 1.42 |
| 2026 |  NYM/TB/KC | 46 | 1 | 5 | 4.50 | 46.0 | 40 | 22 | 1.35 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 897
- W
- 57
- L
- 53
- ERA
- 2.69
- IP
- 867.2
- K
- 1,322
- BB
- 368
- WHIP
- 1.04
Career Postseason
- GP
- 30
- W
- 0
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 30.0
- K
- 32
- BB
- 20
- WHIP
- 1.43
Expanded
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.8
- GB
- 44
- FB
- 87
- G/F
- 0.50
- WP
- 4
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | 9 | 23 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 2011 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 65 | 81 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2012 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 64 | 71 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2014 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 52 | 68 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2015 | SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 60 | 69 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2016 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 32 | 71 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2017 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 41 | 69 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2018 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 35 | 83 | 0.4 | 7 |
| 2019 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 15 | 37 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 9 | 18 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2021 | CHC/CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 33 | 76 | 0.4 | 8 |
| 2022 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 64 | 91 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2023 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 52 | 100 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2024 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 39 | 84 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2025 | ATL/HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 7 | 18 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYM/TB/KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 44 | 87 | 0.5 | 4 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 13.7
- GB
- 670
- FB
- 1,096
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 74
Latest performance
Craig Kimbrel
Sep 16 · @ HOU · W 5-2
- IP
- 1.0
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.50
Games
All gamesNext
vs CHWTue, Sep 22
vs CHW since 2023
- 7
- GP
- 6.2
- IP
- 3
- H
- 2
- R
- 2
- ER
- 7
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16 | atHOUW 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at BOSL 4-1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | vs ARIW 5-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mon, Sep 07 | vsARIL 5-4 F/10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sat, Sep 05 | vs TORL 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thu, Sep 03 | vs MIAW 7-3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What are Craig Kimbrel's career stats?
Craig Kimbrel has played 17 seasons for the Braves, the Padres, the Red Sox, the Cubs, the Dodgers, the Phillies and the Orioles. He has 57 wins and 1,322 strikeouts with a 2.69 ERA over 867.2 innings. His best season so far is 2023: 8 wins, a 3.26 ERA and 94 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 5 @ NYY on Jun 6, 2017, W 5-4
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2010.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 8 postseasons, 2010 to 2026
Craig Kimbrel led MLB in saves (2013); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times; sits top 10 all time in saves.
Championships
- 2018 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
Awards
All-time career rank
- 5th in saves (441)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Craig Kimbrel
Playoff series
Craig Kimbrel played 7 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 2 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIA | Won 1-0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  ATL | Won 2-0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | ARI | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Craig Kimbrel against each club
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (22)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (14)
- vs San Diego Padres (14)
- vs Atlanta Braves (13)
- vs Miami Marlins (13)
- vs San Francisco Giants (13)
- vs Colorado Rockies (12)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (11)
- vs New York Mets (10)
- vs Chicago Cubs (9)
- vs Texas Rangers (9)
- vs Washington Nationals (9)
- vs Athletics (8)
- vs Seattle Mariners (8)
- vs Boston Red Sox (7)
- vs Chicago White Sox (7)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (7)
- vs Kansas City Royals (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (7)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (7)
- vs Detroit Tigers (6)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (6)
- vs New York Yankees (6)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (5)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs Minnesota Twins (5)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (5)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Houston Astros (4)
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