Craig Kimbrel stats

Royals

Relief Pitcher · #26

Age 38 · 6' 0" · 215 lbs

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Craig Kimbrel recorded 1 win, a 4.50 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 46 games of 2026. Last game: .

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GP
46
W
1
L
5
ERA
4.50
IP
46.0
K
40
BB
22
WHIP
1.35
Standard by season
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.
2010ATL21400.4420.240161.21
2011ATL79432.1077.0127321.04
2012ATL63311.0162.2116140.65
2013ATL68431.2167.098200.88
2014ATL63031.6161.295260.91
2015SD61422.5859.187221.04
2016BOS57263.4053.083301.09
2017BOS67501.4369.0126140.68
2018BOS63512.7462.196310.99
2019CHC23046.5320.230121.60
2020CHC18015.2815.128121.43
2021CHC/CHW63452.2659.2100230.91
2022LAD63673.7560.072281.32
2023PHI71863.2669.094281.04
2024BAL57755.3352.173311.36
2025ATL/HOU14012.2512.01771.42
2026NYM/TB/KC46154.5046.040221.35

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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
Expanded by season
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.
2010ATL00017.49230.44
2011ATL00014.865810.84
2012ATL00016.7495015
2013ATL00013.264710.93
2014ATL00013.952680.86
2015SD00013.260690.94
2016BOS00014.132710.56
2017BOS00016.441690.65
2018BOS00013.935830.47
2019CHC00013.115370.40
2020CHC00016.49180.54
2021CHC/CHW00015.133760.48
2022LAD00010.864910.77
2023PHI00012.3521000.54
2024BAL00012.639840.53
2025ATL/HOU00012.87180.40
2026NYM/TB/KC0007.844870.54

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
13.7
GB
670
FB
1,096
G/F
0.60
WP
74

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

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 games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Wed, Sep 16atHOUW 5-211000
Sun, Sep 13atBOSL 4-10.10110
Wed, Sep 09vsARIW 5-212001
Mon, Sep 07vsARIL 5-4 F/1015541
Sat, Sep 05vsTORL 4-311101
Thu, Sep 03vsMIAW 7-30.20001

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
Craig Kimbrel's best game in each stat, by season
K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
20263
20253
20243
20233
20223
20213
20203
20193
20184
20175
20164
20153
20143
20133
20124
20114
20103

What the columns mean: K

Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2010.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 9 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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 5th in saves (441)

Among the 9,244 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 30 games across 9 MLB postseasons in 13 series — 6 won, 7 lost.

Craig Kimbrel's line in each playoff series
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.
2023MIAWon 1-011.0100
2023ATLWon 2-022.0001
2023ARILost 1-343.0544
2021HOULost 1-232.0320
2020MIALost 0-111.1002
2018NYYWon 2-022.1234
2018HOUWon 3-034.0424
2018LADWon 3-144.1322
2017HOULost 0-222.0412
2016CLELost 0-221.1003
2013LADWon 1-011.1002
2012STLLost 0-111.0001
2010SFLost 1-344.1117

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Craig Kimbrel’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.