Craig Kimbrel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 215lb (183cm, 97kg)

Born: May 28, 1988 in Huntsville, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 33rd round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wallace State Community College (Hanceville, AL) and the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wallace State Community College (Hanceville, AL).

High School: Lee HS (Huntsville, AL)

School: Wallace State Community College (Hanceville, AL)

Debut: May 7, 2010 (Age 21-344d, 19,727th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$13M (24) & 25 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 12.161 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: SportsMeter

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Craig Michael Kimbrel

Nicknames: Dirty Craig

Pronunciation: \KIM-bruhl\

Twitter: @Kimbrel46

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Rookie of the Year
9x All-Star
2018 World Series
Rolaids Relief
Hoffman Rel
Rivera Rel

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.5

23.9

ERA

1.13

2.39

788

421

8.0

765.1

1206

WHIP

0.375

0.984

Summary of 66 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 6 walk-off, 21 tying, 14 go ahead

7 Tms
BOS	17
CHC	12
ATL	12
PHI	10
SDP	6
CHW	5
LAD	4

Platoon
vs RHB	34
vs LHB	32

Home/Road
Home	35
Away	31

Outs
2	24
1	23
0	19

24 Opps
PIT	6
CHC	5
ARI	4
STL	4
NYY	4
WSN	4
TOR	4
COL	3
CIN	3
NYM	3
LAD	3
CLE	3
MIL	3
TEX	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
ATL	2
MIA/FLA	2
HOU	2
TBR	1
OAK	1
SDP	1
LAA	1
PHI	1

61 Batters
Justin Smoak	2
Josh Bell	2
Max Muncy	2
Christian Yelich	2
Aaron Judge	2
Stephen Piscotty	1
Andrew Romine	1
Brian McCann	1
Anthony Rendon	1
David Fry	1
José Osuna	1
Sergio Alcántara	1
Ian Happ	1
Logan Forsythe	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Yadier Molina	1
Matt Holliday	1
Chase Headley	1
Chris Coghlan	1
Mike Napoli	1
Brandon Drury	1
Colin Moran	1
Nolan Arenado	1
David Peralta	1
Keston Hiura	1
Trey Mancini	1
Henry Davis	1
Kendrys Morales	1
Lucas Duda	1
Ronald Acuña Jr.	1
Erik Kratz	1
Alex Gordon	1
Brett Baty	1
Paul DeJong	1
David Wright	1
Mookie Betts	1
Matt Carpenter	1
Harold Ramírez	1
Christian Walker	1
DJ LeMahieu	1
Bryce Harper	1
Danny Espinosa	1
Ramón Hernández	1
Matt Olson	1
Starling Marte	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Derek Dietrich	1
Francisco Lindor	1
Chris Davis	1
Patrick Wisdom	1
Nick Hundley	1
Chris Young	1
Colby Rasmus	1
Vinnie Pasquantino	1
Robinson Chirinos	1
Sean Murphy	1
Charlie Blackmon	1
Christopher Morel	1
Devin Mesoraco	1
Joey Meneses	1
Omar Infante	1

25 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	8
Fenway Pk (BOS)	8
Turner Fld (ATL)	6
CitizensBank (PHI)	5
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	4
Petco Pk (SAN)	4
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
Nationals Pk (WAS)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Muncy Bank BP (WIL)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	20
7	13
78	13
8	10
89	10

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	17
4	12
1	11
6	9
3	8
5	8
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	54
2·HR gms	6

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	47
1--	9
12-	3
--3	2
-2-	2
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

92 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	47
1 on	13
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	19

Inning
7	2
8	8
9	51
Extra	5

7-end	66

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	1
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	12
-1	20
-2	7
-3	8
-4..	9

Ahead	10
Tied	12
Behind	44

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	11
2-2	11
1-0	9
0-1	8
3-2	7
2-1	7
1-2	4
1-1	4
0-2	2
2-0	2
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	11
LF	10
3B	9
RF	8
C	7
DH	6
2B	5
SS	5
CF	3
PH	2

OrderPos
4th	14
3rd	10
6th	10
1st	7
2nd	7
7th	6
5th	5
9th	5
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	33
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2011-05-27	Ramón Hernández	CIN	@	ATL	ahead 3-1	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) S1X	2	7	2	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Bruce Scores
2	2	2	1	2011-09-18	Lucas Duda	NYM	@	ATL	ahead 6-5	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) BBCSX	1	4	9	10%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	2011-09-19	Omar Infante	FLA		ATL	behind 4-5	b 9	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	2	4	91%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Bonifácio Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2012-06-28	Chris Young	ARI	@	ATL	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	7,(2-2) BCFBFFX	1	8	8	38%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	2	1	2012-07-20	Danny Espinosa	WSN		ATL	behind 9-10	b 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	47%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	3	1	2012-08-31	Erik Kratz	PHI	@	ATL	behind 4-5	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .SCX	1	7	2	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2013-05-03	David Wright	NYM	@	ATL	behind 4-5	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BTSBX	1	3	5	36%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	2	1	2013-05-07	Devin Mesoraco	CIN		ATL	behind 3-4	b 9	2	---	6,(3-2) .BSBBCX	1	9	PH	49%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	3	2	2013-05-07	Shin-Soo Choo	CIN		ATL	tied 4-4	b 9	2	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	1	8	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	4	1	2013-09-14	Chase Headley	SDP	@	ATL	behind 0-2	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BFX	1	4	5	8%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2014-06-20	Anthony Rendon	WSN		ATL	behind 2-4	b 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) *BCB1X	2	2	5	49%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); N. McLouth Scores
12	12	2	1	2014-09-10	Bryce Harper	WSN		ATL	behind 1-6	b 9	1	---	6,(2-2) CBSFBX	1	6	7	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2015-04-21	Nick Hundley	COL		SDP	behind 5-7	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	5	2	11%	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
14	14	2	1	2015-05-03	Charlie Blackmon	COL	@	SDP	behind 5-8	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
15	15	3	1	2015-05-19	Chris Coghlan	CHC	@	SDP	behind 2-4	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	4	1	2015-07-31	Derek Dietrich	MIA		SDP	behind 2-3	b 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	7	49%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	5	1	2015-08-23	Stephen Piscotty	STL	@	SDP	ahead 8-1	t 9	2	1--	6,(3-2) BSBBF>X	2	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Peralta Scores
18	18	6	1	2015-09-08	Nolan Arenado	COL	@	SDP	behind 0-1	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	5	37%	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2016-04-11	Chris Davis	BAL	@	BOS	tied 6-6	t 9	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	3	3	48%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Joseph Scores; M. Machado Scores
20	20	2	1	2016-04-24	Colby Rasmus	HOU		BOS	behind 3-5	b 9	2	--3	2,(0-1) >S.X	2	4	7	49%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Correa Scores
21	21	3	1	2016-07-05	Robinson Chirinos	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 4-2	t 9	0	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	9	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Odor Scores; J. Profar Scores
22	22	4	1	2016-09-24	Logan Forsythe	TBR		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2017-04-20	Kendrys Morales	TOR		BOS	behind 0-1	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	DH	43%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	2	1	2017-07-03	Mike Napoli	TEX		BOS	behind 4-5	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	6	DH	43%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	2017-07-15	Matt Holliday	NYY	@	BOS	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	DH	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	4	1	2017-08-01	Francisco Lindor	CLE	@	BOS	behind 8-9	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .SSX	1	1	6	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	5	1	2017-08-28	Justin Smoak	TOR		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	2	1--	2,(0-1) C>X	2	3	3	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Lopez Scores
28	28	6	1	2017-09-30	Brian McCann	HOU	@	BOS	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCBSX	1	7	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2018-04-24	Curtis Granderson	TOR		BOS	tied 3-3	b 10	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	7	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
30	30	2	1	2018-05-01	Alex Gordon	KCR	@	BOS	behind 2-3	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	9	7	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	3	1	2018-05-09	Aaron Judge	NYY		BOS	ahead 7-6	b 8	1	--3	4,(1-2) FBFX	2	2	9	7%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); B. Gardner Scores
32	32	4	1	2018-05-16	Matt Olson	OAK	@	BOS	behind 3-6	t 9	0	---	6,(2-2) .FBBSFX	1	6	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	5	1	2018-05-26	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	@	BOS	behind 5-8	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) ...CBSX	1	2	9	4%	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
34	34	6	1	2018-08-07	Justin Smoak	TOR		BOS	behind 4-5	b 9	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	3	3	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
35	35	7	1	2018-08-11 (2)	Trey Mancini	BAL		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	4	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2019-07-01	José Osuna	PIT		CHC	ahead 15-5	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) ...BBFX	1	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37	37	2	2	2019-07-01	Josh Bell	PIT		CHC	ahead 16-5	b 8	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); A. Frazier Scores
38	38	3	1	2019-07-27	Christian Yelich	MIL		CHC	behind 2-3	b 10	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	2	9	43%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	4	2	2019-07-27	Keston Hiura	MIL		CHC	tied 3-3	b 10	0	1--	4,(1-2) BSSX	2	4	4	28%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. Saladino Scores
40	40	5	1	2019-08-18	Starling Marte	PIT		CHC	behind 0-7	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
41	41	6	1	2019-09-01	Christian Yelich	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 9	2	12-	6,(3-2) BFCBBX	3	3	9	16%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Austin Scores; T. Grisham Scores
42	42	7	1	2019-09-19	Matt Carpenter	STL	@	CHC	tied 4-4	t 10	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	37%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
43	43	8	1	2019-09-21	Yadier Molina	STL	@	CHC	behind 7-8	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ....X	1	5	2	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44	44	9	2	2019-09-21	Paul DeJong	STL	@	CHC	tied 8-8	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	6	33%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	2020-07-31	Josh Bell	PIT	@	CHC	behind 1-6	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BCX	1	3	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
46	46	2	2	2020-07-31	Colin Moran	PIT	@	CHC	behind 2-6	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	2021-05-04 (2)	Max Muncy	LAD	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	3	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
48	48	2	1	2021-08-06	Andrew Romine	CHC		CHW	behind 1-4	b 8	2	12-	6,(3-2) BBFSB>X	3	6	6	44%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Duffy Scores; F. Schwindel Scores
49	49	3	1	2021-08-14	Aaron Judge	NYY	@	CHW	tied 3-3	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	9	24%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
50	50	4	1	2021-08-27	Patrick Wisdom	CHC	@	CHW	behind 10-17	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	3	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
51	51	5	2	2021-08-27	Ian Happ	CHC	@	CHW	behind 11-17	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) >X	2	5	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Duffy Scores
52	52	6	1	2021-09-26	Harold Ramírez	CLE		CHW	behind 1-5	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	7	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	2022-05-16	David Peralta	ARI	@	LAD	behind 2-5	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	7	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Rojas Scores
54	54	2	1	2022-08-14	Vinnie Pasquantino	KCR		LAD	ahead 3-0	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
55	55	3	1	2022-09-14	Sergio Alcántara	ARI		LAD	behind 2-3	b 10	2	-23	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	9	6	76%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Marte Scores/unER; C. Carroll Scores
56	56	4	1	2022-09-22	Christian Walker	ARI	@	LAD	tied 1-1	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) 1F1BF>B.X	1	4	DH	38%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	2023-04-04	DJ LeMahieu	NYY		PHI	behind 0-4	b 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	1	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
58	58	2	1	2023-05-01	Mookie Betts	LAD		PHI	ahead 9-4	b 7	2	-2-	5,(2-2) C>B.BFX	2	1	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Busch Scores
59	59	3	1	2023-05-03	Max Muncy	LAD		PHI	tied 6-6	b 9	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	4	5	16%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Taylor Scores; F. Freeman Scores; W. Smith Scores
60	60	4	1	2023-05-21	Christopher Morel	CHC	@	PHI	behind 0-2	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	DH	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
61	61	5	1	2023-05-27	Sean Murphy	ATL		PHI	behind 0-2	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	4	2	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
62	62	6	1	2023-07-23	David Fry	CLE		PHI	behind 3-4	b 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	9	49%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
63	63	7	1	2023-08-08 (2)	Joey Meneses	WSN	@	PHI	tied 4-4	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	2	3	38%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
64	64	8	1	2023-08-30	Brandon Drury	LAA	@	PHI	tied 8-8	t 9	2	1--	5,(2-2) BCSBX	2	4	4	48%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Schanuel Scores
65	65	9	1	2023-09-22	Brett Baty	NYM	@	PHI	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BFS.BX	1	6	5	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
66	66	10	1	2023-09-26	Henry Davis	PIT	@	PHI	behind 1-2	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	DH	25%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)