Craig Kimbrel
Craig Michael Kimbrel
Born: May 28, 1988
Huntsville, AL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 215
Career: 2010-2024
Draft: Round 33 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 3 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Wallace State CC
Minor League Statistics
Craig Kimbrel compiled a career record of 56 wins and 47 losses in his 837-game career with the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Atlanta Braves |
 San Diego Padres |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Baltimore Orioles |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.44 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 |
| 2011 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.10 | 79 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 77.0 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 306 |
| 2012 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.01 | 63 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 62.7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 231 |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.21 | 68 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 67.0 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 258 |
| 2014 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1.61 | 63 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 61.7 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 244 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.58 | 61 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 59.3 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 239 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.40 | 57 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 53.0 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 220 |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.43 | 67 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 69.0 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 254 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.74 | 63 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 62.3 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 247 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.53 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20.7 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.28 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 69 |
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0.49 | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36.7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 137 |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.09 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 98 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.75 | 63 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 60.0 | 51 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 260 |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.26 | 71 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 69.0 | 44 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 94 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 278 |
| 2024 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.33 | 57 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 52.3 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 232 |
| Totals | 56 | 47 | .544 | 2.59 | 837 | 0 | 651 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 809.7 | 482 | 259 | 233 | 73 | 339 | 11 | 1265 | 40 | 5 | 70 | 3257 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 837 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 21 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 79 | 0 | 77.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .139 |
| 2012 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 63 | 0 | 62.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .718 | .079 |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 68 | 0 | 67.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .940 | .103 |
| 2014 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 63 | 0 | 61.7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.459 | .159 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 61 | 0 | 59.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 1.062 | .115 |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 57 | 0 | 53.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .340 | .035 |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 67 | 0 | 69.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.565 | .179 |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 63 | 0 | 62.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .722 | .079 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 23 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .435 | .043 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 18 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .587 | .056 |
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 39 | 0 | 36.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .736 | .077 |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 24 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .391 | .042 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 63 | 0 | 60.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .095 |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 71 | 0 | 69.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .261 | .028 |
| 2024 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 57 | 0 | 52.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .860 | .088 |
| Totals | 837 | 0 | 809.7 | 33 | 45 | 4 | 2 | .951 | .867 | .093 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.08 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2012 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLWC2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.50 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 132 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLWC2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | P | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | P | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2016 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2017 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2018 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | P | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | P | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2021 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | P | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLWC2 | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS1 | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | P | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Awards
2011 - NL Rookie of the Year
2012 - NL Reliever of the Year Award
2014 - NL Reliever of the Year Award
2017 - AL Reliever of the Year Award
2017 - AL TSN All-Star RP
2017 - AL TSN Reliever of the Year
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