Craig Kimbrel
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 215LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 3, #96, Atlanta Braves | Wallace State CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 6 7 3.75 63 0 22 60 72 1.32
2023 8 6 3.26 71 0 23 69 94 1.04
2024 7 5 5.33 57 0 23 52.1 73 1.36
15 Seasons 56 47 2.59 837 0 440 809.2 1,265 1.01
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 63 6-7 3.75 60 72 1.32
2023 71 8-6 3.26 69 94 1.04
2024 57 7-5 5.33 52.1 73 1.36
15 Seasons 837 56-47 2.59 809.2 1,265 1.01
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 27 1008 129 6 4.7 2.5 87.3 110.4 10.0 31.8 .164 .258 .254 .232 .317 26.4 36.4 9.2 2.58 2.20
2016 28 935 103 6 5.8 2.7 89.9 111.4 20.9 35.9 .168 .309 .252 .278 .370 33.0 37.7 13.6 3.40 3.21
2017 29 1148 110 13 11.8 5.1 92.0 112.1 18.3 31.8 .163 .319 .199 .236 .432 45.5 49.6 5.5 1.44 2.35
2018 30 1111 118 11 9.3 4.5 89.1 117.0 22.3 35.6 .172 .295 .255 .265 .361 33.1 38.9 12.6 2.74 2.92
2019 31 392 52 10 19.2 10.4 92.6 115.3 15.6 48.1 .261 .568 .410 .390 .535 47.1 31.3 12.5 6.53 7.18
2020 32 300 27 5 18.5 7.2 91.1 105.6 15.3 55.6 .195 .387 .312 .332 .497 51.9 40.6 17.4 5.28 4.73
2021 33 1008 109 7 6.4 3.0 90.5 114.3 19.7 41.3 .158 .268 .230 .236 .348 39.8 42.6 9.8 2.26 2.32
2022 34 1077 155 14 9.0 5.4 90.7 110.7 16.0 29.7 .204 .348 .301 .291 .347 43.9 27.7 10.8 3.75 3.49
2023 35 1122 152 16 10.5 5.8 90.1 110.2 18.3 40.1 .192 .338 .269 .281 .369 46.7 33.8 10.1 3.26 3.28
2024 36 963 123 13 10.6 5.6 91.1 120.0 17.3 37.4 .221 .383 .309 .320 .405 43.1 31.5 13.4 5.33 4.22
Player 9064 1078 101 9.4 4.7 90.3 120.0 17.5 36.5 .184 .328 .267 .275 .379 40.0 37.0 10.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kimbrel relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(65.7%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(28.9%) ,
Sweeper
(4.9%) ,
Changeup
(0.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 46.5 14.0 31.0 8.5 34.9 35.7 29.5 3.1 34.9 26.4 19.4 3.9 4.7 2.5
2016 31.1 33.0 24.3 11.7 39.8 30.1 30.1 4.9 23.3 33.0 21.4 7.8 5.8 2.7
2017 37.3 32.7 21.8 8.2 28.2 37.3 34.5 1.8 25.5 29.1 22.7 8.2 11.8 5.1
2018 29.7 27.1 30.5 12.7 22.0 36.4 41.5 3.4 25.4 34.7 19.5 7.6 9.3 4.5
2019 28.8 32.7 34.6 3.8 30.8 42.3 26.9 0.0 21.2 30.8 21.2 5.8 19.2 10.4
2020 33.3 25.9 33.3 7.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 3.7 18.5 25.9 33.3 0.0 18.5 7.2
2021 30.3 33.9 27.5 8.3 28.4 37.6 33.9 2.8 19.3 35.8 21.1 13.8 6.4 3.0
2022 41.3 31.0 18.7 9.0 34.8 38.1 27.1 5.8 28.4 27.1 20.6 9.0 9.0 5.4
2023 34.2 32.2 27.6 5.9 31.6 31.6 36.8 1.3 27.0 31.6 21.1 8.6 10.5 5.8
2024 31.7 29.3 30.1 8.9 34.1 32.5 33.3 1.6 27.6 30.9 24.4 4.9 10.6 5.6
Player 35.3 29.1 26.9 8.7 31.8 35.3 32.9 3.0 26.3 30.7 21.5 7.6 9.4 4.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Changeup BAL R 5 88.3 33.9 -0.7 15.5ARM 1.0 1.4 3.5 15.5ARM 1.3
2024 Curveball BAL R 278 84.3 47.6 0.5 11.7GLV 1.8 -8.9 -1.0 11.7GLV 2.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 633 93.9 15.7 2.0 9.6ARM -1.4 15.5 -0.3 9.6ARM 2.1
2024 Sweeper BAL R 47 85.6 39.7 3.7 15.2GLV 2.1 -2.0 3.6 15.2GLV 0.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 754 95.8 14.7 1.2 10.5ARM 1.1 15.2 -0.6 10.5ARM 3.1
2023 Sweeper PHI R 11 85.2 40.3 4.9 15.8GLV 3.6 -2.4 3.9 15.8GLV 1.7
2023 Curveball PHI R 356 86.2 46.1 2.6 9.9GLV -0.1 -9.2 -0.7 9.9GLV 0.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 738 95.8 15.4 0.9 10.4ARM 0.8 14.5 -1.7 10.4ARM 3.1
2022 Sweeper LAD R 55 86.3 37.7 2.5 13.4GLV 0.8 -0.9 2.5 13.4GLV -0.5
2022 Curveball LAD R 284 85.6 45.3 1.1 9.6GLV -1.5 -7.9 -2.0 9.6GLV 0.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 585 96.5 14.8 1.1 10.3ARM 0.6 14.6 -1.6 10.3ARM 3.1
2021 Curveball CWS R 401 86.1 42.6 -0.8 10.4GLV -0.4 -5.7 -4.4 10.4GLV 1.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 187 96.9 15.0 0.5 10.7ARM 0.4 14.2 -1.8 10.7ARM 3.4
2020 Curveball CHC R 113 86.0 43.7 -0.2 11.0GLV 0.4 -6.8 -2.9 11.0GLV 1.8
2019 Curveball CHC R 126 85.9 45.7 1.1 8.7GLV 0.6 -8.1 -1.6 8.7GLV -0.5
2019 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 251 96.2 14.9 0.7 10.2ARM 1.2 14.7 -0.9 10.2ARM 2.8
2018 Curveball BOS R 391 86.6 45.0 1.5 10.5GLV 1.0 -8.1 -1.5 10.5GLV 1.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 718 97.1 13.6 1.4 9.3ARM 0.3 15.6 -0.1 9.3ARM 2.1
2018 Changeup BOS R 1 91.3 30.9 3.4 13.6ARM -0.2 1.3 5.4 13.6ARM 0.3
2017 Curveball BOS R 360 87.3 45.6 3.0 8.9GLV 1.0 -9.3 1.3 8.9GLV 0.3
2017 Sinker BOS R 3 98.0 21.2 3.6 17.5ARM 1.5 7.3 3.5 17.5ARM 2.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 783 98.3 12.7 0.7 11.7ARM 0.5 15.7 -1.4 11.7ARM 3.6
2016 Sinker BOS R 2 98.4 19.0 -2.9 13.7ARM -2.2 10.1 -0.5 13.7ARM 0.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 629 98.0 13.8 1.3 8.2ARM -0.6 15.2 -0.6 8.2ARM 1.8
2016 Curveball BOS R 289 87.2 48.0 2.2 11.9GLV -0.2 -11.3 1.4 11.9GLV 0.9
2015 Curveball SD R 289 87.4 47.2 1.8 12.0GLV 0.5 -10.8 1.3 12.0GLV 1.1
2015 4-Seam Fastball SD R 662 98.0 13.6 1.6 7.6ARM -1.4 15.4 -0.4 7.6ARM 0.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 633 65.7 167 .203 .421 .340 28.9 32.9 27.8 .213 .411 .341 46.9
2024 Curveball -0.6 -2 278 28.9 49 .261 .283 .274 34.0 22.4 23.9 .245 .336 .269 36.1
2024 Sweeper 0.6 0 47 4.9 14 .077 .077 .114 44.4 50.0 21.9 .216 .255 .241 33.3
2024 Changeup -8.0 0 5 0.5 1 -- -- .700 50.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 10 754 67.2 190 .185 .346 .288 30.6 34.7 26.5 .185 .345 .293 48.0
2023 Curveball 1.3 5 357 31.8 83 .156 .299 .240 38.8 32.5 23.7 .213 .337 .273 47.1
2023 Sweeper -5.9 -1 11 1.0 3 .667 1.000 .717 20.0 0.0 0.0 .063 .080 .060 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 738 68.5 170 .259 .408 .340 23.4 25.3 18.5 .199 .345 .294 44.8
2022 Curveball 0.1 0 284 26.4 77 .149 .224 .255 44.5 31.2 25.5 .213 .352 .302 40.9
2022 Sweeper -1.5 -1 55 5.1 11 .273 .364 .277 40.0 45.5 21.7 .224 .378 .258 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 6 585 58.0 144 .180 .385 .293 33.2 36.8 27.5 .177 .335 .279 48.6
2021 Curveball 3.1 13 401 39.8 86 .111 .111 .151 59.3 52.3 33.6 .134 .173 .182 22.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -1 187 62.3 41 .206 .471 .352 30.5 34.1 23.7 .217 .502 .366 60.0
2020 Curveball 1.0 1 113 37.7 27 .143 .143 .256 48.4 51.9 35.0 .160 .201 .278 28.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -3 251 64.0 57 .326 .783 .510 24.8 19.3 19.6 .342 .776 .493 52.8
2019 Curveball -1.4 -2 126 32.1 35 .156 .406 .271 50.0 48.6 32.1 .159 .306 .238 33.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 4 718 64.6 179 .171 .388 .301 33.3 35.2 23.5 .183 .340 .291 38.9
2018 Curveball 2.6 10 391 35.2 68 .082 .098 .143 55.6 48.5 28.4 .145 .181 .200 14.3
2018 Changeup 3.6 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 23 783 68.2 190 .131 .251 .206 39.3 48.4 28.0 .161 .343 .245 47.6
2017 Curveball 0.8 3 360 31.4 61 .158 .211 .249 55.3 54.1 37.5 .160 .243 .229 41.7
2017 Sinker -5.7 0 3 0.3 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .485 .510 .437 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 278 84.3 70 16.7 8:00 7:30 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 629 93.9 92 17.9 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Sweeper 47 85.6 64 16.5 8:00 8:30 -30
2023 Curveball 357 86.2 66 15.4 8:00 7:30 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 754 95.8 93 18.2 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Sweeper 11 85.2 67 17.1 8:00 8:30 -30
2022 Curveball 284 85.6 62 14.2 8:00 7:30 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 737 95.8 93 17.6 1:30 1:15 15
2022 Sweeper 55 86.3 60 14.4 8:00 8:45 -45
2021 Curveball 400 86.1 62 13.5 8:00 7:45 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 584 96.5 93 17.7 1:30 1:15 15
2020 Curveball 109 86.0 68 14.5 8:00 7:45 15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 180 96.9 94 17.5 1:30 1:15 15
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 100 446 7 8 -4 -2 10
2011 304 1,305 14 12 -4 -2 19
2012 230 930 14 14 2 -3 27
2013 261 1,056 16 12 -5 -1 22
2014 243 1,047 7 14 -4 -3 14
2015 238 1,004 8 9 -5 -3 8
2016 224 953 15 3 -6 -5 6
2017 265 1,200 12 19 -2 -4 24
2018 297 1,304 5 16 -4 -5 12
2019 92 377 -5 4 -3 -1 -4
2020 73 327 5 1 -3 -2 1
2021 241 1,033 7 16 -5 -2 15
2022 258 1,077 14 0 -8 -6 1
2023 305 1,253 8 15 -6 -4 12
2024 231 963 1 10 -8 -4 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,008 49.2 67.3 72.5 25.4 38.5 39.4 61.1 46.0 36.6 8.3 76.2
2016 935 46.0 62.3 75.7 29.1 44.9 41.9 68.2 44.4 34.9 7.2 82.1
2017 1,148 51.0 62.2 66.4 34.9 40.8 45.2 63.8 48.8 42.7 7.8 69.7
2018 1,111 43.2 64.8 74.3 31.9 37.8 43.1 56.3 46.1 40.0 6.5 76.4
2019 392 42.2 73.0 79.3 28.0 44.3 40.6 56.3 47.7 32.6 7.4 82.1
2020 300 46.7 55.7 71.8 21.9 48.6 37.7 58.0 37.7 35.4 6.0 83.3
2021 1,008 45.1 63.1 70.1 31.1 34.5 40.4 63.2 45.6 43.7 6.4 68.3
2022 1,077 50.2 64.3 79.6 25.7 48.6 43.4 63.6 45.1 29.2 7.6 76.8
2023 1,122 52.9 63.4 74.3 29.1 46.8 41.2 62.8 47.3 33.0 9.6 72.2
2024 963 49.2 64.3 78.7 22.3 42.2 41.5 54.7 43.0 30.9 7.3 82.9
Player 9,064 48.1 64.0 74.0 28.6 41.7 41.9 61.3 45.7 36.4 7.5 75.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 99 99 99 93 97 85 60 73 95 99 18 99 10 98 96 84 75
2016 84 99 93 61 72 91 54 12 63 99 1 97 51 99 95 67 77
2017 99 100 89 52 99 54 1 1 1 100 92 100 96 99 91 68 73
2018 91 97 95 79 79 68 7 25 69 99 6 99 89 96 81 66 70
2019 89 66 52 70
2020 94 51 50 74
2021 98 99 97 89 97 92 71 13 38 99 29 100 80 90 68 62 73
2022 66 85 71 48 52 58 19 5 11 79 13 74 11 81 60 56 82
2023 85 95 85 66 81 56 13 20 4 98 25 90 53 80 80 67 86
2024 36 78 59 41 16 64 7 3 13 93 2 85 2 47 68 60 82
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.1 4 3.4 1 3 4 0 0.0
2017 24.2 6 8.7 -3 4 6 4 66.7
2018 21.2 9 7.9 1 3 7 2 22.2
2019 24.1 9 5.8 3 3 4 2 22.2
2020 23.6 2 2.1 0 0 2 1 50.0
2021 20.7 7 5.4 2 4 7 1 14.3
2022 23.4 4 6.0 -2 3 8 0 0.0
2023 23.0 11 8.8 2 2 9 2 18.2
2024 22.9 7 8.0 -1 3 8 2 28.6
Player 22.8 59 56.2 3 25 55 14 23.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 5 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 5 2 2 5 5 3 3 4 5 2 3 2
2017 6 9 6 8 9 8 9 9 6 7 9 10 8 8 9 9 8 8 11 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 9 10 9 9 7
2018 9 11 8 7 10 9 10 7 7 4 6 10 8 7 7 8 6 7 9 9 8 10 9 10 5 5 7 9 10 10 4
2019 9 8 5 7 5 5 8 6 4 4 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 9 5 6 4 5 8 5 5
2020 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 1
2021 7 7 3 6 6 5 8 5 2 3 5 9 5 3 7 8 5 4 6 7 4 5 9 5 4 3 6 6 4 6 5
2022 4 5 3 8 6 5 7 7 3 4 5 7 8 5 6 8 6 6 5 6 6 6 9 10 5 4 8 8 6 5 4
2023 11 7 6 11 9 9 10 8 9 8 8 11 9 8 10 11 10 8 9 10 9 8 11 11 7 7 9 8 9 8 7
2024 7 8 5 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 7 9 9 8 9 6 9 8 8 11 9 5 11 8 8 8 8 7 8 9 7
Player 59 60 41 62 60 55 68 57 44 39 50 69 56 48 61 61 53 51 60 66 56 55 75 70 47 45 58 60 58 58 42
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.