Craig Kimbrel

Q: When was Craig Kimbrel born?

Craig Kimbrel was born on May 28, 1988.

Q: Where was Craig Kimbrel born?

Craig Kimbrel was born in Huntsville, AL .

Q: How tall is Craig Kimbrel?

Craig Kimbrel is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Craig Kimbrel weigh?

Craig Kimbrel weighs 215 lbs (97 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Craig Kimbrel played?

Craig Kimbrel is in his 15th season.

Q: When was Craig Kimbrel drafted?

Craig Kimbrel was 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) .

Q: How many strikeouts does Craig Kimbrel have?

Craig Kimbrel has 14 strikeouts this season and has 1,206 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Craig Kimbrel worth?

Craig Kimbrel makes $12,000,000.00 this year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$13M (24) & 25 team option.

Q: How many teams has Craig Kimbrel played for?

Craig Kimbrel has played for 8 teams; the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles.

Q: How many World Series has Craig Kimbrel won?

Craig Kimbrel has won 1 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Baltimore Orioles (majors)

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

4/12 The Orioles have acquired reliever Yohan Ramírez from the Mets for cash, the teams announced. New York had designated the righty for assignment on Monday. Baltimore’s 40-man roster now sits at capacity.
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Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	SO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-04-17	BAL		MIN	W 4-2	9-GF, W	1	1.0	0	1	3	12	8	2	1	0	2	1	0.136	1.80	0.09%	1.92	0.491
2024-04-15	BAL		MIN	W 7-4	9-GF, S	0	1.0	0	2	3	13	10	2	2	1	0	0	0.032	0.42	0.02%	0.44	0.491
2024-04-14	BAL		MIL	W 6-4	9-GF, S	2	1.0	2	3	5	21	15	6	3	1	1	1	0.072	2.25	0.04%	2.11	0.491
2024-04-11	BAL	@	BOS	W 9-4 (10)	9-9, W	0	1.0	0	1	3	15	7	4	0	1	1	0	0.146	1.88	0.10%	2.06	0.543
2024-04-10	BAL	@	BOS	W 7-5	9-GF, S	3	1.0	0	2	3	13	9	2	3	1	0	0	0.100	1.28	0.06%	1.30	0.543

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2008	20	ATL-min	Rk,A,A+	3	2	.600	0.51	24	0	20	0	0	10	35.1	16	5	2	0	15	1	56	3	0	4	143			0.877	4.1	0.0	3.8	14.3	3.73	DAN,ROM,MYR APPY,SALL,CARL
2009	21	ATL-min	A+,A,AA,AAA	2	3	.400	2.85	49	0	35	0	0	18	60.0	30	22	19	2	45	1	103	3	1	10	254			1.250	4.5	0.3	6.8	15.5	2.29	MYR,ROM,MSS,GWI CARL,SALL,SOUL,IL
2010	22	ATL-min	AAA	3	2	.600	1.62	48	0	43	0	0	23	55.2	28	13	10	3	35	0	83	4	1	8	230			1.132	4.5	0.5	5.7	13.4	2.37	GWI IL
2010	22	ATL	NL	4	0	1.000	0.44	21	0	7	0	0	1	20.2	9	2	1	0	16	1	40	0	0	4	88	914	1.53	1.210	3.9	0.0	7.0	17.4	2.50
2011	23	ATL	NL	4	3	.571	2.10	79	0	64	0	0	46	77.0	48	19	18	3	32	1	127	1	0	4	306	183	1.52	1.039	5.6	0.4	3.7	14.8	3.97	AS,CYA-9,MVP-23,RoY-1
2012	24	ATL	NL	3	1	.750	1.01	63	0	56	0	0	42	62.2	27	7	7	3	14	0	116	2	0	5	231	399	0.78	0.654	3.9	0.4	2.0	16.7	8.29	AS,CYA-5,MVP-8
2013	25	ATL	NL	4	3	.571	1.21	68	0	60	0	0	50	67.0	39	10	9	4	20	2	98	3	0	3	258	311	1.93	0.881	5.2	0.5	2.7	13.2	4.90	AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
2014	26	ATL	NL	0	3	.000	1.61	63	0	54	0	0	47	61.2	30	13	11	2	26	0	95	2	0	6	244	223	1.83	0.908	4.4	0.3	3.8	13.9	3.65	AS,CYA-9
2015	27	SDP	NL	4	2	.667	2.58	61	0	53	0	0	39	59.1	40	19	17	6	22	1	87	1	0	4	239	145	2.68	1.045	6.1	0.9	3.3	13.2	3.95
2016	28	BOS-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3			3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		PAW IL
2016	28	BOS	AL	2	6	.250	3.40	57	0	47	0	0	31	53.0	28	22	20	4	30	0	83	4	0	6	220	132	2.92	1.094	4.8	0.7	5.1	14.1	2.77	AS
2017	29	BOS	AL	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	319	1.42	0.681	4.3	0.8	1.8	16.4	9.00	AS,CYA-6
2018	30	BOS	AL	5	1	.833	2.74	63	0	57	0	0	42	62.1	31	19	19	7	31	0	96	2	0	7	247	161	3.13	0.995	4.5	1.0	4.5	13.9	3.10	AS
2019	31	CHC-min	AAA	0	0		2.45	4	1	1	0	0	0	3.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	14			0.818	4.9	2.5	2.5	9.8	4.00	IWA PCL
2019	31	CHC	NL	0	4	.000	6.53	23	0	17	0	0	13	20.2	21	15	15	9	12	0	30	2	0	0	96	68	8.00	1.597	9.1	3.9	5.2	13.1	2.50
2020	32	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	5.28	18	0	11	0	0	2	15.1	10	9	9	2	12	1	28	2	0	4	69	87	3.97	1.435	5.9	1.2	7.0	16.4	2.33
2021	33	TOT	MLB	4	5	.444	2.26	63	0	43	0	0	24	59.2	31	19	15	6	23	1	100	3	1	8	235	191	2.43	0.905	4.7	0.9	3.5	15.1	4.35	AS
2021	33	CHC	NL	2	3	.400	0.49	39	0	35	0	0	23	36.2	13	6	2	1	13	0	64	0	1	3	137	865	1.10	0.709	3.2	0.2	3.2	15.7	4.92
2021	33	CHW	AL	2	2	.500	5.09	24	0	8	0	0	1	23.0	18	13	13	5	10	1	36	3	0	5	98	87	4.56	1.217	7.0	2.0	3.9	14.1	3.60
2022	34	LAD	NL	6	7	.462	3.75	63	0	47	0	0	22	60.0	51	31	25	4	28	2	72	5	1	7	260	108	3.23	1.317	7.7	0.6	4.2	10.8	2.57
2023	35	PHI	NL	8	6	.571	3.26	71	0	45	0	0	23	69.0	44	28	25	10	28	1	94	4	2	4	278	135	3.81	1.043	5.7	1.3	3.7	12.3	3.36	AS
2024	36	BAL	AL	3	0	*1.000*	1.13	8	0	6	0	0	4	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	27	343	-0.30	0.375	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.8
15 Yrs				52	42	.553	2.39	788	0	618	0	0	421	765.1	445	225	203	66	308	10	1206	35	4	67	3052	172	2.45	0.984	5.2	0.8	3.6	14.2	3.92
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.553	2.39	68	0	53	0	0	36	66	38	19	18	6	27	1	104	3	0	6	263	172	2.45	0.984	5.2	0.8	3.6	14.2	3.92
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
ATL (5 yrs)				15	10	.600	1.43	294	0	241	0	0	186	289.0	153	51	46	12	108	4	476	8	0	22	1127	266	1.52	0.903	4.8	0.4	3.4	14.8	4.41
BOS (3 yrs)				12	7	.632	2.44	187	0	155	0	0	108	184.1	92	52	50	17	75	0	305	10	0	18	721	184	2.43	0.906	4.5	0.8	3.7	14.9	4.07
CHC (3 yrs)				2	8	.200	3.22	80	0	63	0	0	38	72.2	44	30	26	12	37	1	122	4	1	7	302	136	3.67	1.115	5.4	1.5	4.6	15.1	3.30
PHI (1 yr)				8	6	.571	3.26	71	0	45	0	0	23	69.0	44	28	25	10	28	1	94	4	2	4	278	135	3.81	1.043	5.7	1.3	3.7	12.3	3.36
LAD (1 yr)				6	7	.462	3.75	63	0	47	0	0	22	60.0	51	31	25	4	28	2	72	5	1	7	260	108	3.23	1.317	7.7	0.6	4.2	10.8	2.57
SDP (1 yr)				4	2	.667	2.58	61	0	53	0	0	39	59.1	40	19	17	6	22	1	87	1	0	4	239	145	2.68	1.045	6.1	0.9	3.3	13.2	3.95
BAL (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	1.13	8	0	6	0	0	4	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	27	343	-0.30	0.375	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.8
CHW (1 yr)				2	2	.500	5.09	24	0	8	0	0	1	23.0	18	13	13	5	10	1	36	3	0	5	98	87	4.56	1.217	7.0	2.0	3.9	14.1	3.60

NL (11 yrs)				35	33	.515	2.27	569	0	449	0	0	308	550.0	332	159	139	44	223	9	851	22	4	44	2206	175	2.40	1.009	5.4	0.7	3.6	13.9	3.82
AL (5 yrs)				17	9	.654	2.67	219	0	169	0	0	113	215.1	113	66	64	22	85	1	355	13	0	23	846	167	2.55	0.920	4.7	0.9	3.6	14.8	4.18

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Craig Kimbrel?

Craig Kimbrel is 35 years old.

When was Craig Kimbrel born?

Craig Kimbrel was born on May 28, 1988.

Where was Craig Kimbrel born?

Craig Kimbrel was born in Huntsville, AL.

How tall is Craig Kimbrel?

Craig Kimbrel is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much does Craig Kimbrel weigh?

Craig Kimbrel weighs 215 lbs (97 kg).

How many seasons has Craig Kimbrel played?

Craig Kimbrel is in his 15th season.

When was Craig Kimbrel drafted?

Craig Kimbrel was 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).

What position does Craig Kimbrel play?

Craig Kimbrel is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Craig Kimbrel have?

Craig Kimbrel has 14 strikeouts this season and has 1,206 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Craig Kimbrel worth?

Craig Kimbrel makes $12,000,000.00 this year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$13M (24) & 25 team option.

How many teams has Craig Kimbrel played for?

Craig Kimbrel has played for 8 teams; the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles.

How many World Series has Craig Kimbrel won?

Craig Kimbrel has won 1 World Series.

What is Craig Kimbrel's Twitter account?

Craig Kimbrel is on Twitter at Kimbrel46.

What are Craig Kimbrel's nicknames?

Dirty Craig is a nickname for Craig Kimbrel.

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