Craig Kimbrel

Position: Relief 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)

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

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2016-04-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	9	5	1	0	1	1	0
2	2016-04-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	3	2	0	2	0	0
3	2016-04-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	L	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	10	4	2	1	1	0	0
4	2016-04-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	4	4	0	0	0	0
5	2016-04-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	10	3	2	0	3	0	2
6	2016-04-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	12	4	4	0	0	0	0
7	2016-04-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	14	2	3	0	1	1	0
8	2016-04-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	3	0	1	2	0	0
9	2016-04-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	9-9	S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
10	2016-04-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	3	5	0	3	1	0
11	2016-04-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Atlanta Braves	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	22	18	8	9	1	0	0	0
12	2016-04-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	3	2	1	1	0	0
13	2016-05-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	3	3	0	1	0	0
14	2016-05-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	3	3	1	0	0	0
15	2016-05-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13	3	2	1	1	0	0
16	2016-05-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	26	14	2	4	0	1	0	0
17	2016-05-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	10-10		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	0	2	0	3	0	1
18	2016-05-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	9	2	4	0	1	1	0
19	2016-05-18 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	1	3	1	0	0	0
20	2016-05-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	4	2	0	1	0	0
21	2016-05-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-9	L	1.1	3	2	1	0	2	0	0		8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	39	28	7	7	2	4	2	2
22	2016-05-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	1	3	1	0	0	0
23	2016-06-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	14	11	1	2	1	2	1	0
24	2016-06-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	San Francisco Giants	10-10	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	7	2	0	1	3	0	1
25	2016-06-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	1	4	0	1	0	1
26	2016-06-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	7	2	1	1	1	0	0
27	2016-06-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	5	0	2	1	0	0
28	2016-06-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	10	2	5	0	0	0	0
29	2016-06-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	10-10	L	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	12	4	2	1	2	2	0
30	2016-06-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	9-10	W	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	32	21	3	5	0	4	1	1
31	2016-06-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	16	6	3	2	1	1	0
32	2016-07-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	9	3	2	1	3	1	1
33	2016-07-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	9-9		0.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	5	1	0	1	2	1	0
34	2016-07-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	10	5	3	1	0	0	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
35	2016-07-30	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1-1		0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	49	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	17	9	4	1	2	0	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
36	2016-08-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	13	4	4	1	0	0	0
37	2016-08-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	9-10	W	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	2	6	1	0	0	0
38	2016-08-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	9-9		0.2	0	1	1	4	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	37	16	2	3	0	1	1	0
39	2016-08-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	1	1	1	1	0	0
40	2016-08-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	18	2	7	0	2	1	1
41	2016-08-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	2	2	1	1	1	0
42	2016-08-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-9	S	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	2	6	0	3	2	0
43	2016-08-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	11	3	3	0	1	0	0
44	2016-08-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
45	2016-08-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	4	1	1	3	1	0
46	2016-08-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	4	1	0	2	0	1
47	2016-09-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9	L	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	1	0	0	2	2	0
48	2016-09-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	San Diego Padres	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
49	2016-09-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	16	7	5	0	1	1	0
50	2016-09-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	9-9	S	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	0
51	2016-09-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	8-9	S	1.1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	14	5	6	0	0	0	0
52	2016-09-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	2	1	2	0	0	0
53	2016-09-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	1	1	1	0
54	2016-09-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	1	3	0	1	0	0
55	2016-09-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	13	3	2	0	2	1	0
56	2016-09-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	9-9	L	0.0	1	4	4	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	28	13	2	1	0	1	1	0
57	2016-09-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	9	5	1	1	1	0	1
58	2016-10-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	L	1.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	17	10	1	2	0	2	0	0

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	58	223	186	22	29	7	0	4	3	0	30	83	.156	.288	.258	.546	.250	48	3	5	1	1	0

Home	32	127	103	11	15	2	0	2	2	0	20	45	.146	.294	.223	.517	.228	23	1	2	1	1	0
Away	26	96	83	11	14	5	0	2	1	0	10	38	.169	.281	.301	.583	.279	25	2	3	0	0	0

April	12	44	38	5	5	1	0	2	0	0	5	19	.132	.250	.316	.566	.177	12	0	1	0	0	0
May	10	38	34	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	3	16	.118	.211	.147	.358	.222	5	2	1	0	0	0
June	9	39	36	3	8	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	.222	.282	.250	.532	.348	9	1	0	0	0	0
July	4	17	12	4	5	1	0	1	1	0	4	2	.417	.588	.750	1.338	.444	9	0	1	0	0	0
August	11	45	38	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	.105	.244	.158	.402	.211	6	0	1	0	0	0
September	11	36	27	6	3	1	0	1	0	0	8	14	.111	.333	.259	.593	.167	7	0	1	0	0	0
October	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

As Starter	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	.500	1	0	1	0	0	0
As Reliever	57	220	184	22	28	7	0	4	2	0	30	83	.152	.283	.255	.539	.245	47	3	4	1	1	0

vs RHB as RHP	54	122	101		16	5	0	2			18	47	.158	.298	.267	.565	.269	27	3	2	1	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	51	101	85		13	2	0	2			12	36	.153	.277	.247	.524	.229	21	0	3	0	1	0

Bases Empty	52	127	109		13	3	0	1			15	54	.119	.244	.174	.418	.222	19	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	39	96	77		16	4	0	3			15	29	.208	.347	.377	.724	.283	29	3	2	1	1	0

vs. Younger Batters	39	81	69		10	2	0	0			10	29	.145	.263	.174	.436	.250	12	2	1	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	54	142	117		19	5	0	4			20	54	.162	.303	.308	.611	.250	36	1	4	0	1	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	2	6	.250	3.38	58	1	31	53.1	29	22	20	4	30	0	83	5	0	0	223	1.106	14.0	2.77

Home	1	3	.250	3.26	32	1	16	30.1	15	11	11	2	20	0	45	2	0	0	127	1.154	13.4	2.25
Away	1	3	.250	3.52	26	0	15	23.0	14	11	9	2	10	0	38	3	0	0	96	1.044	14.9	3.80

April	0	1	.000	4.09	12	0	7	11.0	5	5	5	2	5	0	19	1	0	0	44	0.909	15.5	3.80
May	0	1	.000	0.87	10	0	5	10.1	4	2	1	0	3	0	16	1	0	0	38	0.677	13.9	5.33
June	1	1	.500	2.79	9	0	4	9.2	8	3	3	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	39	1.138	12.1	4.33
July	0	0		15.43	4	1	1	2.1	5	4	4	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	17	3.857	7.7	0.50
August	1	0	1.000	0.82	11	0	7	11.0	4	1	1	0	6	0	19	1	0	0	45	0.909	15.5	3.17
September	0	2	.000	5.63	11	0	7	8.0	3	6	5	1	8	0	14	1	0	0	36	1.375	15.8	1.75
October	0	1	.000	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1.000	0.0	0.00

As Starter	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3.000	0.0
As Reliever	2	6	.250	3.40	57	0	31	53.0	28	22	20	4	30	0	83	4	0	0	220	1.094	14.1	2.77

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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