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

-0.1

23.4

ERA

3.55

2.42

795

425

12.2

770.0

1213

WHIP

1.342

0.996

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 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	2019-06-18	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs	@	Sacramento River Cats	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	0	3	1	1	0	0
2	2019-06-21	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs		Round Rock Express	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	2	0	3	1	1	0
3	2019-06-22	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs		Round Rock Express	1-1		0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	46	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	4	0	0	2	0	0
4	2019-06-25	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs		Omaha Storm Chasers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	9	2	2	0	1	0	1
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
5	2019-06-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Atlanta Braves	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	3	1	2	1	1	0
6	2019-07-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	3	3	3	0	2	2	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	12	1	5	0	4	1	0
7	2019-07-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	L	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	18	10	1	1	2	2	1	0
8	2019-07-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	19	12	5	5	0	0	0	0
9	2019-07-12	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	2	1	2	1	0	0
10	2019-07-16	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	25	10	2	3	1	2	2	0
11	2019-07-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	1	4	1	0	0	0
12	2019-07-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	12	3	4	0	0	0	0
13	2019-07-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	20	8	4	0	0	1	1	0
14	2019-07-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	San Francisco Giants	11-11		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	11	2	4	0	1	1	0
15	2019-07-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	14	3	2	0	5	4	0
16	2019-07-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	10-10	L	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	3	2	0	2	1	0
17	2019-07-31	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	S	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	14	1	5	1	2	2	0
18	2019-08-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	8	2	2	2	1	1	0
19	2019-08-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9		0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	12	2	3	0	1	0	0
20	2019-08-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	0	4	0	2	1	0
21	2019-08-21	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	2	3	0	1	0	0
22	2019-08-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Washington Nationals	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	14	3	1	1	1	1	0
23	2019-08-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	10	2	2	2	1	0	0
24	2019-08-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	11	5	2	1	1	0	0
25	2019-09-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	12	5	1	0	3	1	0
26	2019-09-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	10-10	L	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	1	3	0	1	0	0
27	2019-09-21	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	2	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	17	9	1	2	0	2	0	0

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 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	27	110	94	16	23	6	0	10	2	2	13	34	.245	.346	.628	.973	.255	59	0	2	0	1	0

Home	16	63	54	7	11	3	0	5	1	2	9	20	.204	.318	.537	.855	.207	29	0	0	0	0	0
Away	11	47	40	9	12	3	0	5	1	0	4	14	.300	.383	.750	1.133	.318	30	0	2	0	1	0

June	5	19	17	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	2	5	.177	.263	.471	.734	.182	8	0	0	0	0	0
July	12	51	42	8	11	3	0	4	2	1	7	15	.262	.373	.619	.992	.292	26	0	1	0	1	0
August	7	27	24	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	9	.167	.259	.333	.593	.214	8	0	1	0	0	0
September	3	13	11	6	5	0	0	4	0	1	2	5	.455	.539	1.546	2.084	.500	17	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	1	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	.000	4	0	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	26	106	91	15	22	6	0	9	2	2	12	33	.242	.340	.604	.944	.260	55	0	2	0	1	0

vs RHB as RHP	25	56	46		11	3	0	5			10	16	.239	.375	.630	1.005	.240	29	0	0	0	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	24	54	48		12	3	0	5			3	18	.250	.315	.625	.940	.269	30	0	2	0	1	0

Bases Empty	27	68	57		15	4	0	7			9	19	.263	.382	.702	1.084	.258	40	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	18	42	37		8	2	0	3			4	15	.216	.286	.514	.799	.250	19	0	0	0	1	0

vs. Younger Batters	25	82	68		17	4	0	8			11	24	.250	.366	.662	1.028	.243	45	0	2	0	1	0
vs. Older Batters	18	28	26		6	2	0	2			2	10	.231	.286	.539	.824	.286	14	0	0	0	0	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	0	4	.000	5.92	27	1	13	24.1	23	16	16	10	13	0	34	2	0	0	110	1.480	12.6	2.62

Home	0	2	.000	4.20	16	1	8	15.0	11	7	7	5	9	0	20	0	0	0	63	1.333	12.0	2.22
Away	0	2	.000	8.68	11	0	5	9.1	12	9	9	5	4	0	14	2	0	0	47	1.714	13.5	3.50

June	0	0		1.93	5	1	1	4.2	3	1	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	19	1.071	9.6	2.50
July	0	2	.000	6.75	12	0	7	10.2	11	8	8	4	7	0	15	1	0	0	51	1.688	12.7	2.14
August	0	0		1.35	7	0	5	6.2	4	1	1	1	2	0	9	1	0	0	27	0.900	12.2	4.50
September	0	2	.000	23.14	3	0	0	2.1	5	6	6	4	2	0	5	0	0	0	13	3.000	19.3	2.50

As Starter	0	0		13.50	1	1	0	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	3.000	13.5	1.00
As Reliever	0	4	.000	5.70	26	0	13	23.2	22	15	15	9	12	0	33	2	0	0	106	1.437	12.5	2.75

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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