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Craig Kimbrel

Position: 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)

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

Pronunciation: \KIM-bruhl\

Twitter: @Kimbrel46

SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

23.7

ERA

3.00

2.42

804

430

21.0

778.1

1223

WHIP

0.952

0.989

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2024 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2024 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 1	BAL		KCR	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 5	BAL	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8	Apr 6	BAL	@	PIT	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 10	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12	Apr 11	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	15 (2)	Apr 14	BAL		MIL	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16	Apr 15	BAL		MIN	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (1)	Apr 17	BAL		MIN	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	20 (1)	Apr 20	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	22 (1)	Apr 22	BAL	@	LAA	W,4-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	24 (1)	Apr 24	BAL	@	LAA	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	25	Apr 26	BAL		OAK	L,2-3		5	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	27 (1)	Apr 28	BAL		OAK	L,6-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	32 (4)	May 3	BAL	@	CIN	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	33	May 4	BAL	@	CIN	W,2-1		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	36 (2)	May 8	BAL	@	WSN	W,7-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	37	May 10	BAL		ARI	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	38	May 11	BAL		ARI	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	40 (1)	May 13	BAL		TOR	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	44 (3)	May 19	BAL		SEA	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	48 (3)	May 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-6	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	49	May 24	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	51 (1)	May 26	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55 (3)	May 31	BAL		TBR	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							24gm		21.0	1	0	0	1	0