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

2011 Player Pitching Game Log

2011 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2011-03-31	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	11	4	1	0	1	0	0
2	2011-04-04	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	3	5	0	0	0	0
3	2011-04-08	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	10	3	1	0	2	0	0
4	2011-04-10	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9		1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	19	11	5	1	1	2	2	0
5	2011-04-14	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Florida Marlins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	19	12	2	4	0	1	1	0
6	2011-04-16	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	12	6	0	2	1	1	0
7	2011-04-21	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	9-10		2.0	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	38	23	7	6	2	1	0	1
8	2011-04-22	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	6	3	0	0	3	1	1
9	2011-04-23	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
10	2011-04-27	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	San Diego Padres	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	3	0	1	1	1	0
11	2011-04-29	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	16	11	1	4	4	2	0	0
12	2011-04-30	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	L	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	8	3	2	1	1	1	0
13	2011-05-02	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	12	6	0	0	1	0	0
14	2011-05-05	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	11	2	5	1	0	0	0
15	2011-05-06	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Philadelphia Phillies	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	16	6	2	1	1	0	1
16	2011-05-08	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	11	5	3	1	1	0	0
17	2011-05-11	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Washington Nationals	9-9		1.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	20	14	7	3	2	1	1	0
18	2011-05-12	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Washington Nationals	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	10	4	3	0	0	0	0
19	2011-05-14	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	4	1	1	0	0	0
20	2011-05-15	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	12	5	2	0	2	0	0
21	2011-05-16	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Houston Astros	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	13	4	6	0	1	1	0
22	2011-05-18	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	11-11	L	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	9	3	0	4	1	1	0
23	2011-05-21	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	12-12	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	2	1	2	0	0	0
24	2011-05-24	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	4	2	1	0	0	0
25	2011-05-25	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	11-11	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	9	0	1	1	2	0	2
26	2011-05-27	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	12	2	4	0	3	1	0
27	2011-05-28	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Cincinnati Reds	10-10		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	3	2	3	0	0	0
28	2011-05-29	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	12	4	4	1	1	0	1
29	2011-06-01	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		San Diego Padres	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	12	6	4	0	2	1	0
30	2011-06-03	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	16	3	2	2	1	0	0
31	2011-06-07	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Florida Marlins	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	7	2	3	0	2	1	0
32	2011-06-08	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Florida Marlins	9-9	W	1.0	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	16	5	8	2	1	1	0
33	2011-06-11	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Houston Astros	10-10		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	20	6	1	1	3	2	0
34	2011-06-14	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	10	4	2	0	2	0	1
35	2011-06-16	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	1	3	1	0	0	0
36	2011-06-18	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	4	6	0	0	0	0
37	2011-06-19	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Texas Rangers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	7	2	2	1	2	0	0
38	2011-06-20	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		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	15	10	4	4	0	0	0	0
39	2011-06-22	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	5	0	0	3	0	1
40	2011-06-27	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	10	3	5	0	0	0	0
41	2011-06-28	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	11	2	3	0	2	1	1
42	2011-06-29	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	3	1	0	1	0	0
43	2011-07-02	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	8	2	3	0	2	0	1
44	2011-07-04	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	4	0	1	2	0	0
45	2011-07-05	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	5	2	2	0	0	0
46	2011-07-07	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	5	2	1	0	2	0	2
47	2011-07-09	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Philadelphia Phillies	11-11	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	4	1	1	2	0	0
48	2011-07-17	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Washington Nationals	9-9	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	5	4	2	0	0	0
49	2011-07-18	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	10	6	3	0	0	0	0
50	2011-07-21	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	14	2	2	0	1	0	1
51	2011-07-22	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	3	2	0	1	0	0
52	2011-07-26	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	18	13	3	6	2	0	0	0
53	2011-07-27	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	3	0	1	0	0
54	2011-07-30	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Florida Marlins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	3	1	1	0	0
55	2011-08-03	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	3	3	1	0	0	0
56	2011-08-05	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	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	17	12	2	3	1	1	0	1
57	2011-08-07	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	18	10	1	1	2	1	1	0
58	2011-08-08	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Florida Marlins	9-9	S	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	8	2	3	0	0	0	0
59	2011-08-09	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Florida Marlins	11-11	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	2	1	1	0	0	0
60	2011-08-14	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	14	3	6	1	0	0	0
61	2011-08-16	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		San Francisco Giants	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	2	2	0	2	0	0
62	2011-08-18	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		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	14	9	2	4	0	1	0	1
63	2011-08-19	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	3	2	1	0	0	0
64	2011-08-21	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	16	3	5	0	1	0	0
65	2011-08-23	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	12	2	6	1	2	0	0
66	2011-08-30	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Washington Nationals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	1	5	1	0	0	0
67	2011-08-31	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	2	2	0	1	0	0
68	2011-09-01	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	5	3	0	1	1	0
69	2011-09-03	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	12	5	3	1	0	0	0
70	2011-09-04	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	5	0	2	0	0	0
71	2011-09-08	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	3	1	1	1	1	0
72	2011-09-09	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	11	3	4	3	1	1	0
73	2011-09-12	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Florida Marlins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	20	12	4	4	1	0	0	0
74	2011-09-14	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Florida Marlins	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	3	2	0	1	0	0
75	2011-09-17	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	11	3	5	0	0	0	0
76	2011-09-18	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	3	2	0	3	0	1
77	2011-09-19	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Florida Marlins	9-9	L	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	3	0	2	2	0	0
78	2011-09-23	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves	@	Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13	5	4	1	1	1	0
79	2011-09-28	Maj-NL	Atlanta Braves		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9		0.2	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	29	13	5	3	0	2	1	0

2011 Player Pitching Splits

2011 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	79	306	270	19	48	4	1	3	1	3	32	127	.178	.266	.233	.499	.317	63	4	1	1	2	1

Home	46	181	159	9	28	1	1	2	1	3	19	81	.176	.265	.233	.498	.333	37	1	1	0	2	1
Away	33	125	111	10	20	3	0	1	0	0	13	46	.180	.266	.234	.500	.297	26	3	0	1	0	0

March	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
April	11	42	37	4	8	1	1	0	0	2	4	13	.216	.286	.297	.583	.320	11	1	0	0	1	1
May	16	67	57	6	13	0	0	1	0	0	9	25	.228	.333	.281	.614	.387	16	1	0	1	0	0
June	14	56	50	3	7	3	0	0	0	0	5	25	.140	.232	.200	.432	.280	10	0	1	0	0	0
July	12	43	40	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	19	.125	.186	.125	.311	.238	5	0	0	0	0	0
August	13	46	42	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	.143	.217	.143	.360	.316	6	2	0	0	0	0
September	12	49	41	6	9	0	0	2	1	0	7	20	.220	.327	.366	.692	.350	15	0	0	0	1	0

As Reliever	79	306	270	19	48	4	1	3	1	3	32	127	.178	.266	.233	.499	.317	63	4	1	1	2	1

vs RHB as RHP	73	159	143		28	3	1	2			16	67	.196	.277	.273	.549	.351	39	1	0	0	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	72	147	127		20	1	0	1			16	60	.158	.253	.189	.442	.279	24	3	1	1	2	1

Bases Empty	76	185	163		30	2	0	1			22	75	.184	.281	.215	.496	.333	35	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	52	121	107		18	2	1	2			10	52	.168	.242	.262	.503	.291	28	4	1	1	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	11	11	9		2	0	0	0			1	6	.222	.300	.222	.522	.667	2	0	0	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	79	295	261		46	4	1	3			31	121	.176	.264	.234	.498	.309	61	4	1	0	2	1

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	4	3	.571	2.10	79	0	46	77.0	48	19	18	3	32	1	127	1	0	0	306	1.039	14.8	3.97

Home	3	1	.750	1.60	46	0	21	45.0	28	9	8	2	19	1	81	1	0	0	181	1.044	16.2	4.26
Away	1	2	.333	2.81	33	0	25	32.0	20	10	10	1	13	0	46	0	0	0	125	1.031	12.9	3.54

March	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.000	18.0
April	0	1	.000	2.53	11	0	5	10.2	8	4	3	0	4	1	13	0	0	0	42	1.125	11.0	3.25
May	1	1	.500	3.52	16	0	9	15.1	13	6	6	1	9	0	25	0	0	0	67	1.435	14.7	2.78
June	1	0	1.000	1.93	14	0	8	14.0	7	3	3	0	5	0	25	1	0	0	56	0.857	16.1	5.00
July	1	0	1.000	0.00	12	0	8	12.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	19	0	0	0	43	0.667	14.3	6.33
August	0	0		0.00	13	0	10	12.2	6	0	0	0	4	0	23	0	0	0	46	0.790	16.3	5.75
September	1	1	.500	4.76	12	0	5	11.1	9	6	6	2	7	0	20	0	0	0	49	1.412	15.9	2.86

As Reliever	4	3	.571	2.10	79	0	46	77.0	48	19	18	3	32	1	127	1	0	0	306	1.039	14.8	3.97

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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