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, 19,734th 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

2022 Contract Status: Signed thru 2022, 4 yrs/$58M (19-22)

Service Time (01/2022): 10.161 • Free Agent: 2023

Agents: SportsMeter

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Craig Michael Kimbrel

Nicknames: Dirty Craig

Pronunciation: \KIM-brehl\

Twitter: @Kimbrel46

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Rookie of the Year
8x All-Star
2018 World Series
Rolaids Relief
Hoffman Rel
Rivera Rel

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SUMMARY

2022

Career

WAR

-0.1

21.4

ERA

4.13

2.25

671

385

24.0

652.1

1063

WHIP

1.542

0.975

Summary of 53 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 4 walk-off, 18 tying, 9 go ahead

6 Tms
BOS	17
CHC	12
ATL	12
SDP	6
CHW	5
LAD	1

Platoon
vs LHB	28
vs RHB	25

Home/Road
Home	29
Away	24

Outs
0	19
2	19
1	15

23 Opps
PIT	5
STL	4
CHC	4
TOR	4
COL	3
CIN	3
NYY	3
WSN	3
MIL	3
ARI	2
TEX	2
BAL	2
NYM	2
CLE	2
MIA/FLA	2
HOU	2
TBR	1
OAK	1
SDP	1
KCR	1
ATL	1
PHI	1
LAD	1

49 Batters
Christian Yelich	2
Josh Bell	2
Justin Smoak	2
Aaron Judge	2
Mike Napoli	1
Robinson Chirinos	1
Max Muncy	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Alex Gordon	1
Stephen Piscotty	1
Ramon Hernandez	1
Kendrys Morales	1
Derek Dietrich	1
Chase Headley	1
Francisco Lindor	1
Colby Rasmus	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Matt Olson	1
Trey Mancini	1
Bryce Harper	1
Paul DeJong	1
Jose Osuna	1
David Wright	1
Devin Mesoraco	1
Logan Forsythe	1
Keston Hiura	1
Omar Infante	1
Nolan Arenado	1
Starling Marte	1
Matt Holliday	1
Nick Hundley	1
Andrew Romine	1
Lucas Duda	1
Patrick Wisdom	1
Danny Espinosa	1
Brian McCann	1
Colin Moran	1
Matt Carpenter	1
Yadier Molina	1
Harold Ramirez	1
Chris Young	1
Chris Coghlan	1
Chris Davis	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Ian Happ	1
Ronald Acuna Jr.	1
Charlie Blackmon	1
Erik Kratz	1
David Peralta	1

21 Parks
Fenway Pk	8
Wrigley Fld	8
Turner Fld	6
Petco Pk	4
SkyDome	4
US Cellular	3
Nationals Pk	3
PNC Pk	2
GreatAmer BP	2
Miller Pk	2
WIL02	1
Coors Fld	1
Dodger Stad	1
Dolphin Stad	1
Jacobs Fld	1
Rangers Bpk	1
Camden Yards	1
TropicanaFld	1
Marlins Park	1
MinuteMaidPk	1
Yankee Stad3	1

Where Hit
9	16
78	11
8	9
7	9
89	8

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	14
4	10
1	9
6	8
3	8
5	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	41
2·HR gms	6

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	8
12-	3
--3	2
-2-	1
1-3	1

72 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	38
1 on	11
2 on	4
Any on	15

Inning
7	1
8	6
9	42
Extra	4

7-end	53

RelScore
+4..	3
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	8
-1	16
-2	5
-3	8
-4..	8

Ahead	8
Tied	8
Behind	37

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
0-1	8
3-2	6
1-0	6
2-1	6
2-2	6
1-1	4
1-2	3
0-2	2
2-0	2
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	10
1B	8
RF	7
3B	7
C	6
2B	4
CF	3
DH	3
SS	3
PH	2

OrderPos
3rd	10
4th	9
6th	8
2nd	6
7th	5
1st	5
5th	5
9th	4
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	25
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2011-05-27	Ramon Hernandez	CIN	@	ATL	ahead 3-1	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) S1X	2	7	2	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bruce Scores
2	2	2	1	2011-09-18	Lucas Duda	NYM	@	ATL	ahead 6-5	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) BBCSX	1	4	9	10%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	2011-09-19	Omar Infante	FLA		ATL	behind 4-5	b 9	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	2	4	91%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonifacio Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2012-06-28	Chris Young	ARI	@	ATL	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	7,(2-2) BCFBFFX	1	8	8	38%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	2	1	2012-07-20	Danny Espinosa	WSN		ATL	behind 9-10	b 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	47%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	3	1	2012-08-31	Erik Kratz	PHI	@	ATL	behind 4-5	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .SCX	1	7	2	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2013-05-03	David Wright	NYM	@	ATL	behind 4-5	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BTSBX	1	3	5	36%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	2	1	2013-05-07	Devin Mesoraco	CIN		ATL	behind 3-4	b 9	2	---	6,(3-2) .BSBBCX	1	9	PH	49%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	3	2	2013-05-07	Shin-Soo Choo	CIN		ATL	tied 4-4	b 9	2	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	1	8	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	4	1	2013-09-14	Chase Headley	SDP	@	ATL	behind 0-2	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BFX	1	4	5	8%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2014-06-20	Anthony Rendon	WSN		ATL	behind 2-4	b 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) *BCB1X	2	2	5	49%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McLouth Scores
12	12	2	1	2014-09-10	Bryce Harper	WSN		ATL	behind 1-6	b 9	1	---	6,(2-2) CBSFBX	1	6	7	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2015-04-21	Nick Hundley	COL		SDP	behind 5-7	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	5	2	11%	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
14	14	2	1	2015-05-03	Charlie Blackmon	COL	@	SDP	behind 5-8	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
15	15	3	1	2015-05-19	Chris Coghlan	CHC	@	SDP	behind 2-4	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	4	1	2015-07-31	Derek Dietrich	MIA		SDP	behind 2-3	b 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	7	49%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	5	1	2015-08-23	Stephen Piscotty	STL	@	SDP	ahead 8-1	t 9	2	1--	6,(3-2) BSBBF>X	2	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Peralta Scores
18	18	6	1	2015-09-08	Nolan Arenado	COL	@	SDP	behind 0-1	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	5	37%	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2016-04-11	Chris Davis	BAL	@	BOS	tied 6-6	t 9	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	3	3	48%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Joseph Scores; Machado Scores
20	20	2	1	2016-04-24	Colby Rasmus	HOU		BOS	behind 3-5	b 9	2	--3	2,(0-1) >S.X	2	4	7	49%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Correa Scores
21	21	3	1	2016-07-05	Robinson Chirinos	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 4-2	t 9	0	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	9	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Odor Scores; Profar Scores
22	22	4	1	2016-09-24	Logan Forsythe	TBR		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2017-04-20	Kendrys Morales	TOR		BOS	behind 0-1	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	DH	43%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	2	1	2017-07-03	Mike Napoli	TEX		BOS	behind 4-5	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	6	DH	43%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	2017-07-15	Matt Holliday	NYY	@	BOS	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	DH	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	4	1	2017-08-01	Francisco Lindor	CLE	@	BOS	behind 8-9	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .SSX	1	1	6	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	5	1	2017-08-28	Justin Smoak	TOR		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	2	1--	2,(0-1) C>X	2	3	3	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lopez Scores
28	28	6	1	2017-09-30	Brian McCann	HOU	@	BOS	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCBSX	1	7	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2018-04-24	Curtis Granderson	TOR		BOS	tied 3-3	b 10	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	7	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
30	30	2	1	2018-05-01	Alex Gordon	KCR	@	BOS	behind 2-3	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	9	7	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	3	1	2018-05-09	Aaron Judge	NYY		BOS	ahead 7-6	b 8	1	--3	4,(1-2) FBFX	2	2	9	7%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); Gardner Scores
32	32	4	1	2018-05-16	Matt Olson	OAK	@	BOS	behind 3-6	t 9	0	---	6,(2-2) .FBBSFX	1	6	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	5	1	2018-05-26	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	@	BOS	behind 5-8	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) ...CBSX	1	2	9	4%	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
34	34	6	1	2018-08-07	Justin Smoak	TOR		BOS	behind 4-5	b 9	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	3	3	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
35	35	7	1	2018-08-11 (2)	Trey Mancini	BAL		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	4	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2019-07-01	Jose Osuna	PIT		CHC	ahead 15-5	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) ...BBFX	1	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37	37	2	2	2019-07-01	Josh Bell	PIT		CHC	ahead 16-5	b 8	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Frazier Scores
38	38	3	1	2019-07-27	Christian Yelich	MIL		CHC	behind 2-3	b 10	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	2	9	43%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	4	2	2019-07-27	Keston Hiura	MIL		CHC	tied 3-3	b 10	0	1--	4,(1-2) BSSX	2	4	4	28%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Saladino Scores
40	40	5	1	2019-08-18	Starling Marte	PIT		CHC	behind 0-7	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
41	41	6	1	2019-09-01	Christian Yelich	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 9	2	12-	6,(3-2) BFCBBX	3	3	9	16%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Austin Scores; Grisham Scores
42	42	7	1	2019-09-19	Matt Carpenter	STL	@	CHC	tied 4-4	t 10	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	37%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
43	43	8	1	2019-09-21	Yadier Molina	STL	@	CHC	behind 7-8	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ....X	1	5	2	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44	44	9	2	2019-09-21	Paul DeJong	STL	@	CHC	tied 8-8	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	6	33%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	2020-07-31	Josh Bell	PIT	@	CHC	behind 1-6	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BCX	1	3	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
46	46	2	2	2020-07-31	Colin Moran	PIT	@	CHC	behind 2-6	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	2021-05-04 (2)	Max Muncy	LAD	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	3	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
48	48	2	1	2021-08-06	Andrew Romine	CHC		CHW	behind 1-4	b 8	2	12-	6,(3-2) BBFSB>X	3	6	6	44%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Duffy Scores; Schwindel Scores
49	49	3	1	2021-08-14	Aaron Judge	NYY	@	CHW	tied 3-3	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	9	24%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
50	50	4	1	2021-08-27	Patrick Wisdom	CHC	@	CHW	behind 10-17	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	3	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
51	51	5	2	2021-08-27	Ian Happ	CHC	@	CHW	behind 11-17	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) >X	2	5	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Duffy Scores
52	52	6	1	2021-09-26	Harold Ramirez	CLE		CHW	behind 1-5	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	7	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	2022-05-16	David Peralta	ARI	@	LAD	behind 2-5	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	7	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Rojas Scores

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