Craig Kimbrel
mlbretiredRP — Chicago Cubs — #46
Player Info
Height
5'11"
Weight
215 lbs
Born
May 27, 1988 — Huntsville, AL
College
Wallace State CC
Draft
Undrafted
Active
2010–2021
Career
Atlanta Braves2010-2014
San Diego Padres2015
Boston Red Sox2016-2018
Chicago Cubs2019-2020
Chicago Cubs2021
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ATL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.44 | 1.21 | 20.2 | 40 | 16 | 2.5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 79 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.3 | 2.10 | 1.04 | 77.0 | 127 | 32 | 4.0 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.2 | 1.01 | 0.65 | 62.2 | 116 | 14 | 8.3 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | ATL | 68 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.3 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 67.0 | 98 | 20 | 4.9 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.5 | 1.61 | 0.91 | 61.2 | 95 | 26 | 3.7 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | SD | 61 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.3 | 2.58 | 1.04 | 59.1 | 87 | 22 | 4.0 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | BOS | 57 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0.9 | 3.40 | 1.09 | 53.0 | 83 | 30 | 2.8 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | BOS | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.6 | 1.43 | 0.68 | 69.0 | 126 | 14 | 9.0 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | BOS | 63 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.3 | 2.74 | 0.99 | 62.1 | 96 | 31 | 3.1 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | CHC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | -0.5 | 6.53 | 1.60 | 20.2 | 30 | 12 | 2.5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | CHC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.1 | 5.28 | 1.43 | 15.1 | 28 | 12 | 2.3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | CHC | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | 0.49 | 0.71 | 36.2 | 64 | 13 | 4.9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | CHW | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.0 | 5.09 | 1.22 | 23.0 | 36 | 10 | 3.6 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | — | 63 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.5 | 2.26 | 0.91 | 59.2 | 100 | 23 | 4.3 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | LAD | 63 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0.2 | 3.75 | 1.32 | 60.0 | 72 | 28 | 2.6 | 51 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | PHI | 71 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.8 | 3.26 | 1.04 | 69.0 | 94 | 28 | 3.4 | 44 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | BAL | 57 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .583 | -1.1 | 5.33 | 1.36 | 52.1 | 73 | 31 | 2.4 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.3 | 2.45 | 1.36 | 11.0 | 16 | 6 | 2.7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.4 | 2.25 | 1.42 | 12.0 | 17 | 7 | 2.4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 851 | 0 | 56 | 48 | .538 | -- | 2.58 | 1.02 | 821.2 | 1282 | 346 | 3.7 | 492 | 263 | 236 | 440 | 28 | 59 |
Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.
Awards & Honors
3x Relief Man Award (undefined, undefined, undefined)Rookie of the Year (undefined)
Tags
Born in AlabamaPlayed for Atlanta BravesPlayed for Boston Red SoxPlayed for Chicago CubsPlayed for Chicago White SoxPlayed for San Diego PadresUndrafted
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