Craig Kimbrel
Relief Pitcher · Kansas City Royals · #26
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- 1988-05-28
- Birthplace
- Huntsville, AL, United States
- Debut
- 2010
- ESPN id
- 30653
- Source
- espn
Pitches181
PA39
AVG.200
SLG.400
ISO.200
K%30.8%
BRL%16.7%
HH%37.5%
EV90.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 110 | 60.8% | 95.2 | 2334 |
| Knuckle Curve | 51 | 28.2% | 85.7 | 2552 |
| Sweeper | 13 | 7.2% | 86.6 | 2603 |
| Changeup | 4 | 2.2% | 88.3 | 1601 |
| Sinker | 2 | 1.1% | 94.2 | 2213 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.6% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 25 | .280 | .560 | .280 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweeper | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinker | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 18 | 16.7% | 38.9% | 92.4 | 27.8° | 213 | 55.6% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 11.1% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 90.0 | -6.0° | 58 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 89.7 | 8.5° | 196 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 63.9 | 50.0° | 174 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Sinker | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.0 | -4.0° | 24 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |