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
Pitches142
PA35
AVG.156
SLG.313
ISO.156
K%31.4%
BRL%19.0%
HH%47.6%
EV91.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 89 | 62.7% | 95.2 | 2302 |
| Knuckle Curve | 40 | 28.2% | 85.4 | 2559 |
| Sweeper | 5 | 3.5% | 85.3 | 2572 |
| Changeup | 4 | 2.8% | 88.8 | 1600 |
| Sinker | 4 | 2.8% | 93.6 | 2037 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 22 | .136 | .364 | .227 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | .222 | .222 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweeper | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changeup | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinker | 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 | 14 | 28.6% | 64.3% | 97.1 | 15.1° | 202 | 21.4% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 7.1% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 79.8 | 2.5° | 114 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.1 | -10.0° | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |