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
Pitches969
PA232
AVG.208
SLG.365
ISO.156
K%31.5%
BRL%10.6%
HH%43.1%
EV90.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 633 | 65.3% | 93.9 | 2316 |
| Knuckle Curve | 278 | 28.7% | 84.3 | 2596 |
| Sweeper | 47 | 4.9% | 85.6 | 2639 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.6% | — | — |
| Changeup | 5 | 0.5% | 88.3 | 1686 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 133 | .203 | .421 | .218 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 55 |
| Knuckle Curve | 46 | .261 | .283 | .022 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sweeper | 13 | .077 | .077 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changeup | 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 | 81 | 13.6% | 46.9% | 92.2 | 25.7° | 216 | 37.0% | 27.2% | 23.5% | 12.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 36 | 2.8% | 36.1% | 87.9 | -2.1° | 131 | 13.9% | 33.3% | 52.8% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 6 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 87.4 | 13.7° | 195 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% |