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
Pitches232
PA49
AVG.238
SLG.381
ISO.143
K%34.7%
BRL%8.0%
HH%36.0%
EV86.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 148 | 63.8% | 93.5 | 2296 |
| Knuckle Curve | 40 | 17.2% | 84.0 | 2651 |
| Sweeper | 29 | 12.5% | 84.8 | 2697 |
| Changeup | 12 | 5.2% | 88.0 | 1787 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.9% | — | — |
| Cutter | 1 | 0.4% | 90.3 | 2101 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 22 | .136 | .136 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Knuckle Curve | 11 | .364 | .636 | .273 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweeper | 8 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Changeup | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cutter | 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 | 9 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 90.4 | 27.8° | 242 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 22.2% | 11.1% |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 83.6 | 5.1° | 155 | 33.3% | 11.1% | 44.4% | 11.1% |
| Sweeper | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.0 | 28.8° | 169 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Changeup | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 105.9 | 25.0° | 395 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |