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
Pitches670
PA163
AVG.213
SLG.376
ISO.163
K%21.5%
BRL%6.5%
HH%36.1%
EV89.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 443 | 66.1% | 93.6 | 2278 |
| Sweeper | 95 | 14.2% | 85.6 | 2599 |
| Knuckle Curve | 61 | 9.1% | 84.1 | 2592 |
| Sinker | 44 | 6.6% | 93.8 | 2118 |
| Changeup | 22 | 3.3% | 88.6 | 1618 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.7% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 97 | .206 | .402 | .196 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| Sweeper | 23 | .261 | .348 | .087 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .300 | .400 | .100 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinker | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 5 | .200 | .400 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 76 | 6.6% | 38.2% | 89.5 | 23.4° | 199 | 35.5% | 25.0% | 27.6% | 11.8% |
| Sweeper | 15 | 13.3% | 40.0% | 93.2 | 23.3° | 232 | 46.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 87.2 | 7.8° | 159 | 22.2% | 44.4% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.8 | -7.6° | 64 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 76.9 | 12.3° | 68 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |