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
Pitches9809
PA2295
AVG.181
SLG.329
ISO.148
K%35.9%
BRL%9.2%
HH%39.7%
EV89.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 6448 | 65.7% | 96.4 | 2352 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2950 | 30.1% | 86.2 | 2571 |
| Sweeper | 229 | 2.3% | 85.6 | 2613 |
| Unknown | 86 | 0.9% | 90.6 | 2550 |
| Sinker | 49 | 0.5% | 94.2 | 2151 |
| Changeup | 40 | 0.4% | 88.4 | 1680 |
| Intentional Ball | 4 | 0.0% | 88.1 | 2154 |
| Slider | 2 | 0.0% | 98.7 | — |
| Cutter | 1 | 0.0% | 90.3 | 2101 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1338 | .194 | .377 | .183 | 259 | 134 | 61 | 8 | 56 | 517 |
| Knuckle Curve | 577 | .147 | .213 | .066 | 85 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 278 |
| Sweeper | 55 | .236 | .309 | .073 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Unknown | 8 | .125 | .500 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sinker | 8 | .125 | .125 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Intentional Ball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider | 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 | 837 | 10.6% | 42.7% | 90.9 | 23.5° | 214 | 35.1% | 26.9% | 26.6% | 11.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 302 | 5.0% | 33.8% | 87.0 | 2.4° | 138 | 15.2% | 26.2% | 57.0% | 1.7% |
| Sweeper | 34 | 11.8% | 32.4% | 88.6 | 20.6° | 208 | 35.3% | 32.4% | 23.5% | 8.8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 79.3 | -3.1° | 84 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 4 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 84.1 | 15.5° | 150 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% |