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
Pitches4689
PA1104
AVG.198
SLG.375
ISO.177
K%34.4%
BRL%8.9%
HH%38.2%
EV89.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2976 | 63.5% | 96.3 | 2343 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1547 | 33.0% | 86.2 | 2566 |
| Sweeper | 77 | 1.6% | 85.6 | 2604 |
| Changeup | 40 | 0.9% | 88.4 | 1680 |
| Unknown | 38 | 0.8% | — | — |
| Sinker | 10 | 0.2% | 95.8 | 2224 |
| Slider | 1 | 0.0% | 97.7 | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 627 | .223 | .458 | .234 | 140 | 67 | 33 | 6 | 34 | 220 |
| Knuckle Curve | 297 | .141 | .199 | .057 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 150 |
| Sweeper | 15 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Changeup | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinker | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider | 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 | 413 | 11.4% | 39.7% | 90.6 | 23.7° | 213 | 36.3% | 24.2% | 27.6% | 11.9% |
| Knuckle Curve | 148 | 2.0% | 35.8% | 87.1 | 2.3° | 143 | 14.2% | 29.7% | 54.1% | 2.0% |
| Sweeper | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 90.9 | 29.1° | 247 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| Changeup | 4 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 84.1 | 15.5° | 150 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% |
| Sinker | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.5 | 8.0° | 136 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |