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
Pitches5120
PA1191
AVG.166
SLG.287
ISO.121
K%37.4%
BRL%9.5%
HH%41.1%
EV89.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3472 | 67.8% | 96.4 | 2360 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1403 | 27.4% | 86.3 | 2576 |
| Sweeper | 152 | 3.0% | 85.6 | 2617 |
| Unknown | 48 | 0.9% | 90.6 | 2550 |
| Sinker | 39 | 0.8% | 93.8 | 2133 |
| Intentional Ball | 4 | 0.1% | 88.1 | 2154 |
| Slider | 1 | 0.0% | 99.6 | — |
| Cutter | 1 | 0.0% | 90.3 | 2101 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 711 | .167 | .305 | .138 | 119 | 67 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 297 |
| Knuckle Curve | 280 | .154 | .229 | .075 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 128 |
| Sweeper | 40 | .250 | .350 | .100 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Unknown | 6 | .167 | .667 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sinker | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 424 | 9.9% | 45.5% | 91.2 | 23.2° | 216 | 34.0% | 29.5% | 25.7% | 10.8% |
| Knuckle Curve | 154 | 7.8% | 31.8% | 86.9 | 2.5° | 133 | 16.2% | 22.7% | 59.7% | 1.3% |
| Sweeper | 25 | 16.0% | 36.0% | 87.8 | 17.6° | 193 | 32.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 8.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.8 | -7.6° | 64 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |