Craig Kimbrel

#26

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher Throws R

6'0", 215 lbs · Born May 28, 1988 · Debut 2010

4.50

2026 ERA

1-5

2026 W-L

46.0

2026 IP

2026 K

Diamond All-Star

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Career Stats

891

441

867.2

1,322

246

4.50

ERA

1.350

WHIP

2026 Season

46.0

4.50

ERA

1.350

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-16	Houston Astros	A	1.0	0	0	0	17	—
2026-09-13	Boston Red Sox	A	0.1	1	0	2	16	L
2026-09-09	Arizona Diamondbacks	H	1.0	0	1	0	13	—
2026-09-07	Arizona Diamondbacks	H	1.0	4	1	1	25	L
2026-09-05	Toronto Blue Jays	H	1.0	0	1	1	22	L
2026-09-03	Miami Marlins	H	0.2	0	1	0	9	—
2026-09-02	Miami Marlins	H	1.0	0	1	0	9	—
2026-08-29	Cleveland Guardians	A	1.0	0	0	0	9	—
2026-08-22	Detroit Tigers	H	1.0	0	2	1	20	S
2026-08-20	Athletics	H	1.0	0	0	0	12	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	4.1	5	3	4	—	3	—	10.38	3.000
Last 10G	10	9.0	5	7	5	—	3	1	5.00	1.667

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Reliever	46	46.0	23	40	4	40	22	4.50	1.348	7.83	4.30

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	23	22.7	15	22	2	25	11	5.96	1.456	9.93	4.37
Away	23	23.3	8	18	2	15	11	3.09	1.243	5.79	4.24

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	45	44.3	22	38	21	4.47	1.331
41–60 Pitches	1	1.7	1	2	1	5.40	1.800

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
< 1.0 IP	7	4.0	5	5	6	11.25	2.750
1.0–2.2 IP	39	42.0	18	35	16	3.86	1.214

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Craig Kimbrel compare to other MLB pitchers?

HR/9

0.78

73th

K Rate

20.4%

34th

K/9

7.83

33th

WHIP

1.348

31th

ERA

4.50

27th

BB/9

4.30

16th

BB Rate

11.2%

15th

K/BB Ratio

1.818

10th

IP per Start

—

0th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 64.9% Velo: 93.5 Whiff: 26.0% OPS-all: 0.729

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.2% Velo: 85.3 Whiff: 44.2% OPS-all: 0.640

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 10.6% Velo: 83.9 Whiff: 13.3% OPS-all: 0.606

Pitcher Type: Multi-Pitch Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: ST (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: FF (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	64.9%	93.5	2,273	-7.7"	+8.4"	6.7ft	-2.87	4.69	47.0%	26.0%	25.5%	23.3%	#511	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	14.2%	85.3	2,597	+6.4"	+0.1"	6.6ft	-2.95	4.80	40.3%	44.2%	28.2%	34.0%	#98	—	OK
KC	Curve/Slurve	10.6%	83.9	2,591	+5.8"	-4.4"	6.6ft	-2.90	4.97	37.6%	13.3%	20.4%	35.2%	#46	—	Small-ish
SI	Fastball	6.9%	93.8	2,089	-10.7"	+5.3"	6.8ft	-2.93	4.69	46.7%	12.5%	20.0%	17.3%	#558	—	Small-ish
CH	Changeup	2.7%	88.5	1,629	-10.3"	+1.5"	6.7ft	-2.91	4.72	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	33.4%	#135	—	Small
FC	Fastball	0.7%	90.5	2,301	-2.3"	+6.8"	6.7ft	-2.82	4.77	33.3%	0.0%	16.7%	29.7%	#541	—	Small

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	163	.239	.352	.396	0.748	19.0%	12.3%	4	35.9%	5.7%	#667	OK	—
Slider/SweeperSmall-ish	37	.257	.297	.343	0.640	29.7%	5.4%	0	34.8%	8.7%	#644	Small-ish	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	17	.250	.294	.312	0.606	11.8%	5.9%	0	42.9%	0.0%	#317	Small	—
ChangeupSmall	6	.167	.167	.333	0.500	33.3%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	#330	Small	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 64.9% Velo: 93.5 Whiff: 26.0% OPS-all: 0.729

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.2% Velo: 85.3 Whiff: 44.2% OPS-all: 0.640

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 10.6% Velo: 83.9 Whiff: 13.3% OPS-all: 0.606

Pitch mix

72.5%

14.2%

2.7%

10.6%

6.9%

Total pitches this season: 875 · Reliable

MLB The Show Card Reference

Craig Kimbrel CP · Cubs

All-Star Diamond ◌ Low Liquidity

Buy-Now

20.0k

Sell-Now Net

15.3k

Flip Profit

+1.0k

24h

-1,769 (-8.1%)

+4.0k (+25.2%)

Stamina 24

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Craig Kimbrel RP · Rays

Live Bronze ▼ Crashing

Buy-Now

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

-12 (-20.7%)

+16 (+53.3%)

Stamina 24

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