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Craig Kimbrel
Kansas City Royals
RP · #26 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0" · 215 lb · Age 38 · 17 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
35.9
- Runs prevented
- +0.7
- IP · ERA
- 46.0 · 4.50
- K · BB
- 40 · 22
- Rank
- 132 of 205 relievers
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Home runs allowed4 vs 6 avg+2.6
- Walks20 vs 17 avg−1.1
- Strikeouts40 vs 43 avg−0.8
- Hit batters3 vs 2 avg−0.3
- Parks pitched in+0.2
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16@HOU | W 5-2 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 57.1 |
| Sun, Sep 13@BOS | L 1-4 | L | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28.8 |
| Wed, Sep 9vsARI | W 5-2 | H | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 28.3 |
| Mon, Sep 7vsARI | L 4-5 | L | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6.7 |
| Sat, Sep 5vsTOR | L 3-4 | L | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 52.7 |
| Thu, Sep 3vsMIA | W 7-3 | H | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 49.4 |
| Wed, Sep 2vsMIA | L 6-9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 59.8 | |
| Sat, Aug 29@CLE | W 8-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 78.5 | |
| Sat, Aug 22vsDET | W 3-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 65.9 |
| Thu, Aug 20vsATH | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | – | |
| Wed, Aug 19vsATH | W 9-7 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 87.4 |
| Sat, Aug 15@LAA | L 0-1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 57.6 | |
| Wed, Aug 12@LAD | L 2-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 | |
| Sun, Aug 2vsCHW | L 1-9 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 | |
| Thu, Jul 30vsTEX | W 3-2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 23.8 | |
| Tue, Jul 28vsTEX | L 1-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 29.0 | |
| Tue, Jul 21@TOR | W 12-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 83.1 | |
| Sun, Jul 19@BOS | L 1-6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 88.5 | |
| Fri, Jul 17@BOS | L 3-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 66.2 | |
| Sun, Jul 12vsSEA | L 2-8 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 24.7 | |
| Thu, Jul 9vsNYY | L 4-12 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 26.8 | |
| Sun, Jul 5@HOU | L 0-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 45.1 | |
| Sat, Jul 4@HOU | L 8-10 | B | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 68.2 |
| Tue, Jun 30@KC | W 10-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 88.5 | |
| Sun, Jun 28vsARI | W 5-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 78.5 | |
| Fri, Jun 26vsARI | W 6-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 64.1 | |
| Thu, Jun 25vsKC | W 13-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 15.1 | |
| Mon, Jun 22vsKC | L 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 80.5 | |
| Sat, Jun 20vsWSH | L 3-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 81.7 | |
| Sun, Jun 14@LAA | W 8-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.2 | |
| Sat, Jun 13@LAA | L 0-8 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 19.3 | |
| Tue, May 26@BAL | L 1-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 53.3 | |
| Wed, May 20@WSH | L 4-8 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 29.7 | |
| Mon, May 18@WSH | W 16-7 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26.5 | |
| Fri, May 15vsNYY | L 2-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8.8 | |
| Thu, May 14vsDET | W 9-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 71.5 | |
| Sat, May 9@ARI | L 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 47.9 | |
| Thu, May 7@COL | L 2-6 | L | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5.2 |
| Mon, May 4@COL | W 4-2 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 34.3 |
| Sat, May 2@LAA | L 3-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 42.3 | |
| Tue, Apr 28vsWSH | W 8-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 74.1 | |
| Thu, Apr 23vsMIN | W 10-8 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17.8 | |
| Sun, Apr 19@CHC | L 1-2 | L | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sat, Apr 18@CHC | L 2-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30.3 | |
| Mon, Apr 13@LAD | L 0-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43.4 | |
| Sat, Apr 11vsATH | L 6-11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 54.5 |
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