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Royals · RP · Common · 2026
Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 67 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
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RP
Craig Kimbrel
Royals · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA4.50
K40
WHIP1.35
Stock
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9967
Power72
Control69
Run prevention67
Durability55
Common · Kansas City Royals · MLB lists: P
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 46.0 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 40 | 7.8 | 4.50 | 1.35 | 196 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | 93.5 mph | 29.8% | 23.3% |
| 2024 | 232 | 93.9 mph | 30.9% | 22.4% |
| 2023 | 278 | 95.8 mph | 33.1% | 29.2% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Craig Kimbrel appears in 14 archived official MLB transactions (4 trades), newest first. 2 of the trades list Craig Kimbrel as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| May 26, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | Tampa Bay Rays | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | New York Mets | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | Houston Astros | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | Texas Rangers | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel to a minor league contract. |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Released | — | Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore Orioles released RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Signed as free agent | — | Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Signed as free agent | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Trade | Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago White Sox traded RHP Craig Kimbrel to Los Angeles Dodgers for CF AJ Pollock. |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Trade | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox | Chicago Cubs traded RHP Craig Kimbrel to Chicago White Sox for 2B Nick Madrigal and RHP Codi Heuer. |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Signed as free agent | — | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel. |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Trade | San Diego Padres | Boston Red Sox | San Diego Padres traded RHP Craig Kimbrel to Boston Red Sox for 3B Carlos Asuaje, SS Javier Guerra, LHP Logan Allen and CF Manuel Margot. Craig Kimbrel was traded to Boston Red Sox in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Apr 5, 2015 | Trade | Atlanta Braves | San Diego Padres | Atlanta Braves traded RHP Craig Kimbrel and Melvin Upton Jr. to San Diego Padres for CF Cameron Maybin, LF Carlos Quentin, LF Jordan Paroubeck and RHP Matt Wisler. Craig Kimbrel was traded to San Diego Padres in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 4.24 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.316 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 93.6 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | — |
| First-Pitch Strike | — |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Craig Kimbrel's current rating of 67 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
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