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Craig Kimbrel played 16 major-league seasons (2010-2025) as a P (851). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 2 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27 | SDN | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2021 | 33 | CHN | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | ATL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20.2 | 40 | 16 | 0.44 | 922 |
| 2011 | 23 | ATL | 79 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 77 | 127 | 32 | 2.10 | 181 |
| 2012 | 24 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 62.2 | 116 | 14 | 1.01 | 392 |
| 2013 | 25 | ATL | 68 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 67 | 98 | 20 | 1.21 | 309 |
| 2014 | 26 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 61.2 | 95 | 26 | 1.61 | 228 |
| 2015 | 27 | SDN | 61 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 59.1 | 87 | 22 | 2.58 | 151 |
| 2016 | 28 | BOS | 57 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 53 | 83 | 30 | 3.40 | 124 |
| 2017 | 29 | BOS | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 69 | 126 | 14 | 1.43 | 304 |
| 2018 | 30 | BOS | 63 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 62.1 | 96 | 31 | 2.74 | 155 |
| 2019 | 31 | CHN | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20.2 | 30 | 12 | 6.53 | 67 |
| 2020 | 32 | CHN | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15.1 | 28 | 12 | 5.28 | 85 |
| 2021 | 33 | CHA | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 5.09 | 85 |
| 2021 | 33 | CHN | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 36.2 | 64 | 13 | 0.49 | 855 |
| 2022 | 34 | LAN | 63 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 72 | 28 | 3.75 | 108 |
| 2023 | 35 | PHI | 71 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 69 | 94 | 28 | 3.26 | 134 |
| 2024 | 36 | BAL | 57 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 52.1 | 73 | 31 | 5.33 | 75 |
| 2025 | 37 | HOU | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2.45 | 167 |
| 2025 | 37 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | P | 79 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | P | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | P | 68 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | P | 63 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | P | 61 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | P | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | P | 67 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | P | 63 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | P | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | P | 63 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | P | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | P | 57 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Craig Kimbrel won: Rookie of the Year 2011 (NL), TSN All-Star 2017 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (9 ballot finishes, 1 win). Full year pages: 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cy Young Award | NL | 10 | 2 / 224 | 0 |
| 2011 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 24 | 1 / 448 | 0 |
| 2011 | Rookie of the Year (winner) | NL | 1 | 160 / 160 | 32 |
| 2012 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5 | 41 / 224 | 1 |
| 2012 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8 | 73 / 448 | 0 |
| 2013 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5 | 39 / 210 | 0 |
| 2013 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 11 | 27 / 420 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cy Young Award | NL | 10 | 3 / 210 | 0 |
| 2017 | Cy Young Award | AL | 6 | 27 / 210 | 0 |
Craig Kimbrel ranks on 5 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #12 | closers | 2012 | 392 ERA+ |
| #18 | relief pitchers | 2012 | 392 ERA+ |
| #40 | closers | 2013 | 309 ERA+ |
| #43 | closers | 2017 | 304 ERA+ |
| #58 | relief pitchers | 2013 | 309 ERA+ |
Craig Kimbrel is a playable Legends Deck card, rated from real Statcast data and refreshed nightly: view the Craig Kimbrel card.
Craig Kimbrel appears in 12 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first.
| 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. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Browse the full archive.
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.