Major League Baseball PLAYER PROFILE

Craig Kimbrel

Kansas City Royals · Pitcher · #26

Craig Kimbrel is a pitcher for Kansas City Royals. Bats right. Throws right. MLB debut: 2010-05-07.

2026 season by level

MLB

Major League Baseball

New York Mets / Tampa Bay Rays

ERA4.81

WHIP1.34

W-L0-4

G66

GS0

IP67.1

SO64

BB32

K/98.55

BB/94.28

HR/91.07

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets

ERA0.00

WHIP0.00

W-L0-0

GS0

IP1.0

SO1

BB0

K/99.00

BB/90.00

HR/90.00

ALL PROFESSIONAL LEVELS

2026 combined total

ERA4.74

WHIP1.32

W-L0-4

G67

GS0

IP68.1

SO65

BB32

K/98.56

BB/94.21

HR/91.05

Combined totals add MLB and affiliated Minor League counting statistics. Rate statistics are recalculated, but they are not adjusted for differences in competition level.

Professional career totals

ERA2.60

WHIP1.05

W-L64-57

G1041

GS2

IP1031.1

SO1585

BB469

SV493

Career by level

MLB

Major League Baseball

ERA2.67

WHIP1.03

W-L56-50

G884

GS0

IP855.1

SO1314

BB362

SV440

AAA

Triple-A

ERA2.22

WHIP1.14

W-L4-4

G94

GS2

IP97.1

SO135

BB60

SV31

Double-A

ERA0.60

WHIP0.73

W-L2-1

G15

GS0

IP15.0

SO23

BB8

SV6

High-A

Myrtle Beach Pelicans

ERA4.80

WHIP1.73

W-L0-2

G21

GS0

IP30.0

SO48

BB29

SV2

Low-A

ERA0.80

WHIP0.74

W-L2-0

G27

GS0

IP33.2

SO65

BB10

SV14

Advanced profile

BABIP.281

HR/91.07

P/IP17.47

Fielding

FLD%1.000

G33

GS0

INN33.2

PO0

DP0

Bio

Age38

Height6' 0"

Weight215

BatsRight

ThrowsRight

BornHuntsville, USA

Draft2008

MLB debut2010-05-07

StatusActive

Last 8 games

Date	Level	Opponent	Performance
2026-08-02	MLB	vs Chicago White Sox	1.0 IP · 1 SO · 2 ER · 22 pitches
2026-07-30	MLB	vs Texas Rangers	0.2 IP · 1 SO · 0 ER · 14 pitches
2026-07-28	MLB	vs Texas Rangers	1.0 IP · 1 SO · 1 ER · 30 pitches
2026-07-21	MLB	at Toronto Blue Jays	1.0 IP · 0 SO · 0 ER · 12 pitches
2026-07-19	MLB	at Boston Red Sox	1.0 IP · 2 SO · 0 ER · 14 pitches
2026-07-17	MLB	at Boston Red Sox	1.0 IP · 1 SO · 0 ER · 20 pitches
2026-07-12	MLB	vs Seattle Mariners	1.2 IP · 2 SO · 1 ER · 42 pitches
2026-07-09	MLB	vs New York Yankees	1.0 IP · 1 SO · 1 ER · 18 pitches

Recent transactions

2026-08-10 · Signed as Free Agent

Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel.

2026-08-10 · Status Change

Kansas City Royals activated RHP Craig Kimbrel.

2026-08-06 · Outrighted

Tampa Bay Rays sent RHP Craig Kimbrel outright to Durham Bulls.

2026-08-06 · Declared Free Agency

RHP Craig Kimbrel elected free agency.

2026-08-03 · Designated for Assignment

Tampa Bay Rays designated RHP Craig Kimbrel for assignment.

2026-06-13 · Status Change

Tampa Bay Rays activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the 15-day injured list.

2026-05-31 · Status Change

Tampa Bay Rays placed RHP Craig Kimbrel on the 15-day injured list retroactive to May 28, 2026. Right wrist strain.

2026-05-26 · Signed as Free Agent

Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Craig Kimbrel.

Professional statistics are requested separately for MLB, Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Low-A through MLB Stats API, then labeled and combined by Atlas Harbor. Prospect rankings and scouting grades are displayed only when the official MLB Pipeline page can be verified.