2024 Stats
W-L
7-5
ERA
3.99
WHIP
1.23
K
67
SV
23
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Kimbrel signed a 1-year deal with Philadelphia last off-season and maintained his standing among the active saves leaders by converting a team-leading 23 saves. The veteran closer now has 417 saves for his career - 2nd among active pitchers. Kimbrel had trouble adjusting to the pitch clock - his 13 violations were most by a reliever - but he was outstanding in his age-35 season, pitching 69 innings across 71 games with a 3.26 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 94:28 K:BB ratio. He was 7th among qualified relievers in strikeouts and 15th with a 23.7% K-BB percentage despite a 10.1% walk rate. When Kimbrel allowed contact, balls were often hit hard. His 46.7% hard-hit rate (4th percentile) was poor and he gave up a career-worst 10 home runs. However, Kimbrel had dominant stretches last year, including a 13-inning scoreless streak before the All-Star break with a 20:1 K:BB. Kimbrel should have no problem finding work in 2024 given his recent success and experience in high-leverage. Read Past Outlooks
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Takes loss Saturday
Kimbrel (7-5) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one over one inning, taking the loss Saturday versus the Rockies.
ANALYSIS
Kimbrel couldn't keep the game tied in the eighth inning in a contest that taxed the Orioles' bullpen following Dean Kremer's exit with a forearm injury. August saw Kimbrel receive little high-leverage work, but he still struggled with seven runs allowed and an 8:5 K:BB over 8.2 innings. He's now at a 4.07 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 67:26 K:BB through 48.2 innings this season. Kimbrel won't be challenging Seranthony Dominguez for the closer role any time soon, though the Orioles' bullpen has been shaky in general for much of the second half.
Kimbrel couldn't keep the game tied in the eighth inning in a contest that taxed the Orioles' bullpen following Dean Kremer's exit with a forearm injury. August saw Kimbrel receive little high-leverage work, but he still struggled with seven runs allowed and an 8:5 K:BB over 8.2 innings. He's now at a 4.07 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 67:26 K:BB through 48.2 innings this season. Kimbrel won't be challenging Seranthony Dominguez for the closer role any time soon, though the Orioles' bullpen has been shaky in general for much of the second half.
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-7%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .213 | 103 | 39 | 64 | 11 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .188 | 130 | 44 | 65 | 10 | |||
2024vs Left | .185 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .198 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .184 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .179 | 56 | 14 | 26 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .261 | 29 | 11 | 29 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .193 | 43 | 17 | 22 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
ERA at Home
2024
-44%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.55 | 1.09 | 96.1 | 12.1 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.72 | 1.30 | 82.1 | 11.3 | 4.6 | ||||
2024Home | 5.24 | 1.34 | 22.1 | 13.3 | 5.6 | ||||
2024Away | 2.96 | 1.13 | 27.1 | 11.2 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Home | 2.72 | 0.91 | 39.2 | 12.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Away | 3.99 | 1.23 | 29.1 | 12.0 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 3.41 | 1.14 | 34.1 | 11.0 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Away | 4.21 | 1.56 | 25.2 | 10.5 | 5.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Craig Kimbrel compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.48K/9
12.1BB/9
4.9HR/9
1.3Fastball
93.9 mphERA
3.99WHIP
1.23BABIP
.270GB/FB
0.80Left On Base
68.4%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
5.7%Spin Rate
2381 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%Swinging Strike
12.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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The Dodgers immediately announced Kimbrel as their closer upon acquiring him despite a shaky second half in 2021 and a poor spring with velocity concerns. Kimbrel had a solid first month with Los Angeles, but was inconsistent from that point forward. He threw his historically dominant curveball roughly 10% less often (31.5% pitch usage) while losing some zip on his fastball, which proved to be ineffective. As a result, his strikeout rate plummeted by 15 percent, from 42.6% to 27.7%. The 34-year-old was able to rack up 22 saves, but officially lost the closer job in late September despite the distribution of saves chances signaling a committee much earlier than that. Kimbrel recorded only eight of the Dodgers' 23 saves after July 1 and was subsequently left off their playoff roster. The active saves leader in baseball, he secured a one-year, $10 million pact with the Phillies and should be the favorite for saves to open the season, but it's likely to be a committee approach with Seranthony Dominguez, Jose Alvarado and Gregory Soto also in the mix.
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Nabs win Friday
Kimbrel (7-4) allowed two hits and struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn the win Friday over the Astros.
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Yields game-winning run
Kimbrel (6-4) took the loss Sunday against Tampa Bay, allowing one run on no hits and three walks (one intentional) across one inning. He struck out two.
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Falters in non-save situation
Kimbrel (6-3) took the loss Friday versus the Padres, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out one over one inning.
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Blows save Thursday
Kimbrel blew a save against the Marlins on Thursday, allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks over two-thirds of an inning.
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Falters into sixth win
Kimbrel (6-2) blew a save but picked up the win Sunday, allowing three runs on one hit and two walks over one inning against the Yankees. He struck out one.
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Release not likely?
Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com doesn't expect the Orioles to release Kimbrel.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander has given up 11 earned runs in his past 10 outings, which has bumped him out of the closer role in favor of Seranthony Dominguez. Kimbrel's 3.89 ERA and 1.23 WHIP this season aren't terrible, but he's been mostly unreliable outside of a dominant two-month stretch from May 10 to July 7. It seems unlikely at this point the Kimbrel reclaims the title of closer before the end of the season, but he could still work his way back into a high-leverage role.
The veteran right-hander has given up 11 earned runs in his past 10 outings, which has bumped him out of the closer role in favor of Seranthony Dominguez. Kimbrel's 3.89 ERA and 1.23 WHIP this season aren't terrible, but he's been mostly unreliable outside of a dominant two-month stretch from May 10 to July 7. It seems unlikely at this point the Kimbrel reclaims the title of closer before the end of the season, but he could still work his way back into a high-leverage role.