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Craig Kimbrel

Royals
Number #26
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 38
Height 6' 0"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Huntsville, AL
Born May 28, 1988

Key Insights

2026
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Kimbrel projects a .404 average, 4th percentile.

189 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Kimbrel, 12th percentile.

189 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 470th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough

Kimbrel works off the plate, with only 36.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.

189 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 504th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .434 expected average against them, against .391 on his fastballs.

53 of his breaking balls thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Kimbrel's stuff spins at 2,407 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.

189 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

36.7% of the contact against Kimbrel is on the ground and 43.3% of it is in the air.

30 tracked batted balls allowed.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 28, 1988
Birth Place Huntsville, AL
Height 6' 0"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Wallace State CC