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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kimbrel has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 448 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kimbrel's sweeper leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.6 off his sinker.
105 and 53 of them thrown.
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.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kimbrel averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
189 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.7% of the contact Kimbrel gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
189 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 199th in MLB.
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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.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.7% of the contact Kimbrel gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
189 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 199th in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kimbrel has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 448 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kimbrel's sweeper leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.6 off his sinker.
105 and 53 of them thrown.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kimbrel averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
189 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
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