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Craig Kimbrel

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PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2010–PRESENT BORN: HUNTSVILLE, USA
New York Mets
ROY 2011 All-Star ×9
Career
56 W · 2.64 ERA · 1299 K
837.2 IP · 1.03 WHIP · 866 G
2026 Season
0-0 · 0.00 ERA
1.0 IP · 2 K · 1.00 WHIP
Last 30 Days
0-1 · 5.40 ERA
11.7 IP · 13 K · 1.37 WHIP
Salary / Contract
2026: $2.3M
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Craig Kimbrel is a pitcher for the New York Mets. Across 866 MLB appearances, with a 2.64 ERA and 1299 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
2010 ATL 4 0 0.44 21 0 1 20.2 9 1 16 40 1.21
2011 ATL 4 3 2.10 79 0 46 77.0 48 18 32 127 1.04
2012 ATL 3 1 1.01 63 0 42 62.2 27 7 14 116 0.65
2013 ATL 4 3 1.21 68 0 50 67.0 39 9 20 98 0.88
2014 ATL 0 3 1.61 63 0 47 61.2 30 11 26 95 0.91
2015 SD 4 2 2.58 61 0 39 59.1 40 17 22 87 1.04
2016 BOS 2 6 3.40 57 0 31 53.0 28 20 30 83 1.09
2017 BOS 5 0 1.43 67 0 35 69.0 33 11 14 126 0.68
2018 BOS 5 1 2.74 63 0 42 62.1 31 19 31 96 0.99
2019 CHC 0 4 6.53 23 0 13 20.2 21 15 12 30 1.60
2020 CHC 0 1 5.28 18 0 2 15.1 10 9 12 28 1.43
2021 CHC 2 3 0.49 39 0 23 36.2 13 2 13 64 0.71
2021 CWS 2 2 5.09 24 0 1 23.0 18 13 10 36 1.22
2022 LAD 6 7 3.75 63 0 22 60.0 51 25 28 72 1.32
2023 PHI 8 6 3.26 71 0 23 69.0 44 25 28 94 1.04
2024 BAL 7 5 5.33 57 0 23 52.1 40 31 31 73 1.36
2025 ATL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1 2.00
2025 HOU 0 1 2.45 13 0 0 11.0 9 3 6 16 1.36
2026 NYM 0 2 6.00 14 0 0 15.0 16 10 6 15 1.47
2026 TB 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 1.00
Career Totals — 56 50 2.64 866 0 440 837.2 509 246 352 1299 1.03
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 ATL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 ATL 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 ATL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 ATL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 ATL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 SD 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2016 BOS 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 BOS 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 BOS 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 CHC 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CHC 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 CHC 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 CWS 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 LAD 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 PHI 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 BAL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 HOU 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 851 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Awards & Achievements
  • MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie (1): 2011
  • Reliever of the Month (5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2023
  • Reliever of the Year Award (3): 2012, 2014, 2017
  • Rookie of the Month (2): 2011, 2011
  • Rookie of the Year (1): 2011
  • This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year (1): 2013
  • This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year (1): 2011
  • TSN All-Star (1): 2017
  • TSN Reliever of the Year (1): 2017
  • TSN Rookie of the Year (1): 2011
All-Star Selections

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2011$419,000
2012$590,000
2013$655,000
2014$7,000,000
2015$9,000,000
2016$11,000,000
2017$13,000,000
2018$13,000,000
2020$16,000,000
2021$16,000,000
2022$16,000,000
2023$10,000,000
2024$12,000,000
2026$2,284,946

Career Total: $126,948,946 (14 seasons)

Average: $9,067,782

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

Salary Note

Craig Kimbrel's 2026 Opening Day salary with NYM is $2,284,946 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result IPHERBBKHR
May 26 @ BAL 1-6 L 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
May 20 @ WSH 4-8 L 2.2 2 2 0 2 1
May 18 @ WSH 16-7 W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
May 15 vs NYY 2-5 L 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
May 14 vs DET 9-4 W 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
May 9 @ ARI 1-2 L 1.0 0 0 2 1 0
May 7 @ COL 2-6 L 1.0 3 4 1 2 1
May 4 @ COL 4-2 W 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
May 2 @ LAA 3-4 L 1.0 1 0 1 1 0
Apr 28 vs WSH 8-0 W 1.0 0 0 0 3 0
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.