Teams · Kansas City Royals · MLB ID 518886

#26 · Pitcher · Kansas City Royals

Craig Kimbrel

B/T R/R · HT 6' 0" · WT 215 · Age 38 · Born May 28, 1988 · Debut May 7, 2010

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2026 · Season

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Atlanta Braves · 2010–2025

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Wins

#176 on the Braves

477

#40 on the Braves

Saves

186

#1 on the Braves

Career with the Boston Red Sox · 2016–2018

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#203 on the Red Sox

305

#91 on the Red Sox

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108

#3 on the Red Sox

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 2023–2023

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#248 on the Phillies

#235 on the Phillies

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#21 on the Phillies

Career with the Baltimore Orioles · 2024–2024

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#221 on the Orioles

#214 on the Orioles

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#23 on the Orioles

Career with the Los Angeles Dodgers · 2022–2022

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#228 on the Dodgers

#222 on the Dodgers

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#25 on the Dodgers

Career with the San Diego Padres · 2015–2015

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#118 on the Padres

#116 on the Padres

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#10 on the Padres

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 2019–2021

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#244 on the Cubs

122

#206 on the Cubs

Saves

#12 on the Cubs

Career with the Chicago White Sox · 2021–2021

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#206 on the White Sox

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#119 on the White Sox

Career with the Houston Astros · 2025–2025

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#110 on the Astros

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

#1,327 all-time MLB

↑ 1 P. Appleton

↓ 1 M. Young

1,282

#336 all-time MLB

↑ 1 D. Wilson

↓ 1 W. Rodriguez

440

#5 all-time MLB

↑ 36 K. Jansen

↓ 3 F. Rodriguez

2026 · Game log (pitching) — last 11 outings

Date	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S
Sep 16	@ Astros	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	17/10
Sep 13	@ Red Sox	L	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	16/7
Sep 9	vs Diamondbacks	ND	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	13/9
Sep 7	vs Diamondbacks	L	1.0	5	5	4	1	1	25/17
Sep 5	vs Blue Jays	L	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	22/14
Sep 3	vs Marlins	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	9/5
Sep 2	vs Marlins	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	9/7
Aug 29	@ Guardians	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9/6
Aug 22	vs Tigers	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	20/14
Aug 20	vs Athletics	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12/7
Aug 19	vs Athletics	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13/6

2026 · Fielding

Pos	G	Inn	A	FPCT	RF
P	14	15.0	2	1.000	0.14
P	13	12.1	2	1.000	0.15
P	1	1.0	0	0.000	0.00

Transactions

Sep 29, 2026	Status Change	Kansas City Royals activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the bereavement list.
Sep 29, 2026	Status Change	Kansas City Royals activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the bereavement list.
Sep 29, 2026	Status Change	Kansas City Royals activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the bereavement list.
Sep 29, 2026	Status Change	Kansas City Royals activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the bereavement list.
Sep 29, 2026	Status Change	Kansas City Royals activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the bereavement list.