How Craig Kimbrel's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Craig Kimbrel has totaled 2 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 295.8 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2010, posting 0, well below the league average of 48.4 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 1, well below the league average of 57.7 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Craig Kimbrel Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts Per Season

Craig Kimbrel's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts per season line chart

Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts by Team

Craig Kimbrel's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Craig Kimbrel career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Craig Kimbrel Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Craig Kimbrel's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Craig Kimbrel's seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Craig Kimbrel's MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Craig Kimbrel Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table