How Craig Kimbrel's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Craig Kimbrel has totaled 1,282 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2011, posting 127, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2025 at 17, well below the relief pitcher average of 39.2 that year, a partial season. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 94 in 2023 to 73 in 2024 and 17 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 17 to 127 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Craig Kimbrel Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Craig Kimbrel
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Strikeouts | Craig Kimbrel
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Craig Kimbrel
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 1282 | 14.04 | 1.51 |
| Season Avg. | 80.13 | 14.04 | 1.51 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 244.05 | 14.04 | 1.51 |
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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 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 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 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 — 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.
