How Craig Kimbrel's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Craig Kimbrel has totaled 48 career Losses, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 2010, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.1 that year. The highest point came in 2022 at 7, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.9 that year. The Losses has trended upward over recent seasons. The Losses total has gone from 6 in 2023 to 5 in 2024 and 1 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Craig Kimbrel Lifetime Losses

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Craig Kimbrel Losses Per Season

Craig Kimbrel's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Craig Kimbrel Losses by Team

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

Craig Kimbrel Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Craig Kimbrel's career Losses, 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 Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Craig Kimbrel Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Craig Kimbrel's seasonal Losses 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 Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Craig Kimbrel Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Craig Kimbrel's MLB career with Losses 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 Losses season-by-season breakdown table