How Craig Kimbrel's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Craig Kimbrel has totaled 263 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2010, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.6 that year. The highest point came in 2024 at 35, well above the relief pitcher average of 18.0 that year. The Runs has trended upward over recent seasons. The Runs total has gone from 28 in 2023 to 35 in 2024 and 4 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 35 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Craig Kimbrel Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Runs for Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel
Runs
Craig Kimbrel
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
Craig Kimbrel
Runs Allowed Per Game
Career2632.880.31
Season Avg.16.442.880.31
162 Game Avg.50.072.880.31
More InfoSee MoreSee MoreSee More

Craig Kimbrel Runs Per Season

Craig Kimbrel's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Craig Kimbrel Runs by Team

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

Craig Kimbrel Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Craig Kimbrel Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Craig Kimbrel Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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