Anthony Bender vs. Craig Kimbrel — Career Comparison

Anthony Bender
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Anthony Bender a clear advantage over Craig Kimbrel across the core pitching metrics. Anthony Bender led in home run suppression (HR9+ 184 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 147 vs 115). Craig Kimbrel held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 106). Anthony Bender was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Anthony Bender and Craig Kimbrel

Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9.41
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
9.32
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.53
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.04
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
7.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.28
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9.26
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.44
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
37.09
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.25
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.28
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.08
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.149
1.149
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
32.83
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.09
37.09
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Anthony Bender and Craig Kimbrel

Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9.41
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
9.32
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.98
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.57
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.47
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Anthony Bender and Craig Kimbrel

Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
193
57900
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA