Craig Kimbrel vs. Andres Munoz — Career Comparison

Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Andres Munoz
Gen ZMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Andres Munoz a clear advantage over Craig Kimbrel across the core pitching metrics. Andres Munoz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 175 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 159 vs 119). Craig Kimbrel held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 142). Andres Munoz was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Andres Munoz

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.13
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.53
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.71
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.58
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.43
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.181
0.181
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.76
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.61
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
12.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.29
12.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.766
1.766
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.44
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
36.3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
2.92
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.041
1.041
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
31.82
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.3
36.3

Fielding Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Andres Munoz

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.13
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.01
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.97
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.107
0.107
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Andres Munoz

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
263
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Andres Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Andres Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA