Craig Kimbrel vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Craig Kimbrel a clear advantage over Jay Powell across the core pitching metrics. Craig Kimbrel led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 105). Jay Powell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 77). Craig Kimbrel was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Jay Powell

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
8.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.17
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
9.01
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.79
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
7.02
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.67
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
34.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Jay Powell

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
8.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.88
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.76
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Jay Powell

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
513
23676.92
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
6.04
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-10.68
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA