Craig Kimbrel vs. Cade Smith — Career Comparison

Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Cade Smith
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Cade Smith a clear advantage over Craig Kimbrel across the core pitching metrics. Cade Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 536 vs 122), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 259 vs 119), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 153 vs 77). Cade Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Cade Smith

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.61
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.58
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
6.4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.17
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
12.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.631
1.631
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
36.21
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
35.58
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.93
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
2.88
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.84
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
32.74
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.21
36.21
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58

Fielding Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Cade Smith

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.09
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.113
0.113
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Cade Smith

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA