Craig Kimbrel P New York Mets
+0.4 WAR
Age 38 RHP 6'0" / 215 lbs MLB peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.25
FIP4.27
xFIP3.83
SIERA3.90
K%27.8%
BB%11.6%
K-BB%16.2%
IP47
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
STUF6060
CTRL2525
CMD6060
K†6565
FB+1.1 (73%)
CU (13%)
SL (14%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201527MLBSan Diego Padres610592398721636.4%8.8%2.4%2.582.46+1.7
201628MLBBoston Red Sox581532238330437.7%13.6%1.8%3.382.63+1.4
201729MLBBoston Red Sox6706925412614649.6%5.5%2.7%1.431.10+3.1
201830MLBBoston Red Sox630622479631738.9%12.6%2.8%2.742.94+1.4
201931MLBChicago Cubs2712411034131031.2%12.5%10.0%5.927.52-0.7
202032MLBChicago Cubs18015692811240.6%15.9%3.1%5.283.38+0.3
202133MLBChicago White Sox6306023510022642.6%9.4%2.3%2.261.95+2.0
202234MLBLos Angeles Dodgers630602607226427.7%10.0%1.5%3.752.84+1.4
202335MLBPhiladelphia Phillies7106927894271033.8%9.7%3.3%3.263.28+1.4
202436MLBBaltimore Orioles570522327330731.5%12.9%2.9%5.333.66+0.8
202537MLBHouston Astros560512116828626.2%13.9%3.2%2.824.43+0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202638MLBNew York Mets303103000.00
ROS38MLBNYM45451885322628.4%11.6%3.1%4.224.26+0.3
2026 Total38MLBNYM481985622628.5%11.0%3.0%3.953.99+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202739MLBNYM43431815022627.6%11.9%3.3%4.364.45+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career607257923688532566936.0%10.8%2.9%3.173.02+15.0
/ 200 IP2101200818295882436.0%10.8%2.9%3.173.02+5.2

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Craig Kimbrel (OGILVIE) 4.26 28.4%11.6%3.1% 4.45 27.6%15.6%43 +0.19
Joaquín Benoit R 2026 · 3.55 FIP 38 SW 3.55 24.8%8.7%2.6%.179 4.12 23.5%12.9%98 +0.57 3.55 164 69
Fernando Rodney R 2026 · 4.17 FIP 38 SW 4.17 20.9%9.4%3.0%.272 3.38 26.2%15.2%185 -0.79 2.67 295 67
Ryan Madson R 2025 · 3.47 FIP 37 SW 3.47 23.4%6.1%2.9%.327 1.43 240 66
Manny Acosta R 2026 · 3.07 FIP 38 SU 3.07 23.2%13.3%0.4%.303 3.07 102 65
Logan Ondrusek R 2024 · 4.34 FIP 36 SU 4.34 19.2%7.3%3.5%.312 4.34 138 59
Peter Moylan R 2026 · 3.58 FIP 38 SW 3.58 18.9%9.1%1.7%.211 4.94 17.8%6.2%28 +1.36 3.11 174 55
Rudy Gonzalez R 2024 · 4.65 FIP 36 SU 4.65 15.8%7.1%3.6%.354 3.32 119 54
Zack Segovia R 2024 · 4.52 FIP 36 SW 4.52 17.6%13.6%2.2%.353 3.37 144 53
Ervin Santana R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 38 SW 4.32 18.8%7.6%3.4%.287 3.75 720 53
Joe Blanton R 2024 · 5.01 FIP 36 SU 5.01 20.0%5.6%5.2%.319 3.12 240 52
Juan Sandoval R 2026 · 5.44 FIP 38 SW 5.44 15.9%7.2%5.1%.273 3.21 225 52
Daniel Bard R 2026 · 5.03 FIP 38 SU 5.03 20.3%19.8%2.1%.224 2.45 200 51
Santiago Casilla R 2026 · 4.16 FIP 38 SU 4.16 16.8%15.2%1.0%.248 3.50 219 50
Matt Belisle R 2026 · 4.33 FIP 38 SU 4.33 15.4%6.2%3.2%.355 2.49 174 48
Logan Duran R 2025 · 3.65 FIP 37 SU 3.65 15.5%8.9%1.3%.427 3.41 187 47
Yoshihisa Hirano R 2024 · 4.90 FIP 36 SU 4.90 17.5%12.7%3.0%.381 3.43 132 45
Adam Wainwright R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 38 SW 3.99 20.6%5.7%3.5%.245 3.91 17.8%11.2%499 -0.08 2.03 1,127 45
Ronald Belisario R 2024 · 4.18 FIP 36 SU 4.18 12.7%3.9%3.0%.322 2.10 126 43
Kyle Lohse R 2025 · 5.01 FIP 37 SW 5.01 14.8%6.0%4.4%.287 5.01 211 41
Chien-Ming Wang R 2024 · 4.56 FIP 36 SW 4.56 13.0%7.8%2.9%.305 4.26 183 40

Contract

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