Illustration of Craig Kimbrel wearing the Kansas City Royals uniform

Craig Kimbrel

Royals
P
Position
#26
Number
38 years
May 28, 1988
6'0"
Height
215 lbs
Weight
Huntsville
AL
Rnd 3, #96
2008 Draft
16 years
Experience

Awards

World Series Champion
2018
NL Rookie Of The Year
2011

Summary

Craig Kimbrel has played 17 seasons for 12 teams, including the Braves and Cubs. He has 57 wins, 53 losses, 441 saves, an ERA of 2.69 and 1,322 strikeouts. He has won the Rookie of the Year award and 1 World Series.

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

24

Jensen

Carter Jensen

RBI

72

Perez

Salvador Perez

AVG

.281

Caglianone

Jac Caglianone
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Cameron

Noah Cameron

K

149

Cameron

Noah Cameron

ERA

3.25

Wacha

Michael Wacha
Team Rankings

HR

155

23rd

R

634

22nd

SO

1,088

28th

ERA

4.63

25th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
76
73
.510
Guardians Guardians
76
74
.507
0.5
Tigers Tigers
70
79
.470
6.0
Twins Twins
70
79
.470
6.0
Royals Royals
66
84
.440
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
9/15
KCR KCR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Wed
9/16
KCR KCR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
9/17
KCR KCR
@
HOU HOU
7:15 PM
Fri
9/18
KCR KCR
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Sat
9/19
KCR KCR
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

66 - 84

1

Final

4

BOS Red Sox

82 - 68

Sun 13 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

Junior Caminero
RBI Leaders

109

Burleson

Alec Burleson

107

Stewart

Sal Stewart

100

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.310

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.309

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

Otto Lopez

177

Arraez

Luis Arraez

173

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

James Wood

101

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.395

Wood

James Wood

.394

Bauers

Jake Bauers
SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.562

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.551

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

41

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

17

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

236

Cease

Dylan Cease

228

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.14

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

Chris Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski
Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

Nick Martinez

27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

31

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

84-65

Padres

83-65

Cardinals

84-66

Nationals

84-67

Rays

80-69

Twins

80-69
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

57-93

Dodgers

60-89

Phillies

64-86

Rangers

68-82

Guardians

70-80

Mets

70-79

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
88
62
.587
Phillies Phillies
83
67
.553
5.0
Marlins Marlins
74
76
.493
14.0
Nationals Nationals
70
81
.464
18.5
Mets Mets
69
80
.463
18.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - x
93
57
.620
Cubs Cubs
83
67
.553
10.0
Pirates Pirates
75
75
.500
18.0
Cardinals Cardinals
74
76
.493
19.0
Reds Reds
70
79
.470
22.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
90
59
.604
Padres Padres
80
68
.541
9.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
79
71
.527
11.5
Giants Giants
62
87
.416
28.0
Rockies Rockies
55
94
.369
35.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
90
59
.604
Yankees Yankees
86
63
.577
4.0
Red Sox Red Sox
82
68
.547
8.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
75
75
.500
15.5
Orioles Orioles
72
78
.480
18.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
76
73
.510
Guardians Guardians
76
74
.507
0.5
Twins Twins
70
79
.470
6.0
Tigers Tigers
70
79
.470
6.0
Royals Royals
66
84
.440
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
75
75
.500
Rangers Rangers
74
76
.493
1.0
Mariners Mariners
70
80
.467
5.0
Athletics Athletics
61
89
.407
14.0
Angels Angels
56
93
.376
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
8/30
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
6-2
Sun
8/30
COL COL
@
ATL ATL
2-3
Sun
8/30
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
1-16
Sun
8/30
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
0-7
Sun
8/30
LAD LAD
@
DET DET
6-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
9/14
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Mon
9/14
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Mon
9/14
DET DET
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Mon
9/14
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM