| Craig Kimbrel's Fantasy Scouting Report |
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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANKExpect Craig Kimbrel to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 242.08 projected fantasy points puts him at #13 behind Archie Bradley and ahead of Giovanny Gallegos. He has averaged 2.46 fantasy points in his past 23 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.98 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#12) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 92%, he is the #8 most highly owned reliever. Craig Kimbrel is expected to improve on last season's #37 fantasy position rank. These projections power SportsLine's Computer Picks and Fantasy Data. But for contest winning DFS optimal lineups by top experts like Mike McClure visit SportsLine's new Daily Fantasy Hub. CRAIG KIMBREL PROJECTED TO FINISH AHEAD OF IAN KENNEDY IN WEEK 3Craig Kimbrel is projected for 11.9 fantasy points in 3 games which is good enough to be the #7 ranked reliever and a must start for most owners. This is projected to be a better than average week with more fantasy points per game than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Ian Kennedy but behind Archie Bradley. Week 4 will be slightly worse based on projected rank (#10). He is projected for 10.17 fantasy points. FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATSThe tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Below the projection are actual stats from last season. |
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| Career Stats |
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| YEAR | TEAM | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP | CG | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CHC | 18 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 5.28 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CHC | 23 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 21 | 6.53 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BOS | 63 | 0 | 62.3 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 96 | 31 | 31 | 2.74 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | BOS | 67 | 0 | 69.0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 126 | 14 | 33 | 1.43 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | BOS | 57 | 0 | 53.0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 83 | 30 | 28 | 3.39 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SD | 61 | 0 | 59.3 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 87 | 22 | 40 | 2.57 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 61.7 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 95 | 26 | 30 | 1.61 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 68 | 0 | 67.0 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 98 | 20 | 39 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 63 | 0 | 62.7 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 116 | 14 | 27 | 1.01 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 79 | 0 | 77.0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 127 | 32 | 48 | 2.10 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 21 | 0 | 20.7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 0.44 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Career (11 Seasons) | 24 | - | 22.0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 4.09 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| YEAR | TEAM | RA | ER | HRA | HB | IBBI | GO | AO | GDAO | PKO | B | WP | RD9 | BS |
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| 2020 | CHC | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14.09 | 1 |
| 2019 | CHC | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.24 | 3 |
| 2018 | BOS | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 56 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9.24 | 5 |
| 2017 | BOS | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6.65 | 4 |
| 2016 | BOS | 22 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10.53 | 2 |
| 2015 | SD | 19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 42 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.56 | 4 |
| 2014 | ATL | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 49 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.53 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 47 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.33 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.22 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 56 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9.47 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.14 | 0 |
| Career (11 Seasons) | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.68 | 2 |
| 2021 Game Log |
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| DATE | TEAM | OPPONENT | RESULT | RECORD | SV | ERA | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HB | WP | BK | PC |
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| Past Projections |
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