2025 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
2.15
WHIP
0.88
K
36
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Cubs in December of 2024.
Bounces back with hold Friday
Thielbar tossed a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts to earn a hold in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
Analysis
After allowing two runs in his last appearance before the All-Star break, Thielbar got back into a groove Friday. The veteran lefty has been scored upon only six times in 41 outings this season, leaving him with a solid 2.23 ERA to go along with 10 holds and two wins out of Chicago's bullpen. After posting a 5.32 ERA last year for Minnesota, Thielbar has bounced back in his first year with the Cubs, working as an effective bridge to closer Daniel Palencia, who earned his 13th save of the season Friday.
After allowing two runs in his last appearance before the All-Star break, Thielbar got back into a groove Friday. The veteran lefty has been scored upon only six times in 41 outings this season, leaving him with a solid 2.23 ERA to go along with 10 holds and two wins out of Chicago's bullpen. After posting a 5.32 ERA last year for Minnesota, Thielbar has bounced back in his first year with the Cubs, working as an effective bridge to closer Daniel Palencia, who earned his 13th save of the season Friday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
11
Last 5 Games
11
How many pitches does Caleb Thielbar generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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What part of the game does Caleb Thielbar generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-33%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-55%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .173 | 61 | 15 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .260 | 64 | 26 | 61 | 13 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .102 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .225 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .244 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .286 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .128 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .258 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
ERA on Road
2025
-60%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.88 | 1.16 | 62.2 | 9.9 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.57 | 1.19 | 53.0 | 9.5 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.29 | 0.76 | 21.0 | 9.4 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.24 | 1.02 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.94 | 1.67 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.75 | 1.46 | 24.0 | 10.5 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.95 | 0.98 | 18.1 | 10.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.65 | 0.89 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 0.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Caleb Thielbar compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.27K/9
8.6BB/9
2.6HR/9
0.5Fastball
92.7 mphERA
2.15WHIP
0.88BABIP
.222GB/FB
0.91Left On Base
79.5%Exit Velocity
82.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
2418 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
11.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Thielbar is an impact reliever who will serve in the setup corps for the Twins again this season. Thielbar had an impressive 30% strikeout rate along with a career-low 5% walk rate. He also held left-handed batters to an amazing .341 OPS (six hits allowed and no walks in 47 plate appearances). His only blemish was missing nearly two months with an oblique injury. At age 37, he may not be a good bet to pitch in 50-plus games in a season. He also isn't used much in save chances since he's a lefty utilized for matchups often before the ninth inning. However, he could rack up some impressive hold totals in a setup role.
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Continues to pitch well
Thielbar, who retired two batters in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rockies without allowing a run to record a hold, now has a 2.37 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through 22 appearances this season.
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Returns from paternity leave
The Cubs reinstated Thielbar (personal) from the paternity list Monday, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
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Placed on paternity list
The Cubs placed Thielbar on the paternity list Friday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Picks up first win
Thielbar (1-0) tossed two scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout to earn the win in Saturday's 6-2 victory over the Diamondbacks.
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Receives MLB deal from Cubs
The Cubs signed Thielbar to a one-year contract Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Getting closer to return
Thielbar is rehabbing from an oblique strain and is expected to start a rehab assignment at some point this week, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Thielbar has been out since early May with an oblique strain, and his return would give the Twins another southpaw arm in the bullpen. Thielbar was off to a solid start to the season prior to the injury, posting a 1.80 ERA across 10 innings.
Thielbar has been out since early May with an oblique strain, and his return would give the Twins another southpaw arm in the bullpen. Thielbar was off to a solid start to the season prior to the injury, posting a 1.80 ERA across 10 innings.