Caleb Thielbar
Chicago Cubs · No. 24 · P

Caleb Thielbar

6' 0", 205 lbs·Age 39·Bats R / Throws L
↓ ColdL6 games
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Breaking-Ball FirstLeads with the slider, sweeper, or curve — spin over speed.2015–2026 · 5,230 pitches · 92.3 mph fastball
2026 · 32 G
4.55
ERA
2-2
W-L
27.7
IP
1.30
WHIP
35
SO
11
BB
11.4
K/9
2
SV
The Almanac's Take

AI-generated analysis coming soon.

Career Highs
2.64
Best ERA · 2025
7
Most W · 2021
80
Most K · 2022
0.88
Best WHIP · 2025
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateIPHERBBSOHRDec
Jul 18111021
Jul 120.33320000
Jul 11110020H
Jul 90.66700010
Jul 8132022
Jul 41.33300010
Jun 290.33310100
Jun 28100120
Jun 25100020
Jun 24110020H

Career · Hitting

5 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
201349000
201454000
202159000
202267000
202633000
Career262000

Career · Pitching

10 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
20134946.0321.76390.83
20145447.2213.40351.41
201565.0005.4051.00
20201720.0212.25221.15
20215964.0703.23771.17
20226759.1433.49801.16
20233630.2313.23360.95
20245947.1245.32531.56
20256758.0342.64560.88
20263328.2224.40371.29
Career447404.82818440
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 5,221 pitches · 2015–2026
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSTCUSLSI
FF · 4-Seam Fastball46.3% · 92.4 mph
ST · Sweeper24.0% · 80.7 mph
CU · Curveball22.8% · 73.7 mph
SL · Slider5.7% · 87.0 mph
SI · Sinker0.9% · 91.3 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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