Cade
Horton
PAge : 25Throws : R
#22
Cade Horton
#22P
Chicago Cubs
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 96 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-05-10
Born in : Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 7.1 | 4 | 0.82 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2.67 | 118.0 | 97 | 1.08 |
| Career totals | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2.66 | 125.1 | 101 | 1.07 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.82 M$
2026
0.82 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2025Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.67
FIP
3.58
xFIP
4.27
ERA-
65
WHIP
1.08
K%
20.4 %
BB%
6.9 %
Strikeouts
97
Innings
118.0
Wins
11
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.3
Strikeouts
102
2025 WAR
2.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20252.2 WAR · 3.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
74
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 81
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 79
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 73
- STA
- Stamina
- 71
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.58 · RA9-WAR: 3.5
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.7 mi/h
81th percentile
K%
20.4 %
39th percentile
BB%
6.9 %
61th percentile
xERA
3.88
68th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.306
68th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.0 %
25th percentile
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs NYM | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.67 |
| Sep 16 | @ PIT | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.66 |
| Sep 9 | @ ATL | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.70 |
| Sep 3 | vs ATL | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.78 |
| Aug 29 | @ COL | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.92 |
| Aug 23 | @ LAA | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.88 |
| Aug 18 | vs MIL | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.08 |
| Aug 13 | @ TOR | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3.07 |
| Aug 6 | vs CIN | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.18 |
| Aug 1 | vs BAL | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.42 |