Caleb

Thielbar

PAge : 39Throws : L

#24

Caleb Thielbar

#24PChicago Cubs

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2013-05-20

Born in : Northfield, MN, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Chicago Cubs	58	3	4	4.86	50.0	60	1.30
2025	Chicago Cubs	67	3	4	2.64	58.0	56	0.88
2024	Minnesota Twins	59	2	4	5.32	47.1	53	1.56
2023	Minnesota Twins	36	3	1	3.23	30.2	36	0.95
2022	Minnesota Twins	67	4	3	3.49	59.1	80	1.16
2021	Minnesota Twins	59	7	0	3.23	64.0	77	1.17
2020	Minnesota Twins	17	2	1	2.25	20.0	22	1.15
2015	Minnesota Twins	6	0	0	5.40	5.0	5	1.00
2014	Minnesota Twins	54	2	1	3.40	47.2	35	1.41
2013	Minnesota Twins	49	3	2	1.76	46.0	39	0.83
Career totals		472	29	20	3.45	428.0	463	1.16

ContractChicago Cubs payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.5 M$
AAV: 4.50 M$

2026
4.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
6.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.86

FIP

4.70

xFIP

3.86

ERA-

118

WHIP

1.30

28.3 %

BB%

8.5 %

Strikeouts

Innings

50.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.2

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-11)

20230.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
20240.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
20251.1 WAR · 1.2 per full season
2026-0.2 WAR · -0.3 per full season

Outlook, age included

-41 · 39 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All 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

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 65
STF: Stuff; 84
CTL: Control; 80
CNT: Contact allowed; 73
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 84
EX: Experience; 92

Why these ratings?

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, 2026How 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).

WAR

-0.2

#217 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

51 / 100

#129 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

14 / 100

Surplus $-6.7M · salary $4.8M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention26

Stuff86

Command60

Contact allowed16

Velocity25

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.70 · RA9-WAR: -0.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

93.3 mi/h

24th percentile

28.3 %

83th percentile

BB%

8.5 %

61th percentile

xERA

4.60

20th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.328

20th percentile

Barrels allowed

10.5 %

7th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	CHC	-0.2	51	80	93.3	28.3	8.5	4.60	.328
2025	CHC	1.1	87	85	92.8	25.5	5.9	2.49	.247
2024	MIN	0.2	28	78	93.2	24.5	11.1	4.08	.316
2023	MIN	0.1	74	86	93.1	30.0	5.0	3.58	.293
2022	MIN	1.6	92	87	92.8	32.7	7.3	2.46	.248
2021	MIN	0.8	69	78	91.3	28.9	7.5	3.98	.307

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	@ BOS	1.1	1	0	0	1	4.86
Sep 22	vs MIA	1.0	2	2	0	0	4.99
Sep 20	@ CIN	1.0	0	0	0	1	4.72
Sep 13	vs PIT	0.2	1	0	0	1	4.82
Sep 9	@ MIL	1.0	0	0	0	1	4.89
Sep 8	@ MIL	0.1	2	0	1	1	5.00
Sep 5	@ MIA	1.1	1	1	1	2	5.04
Sep 2	vs MIL	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.98
Sep 1	vs MIL	0.2	1	1	2	0	5.10
Aug 30	vs CIN	1.0	0	0	0	3	4.97