Justin
Steele
PAge : 31Throws : L
#35
Justin Steele
#35P
Chicago Cubs
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-04-12
Born in : Lucedale, MS, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.76 | 22.2 | 21 | 1.15 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3.07 | 134.2 | 135 | 1.10 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 16 | 5 | 3.06 | 173.1 | 176 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 4 | 7 | 3.18 | 119.0 | 126 | 1.35 |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4.26 | 57.0 | 59 | 1.35 |
| Career totals | 102 | 32 | 22 | 3.30 | 506.2 | 517 | 1.21 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 6.8 M$
- AAV
- 6.78 M$
2026
6.78 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2025Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.76
FIP
4.94
xFIP
3.64
ERA-
116
WHIP
1.15
K%
22.8 %
BB%
5.4 %
Strikeouts
21
Innings
22.7
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Strikeouts
71
2025 WAR
0.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-9)
- 20222.5 WAR · 3.8 per full season
- 20234.8 WAR · 5.0 per full season
- 20243.0 WAR · 4.0 per full season
- 20250.0 WAR
Outlook, age included
-9 · 29 y.o. · prime years
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
81
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 58
- STF
- Stuff
- 81
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 91
- STA
- Stamina
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 63
- EX
- Experience
- 61
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: 4.94 · RA9-WAR: 0.2
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
90.8 mi/h
5th percentile
K%
22.8 %
57th percentile
BB%
5.4 %
88th percentile
xERA
4.99
18th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.343
18th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.2 %
43th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHC | 0.0 | 35 | 81 | 90.8 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 4.99 | .343 |
| 2024 | CHC | 3.0 | 86 | 84 | 91.6 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 2.81 | .265 |
| 2023 | CHC | 4.8 | 96 | 85 | 91.8 | 24.6 | 5.0 | 3.53 | .291 |
| 2022 | CHC | 2.5 | 65 | 75 | 92.2 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.59 | .298 |
| 2021 | CHC | -0.1 | 36 | 73 | 93.2 | 23.8 | 10.9 | 4.03 | .309 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7 | vs TEX | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.76 |
| Apr 1 | @ ATH | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.89 |
| Mar 27 | @ AZ | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Mar 19 | vs LAD | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11.25 |