Shelby
Miller
PAge : 35Throws : R
#77
Shelby Miller
#77PChicago Cubs
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2012-09-05
Born in : Round Rock, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2.74 | 46.0 | 54 | 1.04 | |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 9.2 | 14 | 1.34 |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1.98 | 36.1 | 40 | 0.96 |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 6 | 8 | 4.53 | 55.2 | 49 | 0.97 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1.71 | 42.0 | 42 | 0.90 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 7.0 | 14 | 1.29 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9.24 | 12.2 | 8 | 2.13 | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 10.2 | 7 | 1.41 |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31.50 | 2.0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8.59 | 44.0 | 30 | 1.98 |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10.69 | 16.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.09 | 22.0 | 20 | 1.45 |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 20 | 3 | 12 | 6.15 | 101.0 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 2015 | Atlanta Braves | 33 | 6 | 17 | 3.02 | 205.1 | 171 | 1.25 |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 10 | 9 | 3.74 | 183.0 | 127 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3.06 | 173.1 | 169 | 1.21 |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.32 | 13.2 | 16 | 0.95 |
| Career totals | 302 | 51 | 69 | 4.04 | 921.2 | 789 | 1.31 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 2 yrs · 2026–2027
- Total value
- 2.5 M$
- AAV
- 1.25 M$
2026
1.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
1.25 M$
Guaranteed
2028
2.50 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.74
FIP
3.44
xFIP
3.67
ERA-
65
WHIP
1.04
K%
29.0 %
BB%
8.1 %
Strikeouts
54
Innings
46.0
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.7
Strikeouts
55
2025 WAR
0.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+7)
- 20230.5 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
- 20250.7 WAR · 1.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-8 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
80
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 72
- STF
- Stuff
- 82
- CTL
- Control
- 79
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 72
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- EX
- Experience
- 92
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: 3.44 · RA9-WAR: 1.1
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
95.2 mi/h
54th percentile
K%
29.0 %
85th percentile
BB%
8.1 %
57th percentile
xERA
3.51
67th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.292
67th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.8 %
37th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIL | 0.7 | 79 | 80 | 95.2 | 29.0 | 8.1 | 3.51 | .292 |
| 2024 | DET | -0.1 | 42 | 74 | 93.5 | 21.8 | 5.8 | 3.75 | .304 |
| 2023 | LAD | 0.5 | 60 | 72 | 93.5 | 25.8 | 11.7 | 3.33 | .283 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs PHI | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 |
| Aug 29 | @ TOR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Aug 26 | vs AZ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.40 |
| Aug 24 | vs SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.47 |
| Aug 22 | vs SF | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.53 |
| Aug 20 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.57 |
| Aug 19 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.63 |
| Aug 16 | @ CIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.48 |
| Aug 13 | vs PIT | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Aug 11 | vs PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.88 |
