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Caleb Thielbar
- Age
- 39
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #24
- Born
- January 31, 1987 in Northfield, MN, United States
- MLB debut
- May 20, 2013
- Drafted
- 2009, round 18
- College
- South Dakota State
- High school
- Randolph
- Salary, 2026
- $4M
- dbWAR
- 4.8 8 season(s)
- IP
- 50.0
- ERA
- 4.86
- FIP
- 4.70
- K/9
- 10.8
- FIP−
- 113 100 = avg
Caleb Thielbar is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 60 batters over 50.0 innings across 58 appearances, going 3-4. His ERA of 4.86 is 16.3% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 13th of 16 on his team, and 389th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.70 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 28.9% of swings (15.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.3%. His 0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHC | 58 | 0 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 60 | 18 | 4.86 | 4.70 | 1.30 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 116 | 113 | 0.0 | |
| 2025 | CHC | 67 | 0 | 58.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 56 | 13 | 2.64 | 3.00 | 0.88 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 63 | 72 | 1.1 | |
| 2024 | MIN | 59 | 0 | 47.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 28 | 53 | 24 | 5.32 | 4.10 | 1.56 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 131 | 100 | 0.3 | |
| 2023 | MIN | 36 | 0 | 30.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 3.23 | 4.46 | 0.95 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 75 | 103 | 0.1 | |
| 2022 | MIN | 67 | 0 | 59.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 23 | 80 | 18 | 3.49 | 2.42 | 1.16 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 88 | 61 | 1.4 | |
| 2021 | MIN | 59 | 0 | 64.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 77 | 20 | 3.23 | 3.47 | 1.17 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 76 | 81 | 1.0 | |
| 2020 | MIN | 17 | 0 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 2.25 | 2.34 | 1.15 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 51 | 53 | 0.6 | |
| 2015 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 136 | 29 | 0.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 92 | 85 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .271 | .311 | .471 | .335 | 25.0% |
| vs RHB | 119 | 106 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 37 | .226 | .311 | .434 | .322 | 31.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Caleb Thielbar throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 330 | 93.3 | 2,309 | 53.6% | 23.8% | 79 | .253 | .791 | |
| Curveball | 214 | 76.3 | 2,587 | 49.1% | 29.2% | 51 | .196 | .554 | |
| Slider | 182 | 87.5 | 2,311 | 52.7% | 37.9% | 37 | .324 | .958 | |
| Sweeper | 119 | 80.2 | 2,487 | 49.6% | 30.5% | 24 | .208 | .708 |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.