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Caleb Thielbar
Chicago Cubs
RP · #24 · Bats R · Throws L · 6'0" · 205 lb · Age 39 · 10 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
17.3
- Runs prevented
- −2.0
- IP · ERA
- 50.0 · 4.86
- K · BB
- 60 · 18
- Rank
- 170 of 205 relievers
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Home runs allowed11 vs 6 avg−6.5
- Strikeouts60 vs 46 avg+3.8
- Walks14 vs 18 avg+1.2
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)120 vs 134 avg−0.5
- Hit batters1 vs 2 avg+0.5
- Parks pitched in−0.5
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 25@BOS | L 3-4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 68.6 | |
| Tue, Sep 22vsMIA | L 2-8 | L | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26.8 |
| Sun, Sep 20@CIN | W 9-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 85.0 | |
| Sun, Sep 13vsPIT | L 3-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 33.2 | |
| Wed, Sep 9@MIL | L 6-8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 76.1 | |
| Tue, Sep 8@MIL | L 3-4 | L | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19.7 |
| Sat, Sep 5@MIA | W 6-5 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 20.4 | |
| Wed, Sep 2vsMIL | L 5-9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 72.8 | |
| Tue, Sep 1vsMIL | L 4-9 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.9 | |
| Sun, Aug 30vsCIN | L 5-7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 72.3 | |
| Mon, Aug 24@ARI | W 7-0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35.8 | |
| Sun, Aug 23@SEA | W 19-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 70.7 | |
| Wed, Aug 19vsCHW | L 0-3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| Tue, Aug 18vsCHW | W 4-3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 42.7 | |
| Sun, Aug 16vsSTL | L 4-11 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 30.8 | |
| Sat, Aug 15vsSTL | L 4-8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48.7 | |
| Fri, Aug 7@KC | W 6-4 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5.6 | |
| Thu, Aug 6vsTOR | W 3-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 72.8 | |
| Wed, Aug 5vsLAD | W 7-6 | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1.7 | |
| Sat, Aug 1vsNYY | W 5-2 | S | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42.7 |
| Thu, Jul 30@STL | W 4-2 | B | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22.2 |
| Wed, Jul 29@STL | L 2-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 42.1 | |
| Fri, Jul 24@PIT | W 3-2 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 85.7 |
| Wed, Jul 22vsDET | L 1-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 54.1 | |
| Mon, Jul 20vsDET | L 6-8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | |
| Sat, Jul 18vsMIN | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 21.3 | |
| Sun, Jul 12@CIN | W 8-4 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20.3 | |
| Sat, Jul 11@CIN | W 5-3 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 59.3 |
| Thu, Jul 9@BAL | L 2-3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| Wed, Jul 8@BAL | W 9-7 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1.4 | |
| Sat, Jul 4vsSTL | L 0-3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 91.9 | |
| Mon, Jun 29vsSD | W 3-2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33.8 | |
| Sun, Jun 28@MIL | W 4-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 63.0 | |
| Thu, Jun 25@NYM | W 4-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 75.5 | |
| Wed, Jun 24@NYM | W 10-3 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 55.1 |
| Sat, Jun 20vsTOR | L 6-8 | H | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24.0 |
| Wed, Jun 17vsCOL | W 8-6 | H | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 49.6 |
| Mon, Jun 15vsCOL | W 5-4 | B | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14.5 |
| Sat, Jun 13@SF | W 6-1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 96.0 | |
| Wed, Jun 10@COL | L 2-3 | H | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 94.8 |
| Sat, Jun 6vsSF | W 3-2 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15.9 | |
| Fri, Jun 5vsSF | L 3-18 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 71.5 | |
| Wed, Jun 3vsATH | L 4-5 | B | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2.2 |
| Thu, May 28@PIT | W 7-2 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 47.9 |
| Wed, May 27@PIT | W 10-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 55.8 | |
| Sun, May 24vsHOU | L 5-8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30.3 | |
| Tue, May 19vsMIL | L 2-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 53.2 | |
| Thu, Apr 23vsPHI | W 8-7 | B | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Tue, Apr 21vsPHI | W 7-4 | S | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sun, Apr 19vsNYM | W 2-1 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 53.1 |
| Sat, Apr 18vsNYM | W 4-2 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 71.5 |
| Tue, Apr 14@PHI | W 10-4 | H | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 32.5 |
| Sat, Apr 11vsPIT | L 3-4 | L | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 91.8 |
| Fri, Apr 10vsPIT | L 0-2 | L | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.6 |
| Tue, Apr 7@TB | W 9-2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | |
| Sun, Apr 5@CLE | W 1-0 | W | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 70.0 |
| Wed, Apr 1vsLAA | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 72.5 | |
| Sat, Mar 28vsWSH | W 10-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 61.9 |
2026 game log: hitting
Game grades need 3 plate appearances.
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