
Caleb Thielbar
Chicago CubsP
Age: 39
Bats/Throws: R/L
6'0" / 205
DOB: 1/31/1987
(39 years, 8 months, 20 days)
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| Season | 2026 | 2026 | Total |
| Team | FGDC | CHC | - - - |
| Level | PROJ | MLB | MLB |
| G | 66 | 58 | 472 |
| GS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IP | 66.0 | 50.0 | 428.0 |
| K% | 24.6% | 28.3% | 26.3% |
| BB% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.8% |
| GB% | 30.5% | 33.2% | |
| ERA | 3.71 | 4.86 | 3.45 |
| FIP | 3.68 | 4.70 | 3.47 |
| WAR | 0.6 | -0.2 | 5.3 |
2026 Pitch
Selection
Selection
FA:39%
SL:36%
CU:25%
RosterResource
| How Acquired: | Free Agent (MIN) Dec'24 |
| Draft: | 2009, Rd: 18, Pick: 25, Ovr: 556 |
| Draft Team: | Milwaukee Brewers |
| School: | South Dakota State |
| Contract | 1 yr, $4.5M (2026) (RR) |
Free Agent | AAV: $4.50M |
| Options | 2027 mutual option |
Service Time
7.131MiLB Options
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News
Rotowire: Thielbar is not on the Cubs' roster for their NL Wild Card Series against the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports. (9/29/2026)
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| Season | Handedness | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vs L | 22.0 | - - - | 92 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .271 | .311 | .471 | .335 |
| 2026 | vs R | 28.0 | - - - | 120 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 37 | .226 | .317 | .434 | .324 |
| Season | Home / Away | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Home | 26.1 | 7.18 | 114 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | .270 | .348 | .500 | .363 |
| 2026 | Away | 23.2 | 2.28 | 98 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .220 | .276 | .396 | .290 |
| 2026 | Home vs L | 10.0 | - - - | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .366 | .409 | .585 | .424 |
| 2026 | Home vs R | 16.1 | - - - | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .203 | .309 | .441 | .324 |
| 2026 | Away vs L | 12.0 | - - - | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .182 | .217 | .364 | .252 |
| 2026 | Away vs R | 11.2 | - - - | 52 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .255 | .327 | .426 | .324 |
| Season | Monthly | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Mar/Apr | 8.2 | 3.12 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .182 | .289 | .364 | .282 |
| 2026 | May | 4.0 | 2.25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .353 | .214 | .280 |
| 2026 | Jun | 10.2 | 5.91 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .205 | .295 | .462 | .320 |
| 2026 | Jul | 9.2 | 3.72 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .256 | .256 | .615 | .366 |
| 2026 | Aug | 8.2 | 8.31 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .343 | .378 | .486 | .379 |
| 2026 | Sept/Oct | 8.1 | 4.32 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .258 | .343 | .387 | .316 |
| 2026 | 1st Half | 27.2 | 4.23 | 119 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | .219 | .305 | .438 | .319 |
| 2026 | 2nd Half | 22.1 | 5.64 | 93 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .279 | .326 | .465 | .341 |
| Season | Leverage | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Low Leverage | 24.1 | - - - | 101 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .237 | .290 | .398 | .303 |
| 2026 | Medium Leverage | 16.0 | - - - | 66 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .254 | .323 | .508 | .358 |
| 2026 | High Leverage | 9.2 | - - - | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .256 | .356 | .487 | .345 |
| Season | Situational | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Bases Empty | 27.2 | - - - | 120 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | .239 | .308 | .477 | .340 |
| 2026 | Men on Base | 22.1 | - - - | 92 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .256 | .322 | .415 | .313 |
| 2026 | Men In Scoring | 11.1 | - - - | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .267 | .340 | .400 | .306 |
| Season | Through Count | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 0 | 0.1 | - - - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .000 | .349 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 1 | 0.2 | - - - | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .800 | .000 | .543 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 2 | 3.1 | - - - | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .375 | .600 | .375 | .465 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 0 | 3.0 | - - - | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .632 | .583 | .511 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 0 | 14.1 | - - - | 73 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .311 | .425 | .590 | .424 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 1 | 5.1 | - - - | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .529 | .750 | .523 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 1 | 22.0 | - - - | 96 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .256 | .333 | .535 | .369 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 1 | 30.0 | - - - | 118 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | .207 | .248 | .378 | .273 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 2 | 14.2 | - - - | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .204 | .295 | .296 | .272 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 2 | 24.1 | - - - | 90 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | .165 | .211 | .271 | .215 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 2 | 16.1 | - - - | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .109 | .125 | .109 | .108 |
| Season | SP / RP | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | As Reliever | 50.0 | 4.86 | 212 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 60 | .246 | .314 | .450 | .329 |
| Season | Shifts | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | No Shift | 7.2 | - - - | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .306 | .361 | .293 |
| 2026 | Shift - All | 20.1 | - - - | 86 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .298 | .345 | .283 |
| 2026 | Shift - Traditional | 18.1 | - - - | 78 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .346 | .282 |
| 2026 | Shift - Non Traditional | 2.0 | - - - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .297 |
| Season | TTO | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | 1st Through Order as RP | 50.0 | 4.86 | 212 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 60 | .246 | .314 | .450 | .329 |
| Season | Handedness | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vs L | 22.0 | - - - | 92 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .271 | .311 | .471 | .335 |
| 2026 | vs R | 28.0 | - - - | 120 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 37 | .226 | .317 | .434 | .324 |
| Season | Home / Away | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Home | 26.1 | 7.18 | 114 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | .270 | .348 | .500 | .363 |
| 2026 | Away | 23.2 | 2.28 | 98 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .220 | .276 | .396 | .290 |
| 2026 | Home vs L | 10.0 | - - - | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .366 | .409 | .585 | .424 |
| 2026 | Home vs R | 16.1 | - - - | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .203 | .309 | .441 | .324 |
| 2026 | Away vs L | 12.0 | - - - | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .182 | .217 | .364 | .252 |
| 2026 | Away vs R | 11.2 | - - - | 52 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .255 | .327 | .426 | .324 |
| Season | Monthly | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Mar/Apr | 8.2 | 3.12 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .182 | .289 | .364 | .282 |
| 2026 | May | 4.0 | 2.25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .353 | .214 | .280 |
| 2026 | Jun | 10.2 | 5.91 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .205 | .295 | .462 | .320 |
| 2026 | Jul | 9.2 | 3.72 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .256 | .256 | .615 | .366 |
| 2026 | Aug | 8.2 | 8.31 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .343 | .378 | .486 | .379 |
| 2026 | Sept/Oct | 8.1 | 4.32 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .258 | .343 | .387 | .316 |
| 2026 | 1st Half | 27.2 | 4.23 | 119 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | .219 | .305 | .438 | .319 |
| 2026 | 2nd Half | 22.1 | 5.64 | 93 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .279 | .326 | .465 | .341 |
| Season | Leverage | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Low Leverage | 24.1 | - - - | 101 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .237 | .290 | .398 | .303 |
| 2026 | Medium Leverage | 16.0 | - - - | 66 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .254 | .323 | .508 | .358 |
| 2026 | High Leverage | 9.2 | - - - | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .256 | .356 | .487 | .345 |
| Season | Situational | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Bases Empty | 27.2 | - - - | 120 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | .239 | .308 | .477 | .340 |
| 2026 | Men on Base | 22.1 | - - - | 92 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .256 | .322 | .415 | .313 |
| 2026 | Men In Scoring | 11.1 | - - - | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .267 | .340 | .400 | .306 |
| Season | Through Count | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 0 | 0.1 | - - - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .000 | .349 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 1 | 0.2 | - - - | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .800 | .000 | .543 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 2 | 3.1 | - - - | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .375 | .600 | .375 | .465 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 0 | 3.0 | - - - | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .632 | .583 | .511 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 0 | 14.1 | - - - | 73 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .311 | .425 | .590 | .424 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 1 | 5.1 | - - - | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .529 | .750 | .523 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 1 | 22.0 | - - - | 96 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .256 | .333 | .535 | .369 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 1 | 30.0 | - - - | 118 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | .207 | .248 | .378 | .273 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 2 | 14.2 | - - - | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .204 | .295 | .296 | .272 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 2 | 24.1 | - - - | 90 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | .165 | .211 | .271 | .215 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 2 | 16.1 | - - - | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .109 | .125 | .109 | .108 |
| Season | SP / RP | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | As Reliever | 50.0 | 4.86 | 212 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 60 | .246 | .314 | .450 | .329 |
| Season | Shifts | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | No Shift | 7.2 | - - - | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .306 | .361 | .293 |
| 2026 | Shift - All | 20.1 | - - - | 86 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .298 | .345 | .283 |
| 2026 | Shift - Traditional | 18.1 | - - - | 78 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .346 | .282 |
| 2026 | Shift - Non Traditional | 2.0 | - - - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .297 |
| Season | TTO | IP | ERA | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2026 | 1st Through Order as RP | 50.0 | 4.86 | 212 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 60 | .246 | .314 | .450 | .329 |

