What years did Shane Bieber play?

Shane Bieber played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2026.

Was Shane Bieber a pitcher?

Yes. Shane Bieber pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 1039 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Shane Bieber hit?

Shane Bieber hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Shane Bieber's career batting average?

Shane Bieber batted .067 over his career, with 1 hits in 15 at bats.

What was Shane Bieber's career ERA?

Shane Bieber finished with a 3.31 career ERA, going 71-36 with 1,039 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Shane Bieber have?

Shane Bieber recorded 1,039 career strikeouts.

Shane Bieber

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2026)

Shane Bieber is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2018 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 9 seasons. Across 154 career appearances, he has gone 71-36 with a 3.31 ERA and 1,039 strikeouts. Shane Bieber is a 2-time All-Star, a Cy Young, an All-Star Game MVP, a Gold Glove, and a Pitching Triple Crown. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 25159.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 71–36

ERA 3.31

WHIP 1.13

SO 1,039

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 25159.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 5/31/1995 in Orange, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-05-31
Awards: 2× All-Star · Cy Young · All-Star Game MVP · Gold Glove · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Shane Robert Bieber

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Career Pitching Statistics

Shane Bieber — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
71	36	154	152	5	2	0	939.0	841	345	112	219	1,039	3.31	25159.6

Career ERA 3.31 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 21.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Shane Bieber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	CLE	AL	11	5	20	19	0	0	114.2	130	58	23	118	4.55	4.15 (-10%)	2695.0
2019	CLE	AL	15	8	34	33	3	2	214.1	186	78	40	259	3.28	4.51 (+27%)	6622.1
2020	CLE	AL	8	1	12	12	0	0	77.1	46	14	21	122	1.63	4.45 (+63%)	4688.0
2021	CLE	AL	7	4	16	16	0	0	96.2	84	34	33	134	3.17	4.27 (+26%)	3057.1
2022	CLE	AL	13	8	31	31	1	0	200.0	172	64	36	198	2.88	3.97 (+27%)	5705.0
2023	CLE	AL	6	6	21	21	1	0	128.0	124	54	34	107	3.80	4.33 (+12%)	1509.1
2024	CLE	AL	2	0	2	2	0	0	12.0	10	0	1	20	0.00	4.08 (+100%)	1201.4
2025	TOR	AL	4	2	7	7	0	0	40.1	34	16	7	37	3.57	4.16 (+14%)	-318.1
2026	TOR	AL	5	2	11	11	0	0	55.2	55	27	24	44	4.37	4.18 (-4%)	-
Career · 9 seasons			71	36	154	152	5	2	939.0	841	345	219	1,039	3.31	—	25,160

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Shane Bieber — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
143	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.067	.125	.133	.258	0

Career AVG .067 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 72.9% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Career SLG .133 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 67.5% below league average.

Career OPS .258 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 64.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Shane Bieber — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	CLE	AL	20	4	1	1	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CLE	AL	34	5	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	16	6	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CLE	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CLE	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	TOR	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			143	15	1	1	1	8	.067	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Shane Bieber — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Shane Bieber — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	ALCS	TOR	2	.000
2025	ALDS1	TOR	1	.000
2025	WS	TOR	2	.000
2022	ALDS1	CLE	1	.000
2022	ALWC1	CLE	1	.000
2020	ALWC2	CLE	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Shane Bieber — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	2	8	7	0	36.2	38	18	12	40	4.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Shane Bieber — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALCS	TOR	1	0	2	2	9.2	11	4	2	13	3.72
2025	ALDS1	TOR	0	0	1	1	2.2	5	2	1	2	6.75
2025	WS	TOR	1	1	2	1	6.1	5	2	3	3	2.84
2022	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	1	1	5.2	5	2	3	7	3.18
2022	ALWC1	CLE	1	0	1	1	7.2	3	1	1	8	1.17
2020	ALWC2	CLE	0	1	1	1	4.2	9	7	2	7	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Shane Bieber — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	66	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	77	15	0	1	0	0	.067

Pitching — Home / Away

Shane Bieber — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	66	391.1	381	158	97	433	3.63
Away	77	492.0	405	160	98	562	2.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Shane Bieber — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-26	TOR	TBR	W	5.0	5	2	2	2	3	2
2025-09-20	TOR	KCR	L	6.1	4	2	2	1	4	2
2025-09-14	TOR	BAL	W	6.0	4	1	1	1	5	1
2025-09-09	TOR	HOU	—	5.2	9	3	3	1	4	1
2025-09-03	TOR	CIN	W	6.0	5	5	5	2	6	0
2025-08-29	TOR	MIL	L	5.1	5	2	2	0	6	1
2025-08-22	TOR	MIA	W	6.0	2	1	1	0	9	1
2024-04-02	CLE	SEA	W	6.0	6	0	0	0	9	0
2024-03-28	CLE	OAK	W	6.0	4	0	0	1	11	0
2023-09-27	CLE	CIN	W	6.0	5	1	1	0	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Shane Bieber — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	143	141	56	71	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Shane Bieber — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2018	CLE	P	20	19	6	5	0	1
2019	CLE	P	34	33	12	14	0	0
2020	CLE	P	12	12	2	8	1	0
2021	CLE	P	16	16	4	8	0	0
2022	CLE	P	31	31	15	16	1	1
2023	CLE	P	21	21	12	15	1	1
2024	CLE	P	2	2	1	1	0	0
2025	TOR	P	7	7	4	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Shane Bieber — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	143

Awards & Honors

Shane Bieber — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2022	Gold Glove	P
2020	All-MLB Team - First Team	SP
2020	Cy Young Award
2020	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2020	Pitcher of the Month	August
2020	Pitching Triple Crown
2020	TSN All-Star	SP
2020	TSN Pitcher of the Year
2019	All-Star Game MVP

Award Voting History

Shane Bieber — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2022	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	5.0	210	0
2020	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	210.0	210	30
2020	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	173.0	420	0
2019	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	64.0	210	0

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Shane Bieber: the record in brief

Shane Bieber's major league record starts with the debut on May 31, 2018 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (2018 to 2021), the Cleveland Guardians (2022 through 2024), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2025). Listed as a pitcher, Bieber batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 200 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Bieber was born on May 31, 1995, in Orange, CA, USA. Shane Bieber was the playing name; the full given name is Shane Robert.

Bieber has pitched in 154 games, starting 152, and owns a 71-36 record and 3.31 ERA. The totals include 1,039 strikeouts. Against a 4.22 league ERA for the same years, Bieber was 21.6% better. The best win total was 15, in 2019. In 2022, one of the busiest seasons, Bieber posted a 2.88 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.97. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 25,159.6 for Bieber's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Shane Bieber

What years did Shane Bieber play?: Shane Bieber played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2026.
Was Shane Bieber a pitcher?: Yes. Shane Bieber pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 1039 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Shane Bieber hit?: Shane Bieber hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Shane Bieber's career batting average?: Shane Bieber batted .067 over his career, with 1 hits in 15 at bats.
What was Shane Bieber's career ERA?: Shane Bieber finished with a 3.31 career ERA, going 71-36 with 1,039 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Shane Bieber have?: Shane Bieber recorded 1,039 career strikeouts.