What years did Caleb Thielbar play?

Caleb Thielbar played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.

Was Caleb Thielbar a pitcher?

Yes. Caleb Thielbar pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 463 strikeouts.

What teams has Caleb Thielbar played for?

Caleb Thielbar has played for 2 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2013–2015, 2020–2024) and the Chicago Cubs (2025–2026).

What are Caleb Thielbar's career stats?

In 472 games, Caleb Thielbar has gone 29-20 with a 3.45 ERA, 463 strikeouts, 428.0 innings pitched, and 8 saves.

What was Caleb Thielbar's salary?

Caleb Thielbar's recorded salary was $510,000 in 2014.

What position does Caleb Thielbar play?

Caleb Thielbar plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Caleb Thielbar and how much does he weigh?

Caleb Thielbar is listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds.

What number does Caleb Thielbar wear?

Caleb Thielbar wears number 24, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Caleb Thielbar's career ERA?

Caleb Thielbar finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 29-20 with 463 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Caleb Thielbar have?

Caleb Thielbar recorded 463 career strikeouts.

Caleb Thielbar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Caleb Thielbar is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 14 seasons. Across 472 career appearances, he has gone 29-20 with a 3.45 ERA and 463 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7033.2.

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 15, 2026

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W–L 29–20

ERA 3.45

WHIP 1.16

SO 463

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 7033.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 205 lb
Born: 1/31/1987 in Northfield, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-05-20
Jersey: #24

Full name: Caleb John Thielbar

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Career Pitching Statistics

Caleb Thielbar — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	20	472	0	0	0	8	428.0	358	164	49	138	463	3.45	7033.2

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 15.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Caleb Thielbar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	MIN	AL	3	2	49	0	46.0	24	9	14	39	1.76	3.87 (+54%)	545.4
2014	MIN	AL	2	1	54	0	47.2	51	18	16	35	3.40	3.74 (+9%)	227.2
2015	MIN	AL	0	0	6	0	5.0	5	3	0	5	5.40	—	0.0
2020	MIN	AL	2	1	17	0	20.0	14	5	9	22	2.25	4.45 (+49%)	1060.3
2021	MIN	AL	7	0	59	0	64.0	55	23	20	77	3.23	4.27 (+24%)	1294.6
2022	MIN	AL	4	3	67	1	59.1	51	23	18	80	3.49	3.97 (+12%)	2322.6
2023	MIN	AL	3	1	36	0	30.2	23	11	6	36	3.23	4.33 (+25%)	-99.5
2024	MIN	AL	2	4	59	3	47.1	50	28	24	53	5.32	4.08 (-31%)	-21.3
2025	CHN	NL	3	4	67	1	58.0	38	17	13	56	2.64	4.16 (+37%)	1704.0
2026	CHC	NL	3	4	58	3	50.0	47	27	18	60	4.86	4.18 (-16%)	-
Career · 10 seasons			29	20	472	8	428.0	358	164	138	463	3.45	—	7,033

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

Caleb Thielbar — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
414	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Caleb Thielbar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	MIN	AL	49	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIN	AL	54	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIN	AL	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIN	AL	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	MIN	AL	59	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	MIN	AL	67	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	MIN	AL	36	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	MIN	AL	59	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	CHN	NL	67	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			414	—	—	—	—	—	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

Caleb Thielbar — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Caleb Thielbar — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	NLDS1	CHN	3	.000
2025	NLWC2	CHN	2	.000
2023	ALDS2	MIN	1	.000
2023	ALWC2	MIN	2	.000
2020	ALWC3	MIN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Caleb Thielbar — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	0	6.1	5	1	4	6	1.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Caleb Thielbar — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	NLDS1	CHN	3	2.1	0	0	2	2	0.00
2025	NLWC2	CHN	2	1.1	2	0	1	3	0.00
2023	ALDS2	MIN	1	0.2	1	1	1	1	13.50
2023	ALWC2	MIN	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
2020	ALWC3	MIN	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Caleb Thielbar — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	226	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	188	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Caleb Thielbar — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	226	211.1	172	71	66	220	3.02
Away	188	166.2	139	66	54	183	3.56

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Caleb Thielbar — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-27	CHC	STL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
2025-09-26	CHC	STL	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0
2025-09-23	CHC	NYN	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
2025-09-16	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-14	CHC	TBR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-13	CHC	TBR	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-10	CHC	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-09	CHC	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-07	CHC	WAS	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-05	CHC	WAS	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Caleb Thielbar — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	414	0	14	33	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Caleb Thielbar — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2013	MIN	P	49	3	3	0
2014	MIN	P	54	2	7	1
2015	MIN	P	6	1	1	0
2020	MIN	P	17	0	3	0
2021	MIN	P	59	3	4	0
2022	MIN	P	67	3	3	1
2023	MIN	P	36	1	2	0
2024	MIN	P	59	1	5	1
2025	CHN	P	67	0	5	0

Career Games by Position

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Caleb Thielbar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	414

Salary History

Caleb Thielbar's recorded salaries total $510,000 over 1 season, in 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Thielbar's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013 and 2015.

Caleb Thielbar — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	MIN	AL	$510,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$510,000

College History

Caleb Thielbar — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
South Dakota State University	Brookings	SD	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

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Caleb Thielbar: the record in brief

Caleb Thielbar's major league record starts with the debut on May 20, 2013 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The team column moves through the Minnesota Twins (2013 through 2024) and the Chicago Cubs (2025). Thielbar played primarily as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on January 31, 1987, in Northfield, MN, USA, Thielbar was listed at 6 feet, 0 inches and 205 pounds. The given name on file is Caleb John Thielbar.

Thielbar has pitched in 472 games, starting 0, and owns a 29-20 record and 3.45 ERA. Also on Thielbar's record: 463 strikeouts. The leagues Thielbar pitched in allowed 4.08 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.4% better than average. Thielbar won 7 games in 2021, the most of any season listed. Thielbar struck out 80 batters in 2022, a career high. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Thielbar posted a 1.76 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 7,033.2 for Thielbar's career.

Thielbar appears at one position only: pitcher, in 414 games. On the mound, Thielbar's fielding totals are 14 putouts, 33 assists and 3 errors.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 1.42 ERA, across 9 appearances. Those appearances came in 2020, 2023, and 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions about Caleb Thielbar

What years did Caleb Thielbar play?: Caleb Thielbar played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Caleb Thielbar a pitcher?: Yes. Caleb Thielbar pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 463 strikeouts.
What teams has Caleb Thielbar played for?: Caleb Thielbar has played for 2 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2013–2015, 2020–2024) and the Chicago Cubs (2025–2026).
What are Caleb Thielbar's career stats?: In 472 games, Caleb Thielbar has gone 29-20 with a 3.45 ERA, 463 strikeouts, 428.0 innings pitched, and 8 saves.
How much has Caleb Thielbar earned in his career?: Caleb Thielbar's recorded salaries total $510,000 over 1 season, in 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Thielbar's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013 and 2015.
What was Caleb Thielbar's salary?: Caleb Thielbar's recorded salary was $510,000 in 2014.
What position does Caleb Thielbar play?: Caleb Thielbar plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Caleb Thielbar and how much does he weigh?: Caleb Thielbar is listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds.
What number does Caleb Thielbar wear?: Caleb Thielbar wears number 24, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Caleb Thielbar's career ERA?: Caleb Thielbar finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 29-20 with 463 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Caleb Thielbar have?: Caleb Thielbar recorded 463 career strikeouts.