Caleb Thielbar

#56 - Relief Pitcher

Minnesota Twins

Bats / Throws	Right / Left
Date of Birth	1/31/1987 (35)
Height, Weight	6'0", 205 lb
Hometown	Northfield, MN

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	1	56.2	3.34	1.16	32.5%	7.7%	31.8%				92.8	16.8%	15.0%	29.5%	2.94	.268

	123^rd 3 Sv	80^th 41 IP	147^th 3.99 ERA	114^th 1.30 WHIP	26^th 23.5% K%	120^th 9.2% BB%	70^th 29.2% CSW%				264^th 94.1 FB MPH	34^th 12.8% SwStr%	4^th 24.9% HC%	340^th 45.4% GB%	64^th 3.98 xERA	67^th .306 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
1	68	3.84	1.26	24.8%	8.5%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2020	MIN	17	0	20.0	2	1	2.25	3.37	2.34	4.80	1.15	6.3	26.8%	11.0%	.275	.291	14.6%	31.4%	0.0%	73.9%	14.6%	30.7%
2021	MIN	59	0	64.0	7	0	3.23	3.95	3.47	4.06	1.17	7.7	28.9%	7.5%	.303	.258	24.4%	34.9%	11.0%	80.8%	13.1%	30.1%
2022	MIN	64	0	56.2	3	2	3.34	2.91	2.52	3.19	1.16	7.7	32.5%	7.7%	.319	.286	15.0%	29.5%	8.1%	69.5%	16.8%	31.8%
RP MLB AVG		38	0	41.0	2	2	3.99	3.98	3.91	3.92	1.30	8.2	23.5%	9.3%	.292	.278	24.7%	45.2%	11.8%	72.3%	12.8%	29.2%
3 Years		140	0	140.2	12	3	3.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.17	7.5	30.1%	8.1%	.305	.274	19.3%	32.3%	8.2%	75.3%	14.8%	30.8%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 50%
Curveball | 25%
Slider | 24%
Changeup | 1%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	89.8	54.5%	33.8%	60.4%	16.3%	17.3%	33.7%	74.8%	69.8%	21.2%	54.5%	.213	.261	.303	0.0%	.195	.273	13.0%	2,504
2021	91.3	49.3%	33.9%	58.3%	12.8%	13.8%	26.6%	72.3%	67.3%	29.9%	49.4%	.225	.294	.284	9.3%	.212	.314	36.3%	2,314
2022	92.8	49.6%	39.2%	52.8%	18.1%	13.0%	31.1%	73.0%	67.7%	25.0%	53.1%	.240	.295	.361	8.8%	.225	.299	17.5%	2,301
RP MLB AVG	94.1	43.2%	26.3%	49.1%	10.7%	16.8%	27.4%	64.5%	59.2%	35.9%	41.2%	.255	.347	.302	11.8%	.252	.351	28.5%	2,263

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2020	.195	.273	.271	.299	13.0%	6.1%	33.3%	20.4%	84.9	86.8	26.9	1.5	11.3	1.1	5.7	6.4	2,504
2021	.212	.314	.223	.392	36.3%	16.1%	41.4%	26.7%	92.2	92.0	23.1	1.8	11.2	0.5	5.9	6.3	2,314
2022	.225	.299	.330	.424	17.5%	9.4%	39.1%	21.9%	88.1	86.3	27.4	1.9	11.3	0.3	5.9	6.3	2,301
RP MLB AVG	.252	.351	.293	.390	28.5%	8.7%	41.1%	26.4%	90.2	87.9	18.6	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,263

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	202	54	9	1	0	0	14	7	0	0	151	51	.213	.234	.261
2021	545	135	14	9	0	4	37	10	1	1	394	151	.225	.400	.294
2022	470	114	19	3	0	3	40	10	0	0	343	127	.240	.356	.295
RP MLB AVG	249	62	8	3	0	2	14	8	1	0	163	86	.255	.430	.347

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2020	21.2%	24.2%	54.5%	21.2%	0.0%	39.4%	30.3%	30.3%	24.8%	6.1%	12.1%	48.5%	24.2%	3.0%	45.5%
2021	29.9%	20.7%	49.4%	11.5%	9.3%	35.6%	41.4%	23.0%	29.7%	6.9%	13.8%	37.9%	14.9%	10.3%	31.0%
2022	25.0%	21.9%	53.1%	25.0%	8.8%	31.3%	28.1%	40.6%	28.3%	3.1%	14.1%	43.8%	26.6%	3.1%	35.9%
RP MLB AVG	35.9%	23.0%	41.2%	13.0%	11.8%	30.7%	35.6%	33.7%	21.0%	3.4%	23.3%	32.0%	24.8%	7.7%	37.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2020	13.0%	6.1%	33.3%	20.4%	.213	.261	.303	.303	.195	.273	.271	.299	84.9	86.8	26.9
2021	36.3%	16.1%	41.4%	26.7%	.225	.294	.284	.318	.212	.314	.223	.392	92.2	92.0	23.1
2022	17.5%	9.4%	39.1%	21.9%	.240	.295	.361	.391	.225	.299	.330	.424	88.1	86.3	27.4
RP MLB AVG	28.5%	8.7%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.347	.302	.336	.252	.351	.293	.390	90.2	87.9	18.6

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2020	33.8%	60.4%	16.3%	17.3%	33.7%	74.8%	69.8%	28.4%	57.4%	71.6%	55.6%	76.4%	23.6%	15.0%	73.2%	70.7%
2021	33.9%	58.3%	12.8%	13.8%	26.6%	72.3%	67.3%	21.9%	58.5%	78.1%	68.8%	81.0%	17.6%	21.1%	63.5%	51.6%
2022	39.2%	52.8%	18.1%	13.0%	31.1%	73.0%	67.7%	30.1%	60.0%	69.9%	56.3%	75.9%	15.9%	26.0%	72.1%	69.2%
RP MLB AVG	26.3%	49.1%	10.7%	16.8%	27.4%	64.5%	59.2%	22.2%	47.7%	77.8%	69.5%	81.2%	21.6%	21.8%	61.1%	50.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2020	29.7%	32.2%	38.1%	37.1%	28.7%	34.2%	11.4%	32.2%	35.6%	44.1%	38.6%	39.6%	60.4%	11.2%	17.5%
2021	33.6%	33.2%	33.2%	43.5%	30.1%	26.4%	10.8%	28.3%	38.5%	54.3%	29.0%	34.9%	58.3%	14.9%	19.5%
2022	37.9%	31.9%	30.2%	58.5%	25.3%	16.2%	9.6%	33.6%	34.5%	53.6%	26.2%	32.8%	52.8%	9.9%	26.0%
RP MLB AVG	34.8%	27.6%	37.7%	48.3%	26.6%	25.1%	7.5%	29.5%	42.9%	54.7%	31.6%	29.5%	49.1%	13.0%	17.3%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	69.1	26.7%	26.1%	30.3%	15.2%	18.2%	33.3%	53.5%	52.5%	57.1%	14.3%	.071	.063	.143	0.0%	.192	.186	7.1%	2,461
2021	71.8	16.4%	31.3%	38.1%	19.3%	16.6%	35.9%	57.5%	48.6%	53.8%	19.2%	.340	.391	.583	40.0%	.264	.316	18.4%	2,391
2022	73.0	25.1%	36.7%	38.2%	15.1%	16.8%	31.9%	63.4%	57.6%	46.2%	30.8%	.230	.272	.316	16.7%	.217	.267	16.4%	2,464
RP MLB AVG	77.8	19.3%	27.6%	38.3%	10.9%	18.3%	29.2%	57.8%	52.6%	43.8%	34.8%	.244	.310	.290	14.6%	.238	.313	23.9%	2,392

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2020	.192	.186	.384	.372	7.1%	0.0%	42.9%	21.4%	83.4	71.3	15.3	3.8	-11.3	0.8	6.1	6.6	2,461
2021	.264	.316	.433	.542	18.4%	7.7%	46.2%	24.5%	83.0	92.8	0.2	5.6	-9.5	0.3	6.1	6.3	2,391
2022	.217	.267	.300	.400	16.4%	5.1%	35.0%	22.6%	80.2	83.3	5.3	6.0	-9.5	0.2	6.2	6.3	2,464
RP MLB AVG	.238	.313	.287	.399	23.9%	8.5%	36.7%	25.2%	87.3	86.5	13.6	4.9	-4.1	-0.7	5.9	6.1	2,392

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	99	14	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	53	46	.071	.071	.063
2021	181	49	10	4	0	2	21	2	0	1	104	77	.340	.553	.391
2022	238	62	9	2	1	2	21	1	0	0	151	87	.230	.393	.272
RP MLB AVG	75	17	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	45	30	.244	.429	.310

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2020	57.1%	28.6%	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	85.7%	14.3%	0.0%	13.1%	0.0%	42.9%	14.3%	42.9%	0.0%	28.6%
2021	53.8%	26.9%	19.2%	0.0%	40.0%	61.5%	30.8%	7.7%	7.2%	15.4%	30.8%	7.7%	34.6%	3.8%	38.5%
2022	46.2%	23.1%	30.8%	2.6%	16.7%	52.5%	25.0%	22.5%	14.7%	10.3%	30.8%	23.1%	23.1%	7.7%	35.9%
RP MLB AVG	43.8%	21.4%	34.8%	8.1%	14.6%	48.5%	32.4%	19.1%	13.3%	4.2%	32.1%	26.9%	23.3%	5.0%	35.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2020	7.1%	0.0%	42.9%	21.4%	.071	.063	.143	.143	.192	.186	.384	.372	83.4	71.3	15.3
2021	18.4%	7.7%	46.2%	24.5%	.340	.391	.583	.615	.264	.316	.433	.542	83.0	92.8	0.2
2022	16.4%	5.1%	35.0%	22.6%	.230	.272	.316	.350	.217	.267	.300	.400	80.2	83.3	5.3
RP MLB AVG	23.9%	8.5%	36.7%	25.2%	.244	.310	.290	.332	.238	.313	.287	.399	87.3	86.5	13.6

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2020	26.1%	30.3%	15.2%	18.2%	33.3%	53.5%	52.5%	42.9%	35.4%	57.1%	50.0%	64.7%	30.5%	28.2%	45.8%	45.8%
2021	31.3%	38.1%	19.3%	16.6%	35.9%	57.5%	48.6%	47.3%	40.9%	52.7%	28.6%	74.4%	27.7%	28.0%	46.9%	42.9%
2022	36.7%	38.2%	15.1%	16.8%	31.9%	63.4%	57.6%	32.4%	46.6%	67.6%	55.6%	78.9%	25.4%	32.0%	61.3%	53.3%
RP MLB AVG	27.6%	38.3%	10.9%	18.3%	29.2%	57.8%	52.6%	28.1%	39.6%	71.9%	52.5%	86.0%	24.9%	26.6%	54.6%	47.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2020	37.4%	27.3%	35.4%	21.2%	16.2%	62.6%	5.1%	36.4%	36.4%	59.6%	7.1%	39.4%	30.3%	3.4%	17.9%
2021	43.1%	29.3%	27.6%	15.5%	17.1%	67.4%	5.5%	26.0%	44.8%	55.8%	8.8%	41.4%	38.1%	8.9%	28.0%
2022	34.5%	25.2%	40.3%	14.7%	18.1%	67.2%	5.5%	38.7%	36.1%	56.3%	13.4%	40.8%	38.2%	9.0%	21.6%
RP MLB AVG	30.0%	23.5%	46.5%	21.7%	19.3%	58.9%	5.2%	29.4%	47.1%	64.2%	13.6%	31.6%	38.3%	11.7%	17.9%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	77.9	18.9%	24.4%	41.4%	8.6%	10.0%	18.6%	55.7%	51.4%	45.5%	45.5%	.250	.314	.273	0.0%	.283	.369	28.6%	2,645
2021	80.2	34.3%	27.6%	46.4%	10.6%	21.9%	32.5%	62.5%	59.4%	34.0%	47.2%	.171	.252	.200	8.0%	.195	.275	8.6%	2,391
2022	81.3	24.4%	27.5%	52.8%	16.0%	17.3%	33.3%	67.1%	63.2%	20.0%	45.7%	.184	.216	.257	0.0%	.144	.201	8.9%	2,377
RP MLB AVG	84.1	33.9%	31.9%	40.5%	16.0%	15.2%	31.2%	61.5%	56.6%	41.5%	37.0%	.215	.282	.274	13.8%	.208	.279	20.4%	2,411

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2020	.283	.369	.291	.343	28.6%	0.0%	18.2%	14.3%	77.4	83.7	5.7	7.2	-0.1	1.2	5.9	6.5	2,645
2021	.195	.275	.228	.297	8.6%	3.8%	28.3%	18.5%	79.6	80.5	22.5	7.9	0.9	0.7	5.9	6.2	2,391
2022	.144	.201	.201	.203	8.9%	0.0%	28.6%	17.9%	80.8	82.4	25.6	8.0	1.1	0.6	5.9	6.2	2,377
RP MLB AVG	.208	.279	.261	.355	20.4%	7.1%	35.6%	22.6%	86.1	86.1	15.1	3.7	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.2	2,411

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	70	14	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	39	31	.250	.333	.314
2021	379	81	7	3	0	2	19	7	2	1	237	142	.171	.300	.252
2022	231	56	9	0	0	0	15	6	0