Tanner Bibee

Bats R Throws R6'2" 205 lbBorn 1999 Mission Viejo, USADebut 2023Team CLEDraft 2021 R5 #156 Cleveland Guardians, Cal State FullertonContract 5 y/$48M (25-29)+30 cl opt 2026: $4,400,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	647	21.6	6.8	3.28	20.5	6.62	102.1
2027							101.5
2028							102.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 104 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Logan Gilbert	2023	104.1	116.5	803
2	Gerrit Cole	2017	104.9	115.6	799
3	George Kirby	2024	106.2	101.4	524
4	Joe Blanton	2007	103.8	97.9	855
5	Dan Haren	2007	106.1	112.9	881
6	Marcus Stroman	2017	105.9	96.0	449
7	Eduardo Rodriguez	2019	104.8	did not play
8	Jameson Taillon	2018	103.2	111.7	158
9	James Shields	2008	104.5	99.5	930
10	Ricky Romero	2011	103.1	86.3	829

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									647				101.5
2026*									613				104.4	100.3	104.7
2025	CLE	12	11	4.24	31	31	0	182.3	762	27	54	162	100.0	97.6	97.6
2024	CLE	12	8	3.47	31	31	0	173.7	710	22	44	187	105.4	101.5	106.9
2023	CLE	10	4	2.98	25	25	0	142.0	585	13	45	141	109.5	100.7	110.2
Career		34	23	3.61	87	87	0	498.0	2057	62	143	490	104.6		104.4

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CLE	P	31	182	10	13	0	1	1.000	-2.2
2024	CLE	P	31	174	12	21	2	1	0.943	+1.3
2023	CLE	P	25	142	5	14	1	1	0.950	+0.5

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2023	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	61	15.1 IP, 31% K	1.79
2022	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	285	73.2 IP, 28% K	1.84
2022	A+	Lake County Captains	Pit	231	59.0 IP, 37% K	2.59

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.325	0.294	0.317	0.303
2025	0.317	0.332	0.284	0.358
2024	0.346	0.273	0.326	0.300
2023	0.258	0.322	0.261	0.321

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	0	2.14	1	1	4.2	5	0	3	6	1.90
2024	1	3.55	4	4	15.2	19	2	4	16	1.51
Career	1	3.25	5	5	19.4	24	2	7	22	1.60