Caleb Thielbar

Bats R Throws L6'0" 205 lbBorn 1987 Northfield, USADebut 2013Team CHCDraft 2009 R18 #556 Milwaukee Brewers, South Dakota StateContract 1 y/$4.5M (26)+27 m opt 2026: $4,000,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	194	23.2	7.3	2.81	20.5	6.22	108.2
2027							107.3
2028							107.7

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 38

His ten closest age-38 comparables averaged 96 PITCH+ the next season; 6 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	Matt Thornton	2015	110.3	85.0	77
2	Troy Percival	2008	112.8	73.6	52
3	Bob Wickman	2007	108.0	did not play
4	Alberto Reyes	2008	113.2	did not play
5	Joel Peralta	2014	106.6	97.4	121
6	Mike Myers	2007	104.8	did not play
7	Adam Ottavino	2024	106.3	98.2	9
8	Arthur Rhodes	2008	113.7	122.7	215
9	Daniel Bard	2023	107.2	did not play
10	Jason Grilli	2015	105.5	102.1	251

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									194				107.3
2026*									165				92.0	98.8	90.9
2025	CHC	3	4	2.64	67	0	1	58.0	220	5	13	56	123.4	98.4	121.8
2024	MIN	2	4	5.32	59	0	3	47.3	216	6	24	53	95.4	100.0	95.3
2023	MIN	3	1	3.23	36	0	0	30.7	120	7	6	36	110.5	101.4	111.9
2022	MIN	4	3	3.49	67	0	1	59.3	245	5	18	80	111.8	99.5	111.3
2021	MIN	7	0	3.23	59	0	0	64.0	266	8	20	77	105.2	100.9	106.1
2020	MIN	2	1	2.25	17	0	0	20.0	82	0	9	22	125.5	112.8	138.3
2015	MIN	0	0	5.40	6	0	0	5.0	20	0	0	5	124.6	88.8	113.4
2014	MIN	2	1	3.40	54	0	0	47.7	206	3	16	35	96.9
2013	MIN	3	2	1.76	49	0	0	46.0	171	4	14	39	124.7
Career		26	16	3.26	414	0	5	378.0	1546	38	120	403	110.3		110.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CHC	P	67	58	0	5	0	1.000	-0.4
2024	MIN	P	59	47	1	5	1	0.857	-0.0
2023	MIN	P	36	31	1	2	0	1.000	+0.2
2022	MIN	P	67	59	3	3	1	0.857	-0.1
2021	MIN	P	59	64	3	4	0	1.000	+0.3
2020	MIN	P	17	20	0	3	0	1.000	+1.3
2015	MIN	P	6	5	1	1	0	1.000	-0.3
2014	MIN	P	54	48	2	7	1	0.900
2013	MIN	P	49	46	3	3	0	1.000

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2019	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	312	76.1 IP, 29% K	3.31
2019	AAA	nan	Pit	319	78.1 IP, 29% K	3.23
2018	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	77	19.0 IP, 14% K	3.32
2018	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	144	38.0 IP, 28% K	1.42
2015	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	142	32.0 IP, 13% K	2.81
2015	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	52	12.1 IP, 13% K	0.74
2015	AAA	nan	Pit	194	44.1 IP, 13% K	2.24
2013	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	114	26.1 IP, 30% K	3.79
2012	A+	Fort Myers Miracle	Pit	45	12.1 IP, 36% K	0.00
2012	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	178	40.1 IP, 18% K	3.59
2012	AA	New Britain Rock Cats	Pit	95	25.0 IP, 27% K	1.80
2011	A+	Fort Myers Miracle	Pit	29	7.1 IP, 17% K	0.00
2010	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	241	53.0 IP, 18% K	5.60

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.369	0.331	0.380	0.301
2025	0.215	0.254	0.260	0.207
2024	0.305	0.374	0.380	0.305
2023	0.145	0.392	0.286	0.307
2022	0.276	0.282	0.264	0.304
2021	0.276	0.322	0.276	0.345
2020	0.192	0.260	0.265	0.210
2015	0.239	0.300	0.139	0.610

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

Postseason batting

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2020	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	0	0.00	5	3.2	2	0	3	5	1.56
2023	1	9.00	4	3.0	4	2	1	2	1.67
2020	0	0.00	1	0.3	1	0	0	0	3.00
Career	1	4.13	10	6.5	7	2	4	7	1.68

Salaries

Year	Team	Salary
2014	MIN	$510,000

Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.