Shane Bieber
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 4, #122, Cleveland Indians | UC Santa Barbara
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 13 8 2.88 31 31 0 200 198 1.04
2023 6 6 3.80 21 21 0 128 107 1.23
2024 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 12 20 0.92
7 Seasons 62 32 3.22 136 134 0 843 958 1.12
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 31 13-8 2.88 200 198 1.04
2023 21 6-6 3.80 128 107 1.23
2024 2 2-0 0.00 12 20 0.92
7 Seasons 136 62-32 3.22 843 958 1.12
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2018 23 1805 342 24 7.0 4.9 89.6 112.1 10.4 35.7 .256 .426 .335 .314 .395 38.3 24.3 4.7 4.55 4.18
2019 24 3332 554 47 8.5 5.5 90.6 113.5 12.6 32.5 .236 .417 .280 .295 .405 43.3 30.2 4.7 3.27 3.80
2020 25 1238 153 11 7.2 3.7 89.3 112.9 9.6 26.1 .185 .319 .222 .251 .391 43.1 41.1 7.1 1.63 2.62
2021 26 1559 234 21 9.0 5.2 89.7 115.3 9.6 38.0 .224 .385 .294 .297 .405 43.6 33.1 8.1 3.17 3.70
2022 27 2875 555 40 7.2 5.1 89.9 110.2 10.0 32.4 .245 .386 .269 .292 .369 43.1 25.0 4.6 2.88 3.51
2023 28 1954 387 30 7.8 5.6 91.6 116.3 9.5 34.4 .284 .446 .307 .336 .394 47.8 20.1 6.4 3.80 4.83
2024 29 166 24 1 4.2 2.2 88.5 111.4 7.1 45.8 .227 .352 .244 .259 .457 41.7 44.4 2.2 0.00 2.76
Player 12929 2249 174 7.7 5.1 90.2 116.3 10.5 33.6 .242 .403 .286 .299 .392 43.2 28.1 5.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bieber relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.6%) ,
Slider
(24.7%) ,
Changeup
(13.3%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(10.8%) ,
Cutter
(9.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 46.5 23.7 26.3 3.5 34.5 36.3 29.2 2.0 35.7 20.8 28.1 6.4 7.0 4.9
2019 44.8 21.7 26.5 7.0 36.8 37.5 25.6 1.4 32.7 22.0 25.5 6.0 8.5 5.5
2020 48.4 19.0 25.5 7.2 38.6 39.2 22.2 3.9 32.7 22.2 27.5 3.3 7.2 3.7
2021 44.9 21.4 27.4 6.4 33.8 38.0 28.2 2.1 34.6 23.1 25.2 6.0 9.0 5.2
2022 48.8 20.9 24.3 5.9 39.5 36.6 24.0 2.9 35.7 21.4 25.9 6.7 7.2 5.1
2023 47.5 22.0 26.1 4.4 35.7 38.8 25.6 3.1 36.2 20.9 26.6 5.4 7.8 5.6
2024 50.0 12.5 33.3 4.2 37.5 37.5 25.0 8.3 37.5 4.2 37.5 8.3 4.2 2.2
Player 46.8 21.5 26.0 5.7 36.7 37.5 25.8 2.5 34.7 21.4 26.4 6.0 7.7 5.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 69 92.0 14.9 1.5 10.5ARM 3.6 17.5 1.7 10.5ARM 3.0
2024 Curveball CLE R 18 82.8 51.0 2.2 5.1GLV -2.8 -11.1 1.2 5.1GLV -4.3
2024 Changeup CLE R 22 89.0 28.1 -1.5 15.6ARM 1.0 6.3 -1.4 15.6ARM 1.4
2024 Cutter CLE R 16 86.6 28.7 0.8 1.3GLV -2.2 7.3 -1.0 1.3GLV -1.4
2024 Slider CLE R 41 85.3 35.6 -0.3 1.9GLV -3.0 1.6 0.0 1.9GLV -3.2
2023 Cutter CLE R 526 86.5 29.2 0.8 2.5GLV -0.6 7.0 -0.9 2.5GLV -0.1
2023 Slider CLE R 404 84.6 37.7 0.8 3.1GLV -2.0 0.3 1.2 3.1GLV -2.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 687 91.3 15.7 1.3 9.6ARM 2.8 17.1 1.3 9.6ARM 2.2
2023 Curveball CLE R 268 82.5 50.1 1.4 11.6GLV 3.7 -9.8 -0.1 11.6GLV 2.7
2023 Changeup CLE R 69 87.2 28.6 -1.8 14.0ARM -0.5 7.4 -2.0 14.0ARM -0.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 1 69 41.6 13 .308 .462 .331 16.7 30.8 36.4 .253 .337 .256 55.6
2024 Slider 7.5 3 41 24.7 16 .125 .188 .134 64.0 56.3 56.3 .164 .400 .238 42.9
2024 Changeup -0.6 0 22 13.3 8 .375 .500 .381 41.7 37.5 60.0 .371 .433 .353 40.0
2024 Curveball 0.7 0 18 10.8 4 .000 .000 .400 0.0 25.0 12.5 .153 .180 .278 0.0
2024 Cutter 2.4 0 16 9.6 4 .250 .250 .225 60.0 75.0 100.0 .161 .179 .149 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 5 687 35.2 169 .257 .434 .331 9.3 14.2 17.3 .316 .512 .383 62.0
2023 Cutter -0.2 -1 526 26.9 128 .316 .465 .391 29.7 8.6 16.2 .321 .503 .389 37.9
2023 Slider 0.8 3 404 20.7 141 .180 .331 .253 32.6 31.2 23.2 .210 .353 .256 33.7
2023 Curveball -0.3 -1 268 13.7 80 .237 .368 .305 32.3 33.8 20.8 .264 .380 .298 55.1
2023 Changeup -3.2 -2 69 3.5 14 .500 .571 .539 8.3 0.0 0.0 .462 .548 .441 57.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 22 89.0 97 17.1 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Curveball 18 82.8 79 14.6 7:15 6:45 30
2024 Cutter 16 86.6 39 6.5 12:30 11:30 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 69 92.0 95 20.2 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Slider 40 85.3 11 2.5 10:00 9:15 45
2023 Changeup 68 87.2 98 16.3 2:00 2:15 -15
2023 Curveball 267 82.5 83 17.3 7:00 7:30 -30
2023 Cutter 524 86.5 37 6.8 12:15 11:00 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 684 91.3 96 19.2 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Slider 403 84.6 20 4.7 9:45 8:30 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 485 1,802 1 8 -9 -4 -3
2019 829 3,223 21 17 -10 -4 24
2020 322 1,343 4 22 -2 -2 20
2021 405 1,559 0 22 -1 -8 12
2022 842 3,075 -1 41 -5 -7 28
2023 532 1,954 -4 20 -7 -5 4
2024 45 166 2 3 0 -1 5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 1,805 53.6 62.4 82.3 29.1 52.3 45.1 66.4 46.9 26.2 8.9 71.4
2019 3,332 46.3 65.4 83.0 32.6 44.8 42.4 65.3 47.8 30.7 6.4 69.8
2020 1,238 40.9 64.2 77.5 34.6 36.0 41.9 63.0 46.7 40.7 5.2 68.8
2021 1,559 48.0 65.7 78.3 31.5 34.5 40.5 62.5 47.9 36.5 7.2 75.0
2022 2,875 50.3 67.4 83.9 31.8 39.6 40.8 66.0 49.7 29.7 7.4 79.0
2023 1,954 48.3 64.4 87.5 29.0 49.5 42.2 67.4 46.1 24.3 6.0 78.8
2024 166 50.6 71.4 71.7 23.2 36.8 47.6 46.7 47.6 36.7 10.2 70.6
Player 12,929 48.3 65.3 82.6 31.4 42.8 42.2 65.2 47.7 30.6 7.0 74.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2018 41 26 26 29 68 29 38 16 26 62 94 59 63 50 61 7 79
2019 71 57 47 38 88 2 23 8 6 86 95 81 83 47 51 23 78
2020 94 91 83 69 96 19 48 31 17 98 69 98 94 64 73 27 74
2021 69 69 56 48 73 40 29 29 14 94 52 97 83 36 74 37 78
2022 64 40 45 52 78 7 50 15 14 65 93 77 73 15 44 13 81
2023 25 8 23 47 31 25 51 2 3 28 80 37 50 13 53 19 84
2024 19 64 81
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 22.6 13 15.9 -3 9 11 8 61.5
2019 22.9 31 27.2 4 17 22 10 32.3
2020 23.2 9 9.4 0 0 7 4 44.4
2021 23.7 11 11.3 0 7 6 6 54.5
2022 23.6 20 18.3 2 10 16 6 30.0
2023 23.8 14 13.0 1 8 17 2 14.3
2024 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
Player 23.3 98 95.2 3 52 79 36 36.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 13 19 14 13 17 12 18 15 14 10 14 20 18 13 14 18 14 15 16 19 19 16 22 19 14 11 15 17 21 15 14
2019 31 32 26 28 31 29 32 26 24 19 25 31 34 23 28 25 21 24 25 30 25 32 34 24 22 24 27 29 35 29 21
2020 9 9 11 8 8 10 10 10 5 9 8 8 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 9 9 10 9 11 10 8
2021 11 12 11 10 12 11 11 12 7 9 10 11 13 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 12 9 11 13 12 9 10
2022 20 15 14 20 19 18 21 15 13 13 15 25 20 18 21 22 17 14 18 19 18 19 26 24 12 15 21 24 20 16 17
2023 14 14 6 14 13 10 16 12 11 7 10 14 15 11 16 16 15 9 16 20 13 11 21 19 10 7 15 15 16 10 7
2024 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 98 102 82 93 100 90 108 91 74 67 82 109 111 85 99 103 89 83 97 110 99 101 129 110 79 75 99 107 116 89 77
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.0 93.1 0.1 92.7 -0.4 92.4 -0.3 89.9 -2.5 89.2 -0.7 91.0 1.8
Offspeed Velocity 87.8 87.6 -0.2 88.7 1.1 87.4 -1.3 86.4 -1.0 87.2 0.8 89.0 1.8
Breaking Velocity 82.2 84.0 1.8 83.9 -0.1 84.3 0.4 83.9 -0.4 83.8 -0.1 84.6 0.8
Exit Velocity 89.6 90.6 1.0 89.3 -1.3 89.7 0.4 89.9 0.2 91.6 1.7 88.5 -3.1
Launch Angle 10.4 12.6 2.2 9.6 -3.0 9.6 0.0 10.0 0.4 9.5 -0.5 7.1 -2.4
Barrel % 7.0 8.5 1.5 7.2 -1.3 9.0 1.8 7.2 -1.8 7.8 0.6 4.2 -3.6
Hard Hit % 38.3 43.3 5.0 43.1 -0.2 43.6 0.5 43.1 -0.5 47.8 4.7 41.7 -6.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.7 32.5 -3.2 26.1 -6.4 38.0 11.9 32.4 -5.6 34.4 2.0 45.8 11.4
xBA .256 .236 -0.020 .185 -0.051 .224 0.039 .245 0.021 .284 0.039 .227 -0.057
BA .285 .230 -0.055 .167 -0.063 .229 0.062 .230 0.001 .253 0.023 .227 -0.026
xwOBA .314 .295 -0.019 .251 -0.044 .297 0.046 .292 -0.005 .336 0.044 .259 -0.077
wOBA .335 .280 -0.055 .222 -0.058 .294 0.072 .269 -0.025 .307 0.038 .244 -0.063
xSLG .426 .417 -0.009 .319 -0.098 .385 0.066 .386 0.001 .446 0.060 .352 -0.094
SLG .467 .393 -0.074 .265 -0.128 .373 0.108 .347 -0.026 .406 0.059 .318 -0.088
K% 24.3 30.2 5.9 41.1 10.9 33.1 -8.0 25.0 -8.1 20.1 -4.9 44.4 24.3
BB% 4.7 4.7 0.0 7.1 2.4 8.1 1.0 4.6 -3.5 6.4 1.8 2.2 -4.2
Swing % 46.9 47.8 0.9 46.7 -1.1 47.9 1.2 49.7 1.8 46.1 -3.6 47.6 1.5
Whiff% 26.2 30.7 4.5 40.7 10.0 36.5 -4.2 29.7 -6.8 24.3 -5.4 36.7 12.4
In Zone % 53.6 46.3 -7.3 40.9 -5.4 48.0 7.1 50.3 2.3 48.3 -2.0 50.6 2.3
Out of Zone % 46.4 53.7 7.3 59.1 5.4 52.0 -7.1 49.7 -2.3 51.7 2.0 49.4 -2.3
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 32.6 3.5 34.6 2.0 31.5 -3.1 31.8 0.3 29.0 -2.8 23.2 -5.8
First Pitch Swing % 29.7 31.9 2.2 35.0 3.1 35.8 0.8 33.2 -2.6 31.5 -1.7 31.1 -0.4
First Pitch Strike % 66.4 65.3 -1.1 63.0 -2.3 62.5 -0.5 66.0 3.5 67.4 1.4 46.7 -20.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 485 .335 228 4 1.8 257 46 17.9
2019 Shifts 858 .280 450 20 4.4 408 101 24.8
2020 Shifts 297 .222 155 21 13.5 142 71 50.0
2021 Shifts 405 .294 200 19 9.5 205 101 49.3
2022 Shifts 791 .269 436 20 4.6 355 190 53.5
2023 Shades 532 .307 269 2 0.7 263 131 49.8
2024 Shades 45 .244 23 0 0.0 22 13 59.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 536 16.0 36.8% 0.7% 290 22.4 0.0% 6.6%
2019 1073 15.1 48.1% 1.1% 357 23.4 0.0% 8.1%
2020 417 16.9 28.3% 1.2% 132 24.7 0.0% 12.1%
2021 457 16.3 33.9% 2.0% 226 25.5 0.0% 14.6%
2022 944 14.6 56.3% 0.4% 316 22.2 0.0% 2.2%
2023 623 14.0 66.5% 0.2% 250 18.8 1.2% 0.8%
2024 47 13.0 83.0% 0.0% 22 17.2 4.5% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution