Shane Bieber
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Bieber reached 200 frames in a season during 2022 for the second time in his career and was one of the best pitchers in the AL with a 2.88 ERA and 1.04 WHIP, but he ended up making just 21 starts in 2023 after experiencing elbow inflammation in July, marking the second time in three years he's missed a significant chunk of the season. The good news is the right-hander returned for two late-season starts and should have a relatively normal offseason. The not-so-good news is that Bieber took a step back prior to the injury, and he finished the campaign with a 3.80 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 107:34 K:BB across 128 innings. Considering he had career worsts in strikeout rate (20.1 percent), hard-hit rate (47.6 percent) and average exit velocity (91.6 MPH), the aforementioned numbers don't look quite so bad. His fastball velocity was also below 92 MPH for the second straight year, down nearly three ticks from 2020. Bieber's track record of success in the majors (3.07 ERA in 114 games over the past five years) is a steadying force and makes him a solid bet to bounce back in 2024, but there are certainly a few worrying trends with his down velocity and injuries over the past few years. Read Past Outlooks
Starting Opening Day
The Guardians announced Tuesday that Bieber will start Opening Day against the A's on March 28, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
ANALYSIS
It's hardly a surprise the right-hander is taking the mound for Cleveland, as it will the fifth consecutive season he's started Opening Day. Bieber was limited to 21 starts last season due to an elbow issue and had a 3.80 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 107:34 K:BB over 128 innings. He'll open 2024 versus a favorable opponent in one of the most pitcher-friendly parks in MLB.
It's hardly a surprise the right-hander is taking the mound for Cleveland, as it will the fifth consecutive season he's started Opening Day. Bieber was limited to 21 starts last season due to an elbow issue and had a 3.80 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 107:34 K:BB over 128 innings. He'll open 2024 versus a favorable opponent in one of the most pitcher-friendly parks in MLB.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .249 | 152 | 37 | 142 | 19 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .231 | 153 | 33 | 154 | 13 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .288 | 52 | 23 | 68 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 55 | 11 | 56 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .221 | 100 | 14 | 74 | 9 | |||
2022vs Right | .238 | 98 | 22 | 98 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.33 | 1.12 | 146.0 | 8.4 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.16 | 1.12 | 182.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.46 | 1.26 | 65.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Away | 4.14 | 1.21 | 63.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.22 | 1.00 | 81.0 | 8.6 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 2.65 | 1.07 | 119.0 | 9.2 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shane Bieber compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.15K/9
7.5BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.0Fastball
91.4 mphERA
3.80WHIP
1.23BABIP
.302GB/FB
1.72Left On Base
73.7%Exit Velocity
84.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2335 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.4%Swinging Strike
10.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bieber recovered nicely from the injury-shortened 2021 season to make all of his starts and return to the 200 innings level combining the volume of 2019 and top shelf stats from his Cy Young campaign. If you removed his name from his StatCast profile page, you may not be as interested in the player as he does give up hard contact, does not throw hard and his breaking stuff isn't particularly spinny, yet he has held the league to a sub .230 batting aveage in each of the past four seasons and his strikeout rate has been at least 25% in each of those four seasons. The sum is better than the individual parts here and he is one of just eight starting pitchers with a K-BB% greater than 20% from 2019-2022. He lacks the special fastball of the rest of that octet, but you simply cannot argue with the results and just how great he is pitching with his non-fastball offerings.
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Cruising in spring
Bieber has allowed three runs on five hits and six walks while striking out 12 over 11.1 innings across three Cactus League starts.
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No restrictions this spring
Bieber will have no restrictions to begin spring training, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Nets $13.125 million from Guardians
The Guardians and Bieber avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $13.125 million contract Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Earns win with dominant performance
Bieber (6-6) earned the win Wednesday, allowing one run on five hits over six innings against the Reds. He struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
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Shaky in return to rotation
Bieber came away with a no-decision in Friday's 9-8 win over the Orioles, giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out five.
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