2020 Stats
W-L
8-1
ERA
1.63
WHIP
0.87
K
122
SV
0
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Bieber followed up his breakout 2019 season by winning the American League Cy Young Award in a unanimous vote. The right-hander was not an MVP finalist alongside teammate Jose Ramirez, but Bieber had a case; he ranked third in all of baseball in fWAR (behind Ramirez and Freddie Freeman) and went 8-1 in 12 starts, carrying a Cleveland rotation that was without Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac for a prolonged stretch. Bieber led the majors in K-BB rate at 34% and held opponents to a .167 average while showcasing some of the best command seen on a baseball field in recent memory. Hitters can still hit the ball hard when they manage to connect, but the connections are so few and far between that it hardly matters. The only real question is: has Bieber surpassed Jacob deGrom and/or Gerrit Cole among starters? It's close, but remember Bieber won't get to pitch all his games against Central Division teams in 2021. Read Past Outlooks

Reports to camp
Bieber (illness) reported to spring training Saturday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
ANALYSIS
Bieber missed the first few days of camp after testing positive for COVID-19, but he has been cleared to return and will join the team for workouts Saturday. The right-hander will now begin building up ahead of Opening Day as he prepares to serve as Cleveland's ace after unanimously winning the AL Cy Young award last season.
Bieber missed the first few days of camp after testing positive for COVID-19, but he has been cleared to return and will join the team for workouts Saturday. The right-hander will now begin building up ahead of Opening Day as he prepares to serve as Cleveland's ace after unanimously winning the AL Cy Young award last season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
103
Last 10 Games
104
Last 5 Games
107
How many pitches does Shane Bieber generally throw?
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11-20
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41-50
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Shane Bieber generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2020
-15%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .242 | 247 | 48 | 181 | 27 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .228 | 252 | 36 | 181 | 24 | |||
2020vs Left | .153 | 57 | 11 | 20 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .181 | 65 | 10 | 26 | 6 | |||
2019vs Left | .228 | 127 | 20 | 87 | 18 | |||
2019vs Right | .231 | 132 | 20 | 99 | 13 | |||
2018vs Left | .316 | 63 | 17 | 74 | 8 | |||
2018vs Right | .252 | 55 | 6 | 56 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-29%
ERA on Road
2020
-31%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 3.95 | 1.28 | 182.1 | 11.1 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 2.81 | 0.95 | 224.0 | 11.0 | 1.7 | ||||
2020Home | 1.23 | 1.05 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2020Away | 1.79 | 0.80 | 55.1 | 12.7 | 2.1 | ||||
2019Home | 3.64 | 1.22 | 111.1 | 10.8 | 2.1 | ||||
2019Away | 2.88 | 0.87 | 103.0 | 10.9 | 1.2 | ||||
2018Home | 5.88 | 1.53 | 49.0 | 8.6 | 1.5 | ||||
2018Away | 3.56 | 1.19 | 65.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | ||||
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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
5.81K/9
14.2BB/9
2.4HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.2 mphERA
1.63WHIP
0.87BABIP
.289GB/FB
1.83Left On Base
90.9%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2353 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.0%Swinging Strike
17.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2020
2019
In Bieber's rookie campaign, his 4.55 ERA was more than a run higher than his 3.23 xFIP and 3.45 SIERA. Once again, the ERA estimators proved prescient as Bieber posted a 3.28 ERA, perfectly supported with a 3.23 xFIP and 3.36 SIERA. Bieber's 93-mph fastball isn't overpowering, but he deploys a four-pitch mix with excellent control, changing speeds and eye levels effectively. The result is a dominating 25.5 K-BB%. Curiously, Bieber's average exit velocity allowed, and hard-hit rate are very poor, around 4th percentile. Last season's .296 BABIP wasn't affected much, but there's noteworthy concern as evidenced by a .246 xBA -- 17 points higher than his actual .229 mark. The high average exit velocity was responsible for 31 homers in 214.1 innings. Bieber will be drafted as an ace, rightfully so. Just beware there's some risk if he doesn't induce weaker contact. If he does, he's elite.
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Tests positive for COVID-19
Bieber has tested positive for COVID-19, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
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Unanimously wins AL Cy Young
Bieber was announced as the 2020 winner of the American League Cy Young award Wednesday.
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Fans seven in loss
Bieber allowed seven runs across 4.2 innings Tuesday in a loss to the Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Round. He allowed nine hits and two walks while striking out seven.
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Receives nod for Game 1
Bieber will start Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Strikes out 10 in duel
Bieber threw five scoreless innings Wednesday, allowing two hits while striking out 10 during the Indians' 3-2 win over the White Sox. He also walked three while getting a no-decision.
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