2025 Stats
W-L
4-0
ERA
0.64
WHIP
0.86
K
14
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract the Cubs in February of 2025.
Covers four strong innings Friday
Flexen tossed four scoreless innings of relief in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Astros. He allowed two hits and a walk while striking out one.
Analysis
Chicago starter Cade Horton was hit hard, allowing seven earned runs in his four innings of work, but Flexen kept the Cubs in the game the rest of the way. It was a pretty standard outing for the veteran righty, who's allowed only two earned runs in 28 innings this season but is also sitting with just a 4.5 K/9. Flexen's middle-relief role and lack of strikeouts limit his fantasy appeal, though he's been exceptional in real life for his new team in 2025.
Chicago starter Cade Horton was hit hard, allowing seven earned runs in his four innings of work, but Flexen kept the Cubs in the game the rest of the way. It was a pretty standard outing for the veteran righty, who's allowed only two earned runs in 28 innings this season but is also sitting with just a 4.5 K/9. Flexen's middle-relief role and lack of strikeouts limit his fantasy appeal, though he's been exceptional in real life for his new team in 2025.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
26
Last 10 Games
27
Last 5 Games
33
How many pitches does Chris Flexen generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Chris Flexen generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-43%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .272 | 108 | 49 | 140 | 22 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .297 | 103 | 60 | 189 | 28 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .229 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .131 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .271 | 62 | 28 | 79 | 15 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .294 | 61 | 35 | 101 | 9 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .282 | 42 | 17 | 53 | 7 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .345 | 32 | 21 | 80 | 18 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-34%
ERA at Home
2025
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.31 | 1.41 | 171.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 6.50 | 1.65 | 119.0 | 6.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.32 | 0.80 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.91 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.75 | 1.45 | 93.2 | 6.6 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.65 | 1.61 | 66.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.77 | 1.48 | 64.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Away | 8.69 | 1.98 | 38.1 | 6.1 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Flexen compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.75K/9
4.5BB/9
2.6HR/9
0.3Fastball
92.4 mphERA
0.64WHIP
0.86BABIP
.188GB/FB
1.46Left On Base
92.9%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
2.1%Spin Rate
2377 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.1%Swinging Strike
6.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
Flexen was a fun story in 2021 returning from pitching in the KBO and becoming a tremendous fantasy value for those who threw a late dart on him with 14 wins and solid ratios. The expected stats let us know that Flexen would have a very tough time repeating his success in 2022, and they were right. His ERA did not balloon much, but he did lose his spot in the rotation as he struggled with walks and allowed too many baserunners. He did have nine quality starts and allowed multiple homers in 4 of his outings, but he was out of the rotation by early August while ending the season on a rather solid run in relief. He has the repertoire of a swing man whose changeup and slider work best when he gets ahead in the count as his fastball was too hittable last season. He should resume a spot in the back end of the rotation for Seattle while once again serving as a streaming fantasy option depending on the matchup as he is far from a set-it-and-forget-it fantasy pitcher.
More Fantasy News
Improves to 4-0
Flexen (4-0) tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win in Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning win over the Pirates.
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Logs two more scoreless innings
Flexen tossed two scoreless innings of relief in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Tigers. He allowed three hits and struck out two.
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Improves to 3-0
Flexen (3-0) allowed an unearned run on one hit across two innings of relief to earn the win in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-innings victory over Colorado. He struck out one.
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Earns first win of 2025
Flexen (1-0) worked around a hit and a walk to toss two scoreless innings of relief and earn the win in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Marlins. He struck out one.
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Might draw start this weekend
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Flexen could enter the rotation in place of the injured Shota Imanaga (hamstring), Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Likely trade chip
Flexen is a candidate to be traded by the White Sox this summer, per Scott Merkin of MLB.com.
Analysis
The 29-year-old joined Chicago on a one-year deal in December and would likely be an affordable rental piece. Flexen posted an 8.78 ERA in his first three starts of the season, but his 4.54 ERA in eight outings since is more palatable. The right-hander won't be on the fantasy radar without additional improvement, regardless of whether he's traded.
The 29-year-old joined Chicago on a one-year deal in December and would likely be an affordable rental piece. Flexen posted an 8.78 ERA in his first three starts of the season, but his 4.54 ERA in eight outings since is more palatable. The right-hander won't be on the fantasy radar without additional improvement, regardless of whether he's traded.