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Justin Steele

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: July 11, 1995 in Lucedale, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from George County HS (Lucedale, MS).

High School: George County HS (Lucedale, MS)

Debut: April 12, 2021 (Age 25-275d, 22,323rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$4M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 2.143 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Justin Carl Steele

Twitter: @J_Steele21

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

6.8

ERA

4.45

3.40

32.1

381.2

392

WHIP

1.052

1.245

Summary of 40 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 17 go ahead

1 Tm
CHC	40

Platoon
vs RHB	31
vs LHB	9

Home/Road
Away	22
Home	18

Outs
0	17
2	15
1	8

15 Opps
PIT	8
MIL	6
CIN	5
ATL	4
STL	4
ARI	2
BOS	2
LAD	2
TBR	1
COL	1
SFG	1
PHI	1
WSN	1
BAL	1
TOR	1

38 Batters
Adam Duvall	2
Willy Adames	2
Adley Rutschman	1
Tyler Stephenson	1
Nick Castellanos	1
Tucker Barnhart	1
Ke'Bryan Hayes	1
Whit Merrifield	1
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	1
Jonathan India	1
Joshua Palacios	1
Kyle Schwarber	1
Kyle Farmer	1
Max Muncy	1
Eduardo Escobar	1
Tyrone Taylor	1
Wander Franco	1
Edward Olivares	1
Oneil Cruz	1
Rafael Devers	1
Wilmer Flores	1
José Rondón	1
Connor Joe	1
Bryan Reynolds	1
Joey Meneses	1
Brendan Rodgers	1
Nick Gonzales	1
Alek Thomas	1
Chris Taylor	1
Kevin Pillar	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1
Tyler O'Neill	1
Michael A. Taylor	1
Manny Piña	1
Masataka Yoshida	1
Andrew Knizner	1
Matt Olson	1
Avisaíl García	1

10 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	18
PNC Pk (PIT)	6
Am Fam Field (MIL)	4
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	4
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1

Where Hit
78	12
7	10
9	10
8	4
89	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	10
1	8
2	8
4	5
5	5
6	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	8
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	13
--3	3
-2-	3
12-	2
123	1
1-3	1

68 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	17
1 on	19
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	23

Inning
1	6
2	2
3	10
4	6
5	8
6	5
7	3

1-3	18
4-6	19
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	4
+2	2
+1	5
Tied	16
-1	3
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	12
Tied	16
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
0-2	7
0-1	7
3-2	3
1-2	3
2-2	3
2-1	2
1-1	2
3-1	2
2-0	2
1-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	10
1B	6
SS	5
CF	4
C	4
3B	4
RF	3
2B	2
PH	1
DH	1

OrderPos
4th	8
2nd	8
3rd	4
1st	4
9th	4
8th	4
5th	3
6th	3
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2021-05-02	Tucker Barnhart	CIN		CHC	ahead 9-8	b 7	0	1--	5,(3-1) SBB*BX	2	8	2	13%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Senzel Scores
2	2	2	2	2021-05-02	Nick Castellanos	CIN		CHC	ahead 11-8	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	9	4%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2021-08-10 (1)	Willy Adames	MIL	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	16%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	2021-08-10 (1)	Avisaíl García	MIL	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 4	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	19%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Escobar Scores
5	5	5	1	2021-08-16	Jonathan India	CIN		CHC	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--	5,(2-2) BCFBX	2	1	4	22%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Miley Scores
6	6	6	1	2021-08-25 (2)	Brendan Rodgers	COL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	4	17%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Joe Scores
7	7	7	1	2021-09-12	Wilmer Flores	SFG	@	CHC	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	--3	6,(3-2) BSBBCX	2	6	3	19%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Bryant Scores
8	8	8	1	2021-09-18	Manny Piña	MIL		CHC	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	6	2	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	9	2	2021-09-18	Eduardo Escobar	MIL		CHC	tied 1-1	b 3	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	2	3	12%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	2021-09-24 (1)	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	8,(2-2) STFFB*BFX	2	2	3	26%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Edman Scores
11	11	11	2	2021-09-24 (1)	José Rondón	STL	@	CHC	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	-2-	2,(1-0) .BX	2	9	PH	11%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Bader Scores
12	12	12	3	2021-09-24 (1)	Tyler O'Neill	STL	@	CHC	ahead 4-0	t 5	2	-2-	3,(0-2) FFX	2	3	7	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Edman Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2022-04-19	Wander Franco	TBR	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) 1BB>X	2	2	6	19%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Arozarena Scores
14	14	2	1	2022-05-26	Kyle Farmer	CIN		CHC	behind 0-3	b 2	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	6	6	15%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Stephenson Scores
15	15	3	1	2022-06-18	Adam Duvall	ATL	@	CHC	behind 0-4	t 5	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	7	7	6%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	4	1	2022-06-23	Bryan Reynolds	PIT		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	2	8	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
17	17	5	2	2022-06-23	Ke'Bryan Hayes	PIT		CHC	behind 1-2	b 3	1	1--	3,(0-2) FFX	2	1	5	22%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Madris Scores
18	18	6	1	2022-07-22	Kyle Schwarber	PHI		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	7	1	2022-08-10	Joey Meneses	WSN	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	4	3	12%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	8	1	2022-08-26	Tyrone Taylor	MIL		CHC	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	9	8	15%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2023-04-14	Chris Taylor	LAD		CHC	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	7	11%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
22	22	2	2	2023-04-14	Max Muncy	LAD		CHC	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	5	14%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
23	23	3	1	2023-06-17	Adley Rutschman	BAL	@	CHC	behind 0-2	t 5	2	1--	5,(1-2) TF*BFX	2	2	DH	22%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Hays Scores
24	24	4	1	2023-07-05	Willy Adames	MIL		CHC	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	6	16%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
25	25	5	1	2023-07-16	Rafael Devers	BOS	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	3,(0-2) FS1.X	1	3	5	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
26	26	6	2	2023-07-16	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	@	CHC	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	5	7	19%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Y. Chang Scores/unER; R. Refsnyder Scores/unER; J. Turner Scores/unER; M. Yoshida Scores/unER
27	27	7	1	2023-07-27	Andrew Knizner	STL		CHC	behind 0-6	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	4%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	8	1	2023-08-01	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	@	CHC	behind 3-13	t 6	1	--3	2,(0-1) SX	2	7	2	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Newman Scores
29	29	9	1	2023-08-06	Matt Olson	ATL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 3	2	--3	6,(3-2) BSF*BBX	2	4	3	19%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Acuña Scores
30	30	10	1	2023-08-12	Whit Merrifield	TOR		CHC	behind 1-4	b 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	1	7	19%	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Espinal Scores
31	31	11	1	2023-08-24	Joshua Palacios	PIT		CHC	behind 1-3	b 3	1	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	4	7	20%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Joe Scores
32	32	12	1	2023-09-15	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	23%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Marte Scores; C. Walker Scores
33	33	13	2	2023-09-15	Alek Thomas	ARI		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	8	8%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Walker Scores; G. Moreno Scores
34	34	14	1	2023-09-26	Kevin Pillar	ATL		CHC	behind 0-6	b 6	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	9	7	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2024-05-11	Connor Joe	PIT		CHC	tied 0-0	b 3	2	12-	4,(0-2) FCFX	3	3	3	27%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Taylor Scores; A. McCutchen Scores
36	36	2	2	2024-05-11	Oneil Cruz	PIT		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	4	6	6%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
37	37	3	3	2024-05-11	Michael A. Taylor	PIT		CHC	ahead 4-1	b 4	1	1--	3,(0-2) SFX	2	9	8	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Y. Grandal Scores
38	38	4	1	2024-05-16	Edward Olivares	PIT	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	18%	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); O. Cruz Scores
39	39	5	2	2024-05-16	Nick Gonzales	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	5	11%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	6	1	2024-05-22	Adam Duvall	ATL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	7	17%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Harris Scores