Justin Steele

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors, 15-day IL)

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)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2)

Service Time (01/2024): 2.143 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • 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

0.2

6.7

ERA

1.93

3.28

4.2

354.0

367

WHIP

0.857

1.257

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	18	-2.4	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	0	0		2.89	2.89	9	4	0	0	0	0	18.2	15	6	6	0	8	0	25	1	0	2	79	1.232	7.2	0.0	3.9	12.1	3.13
2015	19	-2.3	Eugene	NORW	A-	CHC	3	1	.750	2.66	5.31	10	10	0	0	0	0	40.2	38	24	12	0	15	0	38	0	1	6	175	1.303	8.4	0.0	3.3	8.4	2.53
2016	20	-1.7	South Bend	MIDW	A	CHC	5	7	.417	5.00	6.63	19	19	0	0	0	0	77.1	93	57	43	3	39	0	76	8	2	7	361	1.707	10.8	0.3	4.5	8.8	1.95
2017	21	-1.8	Myrtle Beach	CARL	A+	CHC	6	7	.462	2.92	3.83	20	20	0	0	0	0	98.2	100	42	32	6	36	0	82	10	0	11	432	1.378	9.1	0.5	3.3	7.5	2.28
2018	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A+-AA	CHC	2	2	.500	2.31	2.89	11	11	0	0	0	0	46.2	29	15	12	2	13	0	53	5	0	5	185	0.900	5.6	0.4	2.5	10.2	4.08
2018	22	-2.3	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	0	1	.000	3.60	3.60	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	8	4	4	1	3	0	7	1	0	1	42	1.100	7.2	0.9	2.7	6.3	2.33
2018	22	-1.1	Myrtle Beach	CARL	A+	CHC	2	1	.667	2.45	3.44	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	12	7	5	0	6	0	19	3	0	2	74	0.982	5.9	0.0	2.9	9.3	3.17
2018	22	1.5	Cubs 1	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	0	0		1.47	1.96	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.1	9	4	3	1	4	0	27	1	0	2	69	0.709	4.4	0.5	2.0	13.3	6.75
2018	22	-1.3	Mesa	AZFL	Fal		1	1	.500	5.79	6.75	6	6	0	0	0	0	18.2	22	14	12	2	11	0	16	1	0	1	86	1.768	10.6	1.0	5.3	7.7	1.45
2019	23	-1.3	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	0	6	.000	5.59	5.59	11	11	0	0	0	0	38.2	45	24	24	3	20	0	42	1	0	2	170	1.681	10.5	0.7	4.7	9.8	2.10

2021	25	-2.0	Iowa	AAAE	AAA	CHC	2	0	1.000	1.32	1.98	9	5	0	0	0	0	27.1	14	6	4	1	13	1	29	1	0	3	110	0.988	4.6	0.3	4.3	9.5	2.23
2021	25	-3.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	4	.500	4.26	4.58	20	9	2	0	0	0	57.0	50	29	27	12	27	2	59	5	0	0	248	1.351	7.9	1.9	4.3	9.3	2.19
2022	26	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	7	.364	3.18	4.01	24	24	0	0	0	0	119.0	111	53	42	8	50	0	126	3	1	4	512	1.353	8.4	0.6	3.8	9.5	2.52
2023	27	-2.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	5	.762	3.06	3.69	30	30	0	0	0	0	173.1	167	71	59	14	36	0	176	7	1	9	716	1.171	8.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	4.89
2024	28	-1.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		1.93	1.93	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	18	0.857	5.8	0.0	1.9	11.6	6.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		24	16	.600	3.28	3.92	75	64	2	0	0	0	354.0	331	154	129	34	114	2	367	15	2	13	1494	1.257	8.4	0.9	2.9	9.3	3.22
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		18	23	.439	3.44	4.50	89	80	0	0	0	0	348.0	334	174	133	15	144	1	345	26	3	36	1512	1.374	8.6	0.4	3.7	8.9	2.40
Other (1 season)					Other		1	1	.500	5.79	6.75	6	6	0	0	0	0	18.2	22	14	12	2	11	0	16	1	0	1	86	1.768	10.6	1.0	5.3	7.7	1.45
All Levels (10 Seasons)							43	40	.518	3.42	4.27	170	150	2	0	0	0	720.2	687	342	274	51	269	3	728	42	5	50	3092	1.327	8.6	0.6	3.4	9.1	2.71

AAA (1 season)					Minors		2	0	1.000	1.32	1.98	9	5	0	0	0	0	27.1	14	6	4	1	13	1	29	1	0	3	110	0.988	4.6	0.3	4.3	9.5	2.23
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		0	7	.000	5.18	5.18	13	13	0	0	0	0	48.2	53	28	28	4	23	0	49	2	0	3	212	1.562	9.8	0.7	4.3	9.1	2.13
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		8	8	.500	2.85	3.77	24	24	0	0	0	0	117.0	112	49	37	6	42	0	101	13	0	13	506	1.316	8.6	0.5	3.2	7.8	2.40
A (1 season)					Minors		5	7	.417	5.00	6.63	19	19	0	0	0	0	77.1	93	57	43	3	39	0	76	8	2	7	361	1.707	10.8	0.3	4.5	8.8	1.95
A- (1 season)					Minors		3	1	.750	2.66	5.31	10	10	0	0	0	0	40.2	38	24	12	0	15	0	38	0	1	6	175	1.303	8.4	0.0	3.3	8.4	2.53
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		0	0		2.19	2.43	14	9	0	0	0	0	37.0	24	10	9	1	12	0	52	2	0	4	148	0.973	5.8	0.2	2.9	12.6	4.33