Daniel Palencia | Chicago Cubs
MLB Player
Daniel Palencia
Chicago CubsHeight5' 11"Weight160 lbsAge26Experience4th Season
3SVTied-74th
3.64ERA
30KTied-442nd
1.21WHIP
Player Information
PositionRelief Pitcher
Jersey#48
Date of Birth5/2/2000
BirthplaceSan Carlos, Venezuela
Experience4th Season
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2023
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| Postseason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125.1 | 105 | 59 | 53 | 12 | 53 | 140 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0.2 | 4.45 | 1.27 | 28.1 | 33 | 14 | 2.4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.1 | 6.14 | 1.77 | 14.2 | 16 | 12 | 1.3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0.6 | 2.91 | 1.14 | 52.2 | 61 | 16 | 3.8 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.2 | 3.64 | 1.21 | 29.2 | 30 | 11 | 2.7 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 123 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .400 | -- | 3.81 | 1.26 | 125.1 | 140 | 53 | 2.6 | 105 | 59 | 53 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
Postseason Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 3.52 | 0.91 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 5.40 | 0.60 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 3.86 | 0.86 | 9.1 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 494 | 119 | 4.151 | .216 | .322 | .353 | .675 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 263 | 69 | 3.812 | .250 | .391 | .339 | .731 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 841 | 215 | 3.912 | .224 | .288 | .362 | .651 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 477 | 123 | 3.878 | .227 | .301 | .382 | .683 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 2075 | 526 | 3.945 | .226 | .312 | .362 | .674 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 168 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 44 | 0.6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 19 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 82 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 54 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 0.0 | 16.6 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 199 | 0.6 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 @ SD2026 Postseason | L 4-1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.40 |
 vs MIA2026 Regular Season | W 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | - | HLD(3) | 3.64 |
| vs MIA2026 Regular Season | L 8-2 F/12 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.77 |
 @ CIN2026 Regular Season | W 5-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | - | HLD(2) | 3.95 |
 vs ATL2026 Regular Season | L 6-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | - | HLD(1) | 4.26 |
 vs PIT2026 Regular Season | L 4-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.32 |
| vs PIT2026 Regular Season | W 12-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.50 |
 @ MIL2026 Regular Season | L 8-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.70 |
| @ MIA2026 Regular Season | L 10-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.91 |
| vs MIL2026 Regular Season | L 9-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.14 |
| vs MIL2026 Regular Season | L 9-4 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | L(2-2) | BLSV(1) | 4.95 |
| vs CIN2026 Regular Season | L 10-8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.19 |
 @ ARI2026 Regular Season | L 5-4 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.93 |
 @ SEA2026 Regular Season | L 6-5 F/10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.55 |
 vs COL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | W 5-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0.0 | W(2-1) | - | 2.70 |
| @ COL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 3-2 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0.0 | L(1-1) | - | 2.87 |
 vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 2-1 F/10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.30 |
| vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | W 3-2 F/10 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.45 |
 vs ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 5-4 F/10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 1.98 |
| vs ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.13 |
 @ STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | W 6-1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.31 |
| @ PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 12-1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.53 |
| vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 5-0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 1.86 |
 @ CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 9-8 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.00 |
| @ ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 2-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | - | SV(3) | 2.25 |
 @ TEX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | L 3-0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.57 |
| vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 8-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | - | SV(2) | 0.00 |
| vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 3-2 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.00 |
| vs PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 7-6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | W(1-0) | - | 0.00 |
| vs PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | L 4-3 F/11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.00 |
 @ CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | W 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(1) | 0.00 |
 vs LAA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.00 |
 vs WSH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | L 6-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.00 |