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Javier Assad
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 200LBS | Age: 27
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 2 2 3.11 9 8 0 37.2 30 1.46
2023 5 3 3.05 32 10 0 109.1 94 1.23
2024 7 6 3.73 29 29 0 147 124 1.40
3 Seasons 14 11 3.40 70 47 0 294 248 1.34
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 9 2-2 3.11 37.2 30 1.46
2023 32 5-3 3.05 109.1 94 1.23
2024 29 7-6 3.73 147 124 1.40
3 Seasons 70 14-11 3.40 294 248 1.34
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIED29Fastball Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED45Breaking Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIED23Offspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIED36PitchingxERA4.94NOT QUALIFIED11xBA.261NOT QUALIFIED19Fastball Velo91.4NOT QUALIFIED13Avg Exit Velocity89.1NOT QUALIFIED41Chase %23.4NOT QUALIFIED4Whiff %17.9NOT QUALIFIED3K %19.4NOT QUALIFIED21BB %9.9NOT QUALIFIED24Barrel %8.8NOT QUALIFIED26Hard-Hit %39.8NOT QUALIFIED39GB %43.8NOT QUALIFIED56Extension6.6NOT QUALIFIED60
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE55°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"7.2 INCHES BREAK1.1 INCHES DROP12.7 INCHES TAIL8.2 INCHES RISE15.0 INCHES BREAK0.0 INCHES DROP11.1 INCHES BREAK9.8 INCHES DROPAVG5.8 INCHES TAIL16.5 INCHES RISEAVG3.6 INCHES BREAK8.5 INCHES RISEAVG13.6 INCHES TAIL11.0 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSI35%91.493.6FC22%87.990.0FF16%91.594.7CU12%76.880.3ST9%79.982.3CH5%83.786.1SL2%81.186.1SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2022 24 690 116 6 5.2 3.6 87.5 113.0 17.8 32.8 .255 .388 .314 .327 .350 33.6 18.1 12.0 3.11 4.49
2023 25 1710 311 28 9.0 6.2 87.6 112.4 11.4 31.2 .259 .418 .303 .330 .379 41.2 20.9 9.1 3.05 4.64
2024 26 2538 445 39 8.8 6.1 89.1 114.7 13.3 36.0 .261 .436 .330 .340 .382 39.8 19.4 9.9 3.73 4.94
Player 4938 872 73 8.4 5.8 88.4 114.7 13.3 33.8 .260 .423 .318 .335 .377 39.4 19.8 9.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Assad relies on 7 pitches.
Sinker
(35.4%) ,
Cutter
(21.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(16.2%) ,
Curveball
(11.6%) ,
Sweeper
(9.0%) ,
Changeup
(4.6%) ,
Slider
(1.7%) ,

Sinker899 Pitches (35.4%)
Cutter547 Pitches (21.6%)
Four Seamer410 Pitches (16.2%)
Curveball294 Pitches (11.6%)
Sweeper228 Pitches (9%)
Changeup117 Pitches (4.6%)
Slider43 Pitches (1.7%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuJavier Assad Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerCutterFour SeamerCurveballSweeperChangeupSlider2022202320240102030
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Sinker 899 550 349 35.4 91.4 257 223 52 35 10 1 6 51 172 .233 .246 .368 .410 .314 .336 87.8 10 1894 6.6 11.2 20.2
2024 Cutter 547 228 319 21.6 87.9 129 108 34 22 3 1 8 10 102 .315 .327 .583 .569 .413 .423 88.9 11 2047 6.5 14.2 14.1
2024 Four Seamer 410 70 340 16.2 91.5 86 74 24 16 6 0 2 20 57 .324 .297 .486 .457 .380 .360 90.9 18 2036 6.5 19.8 16.1
2024 Curveball 294 25 269 11.6 76.8 80 73 13 6 5 0 2 26 47 .178 .192 .329 .329 .256 .263 86.8 11 2440 6.5 30.0 20.0
2024 Sweeper 228 221 7 9.0 79.9 47 46 8 3 3 0 2 13 33 .174 .183 .370 .384 .238 .248 83.8 23 2398 6.6 34.1 13.4
2024 Changeup 117 1 116 4.6 83.7 28 27 8 8 0 0 0 1 26 .296 .349 .296 .469 .261 .352 91.4 16 1434 6.6 12.5 3.7
2024 Slider 43 42 1 1.7 81.1 11 11 4 1 3 0 0 3 8 .364 .262 .636 .391 .422 .277 87.3 17 2335 6.6 36.8 20.0
2023 Sinker 523 355 168 30.6 92.7 160 146 32 22 6 1 3 37 111 .219 .271 .336 .404 .270 .319 89.7 8 1931 6.5 14.6 30.6
2023 Cutter 466 198 268 27.3 89.1 125 109 24 13 5 1 5 14 95 .220 .278 .422 .481 .324 .368 87.0 10 2046 6.4 17.7 16.5
2023 Four Seamer 335 93 242 19.6 93.1 77 64 19 15 1 0 3 15 50 .297 .265 .453 .403 .375 .369 90.5 18 2094 6.4 19.7 16.5
2023 Sweeper 180 173 7 10.5 80.2 35 34 5 4 1 0 0 15 19 .147 .113 .176 .142 .156 .125 70.0 16 2347 6.4 48.2 20.3
2023 Curveball 86 5 81 5.0 76.5 22 20 5 1 3 0 1 5 15 .250 .279 .550 .486 .364 .358 80.6 11 2322 6.3 25.8 16.1
2023 Changeup 69 0 69 4.0 85.0 14 14 5 3 1 1 0 3 11 .357 .310 .571 .492 .390 .343 84.7 5 1430 6.4 29.2 14.3
2023 Slider 51 50 1 3.0 81.6 15 15 3 1 1 0 1 5 10 .200 .230 .467 .620 .275 .349 83.2 6 2329 6.5 40.0 31.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

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Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2022 41.4 58.6 23.3 21.6 13.8 40.5 30.2 29.3 23.3 14.7 3.4 17.2 15.5 25.9
2023 47.3 52.7 22.8 21.9 8.0 30.9 40.5 28.6 19.9 22.5 4.8 10.9 18.0 23.8
2024 43.8 56.2 27.6 22.9 5.6 34.2 39.6 26.3 20.0 18.0 5.8 14.2 21.6 20.4
Player 44.7 55.3 25.3 22.4 7.6 33.8 38.6 27.5 20.4 19.2 5.2 13.4 19.5 22.4
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2022 5.2 30.2 30.2 25.9 3.4 5.2 3.6
2023 7.1 34.1 20.6 23.5 5.8 9.0 6.2
2024 5.6 29.4 25.4 25.6 4.7 8.8 6.1
Player 6.1 31.2 24.3 24.9 4.9 8.4 5.8
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJavier Assad Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSweeperSliderChangeupSinkerFour SeamerCurveballCutter202220232024-4-3-2-1012

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sweeper CHC R 228 79.9 42.9 0.7 15.0GLV 0.6 0.0 1.6 15.0GLV 0.8
2024 Slider CHC R 43 81.1 42.5 1.4 7.2GLV 0.3 -1.1 2.7 7.2GLV 2.3
2024 Changeup CHC R 117 83.7 30.8 -1.6 12.7ARM -1.1 8.2 -3.3 12.7ARM -1.5
2024 Sinker CHC R 899 91.4 21.7 -1.9 13.6ARM -0.9 11.0 -3.8 13.6ARM -1.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 410 91.5 16.2 0.1 5.8ARM -1.0 16.5 0.8 5.8ARM -1.8
2024 Curveball CHC R 294 76.8 56.4 -0.9 11.1GLV 1.8 -9.8 -0.2 11.1GLV 1.7
2024 Cutter CHC R 547 87.9 26.7 1.4 3.6GLV 0.4 8.5 0.2 3.6GLV 0.9
2023 Curveball CHC R 86 76.5 56.1 -2.1 9.4GLV -0.1 -9.4 -0.5 9.4GLV 0.5
2023 Sinker CHC R 523 92.7 21.1 -1.2 13.8ARM -0.9 10.7 -3.0 13.8ARM -1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 335 93.1 15.7 -0.2 5.3ARM -1.4 15.9 0.1 5.3ARM -2.1
2023 Slider CHC R 51 81.6 39.5 -0.8 10.0GLV 2.7 1.6 -0.1 10.0GLV 4.8
2023 Changeup CHC R 69 85.0 28.7 -2.6 12.9ARM -1.1 9.1 -3.7 12.9ARM -1.5
2023 Sweeper CHC R 180 80.2 42.1 0.2 14.3GLV -0.5 0.3 1.1 14.3GLV 0.2
2023 Cutter CHC R 466 89.1 26.2 0.7 3.3GLV 0.6 8.0 0.1 3.3GLV 0.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2024 Sinker 0.6 5 899 35.4 257 .233 .368 .329 11.2 19.8 20.2 .246 .410 .337 37.2
2024 Cutter -0.2 -1 547 21.6 129 .315 .583 .418 14.2 7.8 14.1 .327 .569 .424 42.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -3 410 16.2 86 .324 .486 .383 19.8 23.3 16.1 .297 .457 .361 50.9
2024 Curveball 0.0 0 294 11.6 80 .178 .329 .268 30.0 32.5 20.0 .192 .329 .264 38.3
2024 Sweeper -0.5 -1 228 9.0 47 .174 .370 .237 34.1 27.7 13.4 .183 .384 .248 30.3
2024 Changeup -1.1 -1 117 4.6 28 .296 .296 .282 12.5 3.6 3.7 .349 .469 .364 42.3
2024 Slider -3.3 -1 43 1.7 11 .364 .636 .423 36.8 27.3 20.0 .262 .391 .277 25.0
2023 Sinker 2.2 11 523 30.6 160 .219 .336 .272 14.6 23.1 30.6 .271 .404 .319 46.8
2023 Cutter 0.4 2 466 27.3 125 .220 .422 .340 17.7 11.2 16.5 .278 .481 .368 44.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -2 335 19.6 77 .297 .453 .390 19.7 19.5 16.5 .265 .403 .369 42.0
2023 Sweeper 1.0 2 180 10.5 35 .147 .176 .159 48.2 42.9 20.3 .113 .142 .125 5.3
2023 Curveball -2.9 -2 86 5.0 22 .250 .550 .366 25.8 22.7 16.1 .279 .486 .358 33.3
2023 Changeup -3.9 -3 69 4.0 14 .357 .571 .396 29.2 21.4 14.3 .310 .492 .343 27.3
2023 Slider -0.2 0 51 3.0 15 .200 .467 .277 40.0 33.3 31.3 .230 .620 .349 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2024 Changeup 117 83.7 96 15.1 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 Curveball 292 76.8 77 17.2 7:30 7:30 0
2024 Cutter 542 87.9 58 8.6 12:00 11:00 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 408 91.5 91 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 884 91.4 89 17.4 12:45 1:45 -60
2024 Slider 42 81.1 48 8.4 8:30 8:15 15
2024 Sweeper 226 79.9 57 16.0 8:00 8:45 -45
2023 Changeup 69 85.0 99 15.8 1:45 2:00 -15
2023 Curveball 86 76.5 72 15.5 7:30 7:15 15
2023 Cutter 457 89.1 57 8.1 12:00 11:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 328 93.1 88 16.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 513 92.7 90 17.4 1:00 1:45 -45
2023 Slider 46 81.6 46 10.5 8:15 9:00 -45
2023 Sweeper 178 80.2 52 15.2 8:00 8:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202220232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE50°2022 ARM ANGLE53°2023 ARM ANGLE55°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2022 166 690 5 5 -6 -3 1
2023 448 1,710 13 16 -14 -8 8
2024 638 2,538 3 20 -17 -10 -4
Player 1,252 4,938 21 42 -38 21 5
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2022 690 44.3 68.6 83.3 28.4 64.2 44.9 59.6 46.2 23.2 6.2 62.8
2023 1,710 47.8 64.6 86.0 23.1 60.7 42.6 57.0 42.9 20.8 6.5 75.9
2024 2,538 49.0 62.4 86.9 23.4 68.0 41.4 58.8 42.5 17.9 7.8 74.4
Player 4,938 47.9 64.0 86.1 24.0 64.9 42.3 58.3 43.2 19.7 7.2 73.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 28 18 69
2023 30 28 37 50 29 28 29 78 36 33 38 11 4 30 3 27 46
2024 11 19 16 20 14 11 26 41 39 21 24 3 4 13 2 37 60
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2022 21.7 4 4.1 0 0 4 1 25.0
2023 22.8 13 11.0 2 4 7 6 46.2
2024 24.1 20 21.0 -1 5 17 8 40.0
Player 23.5 37 36.1 1 9 28 15 40.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2022 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4
2023 13 12 9 12 11 11 10 11 9 10 9 10 12 11 12 11 13 12 10 11 11 12 14 12 11 9 9 10 12 12 11
2024 20 20 16 23 23 23 24 20 18 16 21 23 20 17 22 21 18 19 21 27 23 15 29 24 20 19 21 25 22 22 19
Player 37 35 29 38 38 38 38 35 30 30 34 36 36 33 38 37 35 35 35 42 39 32 48 41 35 32 35 39 39 38 34
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
2024
Fastball Velocity 91.1 0.4 91.5 -1.1 90.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 -0.4 85.0 -1.3 83.7
Breaking Velocity 79.6 -0.1 79.5 -1.1 78.4
Exit Velocity 87.5 0.1 87.6 1.5 89.1
Launch Angle 17.8 -6.4 11.4 1.9 13.3
Barrel % 5.2 3.8 9.0 -0.2 8.8
Hard Hit % 33.6 7.6 41.2 -1.4 39.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.8 -1.6 31.2 4.8 36.0
xBA .255 0.004 .259 0.002 .261
BA .240 -0.009 .231 0.023 .254
xwOBA .327 0.003 .330 0.010 .340
wOBA .314 -0.011 .303 0.027 .330
xSLG .388 0.030 .418 0.018 .436
SLG .370 0.018 .388 0.034 .422
K% 18.1 2.8 20.9 -1.5 19.4
BB% 12.0 -2.9 9.1 0.8 9.9
Swing % 46.2 -3.3 42.9 -0.4 42.5
Whiff% 23.2 -2.4 20.8 -2.9 17.9
In Zone % 44.3 3.5 47.8 1.2 49.0
Out of Zone % 55.7 -3.5 52.2 -1.2 51.0
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 -5.3 23.1 0.3 23.4
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 0.6 30.1 -3.1 27.0
First Pitch Strike % 59.6 -2.6 57.0 1.8 58.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2022 Shifts 166 .314 93 15 16.1 73 34 46.6
2023 Shades 448 .303 239 6 2.5 209 38 18.2
2024 Shades 638 .330 292 7 2.4 346 135 39.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2022 198 17.7 16.2% 3.0% 113 24.8 0.0% 10.6%
2023 507 17.0 23.1% 0.4% 285 20.5 1.1% 1.1%
2024 678 14.5 55.6% 0.3% 470 18.5 4.7% 1.1%

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Pitch Distribution

Javier Assad - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSinkerSliderSweeperAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Frequency of Speed