Javier Assad
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 200LBS | Age: 26
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 2 0 2.00 5 5 0 27 26 1.00
3 Seasons 9 5 2.90 46 23 0 174 150 1.24
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 5 2-0 2.00 27 26 1.00
3 Seasons 46 9-5 2.90 174 150 1.24
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 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 26 367 53 4 7.5 4.8 87.8 109.7 17.4 34.0 .215 .344 .267 .287 .330 26.4 25.0 9.5 2.11 3.18
Player 2767 480 38 7.9 5.4 87.6 113.0 13.6 31.9 .253 .402 .301 .324 .366 37.7 20.7 9.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Assad relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(27.2%) ,
Cutter
(25.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(25.1%) ,
Slider
(10.6%) ,
Changeup
(6.3%) ,
Curveball
(4.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 41.4 23.3 21.6 13.8 40.5 30.2 29.3 5.2 30.2 30.2 25.9 3.4 5.2 3.6
2023 47.3 22.8 21.9 8.0 30.9 40.5 28.6 7.1 34.1 20.6 23.5 5.8 9.0 6.2
2024 34.0 26.4 30.2 9.4 28.3 47.2 24.5 7.5 22.6 37.7 22.6 1.9 7.5 4.8
Player 44.4 23.3 22.7 9.6 32.9 38.8 28.3 6.7 31.9 24.8 24.0 4.8 7.9 5.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Cutter CHC R 95 88.0 27.1 0.6 2 4.0 0.9 29
2024 Changeup CHC R 23 85.1 29.1 -2.8 -9 13.8 -0.3 -2
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 92 92.1 15.5 0.3 2 7.2 0.2 3
2024 Sinker CHC R 100 91.9 21.6 -1.4 -6 15.7 0.5 3
2024 Slider CHC R 39 79.8 43.0 0.5 1 15.2 6.3 70
2024 Curveball CHC R 18 76.6 58.6 0.7 1 12.1 2.1 21
2023 Slider CHC R 230 80.6 41.5 -0.2 0 13.4 4.4 49
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 332 93.1 15.7 -0.2 -2 5.3 -1.4 -21
2023 Sinker CHC R 524 92.7 21.1 -1.2 -5 13.8 -1.0 -6
2023 Cutter CHC R 468 89.1 26.1 0.7 3 3.3 0.6 22
2023 Curveball CHC R 87 76.5 56.0 -2.2 -4 9.3 -0.2 -2
2023 Changeup CHC R 69 85.0 28.7 -2.6 -8 12.9 -1.1 -8
2022 Cutter CHC R 186 88.1 28.2 -0.9 -3 3.6 0.9 36
2022 Curveball CHC R 29 75.9 58.3 -0.8 -1 10.8 0.7 7
2022 Slider CHC R 67 81.2 37.7 -3.2 -8 10.8 2.4 29
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 147 92.9 15.2 0.0 0 6.9 -0.1 -2
2022 Sinker CHC R 215 92.3 20.0 -2.1 -10 14.2 -0.3 -2
2022 Changeup CHC R 46 85.4 29.6 -1.0 -3 14.2 0.1 1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 3.1 3 100 27.2 31 .154 .192 .240 11.6 22.6 18.9 .163 .211 .248 15.8
2024 Cutter -0.8 -1 95 25.9 22 .333 .667 .441 14.9 13.6 20.0 .382 .766 .492 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 1 92 25.1 14 .154 .154 .179 24.4 35.7 16.7 .159 .199 .194 25.0
2024 Slider 1.3 0 39 10.6 4 .000 .000 .000 45.5 50.0 10.5 .089 .123 .090 0.0
2024 Changeup 1.8 0 23 6.3 5 .000 .000 .140 20.0 20.0 12.5 .209 .283 .314 0.0
2024 Curveball -0.3 0 18 4.9 8 .250 .375 .269 36.4 37.5 23.1 .160 .207 .162 20.0
2023 Sinker 2.4 13 524 30.6 159 .214 .324 .266 14.2 23.3 30.6 .272 .407 .321 47.3
2023 Cutter 1.1 5 468 27.4 126 .218 .418 .338 18.0 11.9 17.4 .275 .477 .366 44.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 332 19.4 77 .313 .484 .406 19.3 18.2 15.6 .266 .403 .370 41.2
2023 Slider -0.1 0 230 13.5 50 .163 .265 .194 45.7 40.0 22.2 .149 .288 .192 17.2
2023 Curveball -2.3 -2 87 5.1 22 .250 .550 .366 25.8 22.7 16.1 .279 .486 .358 33.3
2023 Changeup -2.2 -2 69 4.0 14 .357 .571 .396 29.2 21.4 14.3 .310 .492 .343 27.3
2022 Sinker 1.6 3 215 31.2 50 .171 .171 .252 16.8 18.0 14.1 .220 .259 .299 28.1
2022 Cutter 1.4 3 186 27.0 44 .256 .359 .338 22.6 11.4 11.4 .260 .346 .314 32.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 147 21.3 36 .281 .531 .382 24.6 16.7 12.5 .280 .548 .392 38.5
2022 Slider -2.3 -2 67 9.7 18 .294 .647 .411 26.7 22.2 13.8 .329 .621 .418 30.8
2022 Changeup -3.6 -2 46 6.7 10 .333 .444 .375 37.5 30.0 16.7 .264 .354 .314 66.7
2022 Curveball 3.1 1 29 4.2 8 .125 .125 .113 42.9 37.5 27.3 .142 .159 .133 20.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 23 85.1 98 16.6 1:45 2:00 -15
2024 Curveball 18 76.6 80 19.3 7:15 7:30 -15
2024 Cutter 92 88.1 52 8.6 11:45 10:45 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 91 92.2 91 17.9 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 92 92.0 90 19.0 1:00 2:00 -60
2024 Slider 37 79.7 58 16.4 7:45 8:45 -60
2023 Changeup 69 85.0 99 15.8 1:45 2:00 -15
2023 Curveball 87 76.5 71 15.5 7:30 7:15 15
2023 Cutter 459 89.1 57 8.1 12:00 11:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 327 93.1 88 16.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 512 92.7 90 17.5 1:00 1:45 -45
2023 Slider 223 80.5 50 14.3 8:00 8:45 -45
2022 Changeup 43 85.4 94 16.3 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Curveball 28 76.0 74 17.6 7:30 7:15 15
2022 Cutter 183 88.1 51 7.3 12:00 10:45 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 145 92.9 90 17.5 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sinker 203 92.3 90 18.7 12:45 1:45 -60
2022 Slider 65 81.3 43 11.9 8:30 9:30 -60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 166 690 5 7 -5 -2 3
2023 448 1,710 17 18 -15 -7 14
2024 84 367 2 7 -4 -1 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 20.7 6.5 75.9
2024 367 49.0 62.8 85.0 26.7 64.0 42.2 60.7 44.4 20.2 7.1 88.5
Player 2,767 47.1 65.3 85.2 24.9 62.2 43.2 58.1 43.9 21.3 6.5 74.6
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 29 3 27 46
2024 71 74 70 61 68 28 40 65 94 63 43 20 41 21 2 55
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Expected Home Runs

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 12.0 1 3 7 7 53.8
2024 24.1 2 2.5 -1 0 2 1 50.0
Player 22.8 19 18.6 0 3 13 9 47.4

Expected Home Runs by Park

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 13 10 13 12 12 11 12 10 12 11 11 13 12 13 12 14 13 11 12 12 13 15 13 12 11 10 11 13 13 11
2024 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1
Player 19 18 17 18 19 19 18 19 16 18 18 17 19 20 20 19 21 19 17 19 19 20 23 20 18 17 17 18 20 20 16
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.1 91.5 0.4 ↑ 90.7 -0.8 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 85.0 -0.4 ↓ 85.1 0.1 ↑
Breaking Velocity 79.6 79.5 -0.1 ↓ 78.8 -0.7 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.5 87.6 0.1 ↑ 87.8 0.2 ↑
Launch Angle 17.8 11.4 -6.4 ↓ 17.4 6.0 ↑
Barrel % 5.2 9.0 3.8 ↑ 7.5 -1.5 ↓
Hard Hit % 33.6 41.2 7.6 ↑ 26.4 -14.8 ↓
Sweet Spot % 32.8 31.2 -1.6 ↓ 34.0 2.8 ↑
xBA .255 .259 0.004 ↑ .215 -0.044 ↓
BA .240 .231 -0.009 ↓ .192 -0.039 ↓
xwOBA .327 .330 0.003 ↑ .287 -0.043 ↓
wOBA .314 .303 -0.011 ↓ .267 -0.036 ↓
xSLG .388 .418 0.030 ↑ .344 -0.074 ↓
SLG .370 .388 0.018 ↑ .301 -0.087 ↓
K% 18.1 20.9 2.8 ↑ 25.0 4.1 ↑
BB% 12.0 9.1 -2.9 ↓ 9.5 0.4 ↑
Swing % 46.2 42.9 -3.3 ↓ 44.4 1.5 ↑
Whiff% 23.2 20.7 -2.5 ↓ 20.2 -0.5 ↓
In Zone % 44.3 47.8 3.5 ↑ 49.0 1.2 ↑
Out of Zone % 55.7 52.2 -3.5 ↓ 51.0 -1.2 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 23.1 -5.3 ↓ 26.7 3.6 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 30.1 0.6 ↑ 23.8 -6.3 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 59.6 57.0 -2.6 ↓ 60.7 3.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 166 .314 93 23 24.7 73 37 50.7
2023 Shades 448 .303 239 6 2.5 209 38 18.2
2024 Shades 84 .267 40 0 0.0 44 6 13.6
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %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 98 15.5 37.8% 0.0% 61 19.1 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution

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