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 4 3 3.15 18 18 0 88.2 81 1.38
3 Seasons 11 8 3.09 59 36 0 235.2 205 1.32
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 18 4-3 3.15 88.2 81 1.38
3 Seasons 59 11-8 3.09 235.2 205 1.32
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		 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 1564 259 24 9.3 6.2 89.4 114.7 13.9 35.1 .256 .436 .324 .340 .386 40.5 21.0 10.6 3.15 4.74
Player 3964 686 58 8.5 5.8 88.3 114.7 13.4 32.9 .257 .420 .313 .333 .376 39.7 20.5 10.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Assad relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(37.0%) ,
Cutter
(19.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(18.7%) ,
Curveball
(10.8%) ,
Slider
(9.9%) ,
Changeup
(3.6%) ,


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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 42.9 28.2 23.9 5.0 32.8 39.8 27.4 5.8 29.7 27.0 23.9 3.5 9.3 6.2
Player 44.6 24.9 22.6 7.9 33.2 38.5 28.3 6.3 31.8 24.6 24.1 4.5 8.5 5.8
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! 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 Changeup CHC R 57 84.3 29.3 -2.5 -8 13.1 -0.7 -5
2024 Curveball CHC R 169 76.8 57.2 0.0 0 10.6 1.2 13
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 292 91.9 15.8 0.3 2 5.8 -1.1 -16
2024 Slider CHC R 155 80.3 43.1 1.0 2 13.7 5.6 69
2024 Sinker CHC R 579 91.7 21.4 -1.9 -8 13.8 -0.7 -5
2024 Cutter CHC R 312 87.9 27.1 0.9 3 3.9 0.7 21
2023 Changeup CHC R 69 85.0 28.7 -2.6 -8 12.9 -1.1 -8
2023 Cutter CHC R 468 89.1 26.1 0.7 3 3.3 0.6 22
2023 Sinker CHC R 524 92.7 21.1 -1.2 -5 13.8 -1.0 -6
2023 Slider CHC R 230 80.6 41.5 -0.3 -1 13.4 4.6 53
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 332 93.1 15.7 -0.2 -2 5.3 -1.4 -21
2023 Curveball CHC R 87 76.5 56.0 -2.2 -4 9.3 -0.2 -2
2022 Sinker CHC R 215 92.3 20.0 -2.1 -10 14.2 -0.3 -2
2022 Slider CHC R 67 81.2 37.7 -3.2 -8 10.8 2.6 31
2022 Curveball CHC R 29 75.9 58.3 -0.8 -1 10.8 0.7 7
2022 Cutter CHC R 186 88.1 28.2 -0.9 -3 3.6 0.9 35
2022 Changeup CHC R 46 85.4 29.6 -1.0 -3 14.2 0.1 1
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 147 92.9 15.2 0.0 0 6.9 -0.1 -2
! 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 1.6 9 579 37.0 166 .213 .312 .316 10.9 19.9 22.3 .246 .389 .335 39.8
2024 Cutter -1.5 -5 312 19.9 73 .328 .724 .468 17.6 8.2 13.6 .348 .722 .479 48.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 1 292 18.7 55 .313 .458 .361 23.6 27.3 16.0 .279 .421 .332 45.7
2024 Curveball 1.6 3 169 10.8 53 .160 .240 .202 31.1 37.7 22.0 .147 .195 .180 33.3
2024 Slider -1.3 -2 155 9.9 25 .250 .583 .360 33.3 24.0 8.0 .263 .603 .372 27.8
2024 Changeup 0.3 0 57 3.6 14 .231 .231 .243 8.3 7.1 7.7 .275 .379 .311 33.3
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 .404 .370 41.2
2023 Slider -0.1 0 230 13.5 50 .163 .265 .194 45.7 40.0 22.2 .149 .288 .193 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 .219 .259 .299 28.1
2022 Cutter 1.4 3 186 27.0 44 .256 .359 .338 22.6 11.4 11.4 .260 .345 .313 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 57 84.3 98 16.0 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 Curveball 169 76.8 77 17.4 7:30 7:15 15
2024 Cutter 308 87.9 55 8.4 11:45 11:00 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 291 91.9 91 17.1 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 568 91.7 89 17.7 12:45 1:45 -60
2024 Slider 153 80.3 55 14.9 8:00 8:30 -30
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 386 1,564 8 15 -11 -6 6
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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 1,564 49.6 61.9 85.0 22.8 69.4 41.2 60.4 42.2 18.6 8.0 74.4
Player 3,964 47.9 64.2 85.1 24.0 64.6 42.5 58.7 43.2 20.4 7.1 73.2
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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 19 32 24 21 18 15 20 34 35 38 20 7 4 14 2 33 59
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

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 ↓ 84.3 -0.7 ↓
Breaking Velocity 79.6 79.5 -0.1 ↓ 78.4 -1.1 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.5 87.6 0.1 ↑ 89.4 1.8 ↑
Launch Angle 17.8 11.4 -6.4 ↓ 13.9 2.5 ↑
Barrel % 5.2 9.0 3.8 ↑ 9.3 0.3 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.6 41.2 7.6 ↑ 40.5 -0.7 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.8 31.2 -1.6 ↓ 35.1 3.9 ↑
xBA .255 .259 0.004 ↑ .256 -0.003 ↓
BA .240 .231 -0.009 ↓ .243 0.012 ↑
xwOBA .327 .330 0.003 ↑ .340 0.010 ↑
wOBA .314 .303 -0.011 ↓ .324 0.021 ↑
xSLG .388 .418 0.030 ↑ .436 0.018 ↑
SLG .370 .388 0.018 ↑ .410 0.022 ↑
K% 18.1 20.9 2.8 ↑ 21.0 0.1 ↑
BB% 12.0 9.1 -2.9 ↓ 10.6 1.5 ↑
Swing % 46.2 42.9 -3.3 ↓ 42.2 -0.7 ↓
Whiff% 23.2 20.7 -2.5 ↓ 18.6 -2.1 ↓
In Zone % 44.3 47.8 3.5 ↑ 49.6 1.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 55.7 52.2 -3.5 ↓ 50.4 -1.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 23.1 -5.3 ↓ 22.8 -0.3 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 30.1 0.6 ↑ 28.0 -2.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 59.6 57.0 -2.6 ↓ 60.4 3.4 ↑
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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 386 .324 179 4 2.2 207 71 34.3
! 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 410 15.4 42.0% 0.2% 268 19.1 1.1% 1.1%
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Pitch Distribution

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