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
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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 2538 445 39 8.8 6.1 89.1 114.7 13.3 36.0 .261 .436 .330 .341 .382 39.8 19.4 9.9 3.73 4.97
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 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Assad relies on 7 pitches.
Sinker
(35.7%) ,
Cutter
(21.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(15.8%) ,
Curveball
(11.6%) ,
Sweeper
(9.0%) ,
Changeup
(4.6%) ,
Slider
(1.7%) ,


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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 43.8 27.6 22.9 5.6 34.2 39.6 26.3 5.6 29.4 25.4 25.6 4.7 8.8 6.1
Player 44.7 25.3 22.4 7.6 33.8 38.6 27.5 6.1 31.2 24.3 24.9 4.9 8.4 5.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 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


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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Cutter CHC R 547 87.9 26.7 1.4 3.6GLV 0.3 8.5 0.2 3.6GLV 0.9
2024 Changeup CHC R 117 83.7 30.8 -1.6 12.7ARM -1.1 8.2 -3.3 12.7ARM -1.5
2024 Sweeper CHC R 228 79.9 42.9 0.8 15.0GLV 0.6 0.0 1.6 15.0GLV 0.7
2024 Curveball CHC R 294 76.8 56.4 -0.9 11.1GLV 1.8 -9.8 -0.1 11.1GLV 1.7
2024 Slider CHC R 43 81.1 42.5 1.4 7.2GLV -0.1 -1.1 2.7 7.2GLV 2.1
2024 Sinker CHC R 907 91.4 21.6 -1.9 13.6ARM -0.9 11.0 -3.7 13.6ARM -1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 402 91.5 16.2 0.2 5.6ARM -1.1 16.5 0.7 5.6ARM -1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 336 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 -0.9 10.0GLV 2.6 1.6 -0.1 10.0GLV 4.7
2023 Curveball CHC R 86 76.5 56.1 -2.1 9.4GLV -0.1 -9.4 -0.5 9.4GLV 0.5
2023 Changeup CHC R 69 85.0 28.7 -2.6 12.9ARM -1.1 9.1 -3.7 12.9ARM -1.5
2023 Cutter CHC R 466 89.1 26.2 0.7 3.3GLV 0.6 8.0 0.1 3.3GLV 0.7
2023 Sinker CHC R 522 92.7 21.1 -1.2 13.8ARM -0.9 10.7 -3.1 13.8ARM -1.2
2023 Sweeper CHC R 180 80.2 42.1 0.4 14.3GLV -0.6 0.3 1.2 14.3GLV 0.2
! 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 1.0 9 907 35.7 259 .236 .373 .331 11.1 19.7 20.2 .248 .414 .339 37.9
2024 Cutter 0.4 2 547 21.6 129 .315 .583 .418 14.2 7.8 14.1 .327 .569 .424 42.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 402 15.8 84 .319 .472 .377 20.1 23.8 16.3 .291 .446 .356 49.1
2024 Curveball 0.7 2 294 11.6 80 .178 .329 .268 30.0 32.5 20.0 .192 .329 .265 38.3
2024 Sweeper -0.4 -1 228 9.0 47 .174 .370 .237 34.1 27.7 13.4 .183 .384 .248 30.3
2024 Changeup -0.6 -1 117 4.6 28 .296 .296 .282 12.5 3.6 3.7 .349 .469 .364 42.3
2024 Slider -3.6 -2 43 1.7 11 .364 .636 .423 36.8 27.3 20.0 .262 .391 .277 25.0
2023 Sinker 2.4 13 522 30.5 159 .214 .324 .266 14.7 23.3 30.6 .272 .407 .321 47.3
2023 Cutter 1.0 5 466 27.3 125 .220 .422 .340 17.7 11.2 16.5 .278 .481 .369 44.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 336 19.6 78 .308 .477 .401 19.6 19.2 16.5 .262 .398 .365 41.2
2023 Sweeper 0.2 0 180 10.5 35 .147 .176 .159 48.2 42.9 20.3 .113 .142 .125 5.3
2023 Curveball -2.3 -2 86 5.0 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
2023 Slider -1.3 -1 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 400 91.5 91 16.9 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 892 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 331 93.1 88 16.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 510 92.7 90 17.5 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

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

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 638 2,538 11 23 -15 -9 10
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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 57.8 42.6 61.0 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 10 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 21.1 -1 5 16 9 45.0
Player 23.5 37 36.2 1 9 27 16 43.2
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 20 23 20 17 22 22 18 19 21 27 23 15 29 24 20 19 21 25 23 22 20
Player 37 35 29 38 38 38 38 35 30 30 33 36 36 33 38 38 35 35 35 42 39 32 48 41 35 32 35 39 40 38 35
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 91.5 0.4 90.4 -1.1
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 85.0 -0.4 83.7 -1.3
Breaking Velocity 79.6 79.5 -0.1 78.4 -1.1
Exit Velocity 87.5 87.6 0.1 89.1 1.5
Launch Angle 17.8 11.4 -6.4 13.3 1.9
Barrel % 5.2 9.0 3.8 8.8 -0.2
Hard Hit % 33.6 41.2 7.6 39.8 -1.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.8 31.2 -1.6 36.0 4.8
xBA .255 .259 0.004 .261 0.002
BA .240 .231 -0.009 .254 0.023
xwOBA .327 .330 0.003 .341 0.011
wOBA .314 .303 -0.011 .330 0.027
xSLG .388 .418 0.030 .436 0.018
SLG .370 .388 0.018 .422 0.034
K% 18.1 20.9 2.8 19.4 -1.5
BB% 12.0 9.1 -2.9 9.9 0.8
Swing % 46.2 42.9 -3.3 42.5 -0.4
Whiff% 23.2 20.8 -2.4 17.9 -2.9
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 23.4 0.3
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 30.1 0.6 27.0 -3.1
First Pitch Strike % 59.6 57.0 -2.6 58.8 1.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
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 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 678 14.5 55.6% 0.3% 470 18.5 4.7% 1.1%

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Pitch Distribution