P | Chicago Cubs
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 200 lbs | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
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
2025 4 1 3.65 8 7 0 37 23 1.22
4 Seasons 18 12 3.43 78 54 0 331 271 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 32 5-3 3.05 109.1 94 1.23
2024 29 7-6 3.73 147 124 1.40
2025 8 4-1 3.65 37 23 1.22
4 Seasons 78 18-12 3.43 331 271 1.33
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 .349 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 .435 .330 .340 .381 39.8 19.4 9.9 3.73 4.94
2025 27 567 114 4 3.5 2.6 88.5 111.0 9.6 32.5 .280 .407 .310 .337 .354 40.4 15.0 7.8 3.65 4.83
Player 5505 986 77 7.8 5.5 88.4 114.7 12.8 33.7 .262 .421 .317 .335 .374 39.6 19.3 9.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Assad relies on 7 pitches.
Sinker
(40.7%) ,
Cutter
(21.9%) ,
Sweeper
(12.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.5%) ,
Curveball
(6.3%) ,
Changeup
(4.2%) ,
Slider
(1.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls 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
2025 46.5 53.5 20.2 27.2 6.1 32.5 37.7 29.8 20.2 20.2 6.1 12.3 17.5 23.7
Player 44.9 55.1 24.7 22.9 7.4 33.7 38.5 27.8 20.4 19.3 5.3 13.3 19.3 22.5
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2025 7.0 31.6 21.9 30.7 5.3 3.5 2.6
Player 6.2 31.2 24.0 25.6 5.0 7.8 5.5
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2025 Changeup CHC R 24 85.2 34.5 2.2 13.6ARM -0.4 3.2 0.9 13.6ARM -0.8
2025 Curveball CHC R 36 76.9 53.5 -4.1 10.8GLV 1.2 -7.3 -2.6 10.8GLV 1.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 71 92.2 15.6 0.0 5.1ARM -2.0 16.6 0.8 5.1ARM -2.5
2025 Sinker CHC R 231 92.2 21.4 -1.7 13.4ARM -1.3 10.7 -3.3 13.4ARM -1.7
2025 Sweeper CHC R 73 80.9 39.6 -1.6 13.3GLV -1.3 2.2 -1.1 13.3GLV -0.6
2025 Cutter CHC R 124 89.0 25.2 1.5 2.8GLV 0.4 9.1 0.8 2.8GLV 0.6
2025 Slider CHC R 8 83.8 37.7 0.3 6.2GLV 1.4 1.3 0.4 6.2GLV 1.6
2024 Sinker CHC R 899 91.4 21.7 -1.9 13.6ARM -0.9 11.0 -3.8 13.6ARM -1.3
2024 Cutter CHC R 547 87.9 26.7 1.4 3.6GLV 0.4 8.5 0.2 3.6GLV 0.9
2024 Slider CHC R 43 81.1 42.5 1.7 7.2GLV 0.7 -1.1 2.8 7.2GLV 2.4
2024 Sweeper CHC R 228 79.9 42.9 0.5 15.0GLV 0.7 0.0 1.5 15.0GLV 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 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 -1.0 11.1GLV 1.8 -9.8 -0.2 11.1GLV 1.7
! 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 %
2025 Sinker 1.5 3 231 40.7 67 .224 .276 .311 17.6 16.4 17.2 .246 .307 .303 36.2
2025 Cutter 0.8 1 124 21.9 28 .333 .417 .357 14.9 0.0 0.0 .392 .564 .432 48.0
2025 Sweeper 2.7 2 73 12.9 21 .000 .000 .067 22.2 14.3 9.7 .209 .289 .262 25.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -1 71 12.5 18 .294 .588 .389 14.7 33.3 26.1 .237 .367 .284 54.5
2025 Curveball -2.8 -1 36 6.3 9 .375 .750 .500 6.7 11.1 7.7 .381 .763 .506 57.1
2025 Changeup -2.3 -1 24 4.2 6 .333 .667 .417 27.3 33.3 16.7 .353 .426 .340 25.0
2025 Slider -16.2 -1 8 1.4 4 .500 1.500 .813 0.0 0.0 0.0 .297 .889 .489 50.0
2024 Sinker 0.6 5 899 35.4 257 .233 .368 .329 11.2 19.8 20.2 .247 .411 .337 37.2
2024 Cutter -0.2 -1 547 21.6 129 .315 .583 .418 14.2 7.8 14.1 .326 .568 .424 42.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -3 410 16.2 86 .324 .486 .383 19.8 23.3 16.1 .296 .455 .360 50.9
2024 Curveball 0.0 0 294 11.6 80 .178 .329 .268 30.0 32.5 20.0 .190 .324 .261 38.3
2024 Sweeper -0.5 -1 228 9.0 47 .174 .370 .237 34.1 27.7 13.4 .182 .382 .247 30.3
2024 Changeup -1.1 -1 117 4.6 28 .296 .296 .282 12.5 3.6 3.7 .349 .468 .364 42.3
2024 Slider -3.3 -1 43 1.7 11 .364 .636 .423 36.8 27.3 20.0 .261 .390 .276 25.0
! 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
2025 Changeup 22 85.4 83 14.5 1:45 2:45 -60
2025 Curveball 36 76.9 69 15.0 7:45 7:45 0
2025 Cutter 124 89.0 60 8.8 12:00 11:15 45
2025 4-Seam Fastball 71 92.2 90 16.9 1:00 12:30 30
2025 Sinker 228 92.2 88 17.2 12:45 1:45 -60
2025 Sweeper 73 80.9 53 14.0 8:15 9:00 -45
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 541 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 882 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
! 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 5 -6 -3 1
2023 448 1,710 13 16 -14 -8 8
2024 638 2,538 3 20 -17 -10 -4
2025 153 567 4 6 -6 -3 2
Player 1,405 5,505 26 48 -43 26 7
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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 86.2 23.1 61.2 42.6 57.0 42.9 20.8 6.5 75.9
2024 2,538 49.0 62.4 87.4 23.4 68.6 41.4 58.8 42.5 17.9 7.8 74.4
2025 567 54.0 67.3 87.9 21.1 67.3 41.8 67.3 46.0 16.5 6.7 84.2
Player 5,505 48.6 64.3 86.6 23.8 65.5 42.3 59.2 43.5 19.3 7.1 74.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 30 28 29 78 36 33 38 11 4 30 3 27 46
2024 11 18 17 19 14 11 26 41 39 21 24 3 4 13 2 38 60
2025 19 1 57
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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 21.71 4 4.1 0 0 4 1 25.0
2023 22.82 13 10.9 2 4 7 6 46.2
2024 24.13 20 21.1 -1 5 16 9 45.0
2025 25.61 3 3.8 -1 0 6 0 0.0
Player 23.62 40 40.0 0 9 33 16 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 11 9 12 11 11 10 11 9 10 10 10 12 11 12 11 13 12 10 11 11 12 13 12 11 9 9 10 12 12 11
2024 20 20 16 23 23 23 24 21 18 16 22 23 20 17 21 20 18 20 21 27 23 15 28 24 20 20 21 24 22 22 20
2025 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 5 2 4 5 3 6 5 2 4 3 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 4 4 4 4 5 3
Player 40 36 32 41 42 43 42 39 35 32 40 41 39 39 42 38 39 39 38 48 41 35 52 47 37 37 39 42 43 43 38
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022
Results
BA .243 -.011 .254 +.023 .231 -.009 .240
xBA .280 +.019 .261 +.002 .259 +.004 .255
OBP .320 -.013 .333 +.027 .306 -.025 .331
xOBP .354 +.014 .340 +.008 .332 -.012 .344
SLG .382 -.040 .422 +.034 .388 +.018 .370
xSLG .407 -.028 .435 +.017 .418 +.030 .388
ISO .140 -.027 .167 +.010 .157 +.027 .130
xISO .127 -.048 .175 +.016 .159 +.026 .133
BABIP .270 -.021 .291 +.022 .269 -.008 .277
wOBA .310 -.020 .330 +.027 .303 -.011 .314
xwOBA .337 -.003 .340 +.010 .330 +.003 .327
wOBACON .317 -.050 .367 +.028 .339 +.009 .330
xwOBACON .354 -.027 .381 +.002 .379 +.030 .349
BACON .289 -.035 .324 +.024 .300 -.002 .302
xBACON .334 .000 .334 -.005 .339 +.019 .320
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 40.4 +0.6 39.8 -1.4 41.2 +7.6 33.6
Avg Exit Velocity 88.5 -0.6 89.1 +1.5 87.6 +0.1 87.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.5 -3.5 36.0 +4.8 31.2 -1.6 32.8
Barrel % 3.5 -5.3 8.8 -0.2 9.0 +3.8 5.2
Avg Launch Angle 9.6 -3.7 13.3 +1.9 11.4 -6.4 17.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.2 +0.2 72.0 +0.2 71.8 -- --
Attack Angle -2° +1° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 48.3 -0.8 49.1 +3.5 45.6 -- --
Attack Direction +4° -1° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 33° 33° -- --
Swing Length 7.0 -0.2 7.2 +0.1 7.1 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.3 +0.9 90.4 -1.1 91.5 +0.4 91.1
Breaking Velocity 79.9 +1.5 78.4 -1.1 79.5 -0.1 79.6
Offspeed Velocity 85.2 +1.5 83.7 -1.3 85.0 -0.4 85.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 4 -35 39 +11 28 +22 6
Popup % 6.1 +0.5 5.6 -2.4 8.0 -5.8 13.8
Flyball % 20.2 -7.4 27.6 +4.8 22.8 -0.5 23.3
Line Drive % 27.2 +4.3 22.9 +1.0 21.9 +0.3 21.6
Groundball % 46.5 +2.7 43.8 -3.5 47.3 +5.9 41.4
Pull % 32.5 -1.7 34.2 +3.3 30.9 -9.6 40.5
Straight Away % 37.7 -1.9 39.6 -0.9 40.5 +10.3 30.2
Opposite Field % 29.8 +3.5 26.3 -2.3 28.6 -0.7 29.3
Weak Contact % 7.0 +1.4 5.6 -1.5 7.1 +1.9 5.2
Pull Airball % 12.3 -1.9 14.2 +3.3 10.9 -6.3 17.2
Topped Contact % 31.6 +2.2 29.4 -4.7 34.1 +3.9 30.2
Under Contact % 21.9 -3.5 25.4 +4.8 20.6 -9.6 30.2
Flare/Burner Contact % 30.7 +5.1 25.6 +2.1 23.5 -2.4 25.9
Solid Contact % 5.3 +0.6 4.7 -1.1 5.8 +2.4 3.4
HR/FB % 13.0 -3.3 16.3 -2.0 18.3 +3.5 14.8
Popups 7 -18 25 0 25 +9 16
Flyballs 23 -100 123 +52 71 +44 27
Line Drives 31 -71 102 +34 68 +43 25
Groundballs 53 -142 195 +48 147 +99 48
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 54.0 +5.0 49.0 +1.2 47.8 +3.5 44.3
Out of Zone % 46.0 -5.0 51.0 -1.2 52.2 -3.5 55.7
Edge % 41.8 +0.4 41.4 -1.2 42.6 -2.3 44.9
Zone Swing % 67.3 +4.9 62.4 -2.2 64.6 -4.0 68.6
Out of Zone Swing % 21.1 -2.3 23.4 +0.3 23.1 -5.3 28.4
In Zone Contact % 87.9 +0.5 87.4 +1.2 86.2 +2.9 83.3
Out of Zone Contact % 67.3 -1.3 68.6 +7.4 61.2 -3.0 64.2
Whiff % 16.5 -1.4 17.9 -2.9 20.8 -2.4 23.2
First Strike % 67.3 +8.5 58.8 +1.8 57.0 -2.6 59.6
First Pitch Swing % 35.3 +8.3 27.0 -3.1 30.1 +0.6 29.5
Swing % 46.0 +3.5 42.5 -0.4 42.9 -3.3 46.2
Meatball Swing % 84.2 +9.8 74.4 -1.5 75.9 +13.1 62.8
Meatball % 6.7 -1.1 7.8 +1.3 6.5 +0.3 6.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.1 -0.5 12.6 -1.2 13.8 -2.9 16.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 32.7 +1.3 31.4 -7.4 38.8 +3.0 35.8
In Zone 306 -938 1,244 +427 817 +511 306
Out of Zone 261 -1,033 1,294 +401 893 +509 384
Edge 237 -813 1,050 +321 729 +419 310
In Zone Swings 206 -570 776 +248 528 +318 210
Out of Zone Swings 55 -248 303 +97 206 +97 109
In Zone Swing & Misses 25 -73 98 +25 73 +38 35
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 18 -77 95 +15 80 +41 39
Basic
Pitches 567 -1,971 2,538 +828 1,710 +1,020 690
PA 153 -485 638 +189 449 +283 166
AB 136 -426 562 +160 402 +256 146
Hits 33 -110 143 +50 93 +58 35
Singles 23 -68 91 +32 59 +34 25
Doubles 4 -26 30 +12 18 +13 5
Triples 3 +1 2 -1 3 +2 1
Home Runs 3 -17 20 +7 13 +9 4
Walks 12 -51 63 +22 41 +21 20
Strikeouts 23 -101 124 +30 94 +64 30
K% 15.0 -4.4 19.4 -1.5 20.9 +2.8 18.1
BB% 7.8 -2.1 9.9 +0.8 9.1 -2.9 12.0
HBP 4 -1 5 +2 3 +3 0
Batted Balls 114 -331 445 +134 311 +195 116
Number of Fastballs 426 -1,430 1,856 +532 1,324 +776 548
Number of Offspeed 24 -93 117 +48 69 +23 46
Number of Breaking 44 -293 337 +200 137 +83 54
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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
2025 Shades 153 .310 91 1 1.1 62 39 62.9
! 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%
2025 178 13.4 74.2% 0.0% 71 17.5 9.9% 4.2%

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Pitch Distribution