Javier Assad
Chicago Cubs · No. 72 · P

Javier Assad

6' 1", 200 lbs·Age 28·Bats R / Throws R
↑ HotL2 games
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Fastball FirstRides the fastball family for the bulk of the arsenal.2022–2026 · 6,297 pitches · 91.1 mph fastball
2026 · 15 G
4.11
ERA
6-1
W-L
61.3
IP
1.12
WHIP
37
SO
15
BB
5.4
K/9
0
SV
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Career Highs
3.05
Best ERA · 2023
7
Most W · 2024
124
Most K · 2024
1.13
Best WHIP · 2026
Career Arc · ERA
5 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateIPHERBBSOHRDec
Jul 11572042
Jul 54.66720220
Jun 302.66754212
Jun 24553252W
Jun 175.66752012W
Jun 12630150W
Jun 76.33310150
May 15231011
May 83.66710110W
May 51.33300010

Career · Pitching

5 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2022937.2223.11301.46
202332109.1533.05941.23
202429147.0763.731241.40
2025837.0413.65231.22
20261561.1614.11371.13
Career93391.42413308
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 6,293 pitches · 2022–2026
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SIFCFFSTCUCHSL
SI · Sinker34.8% · 92.2 mph
FC · Cutter23.0% · 88.4 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball17.8% · 92.4 mph
ST · Sweeper9.0% · 80.3 mph
CU · Curveball7.9% · 76.8 mph
CH · Changeup5.0% · 84.8 mph
SL · Slider2.5% · 82.3 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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