Pitcher · 2026
Cristian Javier
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #53
- Born
- March 26, 1997 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- July 25, 2020
- Salary, 2026
- $21.4M
- dbWAR
- .4 3 season(s)
- IP
- 32.1
- ERA
- 6.68
- FIP
- 5.62
- K/9
- 7.0
- FIP−
- 135 100 = avg
Cristian Javier is a starting pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2026 he struck out 25 batters over 32.1 innings across 10 appearances, 6 of them starts, going 1-3. His ERA of 6.68 was 60.0% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the second worst on his team, and 443rd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.62 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 24.4% of swings (12.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.8%. His -0.3 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 64 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .276 | .344 | .397 | .332 | 14.1% |
| vs RHB | 85 | 72 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | .319 | .412 | .583 | .427 | 18.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Cristian Javier throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 283 | 93.0 | 2,200 | 47.7% | 25.2% | |
| Sweeper | 128 | 80.4 | 2,552 | 43.0% | 25.5% | |
| Changeup | 93 | 86.3 | 2,384 | 39.8% | 25.9% | |
| Cutter | 32 | 88.7 | 2,350 | 62.5% | 17.4% | |
| Knuckle Curve | 13 | 77.1 | 2,980 | 30.8% | 33.3% | |
| Sinker | 12 | 93.1 | 2,292 | 25.0% | 16.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 6 | 32.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 6.68 | 5.62 | 1.70 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 160 | 135 | -0.3 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 37.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4.62 | 3.65 | 1.27 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 111 | 88 | 0.6 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 34.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 3.89 | 4.75 | 1.41 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 95 | 117 | 0.1 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.