Pitcher · 2026
Javier Assad
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #72
- Born
- July 30, 1997 in Tijuana, BC, Mexico
- MLB debut
- August 23, 2022
- Salary, 2026
- $1.8M
- dbWAR
- .9 3 season(s)
- IP
- 76.1
- ERA
- 3.54
- FIP
- 4.83
- K/9
- 6.0
- FIP−
- 116 100 = avg
Javier Assad is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 51 batters over 76.1 innings across 20 appearances, going 6-1. His ERA of 3.54 was 15.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 7th of 14 on his team, and 174th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.83 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 14.3% of swings (6.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.7%. His 0.0 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 | 159 | 146 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 30 | .260 | .316 | .493 | .347 | 18.9% |
| vs RHB | 147 | 135 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 21 | .215 | .267 | .304 | .258 | 14.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Javier Assad 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.
| Sinker | 493 | 93.2 | 2,025 | 46.5% | 7.8% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 235 | 93.4 | 2,142 | 52.3% | 17.1% | |
| Cutter | 156 | 88.6 | 2,153 | 44.9% | 13.8% | |
| Changeup | 90 | 85.9 | 1,376 | 28.9% | 26.8% | |
| Curveball | 86 | 77.6 | 2,482 | 43.0% | 17.4% | |
| Sweeper | 85 | 81.6 | 2,471 | 23.5% | 30.0% | |
| Slider | 54 | 85.4 | 2,250 | 33.3% | 20.8% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 10 | 76.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 30 | 51 | 20 | 3.54 | 4.83 | 1.14 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 85 | 116 | 0.0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | 37.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3.65 | 4.24 | 1.22 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 88 | 102 | 0.3 | |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 147.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 61 | 124 | 63 | 3.73 | 4.64 | 1.40 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 92 | 114 | 0.6 |
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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.