Javier Assad

Bats R Throws R6'1" 200 lbBorn 1997 Tijuana, MéxicoDebut 2022Team CHCContract 1 y/$1.8M (26) 2026: $1,800,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	312	18.1	8.8	3.07	21.5	6.64	98.9
2027							99.1
2028							100.2

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 95 PITCH+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Anthony Reyes	2009	96.2	did not play
2	Daniel Mengden	2020	99.1	did not play
3	Micah Owings	2010	97.9	99.5	263
4	Rubby De La Rosa	2016	94.2	91.2	34
5	Daniel Norris	2020	96.8	91.3	248
6	Sean Newcomb	2020	100.3	95.6	150
7	Daniel Lynch	2024	93.5	95.2	289
8	Ross Detwiler	2013	99.8	95.5	274
9	Justin Germano	2010	98.1	86.1	60
10	Nick Pivetta	2020	93.5	102.0	661

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									312				99.1
2026*									332				105.3	102.5	107.9
2025	CHC	4	1	3.65	8	7	0	37.0	153	3	12	23	101.3	101.1	102.4
2024	CHC	7	6	3.73	29	29	0	147.0	638	20	63	124	92.1	101.3	93.4
2023	CHC	5	3	3.05	32	10	0	109.3	449	13	41	94	105.5	100.4	105.9
2022	CHC	2	2	3.11	9	8	0	37.7	166	4	20	30	98.1	99.8	98.0
Career		18	12	3.43	78	54	0	331.0	1406	40	136	271	98.1		98.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CHC	P	8	37	3	3	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2024	CHC	P	29	147	8	14	1	2	0.957	+1.0
2023	CHC	P	32	109	8	14	1	1	0.957	+0.2
2022	CHC	P	9	38	3	3	0	0	1.000	-0.0

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	79	16.0 IP, 18% K	7.31
2025	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	67	15.1 IP, 22% K	2.98
2023	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	64	14.2 IP, 23% K	3.80
2022	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	149	36.2 IP, 25% K	2.98
2022	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	299	71.2 IP, 25% K	2.53
2021	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	419	93.0 IP, 18% K	5.32
2019	A+	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Pit	481	116.1 IP, 19% K	3.88
2018	A	South Bend Cubs	Pit	473	106.1 IP, 19% K	4.41
2016	Rk	AZL Cubs	Pit	166	37.2 IP, 25% K	2.90

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.363	0.240	0.260	0.336
2025	0.378	0.286	0.296	0.345
2024	0.315	0.367	0.315	0.360
2023	0.298	0.323	0.331	0.287
2022	0.394	0.263	0.357	0.291

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.