Chicago Cubs·P
Javier Assad
ThrowsRightAge28Height6'1"Weight200 lbs
Next Start · Sun, Apr 19
vs New York Mets
2:20 PM
Wrigley Field
Biggest HR threats
- Francisco AlvarezNYM14.8%
- Jorge PolancoNYM13.5%
- Mark VientosNYM13.0%
Game Details
Full lineup breakdown, both pitchers, park factors, and weather on the matchup page.
2026 Pitching Profile
ERA8.10
WHIP1.60
HR/91.80
K/95.4
BB/93.6
Barrel % allowed5.7%
Hard-Hit % allowed37.1%
xwOBA allowed.343
IP: 10.0Starts: 2HR allowed: 2
Pitch Arsenal
Fastball
75%
raw Savant usage: 74.7%
4-seam, 2-seam, cutter
Breaking
12%
raw Savant usage: 12.3%
slider, curve, sweeper
Offspeed
13%
raw Savant usage: 13.0%
changeup, splitter
Bucketed pitch shares feed the arsenal-mismatch multiplier. A batter with elite xwOBA vs the pitcher's most-thrown bucket gets a positive bump; the opposite profile gets knocked down.
Handedness Splits
vs LHB0 PA
wOBA allowed
—
HR allowed
2
Small sample — not applied to the model.
vs RHB0 PA
wOBA allowed
—
HR allowed
0
Small sample — not applied to the model.
How to Read These Numbers
For pitching rate stats, lower is better — bars push right when a pitcher ranks elite at suppressing HRs, barrels, and quality contact. Arsenal shares come from Baseball Savant and feed the pitch-arsenal mismatch factor in the model.