Vol. I · Issue 19
Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Dinger Almanac

··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Today's Slate/Pitchers/Javier Assad
Chicago Cubs·P

Javier Assad

ThrowsRightAge28Height6'1"Weight200 lbs

Next Start · Sun, Apr 19

vs New York Mets

2:20 PM
Wrigley Field

Game Details

Full lineup breakdown, both pitchers, park factors, and weather on the matchup page.

Full 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.