One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .406 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
96 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Javier's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 86.0 off his sweeper.
84 and 44 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Javier and left-handers 85.2.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 13 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Javier averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
176 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.5% of the contact against Javier is on the ground and 50% of it is in the air.
32 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Javier lives in the strike zone: 44.9% of his pitches are in it, 72nd percentile.
176 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.4% of the contact Javier gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
176 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 192nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Javier's stuff spins at 2,358 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
176 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Javier have gone to left field.
14 of 33 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .406 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
96 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Javier's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 86.0 off his sweeper.
84 and 44 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Javier and left-handers 85.2.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 13 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.5% of the contact against Javier is on the ground and 50% of it is in the air.
32 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Javier have gone to left field.
14 of 33 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Javier averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
176 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Javier lives in the strike zone: 44.9% of his pitches are in it, 72nd percentile.
176 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.4% of the contact Javier gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
176 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 192nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Javier's stuff spins at 2,358 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
176 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
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