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Cristian Javier

Astros
Number #53
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Born Mar 26, 1997

Key Insights

2026
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Javier has given up 10 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.

10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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 91.1 mph, against 85.6 off his changeup.

532 and 176 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

25.7% of the contact against Javier is on the ground and 48.6% of it is in the air.

183 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 26, 1997
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R