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Javier Assad

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: July 30, 1997 in Tijuana, Mexico mx

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2026, 1 yr/$1.8M (26)

Service Time (01/2026): 3.027 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Javier Eduardo Assad

Pronunciation: \AH-sahd\

Instagram: @javierassad77

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

0.5

5.6

ERA

4.11

3.53

61.1

392.1

308

WHIP

1.125

1.297

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2016	18	-2.9	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	2	2	.500	2.87	4.30	10	7	1	0	0	1	37.2	39	18	12	1	13	0	42	4	1	6	166	1.381	9.3	0.2	3.1	10.0	3.23
2017	19	-2.6	Eugene	NORW	A-	CHC	5	6	.455	4.23	4.64	13	13	0	0	0	0	66.0	69	34	31	2	21	0	72	1	1	7	279	1.364	9.4	0.3	2.9	9.8	3.43
2018	20	-1.9	South Bend	MIDW	A	CHC	5	7	.417	4.40	5.50	23	21	0	0	0	0	106.1	124	65	52	6	31	0	89	10	2	10	473	1.458	10.5	0.5	2.6	7.5	2.87
2019	21	-2.2	Myrtle Beach	CARL	A+	CHC	4	10	.286	3.87	4.10	22	22	0	0	0	0	116.1	108	53	50	11	41	0	91	6	0	2	481	1.281	8.4	0.9	3.2	7.0	2.22
2020-21	22	-5.7	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		1	1	.500	4.11	4.70	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.1	16	8	7	2	7	0	10	1	1	1	69	1.500	9.4	1.2	4.1	5.9	1.43
2021	23	-1.6	Tennessee	AASO	AA	CHC	4	8	.333	5.32	6.48	21	20	0	0	0	0	93.0	111	67	55	12	32	0	74	9	4	4	419	1.538	10.7	1.2	3.1	7.2	2.31
2021-22	23	-5.6	Hermosillo	MXPW	FgW		4	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	17	0	5	0	0	2	18.2	8	0	0	0	7	0	14	1	0	1	69	0.804	3.9	0.0	3.4	6.8	2.00
2022	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	5	3	.625	2.66	2.99	23	21	0	0	0	0	108.1	99	36	32	10	35	0	111	6	1	6	448	1.237	8.2	0.8	2.9	9.2	3.17
2022	24	-3.0	Iowa	IL	AAA	CHC	1	2	.333	2.95	3.19	8	7	0	0	0	0	36.2	31	13	12	4	7	0	37	3	1	1	149	1.036	7.6	1.0	1.7	9.1	5.29
2022	24	-0.4	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	4	1	.800	2.51	2.89	15	14	0	0	0	0	71.2	68	23	20	6	28	0	74	3	0	5	299	1.340	8.5	0.8	3.5	9.3	2.64
2022	24	-5.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	2	.500	3.11	3.35	9	8	0	0	0	0	37.2	35	14	13	4	20	0	30	0	0	1	166	1.460	8.4	1.0	4.8	7.2	1.50
2023	25	-1.9	Iowa	IL	AAA	CHC	0	1	.000	3.68	4.30	4	4	0	0	0	0	14.2	12	7	6	0	7	0	15	2	0	1	64	1.295	7.4	0.0	4.3	9.2	2.14
2023	25	-4.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	3	.625	3.05	3.13	32	10	9	0	0	0	109.1	93	38	37	13	41	1	94	3	1	3	449	1.226	7.7	1.1	3.4	7.7	2.29
2023	25	-3.4	Mexico	WBC	WBC		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	20	0.529	3.2	0.0	1.6	9.5	6.00
2024	26	-3.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	7	6	.538	3.73	3.92	29	29	0	0	0	0	147.0	143	64	61	20	63	0	124	5	0	5	638	1.401	8.8	1.2	3.9	7.6	1.97
2025	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	CHC	0	0		2.45	2.95	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.1	16	6	5	0	7	0	21	0	0	1	77	1.255	7.9	0.0	3.4	10.3	3.00
2025	27	-0.3	Iowa	IL	AAA	CHC	0	0		2.93	3.52	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.1	15	6	5	0	7	0	15	0	0	1	67	1.435	8.8	0.0	4.1	8.8	2.14
2025	27	5.9	Cubs	ACL	Rk	CHC	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	10	0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
2025	27	-2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	1	.800	3.65	3.65	8	7	0	0	0	0	37.0	33	15	15	3	12	0	23	4	0	1	153	1.216	8.0	0.7	2.9	5.6	1.92
2026	28	0.7	Iowa	IL	AAA	CHC	0	2	.000	7.31	7.88	5	5	0	0	0	0	16.0	24	14	13	2	9	0	14	0	0	0	79	2.063	13.5	1.1	5.1	7.9	1.56
2026	28	-1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	1	.857	4.11	4.11	15	8	2	0	0	0	61.1	54	28	28	12	15	0	37	1	0	1	244	1.125	7.9	1.8	2.2	5.4	2.47
2026	28	-0.7	Mexico	WBC	WBC		0	1	.000	4.50	4.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	6	4	4	2	3	0	7	0	0	0	30	1.125	6.8	2.3	3.4	7.9	2.33
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		24	13	.649	3.53	3.65	93	62	11	0	0	0	392.1	358	159	154	52	151	1	308	13	1	11	1650	1.297	8.2	1.2	3.5	7.1	2.04
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		25	39	.391	4.00	4.68	126	118	1	0	0	1	576.2	602	300	256	44	196	0	529	38	9	37	2486	1.384	9.4	0.7	3.1	8.3	2.70
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		5	1	.833	1.85	2.12	21	4	5	0	0	2	34.0	24	8	7	2	14	0	24	2	1	2	138	1.118	6.4	0.5	3.7	6.4	1.71
Other (2 seasons)					Other		0	1	.000	2.63	2.63	4	2	0	0	0	0	13.2	8	4	4	2	4	0	13	0	0	0	50	0.878	5.3	1.3	2.6	8.6	3.25
All Levels (11 Seasons)							54	54	.500	3.73	4.17	244	186	17	0	0	3	1016.2	992	471	421	100	365	1	874	53	11	50	4324	1.335	8.8	0.9	3.2	7.7	2.39

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		1	5	.167	3.92	4.35	21	20	0	0	0	0	82.2	82	40	36	6	30	0	81	5	1	3	359	1.355	8.9	0.7	3.3	8.8	2.70
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		8	9	.471	4.10	4.92	36	34	0	0	0	0	164.2	179	90	75	18	60	0	148	12	4	9	718	1.451	9.8	1.0	3.3	8.1	2.47
A+ (1 season)					Minors		4	10	.286	3.87	4.10	22	22	0	0	0	0	116.1	108	53	50	11	41	0	91	6	0	2	481	1.281	8.4	0.9	3.2	7.0	2.22
A (1 season)					Minors		5	7	.417	4.40	5.50	23	21	0	0	0	0	106.1	124	65	52	6	31	0	89	10	2	10	473	1.458	10.5	0.5	2.6	7.5	2.87
A- (1 season)					Minors		5	6	.455	4.23	4.64	13	13	0	0	0	0	66.0	69	34	31	2	21	0	72	1	1	7	279	1.364	9.4	0.3	2.9	9.8	3.43
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		2	2	.500	2.66	3.98	11	8	1	0	0	1	40.2	40	18	12	1	13	0	48	4	1	6	176	1.303	8.9	0.2	2.9	10.6	3.69