Houston Astros
Cristian Javier has thrown 10,933 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (79mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph) and Sinker (92mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (76mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their change has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 17 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has little sinking action compared to a true sinker. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has slightly below average velo.