2022 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.20
WHIP
1.11
K
30
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Javier came into 2021 with some noise given his efforts during his rookie season, but 2021 was a bit all over the place. He opened the season in the rotation, and even tied a franchise record by striking out the first eight batters of a game in his third start. By the end of May, he was 3-1 with a 3.14 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and was holding hitters to a .171 average. Despite the success, the club decided to move him to the bullpen as Jake Odorizzi and Framber Valdez joined the rotation, and Javier's value plunged as he went on to win one game, save two others and run into issues with walks and homers out of the bullpen around plenty of strikeouts. Those issues carried over into the postseason as well. In all, he showed both what he is capable of when things are going right for him as well as how bad things can get when he struggles to locate his offerings. He is at his best when he is isn't overusing his fastball. Read Past Outlooks

Surrenders seven runs
Javier (2-1) allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five across 3.2 innings to take the loss Saturday against the Nationals.
ANALYSIS
Javier struggled for the entire outing, as he allowed at least one run in all but three of his four innings. The big blows came on a three-run home run by Yadiel Hernandez in third frame and a bases-clearing double by Nelson Cruz in the fourth. If there was a positive to pick out, Javier did manage to record 13 swinging strikes on 84 total pitches. While this was Javier's first time allowing more than two earned runs in an appearance, he has worked more than 3.2 innings only once due to his inconsistent role to begin the campaign. It appears that the team has settled on a six-man rotation for the time being, which would put Javier tentatively in line to pitch again Friday against Texas.
Javier struggled for the entire outing, as he allowed at least one run in all but three of his four innings. The big blows came on a three-run home run by Yadiel Hernandez in third frame and a bases-clearing double by Nelson Cruz in the fourth. If there was a positive to pick out, Javier did manage to record 13 swinging strikes on 84 total pitches. While this was Javier's first time allowing more than two earned runs in an appearance, he has worked more than 3.2 innings only once due to his inconsistent role to begin the campaign. It appears that the team has settled on a six-man rotation for the time being, which would put Javier tentatively in line to pitch again Friday against Texas.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
62
Last 10 Games
62
Last 5 Games
71
How many pitches does Cristian Javier generally throw?
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Cristian Javier generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-40%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-31%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .238 | 85 | 46 | 75 | 14 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .143 | 129 | 34 | 47 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .241 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .167 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .230 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 6 | |||
2021vs Right | .155 | 86 | 22 | 33 | 10 | |||
2020vs Left | .248 | 27 | 10 | 28 | 7 | |||
2020vs Right | .101 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-50%
ERA at Home
2022
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.42 | 1.03 | 100.1 | 10.4 | 4.0 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.80 | 1.23 | 80.2 | 10.9 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Home | 0.00 | 0.75 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||
2022Away | 6.08 | 1.43 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 3.4 | ||||
2021Home | 3.03 | 1.21 | 59.1 | 11.4 | 4.9 | ||||
2021Away | 4.29 | 1.14 | 42.0 | 11.8 | 4.5 | ||||
2020Home | 2.17 | 0.76 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 2.8 | ||||
2020Away | 4.97 | 1.26 | 25.1 | 9.2 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cristian Javier compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.33K/9
10.7BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.7Fastball
93.7 mphERA
3.20WHIP
1.11BABIP
.291GB/FB
0.59Left On Base
75.4%Exit Velocity
79.0 mphBarrels/BBE
5.7%Spin Rate
2470 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.5%Swinging Strike
11.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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It's fairly easy to see that Javier overachieved as a rookie with a 5-2 record and 3.48 ERA over 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Astros. He served up 11 HR in 54.1 regular-season innings, and of course the estimators will ding him for all those long balls and a 86.2 LOB% (4.94 FIP, 4.86 xFIP, 4.43 SIERA). At age 23, Javier did not light up the radar gun with a four-seamer that averaged just 92.2 mph, but his slider was virtually unhittable. The right-hander threw 227 sliders during the regular season and allowed four hits, all singles, with 24 strikeouts. The changeup and curveball were distant third and fourth offerings, and the fact that Javier is currently mostly a fastball-slider pitcher leaves open a good deal of bullpen risk. Indeed the bullpen is where Javier spent the postseason. If the third pitch comes along, Javier could take off as the other pieces are there. Don't write off the possibility.
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Drawing start Saturday
Javier will start Saturday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Works behind Odorizzi
Javier was credited with a hold after striking out five and allowing no hits and a walk over three scoreless innings out of the bullpen Sunday in the Astros' 5-0 win over the Tigers.
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Excels as sixth starter
Javier (2-0) got the win during Tuesday's 4-0 victory over Seattle, allowing two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5.1 scoreless innings.
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Awarded another start
Javier is scheduled to make his second start of the season Tuesday against the Mariners.
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Records win Wednesday
Javier (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks over five innings Wednesday to earn the win over Texas. He struck out four.
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