Cristian

Javier

PAge : 29Throws : R

#53

Cristian Javier

#53PHouston Astros

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2020-07-25

Born in : Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Houston Astros	17	2	6	5.14	63.0	59	1.46
2025	Houston Astros	8	2	4	4.62	37.0	34	1.27
2024	Houston Astros	7	3	1	3.89	34.2	27	1.41
2023	Houston Astros	31	10	5	4.56	162.0	159	1.27
2022	Houston Astros	30	11	9	2.54	148.2	194	0.95
2021	Houston Astros	36	4	1	3.55	101.1	130	1.18
2020	Houston Astros	12	5	2	3.48	54.1	54	0.99
Career totals		141	37	28	3.82	601.0	657	1.18

ContractHouston Astros payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 5 yrs · 2023–2027
Total value: 64.0 M$
AAV: 12.80 M$

2026
21.40 M$
Guaranteed
2027
21.40 M$
Guaranteed

May block trades to 10 clubs annually in 2026 and 2027

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

5.14

FIP

4.72

xFIP

5.05

ERA-

125

WHIP

1.46

21.4 %

BB%

10.1 %

Strikeouts

Innings

63.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.2

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.3

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

20232.0 WAR · 2.2 per full season
20240.3 WAR
20250.8 WAR
20260.3 WAR · 0.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

0 · 29 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Depth

VEL: Velocity; 66
STF: Stuff; 71
CTL: Control; 61
CNT: Contact allowed; 77
STA: Stamina; 38
DUR: Durability; 54
EX: Experience; 71

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.3

#144 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

20 / 100

#133 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

11 / 100

Surplus $-9.9M · salary $12.8M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention20

Stuff48

Command23

Contact allowed51

Velocity32

Workload6

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.72 · RA9-WAR: 0.2

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

93.2 mi/h

30th percentile

21.4 %

50th percentile

BB%

10.1 %

18th percentile

xERA

4.76

30th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.333

30th percentile

Barrels allowed

9.1 %

25th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	HOU	0.3	20	61	93.2	21.4	10.1	4.76	.333
2025	HOU	0.8	35	72	92.9	21.7	9.6	3.28	.283
2024	HOU	0.3	17	76	91.7	18.0	12.7	4.46	.329
2023	HOU	2.0	33	80	92.7	23.1	9.0	4.48	.325
2022	HOU	3.4	92	85	93.8	33.2	8.9	2.48	.249
2021	HOU	0.6	47	73	93.5	30.7	12.5	4.54	.326

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 22	@ SEA	2.0	1	0	2	2	5.14
Sep 16	vs KC	5.1	5	2	3	2	5.31
Sep 10	@ PHI	6.0	3	1	1	5	5.50
Sep 4	vs AZ	5.0	1	1	3	8	5.98
Aug 29	@ NYM	4.1	6	3	0	4	6.45
Aug 23	vs ATH	4.0	4	3	2	8	6.47
Aug 18	vs LAA	4.0	5	2	1	5	6.44
Aug 9	@ SD	5.0	8	4	1	2	6.68
Aug 3	vs TOR	6.0	7	3	0	2	6.59
Jul 27	@ LAA	5.0	3	0	0	7	7.17