Both sides hit him about the same
20.6% of the contact right-handers make against Walker is hit hard, against 53.3% of what left-handers make.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Walker is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 19th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.2 mph off the bat against Walker and left-handers 90.4.
77 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.6% of the contact Walker gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.5% of the balls put in play against Walker have gone to centre field.
61 of 112 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35% of the contact against Walker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.6% with the bases empty.
78 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Walker is on the ground and 32.7% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Walker's stuff spins at 2,417 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
295 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 117th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Walker's sinker leaves the bat at 85.3 mph, against 82.6 off his slider.
404 and 187 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Walker averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
295 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .336 average against Walker and left-handers to .308.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Walker has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Both sides hit him about the same
20.6% of the contact right-handers make against Walker is hit hard, against 53.3% of what left-handers make.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .336 average against Walker and left-handers to .308.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Walker is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 19th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.6% of the contact Walker gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
295 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.2 mph off the bat against Walker and left-handers 90.4.
77 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.5% of the balls put in play against Walker have gone to centre field.
61 of 112 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Walker is on the ground and 32.7% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Walker has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35% of the contact against Walker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.6% with the bases empty.
78 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Walker's stuff spins at 2,417 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
295 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 117th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Walker's sinker leaves the bat at 85.3 mph, against 82.6 off his slider.
404 and 187 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Walker averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
295 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
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