He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .288 average against Walker and left-handers to .410.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 260 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .418 expected average against them, against .275 on his breaking balls.
98 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Walker has given up 8 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Walker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 79.5 off his curveball.
42 and 53 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Walker projects a .373 average, 11th percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.6% of the contact against Walker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% with the bases empty.
97 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Walker averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
424 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 481st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Walker's stuff spins at 2,033 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
424 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 473rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Walker is hit hard, against 39% of what left-handers make.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 260 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.7 mph off the bat against Walker and left-handers 88.8.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 59 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.2% of the balls put in play against Walker have gone to centre field.
38 of 86 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Walker works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Walker is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 63rd percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 197th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Walker gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 197th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .288 average against Walker and left-handers to .410.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 260 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Walker is hit hard, against 39% of what left-handers make.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 260 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .418 expected average against them, against .275 on his breaking balls.
98 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Walker has given up 8 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.7 mph off the bat against Walker and left-handers 88.8.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 59 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.2% of the balls put in play against Walker have gone to centre field.
38 of 86 located batted balls allowed.
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 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 79.5 off his curveball.
42 and 53 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Walker projects a .373 average, 11th percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Walker is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 63rd percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 197th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Walker gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 197th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.6% of the contact against Walker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% with the bases empty.
97 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Walker averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
424 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 481st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Walker's stuff spins at 2,033 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
424 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 473rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Walker works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
424 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
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