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Walker Buehler

Padres
Number #10
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 32
Height 6' 2"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place Lexington, KY
Born Jul 28, 1994

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Buehler's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 85.6 off his sweeper.

525 and 175 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Buehler projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.

634 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

48.6% of the contact against Buehler is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.

449 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Buehler, 32nd percentile.

634 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Buehler averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.

634 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Buehler has given up 22 tracked home runs, 9 of them to right field, the longest 453 feet.

22 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 28, 1994
Birth Place Lexington, KY
Height 6' 2"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Vanderbilt