Ryan Walker
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 31, #916, San Francisco Giants | Washington State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 5 3 3.23 49 13 1 61.1 78 1.39
2024 10 4 1.91 76 1 10 80 99 0.85
2 Seasons 15 7 2.48 125 14 11 141.1 177 1.08
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 49 5-3 3.23 61.1 78 1.39
2024 76 10-4 1.91 80 99 0.85
2 Seasons 125 15-7 2.48 141.1 177 1.08
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2023 27 1079 159 7 4.4 2.7 85.1 108.4 10.9 32.7 .210 .314 .328 .272 .336 26.4 29.7 9.1 3.23 3.06
2024 28 1221 182 11 6.0 3.6 86.4 116.1 9.8 31.3 .195 .303 .233 .254 .329 30.2 32.1 5.8 1.91 2.60
Player 2300 341 18 5.3 3.2 85.8 116.1 10.3 32.0 .202 .308 .277 .262 .332 28.4 31.0 7.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Walker relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(54.8%) ,
Slider
(44.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 44.0 27.0 22.6 6.3 40.3 37.1 22.6 6.3 34.6 26.4 23.9 4.4 4.4 2.7
2024 46.2 23.1 24.2 6.6 35.2 40.1 24.7 8.2 33.5 25.8 22.0 4.4 6.0 3.6
Player 45.2 24.9 23.5 6.5 37.5 38.7 23.8 7.3 34.0 26.1 22.9 4.4 5.3 3.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sinker SF R 668 95.6 26.7 2.4 15.1ARM -0.9 3.3 4.0 15.1ARM 0.3
2024 Slider SF R 546 83.9 36.4 -1.5 14.9GLV 8.3 2.6 -1.0 14.9GLV 9.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball SF R 6 94.2 20.7 -4.6 6.5ARM -2.5 10.1 -5.7 6.5ARM -1.0
2023 Slider SF R 542 83.2 38.2 -0.3 14.6GLV 7.9 1.5 0.0 14.6GLV 9.3
2023 Curveball SF R 1 72.7 48.4 -4.9 12.2GLV -2.2 3.7 -13.6 12.2GLV 3.3
2023 Sinker SF R 535 94.8 28.0 4.3 14.5ARM -1.2 2.5 5.1 14.5ARM -0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Sinker 2.1 14 668 54.7 163 .201 .264 .270 18.8 26.4 22.3 .218 .328 .285 37.3
2024 Slider 2.3 12 546 44.7 142 .157 .269 .206 38.0 38.7 26.6 .173 .278 .218 21.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball -6.3 0 6 0.5 2 .000 .000 .350 100.0 50.0 25.0 -- -- .350 --
2023 Slider -0.5 -3 542 50.2 142 .248 .473 .349 41.9 35.9 23.8 .193 .319 .260 29.1
2023 Sinker 0.7 4 535 49.6 121 .279 .356 .333 17.5 22.3 21.1 .232 .307 .287 23.8
2023 Curveball -4.2 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Sinker 621 95.6 73 15.9 1:45 2:45 -60
2024 Slider 530 83.9 53 15.8 8:15 9:15 -60
2023 Sinker 440 94.8 71 15.3 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Slider 473 83.1 57 15.4 8:15 9:00 -45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 263 1,078 1 6 -4 -3 1
2024 307 1,220 13 18 -2 -4 26
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 1,079 48.2 59.6 77.4 32.4 51.4 41.0 58.2 45.5 32.0 7.7 66.3
2024 1,221 53.4 60.7 79.8 29.2 48.2 43.4 63.8 46.0 28.6 9.5 68.1
Player 2,300 51.0 60.2 78.8 30.8 49.9 42.3 61.2 45.8 30.2 8.7 67.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2023 91 87 92 91 80 92 92 98 99 90 38 87 85 64 49 23
2024 96 95 95 92 93 77 81 94 98 94 84 75 54 76 58 21
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.6 8 6.6 1 3 4 3 37.5
2024 26.3 5 6.1 -1 2 6 1 20.0
Player 24.7 13 12.7 0 5 10 4 30.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2023 8 5 7 8 7 7 7 6 8 6 7 8 5 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 5 8 7 5 6 6 6 6 7 7
2024 5 5 5 7 6 7 7 8 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 7 5 5 6 7 7 4 8 8 5 5 7 7 7 5 4
Player 13 10 12 15 13 14 14 14 14 11 13 15 11 11 13 14 11 12 13 14 13 9 16 15 10 11 13 13 13 12 11
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.8 95.6 0.8
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.2 83.9 0.7
Exit Velocity 85.1 86.4 1.3
Launch Angle 10.9 9.8 -1.1
Barrel % 4.4 6.0 1.6
Hard Hit % 26.4 30.2 3.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.7 31.3 -1.4
xBA .210 .195 -0.015
BA .262 .179 -0.083
xwOBA .272 .254 -0.018
wOBA .328 .233 -0.095
xSLG .314 .303 -0.011
SLG .421 .265 -0.156
K% 29.7 32.1 2.4
BB% 9.1 5.8 -3.3
Swing % 45.5 46.0 0.5
Whiff% 32.0 28.6 -3.4
In Zone % 48.2 53.4 5.2
Out of Zone % 51.8 46.6 -5.2
Out of Zone Swing % 32.4 29.2 -3.2
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 24.4 -1.8
First Pitch Strike % 58.2 63.8 5.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 263 .328 167 5 3.0 96 48 50.0
2024 Shades 304 .236 159 1 0.6 145 20 13.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 300 15.3 35.3% 0.3% 197 17.6 13.2% 2.0%
2024 330 14.8 56.4% 0.3% 224 16.3 18.8% 0.4%

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Pitch Distribution