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 2 2 3.21 14 1 0 14 17 0.93
2 Seasons 7 5 3.23 63 14 1 75.1 95 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 49 5-3 3.23 61.1 78 1.39
2024 14 2-2 3.21 14 17 0.93
2 Seasons 63 7-5 3.23 75.1 95 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
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 .211 .314 .328 .272 .336 26.4 29.7 9.1 3.23 3.06
2024 28 199 31 0 0.0 0.0 84.6 109.7 11.1 22.6 .165 .209 .244 .217 .241 29.0 29.4 5.9 3.46 1.82
Player 1278 190 7 3.7 2.2 85.1 109.7 10.9 31.1 .203 .297 .314 .263 .321 26.8 29.6 8.6
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .368 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Walker relies on 2 pitches.
Sinker
(55.8%) ,
Slider
(44.2%) ,


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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 45.2 29.0 19.4 6.5 38.7 38.7 22.6 6.5 35.5 32.3 19.4 6.5 0.0 0.0
Player 44.2 27.4 22.1 6.3 40.0 37.4 22.6 6.3 34.7 27.4 23.2 4.7 3.7 2.2
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Sinker SF R 111 94.3 26.8 1.9 8 15.6 -0.6 -4
2024 Slider SF R 88 82.6 37.3 -1.6 -4 16.0 7.6 91
2023 Curveball SF R 1 72.7 48.4 -4.9 -9 12.2 -2.2 -15
2023 Slider SF R 542 83.2 38.2 -0.2 -1 14.6 7.5 104
2023 Sinker SF R 535 94.8 28.0 4.4 18 14.5 -1.1 -7
! 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 2 111 55.8 27 .174 .261 .263 28.3 33.3 25.0 .157 .207 .238 50.0
2024 Slider 2.9 3 88 44.2 24 .227 .227 .217 20.8 25.0 18.2 .173 .211 .190 11.8
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 .233 .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 105 94.3 70 16.7 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Slider 88 82.6 57 17.0 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 263 1,078 1 6 -4 -3 1
2024 51 199 3 4 0 -1 5
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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 199 51.3 61.8 73.0 32.0 67.7 36.7 76.5 47.2 24.5 9.0 61.1
Player 1,278 48.7 60.0 76.7 32.4 53.8 40.3 61.1 45.8 30.8 7.9 65.3
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 85 92 91 80 92 92 98 99 90 38 87 85 64 49 23
2024 94 93 97 97 92 90 90 92 87 82 77 45 79 56 54 14
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.6 8 7.0 1 3 4 3 37.5
2024 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
Player 23.6 8 7.0 1 4 4 3 37.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 8 5 8 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 9 6 6 8 8 7 6 7 7 6 5 9 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 8
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 8 5 8 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 10 6 6 8 8 7 6 7 7 6 5 9 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 8
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.8 94.3 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.2 82.6 -0.6
Exit Velocity 85.1 84.6 -0.5
Launch Angle 10.9 11.1 0.2
Barrel % 4.4 0.0 -4.4
Hard Hit % 26.4 29.0 2.6
Sweet Spot % 32.7 22.6 -10.1
xBA .211 .165 -0.046
BA .262 .200 -0.062
xwOBA .272 .217 -0.055
wOBA .328 .244 -0.084
xSLG .314 .209 -0.105
SLG .421 .244 -0.177
K% 29.7 29.4 -0.3
BB% 9.1 5.9 -3.2
Swing % 45.5 47.2 1.7
Whiff% 32.0 24.5 -7.5
In Zone % 48.2 51.3 3.1
Out of Zone % 51.8 48.7 -3.1
Out of Zone Swing % 32.4 32.0 -0.4
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 31.4 5.2
First Pitch Strike % 58.2 76.5 18.3
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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 51 .244 29 0 0.0 22 0 0.0
! 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 46 15.1 45.7% 0.0% 39 16.7 10.3% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution


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