Christian Walker
1B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 208LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 4, #132, Baltimore Orioles | South Carolina
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 445 401 55 98 10 0 .244 .315 .382 .697
2022 667 583 84 141 36 2 .242 .327 .477 .804
2023 661 582 86 150 33 11 .258 .333 .497 .830
9 Seasons 2,718 2,401 355 600 121 23 .250 .329 .462 .791
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .244 10 0 .697
2022 .242 36 2 .804
2023 .258 33 11 .830
9 Seasons .250 121 23 .791
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2015 24 48 5 0 0.0 0.0 88.0 113.1 2.4 0.0 .201 .220 .245 .313 .339 60.0 33.3 25.0
2017 26 66 7 3 42.9 20.0 95.2 109.1 16.3 42.9 .283 .785 .489 .490 .745 42.9 33.3 6.7
2018 27 224 27 4 14.8 7.5 86.2 114.4 18.7 44.4 .184 .457 .264 .300 .485 29.6 41.5 5.7
2019 28 2413 375 49 13.1 8.1 91.1 112.4 14.8 34.1 .262 .516 .346 .364 .456 48.8 25.7 11.1
2020 29 962 171 11 6.4 4.5 90.4 110.4 11.5 34.5 .266 .454 .339 .339 .392 48.5 20.6 7.8
2021 30 1774 297 19 6.4 4.3 88.8 111.1 15.6 34.0 .249 .386 .304 .311 .369 41.1 23.8 8.5
2022 31 2543 459 53 11.5 7.9 90.0 112.6 17.0 33.3 .257 .484 .346 .359 .407 44.0 19.6 10.3
2023 32 2671 463 53 11.4 8.0 88.0 114.3 15.8 32.6 .251 .460 .351 .339 .380 40.4 19.2 9.4
Player 10701 1804 192 10.6 7.1 89.5 114.4 15.5 33.6 .254 .466 .338 .345 .405 43.8 22.2 9.7
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 80.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 28.6 42.9 28.6 0.0 28.6 28.6 42.9 0.0 28.6 14.3 14.3 0.0 42.9 20.0
2018 37.0 22.2 25.9 14.8 33.3 29.6 37.0 3.7 29.6 33.3 14.8 3.7 14.8 7.5
2019 42.4 27.5 22.9 7.2 36.3 40.0 23.7 2.7 30.1 23.7 23.5 6.9 13.1 8.1
2020 42.7 22.8 28.1 6.4 40.4 34.5 25.1 4.7 28.1 24.0 25.7 10.5 6.4 4.5
2021 39.4 28.3 24.2 8.1 38.4 33.3 28.3 3.4 27.3 28.3 26.3 8.4 6.4 4.3
2022 39.2 30.9 21.4 8.5 38.8 37.0 24.2 3.7 26.4 29.4 22.0 6.5 11.5 7.9
2023 38.7 32.6 19.4 9.3 40.6 35.0 24.4 5.2 28.9 29.2 19.2 6.0 11.4 8.0
Player 40.1 29.3 22.4 8.2 38.7 36.1 25.2 3.9 28.2 27.4 22.6 7.1 10.6 7.1
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 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.

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 %
2023 4-Seamer 1.0 8 779 29.2 167 .284 .596 .411 25.3 23.4 16.0 .238 .483 .356 43.3
2023 Sinker -0.1 -1 533 20.0 152 .324 .456 .383 11.2 9.2 10.9 .313 .480 .377 39.3
2023 Slider 0.7 4 488 18.3 113 .222 .485 .329 36.4 23.0 17.2 .228 .450 .317 39.0
2023 Changeup 0.3 1 261 9.8 82 .278 .468 .333 30.9 15.9 13.1 .270 .425 .311 39.4
2023 Curveball 1.2 3 211 7.9 45 .179 .641 .364 33.7 33.3 18.1 .206 .555 .356 56.0
2023 Cutter 1.5 3 189 7.1 47 .302 .698 .439 21.6 10.6 11.1 .292 .647 .415 44.7
2023 Sweeper -3.0 -4 144 5.4 35 .069 .103 .161 33.3 20.0 13.7 .122 .168 .216 21.7
2023 Splitter -5.8 -3 51 1.9 15 .000 .000 .047 41.2 46.7 25.9 .122 .134 .150 28.6
2023 Slurve -3.5 0 7 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .154 .175 .141 0.0
2023 Forkball 0.6 0 6 0.2 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Knuckleball -8.5 0 2 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 4-Seamer 0.9 7 740 29.1 189 .253 .568 .382 17.9 19.6 17.6 .250 .541 .382 44.5
2022 Slider 0.6 4 639 25.1 161 .189 .406 .319 34.7 26.7 22.4 .198 .382 .294 44.6
2022 Sinker 0.8 4 472 18.6 132 .292 .460 .370 11.5 9.1 11.5 .334 .587 .439 49.5
2022 Changeup -0.1 0 218 8.6 62 .236 .364 .308 32.4 17.7 18.3 .337 .478 .392 36.4
2022 Curveball 2.9 5 191 7.5 49 .267 .600 .393 29.4 18.4 13.4 .270 .509 .351 43.2
2022 Cutter -0.6 -1 159 6.3 44 .275 .475 .355 30.1 11.4 16.7 .217 .373 .292 37.1
2022 Sweeper 1.1 1 68 2.7 15 .154 .385 .287 44.0 53.3 38.1 .077 .237 .208 20.0
2022 Splitter 0.3 0 45 1.8 9 .125 .500 .300 23.5 44.4 25.0 .196 .599 .368 50.0
2022 Slurve -6.9 -1 8 0.3 2 .000 .000 .000 60.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2021 4-Seamer -0.5 -4 690 38.9 148 .186 .341 .291 31.7 30.4 19.4 .202 .376 .303 46.4
2021 Slider -1.7 -6 385 21.7 96 .154 .253 .202 36.9 36.5 29.2 .201 .312 .244 33.9
2021 Sinker 1.0 3 252 14.2 75 .420 .580 .468 9.6 6.7 8.5 .373 .510 .405 43.8
2021 Changeup 1.8 4 201 11.3 61 .288 .385 .357 23.1 13.1 13.1 .296 .404 .365 33.3
2021 Cutter 0.1 0 101 5.7 24 .286 .524 .356 23.2 8.3 8.0 .256 .421 .308 60.0
2021 Curveball 1.7 2 100 5.6 25 .292 .375 .308 17.1 24.0 15.4 .268 .386 .299 44.4
2021 Sweeper 4.1 1 30 1.7 10 .300 .600 .380 25.0 20.0 12.5 .258 .325 .252 12.5
2021 Splitter -7.9 -1 10 0.6 4 .000 .000 .000 71.4 75.0 50.0 .029 .033 .037 0.0
2021 Slurve -8.9 0 5 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .014 .023 .014 0.0
2020 4-Seamer -2.1 -8 356 37.0 82 .224 .250 .246 26.0 24.4 17.2 .231 .333 .275 51.8
2020 Slider 3.5 7 195 20.3 50 .341 .614 .443 34.7 22.0 17.5 .304 .582 .407 47.1
2020 Sinker 1.2 2 150 15.6 46 .243 .541 .404 11.5 8.7 11.1 .293 .595 .422 55.9
2020 Changeup 0.1 0 99 10.3 24 .261 .522 .344 19.6 12.5 8.3 .204 .297 .237 30.0
2020 Curveball 2.5 2 77 8.0 23 .381 .476 .391 34.2 26.1 17.6 .378 .522 .383 50.0
2020 Cutter 4.8 3 59 6.1 12 .364 1.091 .600 41.9 25.0 15.8 .313 .737 .455 62.5
2020 Splitter -2.7 0 16 1.7 3 .000 .000 .233 63.6 100.0 42.9 -- -- .233 --
2020 Slurve -9.0 -1 7 0.7 2 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .079 .084 .075 0.0
2020 Sweeper -1.8 0 3 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .000 .000 .000 0.0
2019 4-Seamer -0.1 -1 899 37.3 205 .210 .419 .342 31.3 31.2 21.8 .234 .477 .366 51.9
2019 Slider -0.8 -3 433 17.9 117 .239 .440 .316 38.7 31.6 28.2 .243 .495 .332 47.2
2019 Sinker 2.7 10 369 15.3 100 .371 .652 .483 13.8 11.0 13.8 .362 .674 .464 55.1
2019 Curveball 1.5 3 226 9.4 51 .292 .521 .367 27.3 27.5 20.0 .272 .614 .383 58.8
2019 Changeup -1.4 -3 215 8.9 57 .245 .396 .304 30.3 21.1 16.2 .237 .359 .285 24.4
2019 Cutter -0.2 0 209 8.7 52 .265 .490 .341 27.6 23.1 16.9 .248 .519 .338 51.4
2019 Splitter 9.9 3 31 1.3 8 .250 .625 .475 22.2 37.5 25.0 .307 .633 .384 60.0
2019 Sweeper -1.3 0 24 1.0 4 .333 .333 .400 27.3 25.0 12.5 .079 .090 .230 0.0
2019 Slurve -8.1 0 6 0.2 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .051 .070 .056 0.0
2018 4-Seamer -0.4 0 76 33.9 21 .200 .550 .326 36.2 47.6 30.3 .179 .621 .344 30.0
2018 Sinker -3.9 -2 56 25.0 13 .100 .100 .231 22.9 30.8 21.1 .149 .167 .269 16.7
2018 Slider -2.0 -1 44 19.6 11 .182 .545 .295 44.0 45.5 29.4 .213 .571 .327 50.0
2018 Changeup -5.0 -1 22 9.8 5 .000 .000 .000 36.4 40.0 28.6 .200 .256 .200 0.0
2018 Curveball -1.7 0 19 8.5 2 .000 .000 .000 12.5 50.0 16.7 .004 .011 .004 100.0
2018 Cutter -2.7 0 3 1.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .613 .714 .569 0.0
2018 Sweeper 5.8 0 2 0.9 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Splitter -4.2 0 2 0.9 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seamer 4.8 1 23 34.8 5 .400 1.600 .800 56.3 60.0 42.9 .355 1.254 .640 100.0
2017 Sinker 0.8 0 13 19.7 4 .000 .000 .350 50.0 0.0 0.0 .244 .952 .597 50.0
2017 Changeup -7.9 -1 10 15.2 3 .000 .000 .000 83.3 66.7 66.7 .032 .036 .029 0.0
2017 Cutter -0.4 0 6 9.1 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Curveball 6.4 0 6 9.1 2 .500 1.000 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 .522 .572 .471 0.0
2017 Slider -0.8 0 5 7.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Sweeper 5.7 0 3 4.5 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 53 224 -3 -3 0 1 -5
2019 597 2,413 3 -25 19 11 8
2020 243 962 -1 -4 7 3 5
2021 444 1,774 -4 -16 8 9 -2
2022 665 2,543 3 -21 23 13 19
2023 732 2,966 5 -31 22 14 9
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 48 45.8 59.1 38.5 42.3 81.8 43.8 50.0 50.0 41.7 4.2 50.0
2017 66 48.5 75.0 54.2 32.4 36.4 36.4 40.0 53.0 51.4 12.1 100.0
2018 224 45.1 86.1 77.0 35.0 44.2 44.6 39.6 58.0 33.8 4.5 100.0
2019 2,413 48.5 74.9 78.0 24.0 51.3 40.6 33.8 48.7 28.8 7.1 85.4
2020 962 49.3 74.3 82.1 29.9 50.7 46.8 31.7 51.8 27.1 5.7 83.6
2021 1,774 48.4 80.9 79.3 28.0 54.7 42.8 41.7 53.6 27.3 8.0 89.4
2022 2,543 48.2 67.9 84.4 23.1 50.8 42.4 30.3 44.7 24.6 7.8 79.8
2023 2,671 49.6 71.3 81.1 26.1 53.3 42.9 29.4 48.6 26.4 7.7 77.6
Player 10,701 48.7 73.4 80.4 25.9 52.1 42.6 33.2 49.0 27.2 7.4 82.8
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2018 95 77
2019 82 59 85 87 76 89 90 83 86 94 23 77 19 80 58 98
2020 62 70 65 56 53 55 38 76 75 89 60 34 43 36 52 59 7
2021 28 42 26 26 42 26 29 38 79 49 32 43 32 46 59 84 3
2022 92 66 92 92 83 94 82 69 86 72 58 76 50 82 32 99 7
2023 67 42 74 76 54 91 75 23 92 47 67 61 42 68 26 97 5
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 23.4 2 1.5 1 0 2 0 0.0
2018 23.1 3 3.0 0 0 0 3 100.0
2019 23.3 29 28.4 1 14 20 11 37.9
2020 24.6 7 8.6 -2 6 6 4 57.1
2021 24.5 10 10.1 0 5 10 3 30.0
2022 25.7 36 36.1 0 14 19 21 58.3
2023 25.5 34 29.9 4 10 28 12 35.3
Player 24.8 121 117.6 3 49 85 54 44.6

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1
2018 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2019 29 33 21 32 28 30 32 28 19 23 25 29 34 28 29 27 28 28 29 27 30 30 35 34 28 29 25 33 31 26 22
2020 7 9 7 9 9 9 12 7 9 5 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 11 8 11 12 9 6 7 7 12 10 12 8
2021 10 12 9 11 10 8 11 11 6 5 8 9 10 9 10 15 10 8 14 12 10 10 15 14 7 8 15 11 9 8 9
2022 36 30 37 37 39 34 39 32 28 30 34 39 36 37 38 42 34 36 36 38 37 39 43 39 28 33 39 39 40 34 36
2023 34 25 22 33 31 28 32 28 26 22 28 31 31 23 37 33 35 27 33 36 30 26 46 36 28 23 32 33 34 28 21
Player 121 113 101 127 121 113 131 111 91 89 107 121 122 107 126 130 119 111 125 128 120