Josh Walker
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 6" 225LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 37, #1117, New York Mets | New Haven (CT)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 1 8.10 14 0 0 10 12 1.80
2024 0 0 5.11 10 0 0 12.1 11 1.54
2 Seasons 0 1 6.45 24 0 0 22.1 23 1.66
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 14 0-1 8.10 10 12 1.80
2024 10 0-0 5.11 12.1 11 1.54
2 Seasons 24 0-1 6.45 22.1 23 1.66
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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 28 219 30 2 6.7 4.2 90.7 107.2 22.5 46.7 .240 .438 .362 .336 .398 46.7 25.0 12.5 8.10 4.83
2024 29 215 38 3 7.9 5.4 86.2 108.1 8.2 39.5 .242 .378 .338 .321 .345 36.8 19.6 12.5 5.11 4.16
Player 434 68 5 7.4 4.8 88.2 108.1 14.5 42.6 .241 .406 .349 .328 .369 41.2 22.1 12.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .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.
Curveball
(38.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(34.0%) ,
Sinker
(27.9%) ,


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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 23.3 33.3 40.0 3.3 36.7 30.0 33.3 0.0 23.3 33.3 20.0 16.7 6.7 4.2
2024 47.4 23.7 23.7 5.3 36.8 39.5 23.7 5.3 36.8 21.1 18.4 10.5 7.9 5.4
Player 36.8 27.9 30.9 4.4 36.8 35.3 27.9 2.9 30.9 26.5 19.1 13.2 7.4 4.8
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! 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 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 72 94.2 13.9 0.1 1 3.2 -2.9 -48
2024 Curveball NYM L 79 83.9 35.9 -11.6 -24 7.3 1.4 24
2024 Sinker NYM L 60 92.8 22.1 0.2 1 13.0 -1.2 -8
2023 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 143 94.6 13.6 0.1 1 2.6 -3.3 -56
2023 Changeup NYM L 4 87.3 25.9 -3.1 -11 9.1 -5.4 -37
2023 Curveball NYM L 72 83.0 36.8 -12.3 -25 8.2 2.6 47
! 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 Curveball 3.4 3 82 38.1 19 .118 .118 .168 47.2 52.6 34.5 .154 .183 .206 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -5.9 -4 73 34.0 20 .412 .824 .545 15.8 5.0 4.2 .351 .682 .473 50.0
2024 Sinker 1.3 1 60 27.9 17 .308 .308 .294 11.1 0.0 0.0 .215 .234 .274 40.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -3 143 65.3 30 .346 .615 .448 19.5 20.0 15.0 .260 .519 .375 55.0
2023 Curveball -1.6 -1 72 32.9 18 .188 .188 .278 48.4 33.3 20.7 .206 .306 .273 30.0
2023 Changeup -2.1 0 4 1.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! 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 Curveball 82 83.9 26 8.4 2:30 2:30 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 73 94.2 88 16.8 11:15 11:30 -15
2024 Sinker 60 92.8 84 16.2 11:00 10:00 60
2023 Curveball 72 83.0 37 9.3 3:15 2:45 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 143 94.6 91 16.7 11:15 11:45 -30
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 48 219 -2 2 -3 -1 -4
2024 56 215 -3 5 -2 -1 -1
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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 219 46.6 77.5 82.3 25.6 43.3 43.8 50.0 49.8 27.5 5.5 100.0
2024 215 46.5 62.0 88.7 33.9 51.3 40.9 60.7 47.0 25.7 8.4 72.2
Player 434 46.5 69.8 85.1 29.7 47.8 42.4 55.8 48.4 26.7 6.9 83.3
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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 60 60 6 97
2024 43 38 7 97
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.6 93.6 -1.0
Offspeed Velocity 87.3 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.0 83.9 0.9
Exit Velocity 90.7 86.2 -4.5
Launch Angle 22.5 8.2 -14.3
Barrel % 6.7 7.9 1.2
Hard Hit % 46.7 36.8 -9.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 46.7 39.5 -7.2
xBA .240 .242 0.002
BA .286 .277 -0.009
xwOBA .336 .321 -0.015
wOBA .362 .338 -0.024
xSLG .438 .378 -0.060
SLG .452 .426 -0.026
K% 25.0 19.6 -5.4
BB% 12.5 12.5 0.0
Swing % 49.8 47.0 -2.8
Whiff% 27.5 25.7 -1.8
In Zone % 46.6 46.5 -0.1
Out of Zone % 53.4 53.5 0.1
Out of Zone Swing % 25.6 33.9 8.3
First Pitch Swing % 29.2 28.6 -0.6
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 60.7 10.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 48 .362 26 0 0.0 22 13 59.1
2024 Shades 56 .338 32 0 0.0 24 8 33.3
! 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 62 14.8 50.0% 0.0% 36 18.8 11.1% 0.0%
2024 47 15.5 31.9% 0.0% 50 17.2 14.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution