Taijuan Walker
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 235LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2010 | Rd: C-A, #43, Seattle Mariners | Yucaipa HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 12 5 3.49 29 29 0 157.1 132 1.19
2023 15 6 4.38 31 31 0 172.2 138 1.31
2024 3 7 7.10 19 15 0 83.2 58 1.72
12 Seasons 72 63 4.19 217 209 0 1,154.1 1,002 1.27
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 29 12-5 3.49 157.1 132 1.19
2023 31 15-6 4.38 172.2 138 1.31
2024 19 3-7 7.10 83.2 58 1.72
12 Seasons 217 72-63 4.19 1,154.1 1,002 1.27
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
2015 22 2630 500 38 7.6 5.4 89.4 113.2 13.9 35.0 .251 .428 .311 .318 .384 33.8 22.3 5.5 4.56 4.22
2016 23 2311 409 37 9.0 6.5 89.4 111.5 12.7 34.0 .247 .436 .326 .321 .376 36.7 20.8 6.5 4.22 4.37
2017 24 2743 467 24 5.1 3.5 88.7 116.7 9.6 30.2 .244 .406 .311 .313 .360 34.5 21.4 8.9 3.49 4.21
2018 25 224 42 5 11.9 8.9 92.1 112.5 10.8 38.1 .307 .528 .331 .385 .433 42.9 16.1 8.9 3.46 6.69
2019 26 15 3 1 33.3 25.0 92.6 103.0 19.3 33.3 .263 .524 .304 .324 .431 33.3 25.0 0.0 0.00 4.66
2020 27 884 152 11 7.2 4.9 88.4 108.6 14.0 40.1 .254 .452 .291 .340 .397 32.9 22.2 8.4 2.70 5.00
2021 28 2547 449 45 10.0 6.9 89.1 115.9 12.4 30.5 .245 .442 .301 .328 .387 39.4 22.3 8.4 4.47 4.60
2022 29 2500 466 34 7.3 5.2 89.3 115.9 11.3 33.7 .245 .395 .293 .308 .354 40.6 20.3 6.9 3.49 3.94
2023 30 2837 516 35 6.8 4.8 89.1 111.3 11.1 33.1 .248 .405 .313 .321 .351 40.9 18.8 9.7 4.38 4.36
2024 31 1435 283 38 13.4 10.0 91.4 115.3 15.4 37.8 .295 .553 .413 .396 .435 46.3 15.2 9.7 7.10 7.09
Player 18126 3287 268 8.2 5.7 89.4 116.7 12.2 33.6 .252 .432 .317 .327 .376 38.3 20.5 7.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Walker relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(27.5%) ,
Split Finger
(21.9%) ,
Sweeper
(17.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.5%) ,
Curveball
(10.8%) ,
Cutter
(9.4%) ,


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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
2015 40.6 21.2 29.6 8.6 38.6 36.4 24.8 2.2 30.4 26.6 25.4 5.6 7.6 5.4
2016 45.0 19.3 27.4 8.3 38.1 36.4 25.4 2.4 35.2 24.2 24.7 3.7 9.0 6.5
2017 50.1 22.1 23.3 4.5 31.9 36.8 31.3 3.4 37.0 22.7 23.6 6.6 5.1 3.5
2018 45.2 23.8 31.0 0.0 28.6 47.6 23.8 2.4 33.3 19.0 23.8 7.1 11.9 8.9
2019 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 25.0
2020 38.2 27.0 26.3 8.6 38.8 36.8 24.3 3.3 28.3 28.3 23.0 9.9 7.2 4.9
2021 43.2 28.1 21.8 6.9 31.6 36.3 32.1 5.1 30.7 24.9 23.4 5.3 10.0 6.9
2022 46.1 23.2 23.6 7.1 38.2 40.1 21.7 3.4 35.4 23.0 24.5 5.4 7.3 5.2
2023 45.3 25.0 23.4 6.2 38.6 38.8 22.7 5.2 33.5 24.6 22.9 6.6 6.8 4.8
2024 37.5 27.2 28.3 7.1 44.2 38.5 17.3 3.5 26.1 25.1 24.7 6.7 13.4 10.0
Player 44.1 23.7 25.3 6.9 36.9 37.7 25.4 3.6 32.8 24.6 24.0 5.9 8.2 5.7
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 Curveball PHI R 141 74.7 59.3 -1.6 7.2GLV -2.5 -10.2 0.5 7.2GLV -2.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 164 91.5 15.8 -0.3 9.3ARM 3.2 16.9 1.2 9.3ARM 1.8
2024 Sweeper PHI R 242 85.1 29.0 -9.0 5.4GLV -6.8 8.5 -6.9 5.4GLV -8.8
2024 Cutter PHI R 132 87.4 21.0 6.8 0.0GLV -3.5 14.7 6.4 0.0GLV -2.7
2024 Split-Finger PHI R 299 86.7 33.5 0.8 10.7ARM 0.9 2.8 -0.1 10.7ARM 0.1
2024 Sinker PHI R 378 91.1 20.8 -1.5 14.9ARM 1.5 12.1 -4.8 14.9ARM 0.1
2023 Cutter PHI R 489 87.2 25.3 3.2 2.8GLV -0.3 10.5 2.6 2.8GLV 0.2
2023 Curveball PHI R 162 74.8 60.3 -0.2 7.8GLV -1.1 -11.2 1.3 7.8GLV -1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 498 92.8 15.2 -0.2 9.1ARM 3.0 16.6 0.8 9.1ARM 1.7
2023 Sweeper PHI R 86 82.9 32.4 -8.2 9.7GLV -3.7 7.4 -5.9 9.7GLV -4.4
2023 Split-Finger PHI R 942 87.9 33.0 0.6 11.9ARM 0.9 2.4 0.9 11.9ARM 0.8
2023 Sinker PHI R 660 92.4 20.6 -0.7 15.5ARM 1.7 11.5 -3.9 15.5ARM 0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 -3.2 -12 395 27.5 116 .378 .684 .490 8.2 17.2 24.1 .332 .612 .447 46.2
2024 Split-Finger -3.5 -11 314 21.9 100 .380 .652 .456 16.3 12.0 9.5 .297 .564 .388 53.7
2024 Sweeper 1.7 4 256 17.8 75 .157 .314 .235 28.0 14.7 18.3 .230 .429 .304 31.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.5 -4 180 12.5 32 .346 .615 .464 23.2 28.1 18.0 .340 .576 .449 76.5
2024 Curveball 2.6 4 155 10.8 30 .172 .310 .222 14.9 13.3 12.1 .243 .402 .290 28.0
2024 Cutter -6.2 -8 135 9.4 28 .435 1.087 .665 9.3 7.1 10.0 .344 .812 .524 57.1
2023 Split-Finger 0.5 5 942 33.2 295 .205 .295 .269 24.4 21.7 18.2 .233 .342 .289 44.9
2023 Sinker 0.8 5 660 23.3 175 .273 .429 .352 10.0 16.6 22.3 .280 .453 .356 41.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -6 498 17.6 96 .257 .541 .418 25.4 17.7 11.6 .254 .532 .413 50.9
2023 Cutter 0.0 0 489 17.2 106 .276 .418 .333 15.9 10.4 11.7 .262 .364 .289 29.2
2023 Curveball 0.0 0 162 5.7 36 .212 .485 .324 36.0 30.6 32.4 .173 .380 .267 18.2
2023 Sweeper -4.0 -3 86 3.0 24 .217 .696 .383 30.4 25.0 18.8 .231 .617 .364 47.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 140 74.8 68 15.0 7:30 7:00 30
2024 Cutter 131 87.4 67 14.0 12:30 12:00 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 162 91.5 98 18.9 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Split-Finger 255 86.7 77 11.5 1:30 2:45 -75
2024 Sinker 373 91.1 97 19.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Sweeper 237 85.1 47 9.6 11:45 10:45 60
2023 Curveball 161 74.8 73 16.3 7:30 7:00 30
2023 Cutter 484 87.2 51 10.5 12:15 11:15 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 494 92.8 97 18.5 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Split-Finger 753 87.9 80 12.8 1:30 2:45 -75
2023 Sinker 657 92.4 95 19.3 1:15 2:00 -45
2023 Sweeper 83 82.9 36 12.6 9:30 10:00 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 60 233 0 2 -2 0 1
2014 159 622 6 9 -6 -3 5
2015 704 2,625 0 10 -11 -9 -9
2016 571 2,303 2 11 -10 -9 -6
2017 683 2,789 13 28 -18 -12 11
2018 56 224 3 1 -3 -1 0
2020 225 881 6 9 -4 -6 5
2021 654 2,547 13 14 -20 -11 -4
2022 648 2,499 4 31 -14 -12 10
2023 732 2,837 12 17 -14 -14 1
2024 381 1,435 -2 -3 -17 -6 -28
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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 %
2015 2,630 50.4 65.0 82.0 30.3 61.8 43.9 63.0 47.8 23.5 7.6 73.4
2016 2,311 50.5 65.3 83.1 30.8 64.2 43.1 63.7 48.2 22.5 7.3 79.8
2017 2,743 49.8 65.1 82.4 25.1 65.6 43.4 58.9 45.0 21.7 7.5 72.9
2018 224 57.1 56.3 81.9 15.6 66.7 41.1 67.9 38.8 18.4 8.9 80.0
2019 15 60.0 88.9 87.5 33.3 50.0 53.3 75.0 66.7 20.0 0.0 --
2020 884 50.8 63.2 86.6 21.2 57.6 42.2 56.9 42.4 20.5 7.7 73.5
2021 2,547 52.0 64.8 79.9 26.0 64.2 43.0 64.1 46.2 23.6 7.5 69.3
2022 2,500 47.5 66.4 84.6 30.1 59.0 43.1 62.7 47.3 23.6 6.6 70.7
2023 2,837 46.0 63.7 86.0 27.4 64.8 41.5 60.7 44.1 20.5 6.7 69.6
2024 1,435 48.7 64.1 89.1 25.1 67.0 41.0 62.2 44.1 16.7 7.2 73.1
Player 18,126 49.4 64.8 83.6 27.5 63.3 42.8 61.9 45.9 22.0 7.2 72.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 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
2015 34 37 19 12 60 1 10 15 43 63 81 57 58 79 33 13 78
2016 36 49 28 16 61 8 5 26 31 50 72 42 74 75 24 28 69
2017 50 52 46 45 45 26 67 14 37 48 38 30 22 61 24 26 45
2018 66 42 67
2020 28 34 25 23 37 19 48 50 74 43 52 13 7 46 19 39 36
2021 30 41 25 19 50 3 14 41 42 39 47 28 29 63 15 33 26
2022 45 40 38 40 52 13 48 28 26 32 61 29 55 43 22 16 23
2023 41 43 48 53 35 16 71 47 38 18 31 9 30 27 7 31 11
2024 1 1 1 1 1 13 1 1 3 3 25 1 13 11 4 35 13
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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 %
2016 22.3 27 24.3 3 10 20 9 33.3
2017 22.8 18 20.7 -3 7 19 7 38.9
2018 22.5 1 0.9 0 1 1 0 0.0
2019 -- 0 0.3 0 0 1 0 --
2020 24.1 8 7.2 1 5 4 4 50.0
2021 23.4 26 24.0 2 10 17 11 42.3
2022 24.0 15 15.4 0 8 16 3 20.0
2023 23.1 20 18.8 1 8 17 5 25.0
2024 24.8 24 24.7 -1 3 13 16 66.7
Player 23.5 139 136.3 3 52 108 55 39.6
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
2016 27 26 19 26 23 21 25 24 20 18 25 29 26 19 26 26 15 21 28 26 26 23 33 32 23 24 22 30 31 24 17
2017 18 18 19 28 23 21 26 18 15 14 17 27 21 20 20 25 17 19 21 21 21 20 28 24 18 16 20 28 25 20 12
2018 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
2019 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2020 8 7 8 9 8 7 9 6 6 5 8 8 7 7 8 6 7 6 8 9 7 9 9 6 6 6 6 10 6 8 5
2021 26 26 25 22 26 25 29 22 16 18 19 29 23 19 22 27 25 23 23 25 24 24 31 26 23 22 25 30 24 25 21
2022 15 14 13 15 19 16 20 12 10 11 13 16 15 14 14 20 13 12 14 17 16 15 24 17 13 12 21 20 16 17 14
2023 20 18 19 14 23 18 20 16 15 17 17 19 17 18 20 20 21 18 20 22 20 22 23 23 15 16 20 15 21 18 18
2024 24 24 23 25 21 25 28 22 20 22 25 25 27 24 24 23 27 21 27 27 27 25 31 28 24 25 23 26 27 24 21
Player 139 136 128 140 144 133 159 121 102 105 124 154 138 122 134 148 125 121 144 148 143 141 180 159 123 121 138 160 153 136 108
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.