Taijuan Walker

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	8/13/1992 (30)
Height, Weight	6'4", 235 lb
Hometown	Shreveport, LA

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	12-5	157.1	3.49	1.19	20.3%	6.9%	27.8%				93.7	11.2%	28.9%	46.4%	3.60	.297

	27^th 7 W	50^th 117 IP	64^th 4.18 ERA	63^rd 1.28 WHIP	102^nd 21.3% K%	92^nd 7.5% BB%	99^th 27.9% CSW%				82^nd 93.3 FB MPH	110^th 11.7% SwStr%	139^th 27.1% HC%	67^th 44.0% GB%	60^th 4.16 xERA	55^th .320 xwOBA

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	ARI	3	3	13.0	0	0	3.46	0.92	3.93	5.56	1.54	10.4	16.1%	8.9%	.341	.171	29.0%	41.2%	16.7%	80.6%	7.1%	31.7%
2019	ARI	1	1	1.0	0	0	0.00	14.51	1.22	5.35	1.00	9.0	25.0%	0.0%	.333	.381	25.0%	33.3%	0.0%	100.0%	13.3%	20.0%
2020	SEA/TOR	11	11	53.1	4	3	2.70	4.34	4.56	4.73	1.16	7.3	22.2%	8.4%	.243	.278	22.0%	37.3%	14.5%	78.5%	8.7%	27.8%
2021	NYM	30	29	159.0	7	11	4.47	4.24	4.58	4.34	1.18	7.5	22.3%	8.4%	.254	.270	27.1%	44.5%	16.8%	69.4%	10.9%	29.5%
2022	NYM	29	29	157.1	12	5	3.49	3.55	3.65	3.94	1.19	8.2	20.3%	6.9%	.284	.271	28.9%	46.4%	10.3%	75.7%	11.2%	27.8%
SP MLB AVG		22	22	117.0	7	7	4.18	4.16	4.15	4.13	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.6%	.291	.283	27.0%	44.0%	13.4%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
5 Years		74	73	383.2	23	19	3.78	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.20	7.9	21.3%	7.8%	.269	.270	27.2%	44.2%	13.8%	73.9%	10.6%	28.6%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 29%
Splitter | 27%
Slider | 18%
Sinker | 12%
Curveball | 9%
Cutter | 5%
Changeup | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	93.4	27.2%	14.3%	54.1%	4.9%	31.1%	36.1%	60.7%	59.0%	33.3%	33.3%	.091	.174	.111	0.0%	.162	.242	38.5%	2,191
2019	93.3	66.7%	50.0%	80.0%	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%	90.0%	90.0%	50.0%	50.0%	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	.255	.221	0.0%	2,167
2020	93.1	37.7%	23.4%	53.8%	9.3%	23.4%	32.7%	64.9%	61.9%	29.8%	46.8%	.156	.297	.159	13.6%	.207	.335	25.0%	2,123
2021	94.5	34.9%	27.0%	53.8%	11.5%	21.1%	32.6%	67.1%	62.0%	27.2%	49.0%	.211	.306	.235	19.4%	.222	.320	29.0%	2,098
2022	93.7	29.4%	25.5%	47.6%	9.1%	23.4%	32.5%	65.9%	60.5%	27.2%	49.1%	.255	.345	.299	12.5%	.238	.333	31.4%	2,144
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.8%	26.4%	50.1%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	34.9%	41.7%	.268	.354	.297	13.7%	.262	.356	30.9%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.162	.242	.199	.197	38.5%	11.1%	33.3%	23.1%	95.5	83.2	17.7	0.8	1.5	-2.4	6.6	6.3	2,191
2019	.255	.221	.255	.221	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	87.3	82.0	18.7	0.7	1.5	-2.1	6.7	5.9	2,167
2020	.207	.335	.240	.346	25.0%	12.8%	40.4%	23.8%	90.5	87.2	20.9	4.4	11.5	-1.6	6.4	6.2	2,123
2021	.222	.320	.255	.423	29.0%	15.6%	41.9%	26.7%	89.5	89.7	22.5	6.0	10.2	-1.6	6.2	6.1	2,098
2022	.238	.333	.278	.388	31.4%	11.4%	39.5%	26.2%	91.4	88.4	23.6	6.4	10.3	-1.9	6.3	6.0	2,144
SP MLB AVG	.262	.356	.286	.397	30.9%	10.0%	41.5%	29.0%	90.5	88.6	18.9	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,250

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	61	13	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	37	24	.091	.091	.174
2019	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	.000	.000	.000
2020	333	80	4	3	0	3	18	13	2	0	216	117	.156	.344	.297
2021	890	232	20	11	0	14	68	16	0	0	597	293	.211	.460	.306
2022	735	172	23	9	0	7	39	18	1	0	484	251	.255	.451	.345
SP MLB AVG	637	157	22	7	1	6	32	15	1	0	423	214	.268	.467	.354

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	11.1%	0.0%	33.3%	22.2%	44.4%	9.8%	0.0%	22.2%	44.4%	11.1%	11.1%	44.4%
2019	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	29.8%	23.4%	46.8%	12.8%	13.6%	36.2%	36.2%	27.7%	18.0%	2.1%	21.3%	36.2%	17.0%	10.6%	44.7%
2021	27.2%	23.8%	49.0%	10.9%	19.4%	22.3%	37.2%	40.5%	17.9%	7.5%	16.3%	34.0%	21.8%	4.8%	38.8%
2022	27.2%	23.7%	49.1%	16.7%	12.5%	29.8%	36.8%	33.3%	17.8%	1.8%	19.3%	39.5%	20.2%	7.9%	42.1%
SP MLB AVG	34.9%	23.4%	41.7%	12.5%	13.7%	31.9%	35.4%	32.7%	21.0%	3.5%	22.9%	31.9%	23.9%	7.7%	38.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	38.5%	11.1%	33.3%	23.1%	.091	.174	.111	.111	.162	.242	.199	.197	95.5	83.2	17.7
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.255	.221	.255	.221	87.3	82.0	18.7
2020	25.0%	12.8%	40.4%	23.8%	.156	.297	.159	.213	.207	.335	.240	.346	90.5	87.2	20.9
2021	29.0%	15.6%	41.9%	26.7%	.211	.306	.235	.308	.222	.320	.255	.423	89.5	89.7	22.5
2022	31.4%	11.4%	39.5%	26.2%	.255	.345	.299	.342	.238	.333	.278	.388	91.4	88.4	23.6
SP MLB AVG	30.9%	10.0%	41.5%	29.0%	.268	.354	.297	.337	.262	.356	.286	.397	90.5	88.6	18.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	14.3%	54.1%	4.9%	31.1%	36.1%	60.7%	59.0%	16.7%	29.5%	83.3%	50.0%	92.9%	40.0%	12.5%	62.5%	50.0%
2019	50.0%	80.0%	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%	90.0%	90.0%	12.5%	80.0%	87.5%	100.0%	85.7%	20.0%	33.3%	100.0%	100.0%
2020	23.4%	53.8%	9.3%	23.4%	32.7%	64.9%	61.9%	22.5%	41.4%	77.5%	61.1%	83.3%	30.9%	13.2%	58.8%	50.0%
2021	27.0%	53.8%	11.5%	21.1%	32.6%	67.1%	62.0%	24.9%	46.0%	75.1%	66.7%	78.2%	30.2%	21.6%	65.4%	55.8%
2022	25.5%	47.6%	9.1%	23.4%	32.5%	65.9%	60.5%	21.5%	42.4%	78.5%	68.4%	83.2%	32.1%	23.5%	68.8%	56.5%
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	50.1%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	19.4%	47.6%	80.6%	71.0%	84.4%	22.8%	22.2%	62.5%	51.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	31.1%	19.7%	49.2%	44.3%	29.5%	26.2%	9.8%	18.0%	62.3%	57.4%	37.7%	26.2%	54.1%	8.6%	12.5%
2019	70.0%	10.0%	20.0%	60.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	40.0%	50.0%	50.0%	20.0%	30.0%	80.0%	20.0%	0.0%
2020	33.9%	33.0%	33.0%	61.3%	23.1%	15.6%	7.8%	32.1%	34.8%	48.6%	35.7%	34.2%	53.8%	10.5%	15.8%
2021	32.5%	28.9%	38.7%	52.6%	27.8%	19.7%	8.4%	22.2%	48.9%	52.8%	24.0%	36.0%	53.8%	11.1%	21.3%
2022	33.2%	27.9%	38.9%	56.6%	24.8%	18.6%	6.9%	21.2%	50.9%	56.9%	25.0%	31.3%	47.6%	12.7%	17.0%
SP MLB AVG	34.6%	28.0%	37.4%	51.1%	26.4%	22.6%	7.4%	30.1%	41.8%	58.0%	28.9%	28.3%	50.1%	14.0%	16.1%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	88.4	4.0%	16.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	44.4%	33.3%	50.0%	50.0%	.250	.220	.250	0.0%	.225	.305	75.0%	1,890
2019	88.5	26.7%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	.000	.000	0.0%	1,723
2020	89.0	17.4%	25.3%	48.7%	7.8%	16.2%	24.0%	64.3%	55.8%	31.4%	45.7%	.271	.301	.333	12.5%	.209	.249	16.3%	1,764
2021	89.6	14.8%	42.1%	42.7%	14.6%	11.9%	26.5%	66.6%	59.9%	56.6%	26.3%	.258	.340	.282	25.0%	.250	.332	27.4%	1,597
2022	88.8	27.1%	46.3%	38.5%	17.4%	8.0%	25.4%	67.4%	61.5%	66.0%	15.7%	.192	.224	.247	8.3%	.212	.253	28.0%	1,431
SP MLB AVG	85.7	20.7%	34.5%	35.6%	15.6%	9.5%	25.2%	59.5%	54.4%	48.9%	24.5%	.203	.257	.241	17.5%	.226	.276	26.4%	1,405

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.225	.305	.149	.305	75.0%	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%	94.8	99.7	14.0	1.1	0.9	-2.7	6.4	6.1	1,890
2019	.000	.000	-	-	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	1.2	0.9	-2.3	6.5	5.6	1,723
2020	.209	.249	.245	.329	16.3%	5.7%	37.1%	26.5%	85.8	86.3	17.8	7.9	6.4	-1.8	6.2	6.2	1,764
2021	.250	.332	.275	.380	27.4%	7.9%	38.2%	27.4%	88.9	88.8	3.5	8.5	4.5	-1.8	6.1	6.0	1,597
2022	.212	.253	.264	.306	28.0%	5.9%	31.4%	22.2%	88.6	83.7	-1.0	6.8	1.7	-2.1	6.2	6.0	1,431
SP MLB AVG	.226	.276	.293	.353	26.4%	4.3%	40.7%	25.8%	87.6	86.2	7.4	6.6	2.8	-1.4	5.7	6.4	1,405

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	.250	.250	.220
2019	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.000	.000
2020	154	49	10	1	0	2	13	1	0	0	99	55	.271	.417	.301
2021	377	106	14	6	0	5	21	8	1	1	251	126	.258	.474	.340
2022	678	221	29	9	0	2	53	11	1	0	457	221	.192	.264	.224
SP MLB AVG	278	83	11	3	0	2	26	3	0	1	174	104	.203	.347	.257

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	31.4%	22.9%	45.7%	11.4%