Walker Buehler

#21 - Starting Pitcher

Los Angeles Dodgers

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	7/28/1994 (28)
Height, Weight	6'2", 185 lb
Hometown	Lexington, KY

2022 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	7 W	117 IP	4.18 ERA	1.28 WHIP	21.3% K%	7.6% BB%	27.9% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	-	-	-	-	-	-

	93.3 FB MPH	11.7% SwStr%	27.0% HC%	44.0% GB%	4.90 PLV	4.16 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	LAD	24	23	137.1	8	5	2.62	-	3.04	-	0.96	6.2	27.9%	6.8%	.249	-	-	0.79	-	78.4%	12.6%	30.6%	-
2019	LAD	30	30	182.1	14	4	3.26	-	3.01	-	1.04	7.6	29.2%	5.0%	.292	-	-	0.99	-	71.0%	13.5%	31.5%	-
2020	LAD	8	8	36.2	1	0	3.44	3.06	4.38	3.96	0.95	5.9	28.6%	7.5%	.198	22.9%	36.7%	1.72	18.9%	68.7%	13.2%	31.0%	5.19
2021	LAD	33	33	207.2	16	4	2.47	3.09	3.16	3.59	0.97	6.5	26.0%	6.4%	.250	24.6%	47.4%	0.82	11.0%	80.9%	13.0%	31.1%	5.23
2022	LAD	12	12	65.0	6	3	4.02	3.89	3.81	3.50	1.29	9.3	21.2%	6.2%	.312	30.0%	50.3%	1.11	15.7%	74.9%	12.3%	26.9%	5.09
SP MLB Percentile		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	27.0%	44.0%	-	13.4%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%	4.90
5 Years		107	106	629.0	45	16	2.95	-	-	-	1.02	7.0	27.0%	6.1%	.267	18.7%	46.9%	0.94	25.3%	76.1%	13.0%	30.6%	5.19

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 35%
Cutter | 25%
Curveball | 17%
Slider | 11%
Changeup | 8%
Sinker | 5%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 All

Show 2022 MLB Percentile | Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	96.2	14.9%	-	-	14.2%	20.1%	34.3%	67.3%	63.9%	-	-	.177	.242	.263	-	-	-	-	-
2019	96.6	18.8%	-	-	12.2%	20.5%	32.6%	69.2%	64.0%	-	-	.257	.311	.315	-	-	-	-	-
2020	96.8	54.5%	25.3%	52.9%	11.3%	23.5%	34.9%	66.7%	64.5%	33.3%	50.0%	.117	.194	.167	5.6%	.109	.180	16.4%	2,569
2021	95.3	44.3%	26.1%	53.3%	9.2%	23.8%	33.0%	68.7%	64.6%	35.8%	39.0%	.201	.289	.239	11.8%	.235	.325	29.1%	2,506
2022	95.2	34.6%	24.4%	46.7%	5.8%	18.8%	24.6%	61.3%	53.3%	39.1%	36.2%	.377	.465	.375	20.0%	.342	.456	40.4%	2,271
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.109	.180	.175	.180	16.4%	0.0%	24.3%	13.2%	89.5	86.6	26.3	3.3	11.3	-0.7	5.6	6.3	2,569
2021	.235	.325	.284	.368	29.1%	9.6%	39.4%	25.5%	89.2	89.2	17.0	2.0	10.4	-0.7	5.6	6.4	2,506
2022	.342	.456	.330	.468	40.4%	10.1%	49.3%	38.2%	92.2	92.5	15.8	3.6	9.8	-0.8	5.5	6.5	2,271
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	324	68	6	4	0	1	23	6	0	0	218	106	.177	.290	.242
2019	533	121	19	3	1	5	33	6	2	0	369	164	.257	.440	.311
2020	327	68	5	1	0	1	23	8	0	0	218	109	.117	.183	.194
2021	1,397	337	31	17	0	10	80	39	0	0	960	437	.201	.363	.289
2022	362	89	20	4	0	5	8	12	0	0	222	140	.377	.623	.465
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	33.3%	16.7%	50.0%	27.8%	5.6%	27.0%	29.7%	43.2%	20.5%	2.8%	25.0%	47.2%	11.1%	13.9%	19.4%
2021	35.8%	25.2%	39.0%	13.3%	11.8%	27.5%	40.8%	31.7%	20.1%	7.3%	22.5%	30.7%	21.6%	8.3%	35.3%
2022	39.1%	24.6%	36.2%	8.7%	20.0%	21.7%	50.7%	27.5%	17.7%	2.9%	21.7%	26.1%	29.0%	10.1%	40.6%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	.177	.242	.263	.282	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.257	.311	.315	.359	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	16.4%	0.0%	24.3%	13.2%	.117	.194	.167	.189	.109	.180	.175	.180	89.5	86.6	26.3
2021	29.1%	9.6%	39.4%	25.5%	.201	.289	.239	.275	.235	.325	.284	.368	89.2	89.2	17.0
2022	40.4%	10.1%	49.3%	38.2%	.377	.465	.375	.420	.342	.456	.330	.468	92.2	92.5	15.8
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	14.2%	20.1%	34.3%	67.3%	63.9%	30.1%	47.2%	69.9%	-	-	28.7%	-	67.0%	62.8%
2019	-	-	12.2%	20.5%	32.6%	69.2%	64.0%	25.0%	48.8%	75.0%	-	-	25.5%	-	61.6%	50.8%
2020	25.3%	52.9%	11.3%	23.5%	34.9%	66.7%	64.5%	26.2%	43.1%	73.8%	61.5%	78.4%	33.7%	26.0%	60.6%	50.0%
2021	26.1%	53.3%	9.2%	23.8%	33.0%	68.7%	64.6%	20.5%	45.0%	79.5%	66.5%	84.3%	31.8%	21.5%	68.3%	57.9%
2022	24.4%	46.7%	5.8%	18.8%	24.6%	61.3%	53.3%	13.6%	42.5%	86.4%	76.6%	90.7%	23.5%	27.1%	58.3%	48.8%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55.9%	6.5%	37.7%	-	9.9%	18.9%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	61.2%	11.6%	27.2%	-	12.3%	22.8%
2020	27.8%	32.4%	39.8%	41.0%	22.0%	37.0%	7.0%	18.3%	49.2%	56.3%	14.4%	29.4%	52.9%	9.8%	24.0%
2021	30.0%	31.1%	38.9%	48.9%	26.8%	24.3%	8.0%	18.5%	50.4%	57.0%	13.7%	29.3%	53.3%	11.3%	19.3%
2022	36.5%	27.1%	36.5%	44.8%	26.0%	29.3%	6.9%	24.6%	48.3%	63.5%	13.0%	23.5%	46.7%	11.7%	9.4%
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	34.6%	28.0%	37.4%	51.1%	26.4%	22.6%	7.4%	30.1%	41.8%	58.0%	13.7%	28.3%	50.1%	14.0%	16.1%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	324	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	533	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	327	5.26	1,361	51.0%	18.1%	30.9%	20.1%	-10.3	2.99	-10
2021	1,397	5.25	7,098	50.7%	19.0%	30.3%	20.3%	-19.4	3.22	-17
2022	362	4.86	1,759	41.4%	18.8%	39.8%	1.7%	8.9	4.28	+10
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	637	4.80	2,806	38.9%	21.3%	39.8%	-0.9%	-1.3	-	-2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	92.3	3.1%	-	-	10.3%	8.8%	19.1%	67.6%	63.2%	-	-	.167	.201	.188	-	-	-	-	-
2019	92.8	4.2%	-	-	17.8%	15.3%	33.1%	74.6%	66.1%	-	-	.263	.310	.313	-	-	-	-	-
2020	92.5	15.2%	36.7%	46.2%	19.8%	4.4%	24.2%	63.7%	54.9%	29.2%	37.5%	.250	.279	.280	11.1%	.299	.331	25.8%	2,819
2021	91.7	15.9%	34.6%	47.0%	16.7%	12.7%	29.5%	68.5%	63.1%	52.1%	25.0%	.233	.296	.258	12.5%	.264	.318	12.7%	2,626
2022	91.4	25.0%	39.2%	45.2%	14.9%	14.2%	29.1%	69.3%	63.6%	58.0%	20.0%	.234	.247	.294	0.0%	.247	.257	24.2%	2,403
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	88.0	19.8%	30.2%	45.7%	11.1%	14.7%	25.7%	64.3%	58.0%	41.7%	36.6%	.268	.351	.281	16.2%	.272	.362	28.8%	2,330

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.299	.331	.347	.398	25.8%	4.2%	38.5%	30.3%	87.6	87.8	20.9	2.8	5.9	-0.9	5.5	6.3	2,819
2021	.264	.318	.293	.345	12.7%	4.2%	28.1%	21.4%	80.6	76.0	6.2	2.9	4.9	-0.9	5.5	6.4	2,626
2022	.247	.257	.309	.296	24.2%	4.0%	35.3%	26.9%	81.9	75.7	1.8	2.2	5.2	-0.9	5.4	6.5	2,403
SP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG	.272	.362	.275	.397	28.8%	10.3%	39.9%	30.5%	87.5	87.1	14.7	1.7	4.5	-0.9	5.7	6.3	2,330

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	68	20	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	46	22	.167	.167	.201
2019	118	40	6	1	3	0	6	2	0	1	88	30	.263	.447	.310
2020	91	33	6