Taijuan Walker
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
8.53
WHIP
1.58
K
4
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Walker signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Phillies prior to last season, and while his passable 4.38 ERA across 31 starts may have helped the team eat enough innings to get into the playoffs, the fact that he wasn't trusted to throw a single postseason inning is telling. Walker was seemingly lucky to finish with his respectable ERA, as both his xFIP (4.83) and SIERA (4.97) indicated things could have been much worse. Pitchers who are worse than league average in both strikeout rate (18.8%) and walk rate (9.7%) don't tend to be very imposing unless they're elite at keeping the ball on the ground, and while Walker has been above-average in that area for most of his career, he's far from an outlier. Walker should get the ball every fifth day for a contender again in 2024, which has fantasy value in deeper leagues, but given that his numbers trended in the wrong direction as 2023 progressed, another step back seems more likely than another step forward. Read Past Outlooks
Earns win despite shaky debut
Walker (1-0) picked up the win over the Padres on Sunday, allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out four over 6.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
The Padres piled on all six of their runs in just two innings. They got to Walker for three runs in the third with Fernando Tatis doubling home Jurickson Profar before coming home on a two-run blast from Jake Cronenworth. Walker was able to cruise into the seventh where he ran into more trouble, as the Padres added three more runs on a home run from Luis Campusano to make it a 7-6 game. His day would end there and he was able to squeak by with an ugly win. He'll look for some better results next time and is projected to take the mound next weekend against the Giants.
The Padres piled on all six of their runs in just two innings. They got to Walker for three runs in the third with Fernando Tatis doubling home Jurickson Profar before coming home on a two-run blast from Jake Cronenworth. Walker was able to cruise into the seventh where he ran into more trouble, as the Padres added three more runs on a home run from Luis Campusano to make it a 7-6 game. His day would end there and he was able to squeak by with an ugly win. He'll look for some better results next time and is projected to take the mound next weekend against the Giants.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Taijuan Walker generally throw?
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What part of the game does Taijuan Walker generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-21%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .235 | 133 | 64 | 135 | 20 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .246 | 141 | 54 | 171 | 17 | |||
2024vs Left | .364 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .286 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .226 | 75 | 40 | 74 | 12 | |||
2023vs Right | .252 | 63 | 31 | 81 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .242 | 57 | 23 | 57 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .239 | 75 | 22 | 86 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.49 | 1.20 | 159.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.53 | 1.31 | 176.2 | 6.9 | 3.0 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 8.53 | 1.58 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Home | 3.55 | 1.23 | 88.2 | 7.8 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Away | 5.25 | 1.39 | 84.0 | 6.5 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 3.42 | 1.17 | 71.0 | 7.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2022Away | 3.54 | 1.22 | 86.1 | 7.4 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Taijuan Walker compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
5.7BB/9
2.8HR/9
2.8Fastball
91.5 mphERA
8.53WHIP
1.58BABIP
.302GB/FB
0.50Left On Base
55.6%Exit Velocity
85.4 mphBarrels/BBE
15.2%Spin Rate
1953 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.3%Swinging Strike
11.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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No qualifying offer coming
The Mets will not offer Walker a qualifying offer, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
New York is expected to extend qualifying offers to Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Brandon Nimmo but not Walker. It is likely good news for Walker, as he won't have to worry about potential suitors being wary of giving up draft pick compensation if a new team signs the veteran. The 30-year-old posted a 3.49 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 2.93 K/BB in 157.1 innings across 29 starts in 2022 and he is likely to receive interest from many teams for a multi-year deal.
New York is expected to extend qualifying offers to Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Brandon Nimmo but not Walker. It is likely good news for Walker, as he won't have to worry about potential suitors being wary of giving up draft pick compensation if a new team signs the veteran. The 30-year-old posted a 3.49 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 2.93 K/BB in 157.1 innings across 29 starts in 2022 and he is likely to receive interest from many teams for a multi-year deal.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Walker struggled during the second half of 2021 and finished with a 4.47 ERA, but he didn't fade as much down the stretch last season and overall produced a 3.49 ERA and 1.19 WHIP across 157.1 innings. The right-hander's strikeout rate dropped two percentage points to 20.3 percent, but he also cut his walk rate to 6.9 percent, which is his best figure since 2016. The advanced stats indicate Walker could be due for some regression (3.94 xERA, 4.05 SIERA, 3.89 xFIP), and he won't be helped much by the defense after joining Philadelphia on a four-year, $72 million deal. He'll be stable in the middle of the rotation for the reigning NL Champions and should be a solid mixed-league option for fantasy managers in 2023, though his strikeout numbers certainly limit his upside.
More Fantasy News
Activated for season debut
The Phillies reinstated Walker (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start against the Padres on Sunday.
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Rejoining rotation Sunday
Manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday that Walker (shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday against the Padres, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Reaches seventh inning in rehab start
Walker (shoulder) struck out one and allowed four earned runs on seven hits and three walks over 6.1 innings in the third start of his rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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Will make another rehab start
Walker (shoulder) will make one more rehab start with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday before rejoining the Phillies' rotation, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Could be activated soon
Walker (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Friday and could be activated from the 15-day injured list after that, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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