Taijuan Walker
2013–2025 · P

Taijuan Walker

6' 4", 253 lbs·Lived to 34·Bats B / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2026 · 20,639 pitches · 92.5 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.70
Best ERA · 2020
15
Most W · 2023
157
Most K · 2015
1.163
Best WHIP · 2020
Career Arc · OPS
3 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
12 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2013SEA3000
2014SEA8000
2015SEA29901.111.33346
2016SEA25000
2017AZ285215.231.55374
2018AZ3400.000.0000
2019AZ1000
2020SEA11000
2021NYM314701.106.24934
2022NYM29000
2023PHI31000
2024PHI19000
2025PHI34000
Career25211217.161

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2013SEA315.0103.60107121.000
2014SEA838.0232.61143341.289
2015SEA29169.71184.56871571.196
2016SEA25134.38114.22991191.236
2017AZ28157.3993.491251461.328
2018AZ313.0003.4612091.538
2019AZ11.0000.0011.000
2020SEA1153.3432.70164501.163
2021NYM30159.07114.47951461.182
2022NYM29157.31253.491131321.195
2023PHI31172.71564.38991381.309
2024PHI1983.7377.1057581.721
2025PHI34123.7584.08102861.407
Career2511278.077711088
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 20,591 pitches · 2015–2026
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFFSSIFCCUSLST
FF · 4-Seam Fastball36.6% · 94.0 mph
FS · Split-Finger21.3% · 88.3 mph
SI · Sinker13.3% · 92.6 mph
FC · Cutter11.4% · 87.5 mph
CU · Curveball8.8% · 75.4 mph
SL · Slider6.9% · 85.0 mph
ST · Sweeper1.6% · 84.5 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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