MLB · AL West
Christian Walker
FormSteadyPowerAbove avg
At a glance
This season
BA
.246
OBP
.315
SLG
.495
OPS
.810
18 HR · 52 RBI · 66 K (5%) · 25 BB · 1237 PA
MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS
Last 10 games
BA
.205
HR
2
RBI
6
K
9
BB
3
8-for-39
Across 53 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.4 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 11% of them.
Quality of contact
Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 304 plate appearances (220 balls in play).
Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA
.314
51
Avg Exit V
89.7 mph
64
Barrel %
11.4%
75
Hard-Hit %
43.6%
65
Whiff %
26.5%
25
K %
21.7%
48
BB %
7.6%
36
Split by opposing hand
Hits righties much harder than lefties (reverse-split for his bat side).
| Stat | League | vs Lefties | vs Righties |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA | .247 | .200 | .258 |
| OBP | .318 | .310 | .317 |
| SLG | .404 | .433 | .511 |
| OPS | .722 | .743 | .828 |
| Sample | — | 71 PA | 240 PA |
Pitch-by-pitch breakdown
How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.
Window
6 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands
| Pitch | PA↑ | BA | SLG | xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | Hard-hit% | Barrel% | Exit velo | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutter | 15 | .267 | .333 | .359 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 31.3% | 6.3% | 86.9 mph | 19.9° |
| Curveball | 29 | .071 | .174 | .206 | 42.2% | 41.4% | 29.3% | 12.1% | 87.0 mph | 19.4° |
| Changeup | 29 | .223 | .564 | .356 | 31.5% | 20.7% | 36.2% | 19.0% | 85.3 mph | 18.3° |
| Sinker | 63 | .324 | .498 | .380 | 8.9% | 4.8% | 51.9% | 10.9% | 91.5 mph | 2.8° |
| Slider | 75 | .297 | .662 | .268 | 39.4% | 30.7% | 41.1% | 12.9% | 85.8 mph | 11.5° |
| Four-seam | 89 | .202 | .459 | .314 | 21.8% | 23.6% | 48.3% | 9.0% | 94.9 mph | 20.3° |
Ballpark history
| Ballpark | PA | HR | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 2752 | 32 | .270 | — | .598 |
| HOU | 1855 | 15 | .208 | — | .445 |
| LAD | 337 | 10 | .382 | — | .974 |
| COL | 301 | 7 | .431 | — | .883 |
| TEX | 297 | 6 | .239 | — | .645 |