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 52 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.4 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 12% 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 · vs right-handed pitchers
| Pitch | PA↑ | BA | SLG | xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | Hard-hit% | Barrel% | Exit velo | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 9 | .250 | 1.000 | .431 | 40.9% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 84.2 mph | 7.7° |
| Cutter | 15 | .267 | .333 | .359 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 31.3% | 6.3% | 86.9 mph | 19.9° |
| Curveball | 21 | .050 | .050 | .178 | 40.5% | 38.1% | 21.4% | 7.1% | 86.6 mph | 24.7° |
| Sinker | 56 | .333 | .529 | .367 | 9.2% | 5.4% | 49.0% | 12.2% | 90.7 mph | 3.3° |
| Four-seam | 66 | .214 | .464 | .345 | 21.5% | 22.7% | 57.1% | 9.5% | 96.4 mph | 20.7° |
| Slider | 67 | .303 | .667 | .265 | 40.6% | 32.8% | 42.5% | 12.8% | 87.4 mph | 9.4° |
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 |