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 · last 30 days · combined vs both hands
| Pitch | PA↓ | BA | SLG | xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | Hard-hit% | Barrel% | Exit velo | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam | 35 | .096 | .160 | .231 | 32.9% | 34.3% | 42.4% | 4.7% | 92.6 mph | 15.7° |
| Slider | 22 | .364 | .773 | .205 | 32.4% | 36.4% | 57.3% | 8.2% | 86.0 mph | 9.3° |
| Sinker | 20 | .388 | .725 | .360 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 11.3% | 90.3 mph | 2.9° |
| Curveball | 13 | .077 | .308 | .215 | 43.5% | 46.2% | 43.6% | 12.8% | 86.8 mph | 20.3° |
| Changeup | 12 | .274 | .810 | .364 | 25.2% | 16.7% | 35.7% | 26.2% | 87.6 mph | 17.7° |
| Cutter | 10 | .100 | .100 | .243 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 30.0% | 0.0% | 87.8 mph | 31.6° |
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 |