Matthew
Walston
PAge : 25Throws : L
#48
Blake Walston
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2024-05-01
Born in : Wilmington, NC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.33 |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 | 18.1 | 18 | 1.42 |
| Career totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 21.1 | 20 | 1.41 | |
Advanced stats, 2024Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.42
FIP
6.17
xFIP
5.31
ERA-
107
WHIP
1.42
K%
21.7 %
BB%
12.0 %
Strikeouts
18
Innings
18.3
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2025 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.2
Strikeouts
19
2024 WAR
-0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2024-0.2 WAR · -0.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
63
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 64
- STF
- Stuff
- 70
- CTL
- Control
- 67
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 68
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.17 · RA9-WAR: 0.1
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
91.4 mi/h
8th percentile
K%
21.7 %
35th percentile
BB%
12.0 %
14th percentile
xERA
4.97
11th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.345
11th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.6 %
16th percentile
Game log, 2024
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs SF | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.42 |
| Sep 23 | vs SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Sep 17 | @ COL | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.60 |
| Sep 15 | vs MIL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.77 |
| Jun 4 | vs SF | 4.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.84 |
| May 26 | vs MIA | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.16 |
| May 1 | vs LAD | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.91 |