Christian
Walker
1BAge : 35Bats : R
#8
Christian Walker
#81B
Houston Astros
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 94 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-09-17
Born in : Norristown, PA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 156 | 571 | 129 | 29 | 87 | .226 | .726 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 154 | 585 | 139 | 27 | 88 | .238 | .718 |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 130 | 479 | 120 | 26 | 84 | .251 | .803 |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 157 | 582 | 150 | 33 | 103 | .258 | .830 |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 160 | 583 | 141 | 36 | 94 | .242 | .804 |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 115 | 401 | 98 | 10 | 46 | .244 | .697 |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 57 | 218 | 59 | 7 | 34 | .271 | .792 |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 152 | 529 | 137 | 29 | 73 | .259 | .824 |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 37 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .163 | .614 |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .250 | 1.233 |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .444 |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .600 |
| Career totals | 1142 | 4036 | 988 | 203 | 618 | .245 | .773 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2025–2027
- Total value
- 60.0 M$
- AAV
- 20.00 M$
2026
20.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
20.00 M$
Guaranteed
May block trades to six teams
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
103
wOBA
.316
xwOBA
.305
OPS
.726
AVG
.226
OBP
.299
HR
29
RBI
87
SB
0
PA
635
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.5
Home runs
27
2026 WAR
1.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+3)
- 20233.9 WAR · 3.5 per full season
- 20243.1 WAR · 3.4 per full season
- 20251.2 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20261.6 WAR · 1.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-27 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All 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
78
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 63
- POW
- Power
- 81
- EYE
- Eye
- 67
- SPD
- Speed
- 64
- FLD
- Fielding
- 91
- DUR
- Durability
- 87
- EX
- Experience
- 90
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How 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).
WAR
1.6
#145 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
42 / 100
#155 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
19 / 100
Surplus $-4.4M · salary $20.0MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
89.0 mi/h
47th percentile
Max exit velocity
112.5 mi/h
72th percentile
Barrels
9.6 %
66th percentile
Hard-hit
40.7 %
50th percentile
xBA
.227
18th percentile
Bat speed
74.4 mi/h
81th percentile
Sprint speed
25.9 pi/s
15th percentile
Outs above average
3
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 1.6 | 42 | 78 | 89.0 | 112.5 | 9.6 | 40.7 | .227 |
| 2025 | HOU | 1.2 | 37 | 81 | 90.9 | 113.2 | 12.9 | 46.1 | .233 |
| 2024 | AZ | 3.1 | 91 | 88 | 91.2 | 113.9 | 13.3 | 48.0 | .243 |
| 2023 | AZ | 3.9 | 90 | 88 | 88.0 | 114.3 | 11.4 | 40.4 | .247 |
| 2022 | AZ | 4.0 | 94 | 88 | 90.0 | 112.6 | 11.5 | 44.0 | .256 |
| 2021 | AZ | 0.4 | 28 | 70 | 88.8 | 111.1 | 6.4 | 41.1 | .246 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ ATH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .226 |
| Sep 26 | @ ATH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Sep 25 | @ ATH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .223 |
| Sep 24 | @ ATH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Sep 23 | @ SEA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 |
| Sep 22 | @ SEA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Sep 20 | vs ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .221 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Sep 18 | vs ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 |
| Sep 16 | vs KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |