Ryan
Walker
PAge : 30Throws : R
#74
Ryan Walker
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-21
Born in : Arlington, WA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 0 | 1 | 7.16 | 32.2 | 23 | 1.81 |
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants | 68 | 5 | 7 | 4.11 | 61.1 | 60 | 1.27 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants | 76 | 10 | 4 | 1.91 | 80.0 | 99 | 0.85 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants | 49 | 5 | 3 | 3.23 | 61.1 | 78 | 1.39 |
| Career totals | 226 | 20 | 15 | 3.56 | 235.1 | 260 | 1.23 | |
ContractSan Francisco Giants payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
7.16
FIP
5.52
xFIP
5.33
ERA-
176
WHIP
1.81
K%
14.8 %
BB%
12.3 %
Strikeouts
23
Innings
32.7
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.7
Strikeouts
32
2026 WAR
-0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-10)
- 20230.7 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20241.7 WAR · 1.4 per full season
- 20250.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 2026-0.5 WAR · -1.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-10 · 30 y.o. · prime years
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
81
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 73
- STF
- Stuff
- 76
- CTL
- Control
- 77
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 86
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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, 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
-0.5
#238 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
7 / 100
#244 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
16 / 100
Surplus $-5.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.52 · RA9-WAR: -1.0
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.
Fastball
94.3 mi/h
40th percentile
K%
14.8 %
4th percentile
BB%
12.3 %
19th percentile
xERA
4.45
25th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.323
25th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.3 %
61th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SF | -0.5 | 7 | 81 | 94.3 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 4.45 | .323 |
| 2025 | SF | 0.6 | 69 | 91 | 95.1 | 22.6 | 6.8 | 3.82 | .304 |
| 2024 | SF | 1.7 | 98 | 92 | 94.5 | 32.1 | 5.8 | 2.60 | .255 |
| 2023 | SF | 0.7 | 86 | 88 | 94.4 | 29.7 | 9.1 | 3.06 | .272 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | @ PIT | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.16 |
| Sep 2 | @ PIT | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.11 |
| Aug 29 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.97 |
| Aug 27 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 |
| Aug 26 | vs CIN | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 |
| Aug 24 | vs CIN | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.99 |
| Jul 8 | vs TOR | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.52 |
| Jul 7 | vs TOR | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Jul 3 | @ COL | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.66 |
| Jul 1 | @ AZ | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 |