Taijuan
Walker
PAge : 34Throws : R
#53
Taijuan Walker
#53P
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-08-30
Born in : Shreveport, LA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9.13 | 22.2 | 17 | 2.07 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4.08 | 123.2 | 86 | 1.41 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7.10 | 83.2 | 58 | 1.72 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4.38 | 172.2 | 138 | 1.31 |
| 2022 | New York Mets | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3.49 | 157.1 | 132 | 1.19 |
| 2021 | New York Mets | 30 | 7 | 11 | 4.47 | 159.0 | 146 | 1.18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2.70 | 53.1 | 50 | 1.16 | |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.37 | 26.1 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4.00 | 27.0 | 25 | 1.07 |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 13.0 | 9 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3.49 | 157.1 | 146 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | Seattle Mariners | 25 | 8 | 11 | 4.22 | 134.1 | 119 | 1.24 |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners | 29 | 11 | 8 | 4.56 | 169.2 | 157 | 1.20 |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.61 | 38.0 | 34 | 1.29 |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 15.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Career totals | 256 | 78 | 75 | 4.27 | 1300.2 | 1105 | 1.30 | |
ContractPhiladelphia Phillies payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 4 yrs · 2023–2026
- Total value
- 72.0 M$
- AAV
- 18.00 M$
2026
18.00 M$
Not 40 man
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
9.13
FIP
7.78
xFIP
5.52
ERA-
211
WHIP
2.07
K%
14.8 %
BB%
9.6 %
Strikeouts
17
Innings
22.7
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-1.5
Strikeouts
51
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 (-12)
- 20232.4 WAR · 2.5 per full season
- 2024-1.1 WAR · -2.4 per full season
- 20250.6 WAR · 0.9 per full season
- 2026-0.5 WAR
Outlook, age included
-27 · 33 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
41
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 61
- STF
- Stuff
- 46
- CTL
- Control
- 69
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 60
- STA
- Stamina
- 66
- DUR
- Durability
- 57
- EX
- Experience
- 92
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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 7.78 · RA9-WAR: -0.9
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
91.9 mi/h
10th percentile
K%
14.8 %
3th percentile
BB%
9.6 %
27th percentile
xERA
7.86
0th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.411
0th percentile
Barrels allowed
12.8 %
1th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PHI | -0.5 | 2 | 41 | 91.9 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 7.86 | .411 |
| 2025 | PHI | 0.6 | 22 | 60 | 92.2 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 4.58 | .330 |
| 2024 | PHI | -1.1 | 0 | 51 | 91.5 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 6.94 | .397 |
| 2023 | PHI | 2.4 | 32 | 70 | 92.8 | 18.8 | 9.7 | 4.39 | .322 |
| 2022 | NYM | 2.7 | 56 | 73 | 93.7 | 20.3 | 6.9 | 3.99 | .313 |
| 2021 | NYM | 1.5 | 39 | 74 | 94.5 | 22.3 | 8.4 | 4.57 | .327 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22 | @ CHC | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9.13 |
| Apr 17 | vs ATL | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9.16 |
| Apr 11 | vs AZ | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7.36 |
| Apr 5 | @ COL | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9.31 |
| Mar 30 | vs WSH | 4.2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11.57 |