Josh Walker

Josh Walker

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Pittsburgh Pirates AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Josh Walker in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in August of 2024.
Back with Pittsburgh
PPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
Undisclosed
August 17, 2024
Walker agreed to a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Saturday and was placed on Triple-A Indianapolis' 7-day injured list with an unspecified injury, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Pirates acquired Walker at the trade deadline but released him Saturday after he appeared in just one game for Indianapolis. He'll remain with the Pittsburgh organization but will first have to shake off the injury before returning to action for the Triple-A club.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
22
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Josh Walker generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Josh Walker generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .256 45 11 6 10 0 1 2
Since 2022vs Right .300 58 12 6 15 3 0 1
2024vs Left .238 23 4 2 5 0 1 1
2024vs Right .308 32 7 4 8 2 0 0
2023vs Left .278 22 7 4 5 0 0 1
2023vs Right .292 26 5 2 7 1 0 1
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-19%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-47%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-56%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.84 1.62 12.1 0 1 0 10.2 4.4 2.2
Since 2022Away 7.20 1.70 10.0 0 0 0 8.1 5.4 0.0
2024Home 6.43 2.00 7.0 0 0 0 7.7 5.1 1.3
2024Away 3.38 0.94 5.1 0 0 0 8.4 3.4 0.0
2023Home 5.06 1.13 5.1 0 1 0 13.5 3.4 3.4
2023Away 11.57 2.57 4.2 0 0 0 7.7 7.7 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Josh Walker compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.83
 
K/9
8.0
 
BB/9
4.4
 
HR/9
0.7
 
Fastball
93.6 mph
 
ERA
5.11
 
WHIP
1.54
 
BABIP
.335
 
GB/FB
1.64
 
Left On Base
68.2%
 
Exit Velocity
80.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
9.0%
 
Spin Rate
2195 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%
 
Swinging Strike
10.8%
 
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Cut loose by Bucs
PFree Agent  AAA
August 12, 2024
The Pirates released Walker on Saturday.
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Dropped from 40-man
PPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 9, 2024
The Pirates designated Walker for assignment Friday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Heading to Triple-A
PPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
July 30, 2024
Walker will report to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday after the Pirates acquired him from the Mets in exchange for left-hander Nicolas Carreno, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Traded to Pittsburgh
PPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
July 30, 2024
The Pirates acquired Walker from the Mets on Tuesday in exchange for left-hander Nicolas Carreno, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Pushed off 40-man roster
PNew York Mets  AAA
July 26, 2024
The Mets designated Walker for assignment Friday.
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