Ryan Walker

Ryan Walker

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
San Francisco Giants
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After toiling in the minors since 2018, Walker made his major league debut in late May. He earned the promotion with a .89 ERA and .85 WHIP with Triple-A Sacramento. Walker appeared 49 times with the Giants, serving as an opener on 13 occasions. He fanned batters at a 29.7 percent clip, but his 9.1 percent walk rate was a bit above average. However, the main reason for a high 1.39 WHIP was a bloated .351 BABIP. As unlucky as he was in that realm, an 81.8 percent left on base mark kept the traffic from reaching home. Walker's performance should merit a spot in the Giants opening day bullpen. With several young starting pitchers, he could reprise his opener role. Walker likely won't be a late-inning option, but his strikeout rate is such that he can be relevant in NL-only formats. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Giants in March of 2024.
Nabs 10th win
PSan Francisco Giants
September 28, 2024
Walker (10-4) allowed a hit and a walk over a scoreless inning to earn the win Saturday over the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Walker kept the game tied in the eighth inning before the Giants took the lead in the bottom of the frame. Walker is one of two relievers in the majors -- the other being Houston's Hector Neris -- to earn 10 wins this season. Over 80 innings, Walker has added a 1.91 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 99:18 K:BB, 10 saves and 22 holds while emerging as one the Giants' best relievers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Ryan 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 Ryan Walker generally pitch?
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
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8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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2nd
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .202 243 71 16 44 7 1 8
Since 2022vs Right .228 328 106 26 67 13 0 5
2024vs Left .189 147 42 9 25 5 1 3
2024vs Right .170 161 57 9 25 2 0 2
2023vs Left .221 96 29 7 19 2 0 5
2023vs Right .286 167 49 17 42 11 0 3
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
Even Split
2024
 
 
-41%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-41%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 2.48 1.22 72.2 9 3 3 10.7 3.1 1.0
Since 2022Away 2.49 0.93 68.2 6 4 8 11.9 2.2 0.7
2024Home 2.45 1.04 36.2 6 2 3 11.0 2.5 1.0
2024Away 1.45 0.69 43.1 4 2 7 11.2 1.7 0.2
2023Home 2.50 1.42 36.0 3 1 0 10.3 3.8 1.0
2023Away 4.26 1.34 25.1 2 2 1 13.1 3.2 1.4
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 Ryan 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
5.50
 
K/9
11.1
 
BB/9
2.0
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
95.6 mph
 
ERA
1.91
 
WHIP
0.85
 
BABIP
.262
 
GB/FB
1.60
 
Left On Base
80.3%
 
Exit Velocity
79.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.2%
 
Spin Rate
2423 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
17.7%
 
Swinging Strike
12.6%
 
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Earns 10th save
PSan Francisco Giants
September 23, 2024
Walker pitched a perfect inning and earned the save in Monday's 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Rebounds with save
PSan Francisco Giants
September 22, 2024
Walker struck out one batter in a scoreless inning and earned a save over the Royals on Sunday.
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Falters in non-save situation
PSan Francisco Giants
September 19, 2024
Walker (9-4) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out two over two-thirds of an inning to take the loss Thursday versus the Orioles.
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Perfect for eighth save
PSan Francisco Giants
September 18, 2024
Walker picked up the save Wednesday against Baltimore, striking out one batter during a perfect ninth inning.
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Secures another save Sunday
PSan Francisco Giants
September 9, 2024
Walker got the save over the Padres again Sunday, completing five outs while not allowing any baserunners.
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