2025 Stats
W-L
2-4
ERA
3.53
WHIP
1.36
K
39
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Walker gave the Phillies 31 starts with a 4.38 ERA in 2023, the first year of his four-year, $72 million deal, but the wheels fell off in 2024. He missed the first month of the season with a shoulder injury and later missed nearly two months with finger inflammation. When healthy, he struggled to a 7.10 ERA and 1.72 WHIP in 19 outings, four of which came out of the bullpen. His 5.5 K-BB% beat only James Paxton and Dakota Hudson among pitchers who threw at least 80 innings. It was such a poor showing that it wouldn't be a surprise if the Phillies released him this spring, eating the remainder of his contract. With Jesus Luzardo arriving in a trade and Andrew Painter set to return from Tommy John surgery early in the year, Walker is at best seventh on the starter depth chart and is fighting for a long-relief job this spring. Read Past Outlooks

Heading back to bullpen
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Walker will move back to the bullpen this week, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports. "I want to see him in a one-inning stint and see what he can do," Thomson said of Walker.
ANALYSIS
Though Aaron Nola (ankle) won't be ready to return from the 15-day injured list the next time a fifth starter is needed Thursday in Toronto, the Phillies will instead call up Mick Abel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill the void. Walker, who was roughed up for four earned runs in four innings against Milwaukee this past Friday, isn't expected to be available out of the bullpen until Tuesday or Wednesday coming off the 89-pitch start. Once he's ready to go, Thomson plans to give the right-hander a trial as a high-leverage reliever, perhaps as a setup man in front of closer Jordan Romano. The manager is optimistic that the shift in role could revive Walker's career, as the 32-year-old has largely disappointed as a starter since signing a four-year, $72 million deal with Philadelphia following the 2022 season.
Though Aaron Nola (ankle) won't be ready to return from the 15-day injured list the next time a fifth starter is needed Thursday in Toronto, the Phillies will instead call up Mick Abel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill the void. Walker, who was roughed up for four earned runs in four innings against Milwaukee this past Friday, isn't expected to be available out of the bullpen until Tuesday or Wednesday coming off the 89-pitch start. Once he's ready to go, Thomson plans to give the right-hander a trial as a high-leverage reliever, perhaps as a setup man in front of closer Jordan Romano. The manager is optimistic that the shift in role could revive Walker's career, as the 32-year-old has largely disappointed as a starter since signing a four-year, $72 million deal with Philadelphia following the 2022 season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
76
Last 5 Games
69
How many pitches does Taijuan Walker generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
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-16%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .245 | 123 | 73 | 141 | 23 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .280 | 112 | 52 | 163 | 24 | |||
2025vs Left | .224 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 1 | |||
2025vs Right | .267 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .294 | 27 | 20 | 48 | 10 | |||
2024vs Right | .337 | 31 | 17 | 59 | 14 | |||
2023vs Left | .226 | 75 | 40 | 74 | 12 | |||
2023vs Right | .252 | 63 | 31 | 81 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-25%
ERA at Home
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-26%
ERA on Road
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Since 2023Home | 4.37 | 1.35 | 164.2 | 7.3 | 4.0 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 5.80 | 1.53 | 135.0 | 6.7 | 3.5 | ||||
2025Home | 3.90 | 1.23 | 27.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2025Away | 2.87 | 1.60 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 4.0 | ||||
2024Home | 6.14 | 1.63 | 48.1 | 6.7 | 4.5 | ||||
2024Away | 8.41 | 1.84 | 35.1 | 5.6 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Home | 3.55 | 1.23 | 88.2 | 7.8 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Away | 5.25 | 1.39 | 84.0 | 6.5 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Taijuan Walker compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.29K/9
8.1BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.6Fastball
92.4 mphERA
3.53WHIP
1.36BABIP
.319GB/FB
1.55Left On Base
65.7%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
2.3%Spin Rate
2156 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
8.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Walker signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Phillies prior to last season, and while his passable 4.38 ERA across 31 starts may have helped the team eat enough innings to get into the playoffs, the fact that he wasn't trusted to throw a single postseason inning is telling. Walker was seemingly lucky to finish with his respectable ERA, as both his xFIP (4.83) and SIERA (4.97) indicated things could have been much worse. Pitchers who are worse than league average in both strikeout rate (18.8%) and walk rate (9.7%) don't tend to be very imposing unless they're elite at keeping the ball on the ground, and while Walker has been above-average in that area for most of his career, he's far from an outlier. Walker should get the ball every fifth day for a contender again in 2024, which has fantasy value in deeper leagues, but given that his numbers trended in the wrong direction as 2023 progressed, another step back seems more likely than another step forward.
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Labors in loss
Walker (2-4) took the loss against the Brewers on Friday, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts over four innings.
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Another start coming Friday
Walker is slated to start Friday's game against the Brewers in Philadelphia, Theo DeRosa of MLB.com reports.
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Completes five frames for win
Walker (2-3) earned the win over Colorado on Wednesday, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two batters over five innings.
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Re-entering rotation
Walker will re-enter the Phillies rotation next week in Colorado in place of the injured Aaron Nola (ankle), Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Closes out blowout victory
Walker picked up the save in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Rays after allowing one hit and no walks in three scoreless innings. He struck out seven.
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Will do weighted ball program
Walker will do a weighted-ball program over the offseason in hopes of increasing his velocity, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Walker averaged just 91.5 mph with his four-seamer and 91.1 mph with his sinker in 2024, which were both career-low marks. The right-hander collected an ugly 7.10 ERA over 83.2 regular-season innings and was demoted to the bullpen late in the season. Walker has two years and $36 million remaining on his contract with the Phillies but probably won't be guaranteed a rotation spot heading into the 2025 campaign.
Walker averaged just 91.5 mph with his four-seamer and 91.1 mph with his sinker in 2024, which were both career-low marks. The right-hander collected an ugly 7.10 ERA over 83.2 regular-season innings and was demoted to the bullpen late in the season. Walker has two years and $36 million remaining on his contract with the Phillies but probably won't be guaranteed a rotation spot heading into the 2025 campaign.