Philadelphia Phillies
Taijuan Walker has thrown 22,937 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Splitter (87mph), Slider (81mph), Cutter (87mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Curve (74mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their splitter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters, is slightly firmer than usual and has slight armside fade. Their slider has short glove-side cut and has below average velo. Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has good "rise", has slightly below average velo and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their curve has below average velo, has a sharp downward bite, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.