Walker Buehler

RHP

Team: San Diego PadresThrows: RHeight: 6'2"Weight: 185 lbDOB: Jul 28, 1994Born: Lexington, KY, USAActive

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Games

4.63

ERA

11.4%

K-BB%

94.2 mph

FB Velo

25.5%

CSW%

Stuff+

-3 vs lg 100

vL 94▼vR 100

DLoc+

-7 vs lg 100

vL 92▼vR 94▼

Stockyard PLoc+

101

+1 vs lg 100

2026 Stockyard PLoc+ -> 2027

Pitching+

-9 vs lg 100

vL 99vR 101

Deception

104

Synergy

Pitch Arsenal

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Cutter

25.1%|Pitching+104

Velocity

90.4mph

Spin

2374rpm

CSW%

24%

iVB / iHB

9.7" / -4.9"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

107▲

100

103

vs R

106▲

104

Grade drivers

League-average Cutter · 100 → 108.1

Break across arm slot

+12.4

Vertical approach angle

−2.4

Horizontal geometry

+1.7

Seam-shifted wake: amount

−1.2

Carry along arm slot

−0.8

Seam-shifted wake: direction

−0.8

Everything else

−0.8

4-Seam Fastball

20%|Pitching+96

Velocity

94.1mph

Spin

2174rpm

CSW%

29%

iVB / iHB

15.9" / 4.8"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

90▼

103

vs R

92▼

102

Grade drivers

League-average 4-Seam Fastball · 100 → 90.5

Carry along arm slot

−3.9

Horizontal geometry

−2.0

Seam-shifted wake: amount

−1.9

Vertical approach angle

+1.3

Velocity

−0.9

Break across arm slot

−0.9

Everything else

−1.2

Sinker

20%|Pitching+103

Velocity

94.2mph

Spin

2093rpm

CSW%

32.1%

iVB / iHB

12.6" / 13.8"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

95▼

101

vs R

103

104

Grade drivers

League-average Sinker · 100 → 98.3

Horizontal geometry

−3.5

Carry along arm slot

+2.4

Vertical approach angle

+1.5

Break across arm slot

−1.2

Release height

−0.8

Seam-shifted wake: direction

−0.4

Everything else

+0.3

Slider

10.3%|Pitching+104

Velocity

87mph

Spin

2464rpm

CSW%

21.6%

iVB / iHB

2.9" / -8.3"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

93▼

102

105▲

vs R

106▲

103

Grade drivers

League-average Slider · 100 → 94.2

Velo gap vs fastball

−6.8

Velocity

+2.6

Arm angle

−1.8

Horizontal geometry

−1.3

Extension

+0.7

Seam-shifted wake: direction

−0.6

Everything else

+1.4

Changeup

9.5%|Pitching+95▼

Velocity

89.3mph

Spin

1230rpm

CSW%

18.1%

iVB / iHB

3.3" / 12.4"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

95▼

87▼

95▼

vs R

90▼

Grade drivers

League-average Changeup · 100 → 91.2

Velo gap vs fastball

−4.0

Vertical break gap vs fastball

−3.5

Horizontal break gap vs fastball

−2.3

Break across arm slot

+2.0

Seam-shifted wake: amount

+0.7

Vertical approach angle

−0.7

Everything else

−1.0

Curveball

8.3%|Pitching+99

Velocity

78.2mph

Spin

2470rpm

CSW%

21.8%

iVB / iHB

-13.8" / -10.7"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

88▼

vs R

100

Grade drivers

League-average Curveball · 100 → 93.2

Velocity

−2.5

Arm angle

−1.6

Release height

−1.4

Horizontal geometry

−1.3

Extension

+0.8

Velo gap vs fastball

−0.6

Everything else

−0.2

Sweeper

6.8%|Pitching+101

PLoc+

111▲-> 2027

Velocity

82.3mph

Spin

2653rpm

CSW%

24.3%

iVB / iHB

3.7" / -13.7"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

95▼

103

vs R

109▲

107▲

106▲

Grade drivers

League-average Sweeper · 100 → 101.7

Break across arm slot

+6.7

Horizontal geometry

−3.2

Velo gap vs fastball

−1.6

Vertical approach angle

+1.0

Arm angle

−0.9

Velocity

−0.7

Everything else

+0.4

xRV (Expected Run Value): Expected runs per 100 pitches using xwOBA on batted balls (BABIP-neutral). Negative = good (runs prevented), Positive = bad (runs allowed).

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Walker Buehler

Pitch Arsenal

Cutter

4-Seam Fastball

Sinker

Slider

Changeup

Curveball

Sweeper

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