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Player Salt Lake Bees Refreshed Jul 18 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Salt Lake Bees

Taijuan Walker

P · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 4", 235 lb · Age 33

Cards
7
Modules
1
Live Δ
yes
Club Salt Lake Bees Position P Roster profile Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line

Season by season

3D Pitch Lab Projections
WLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
2024377.101915083.2581.72
2025584.0834211123.2861.41
2026149.1354022.2172.07
14 Seasons78754.2725623411300.211051.30
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-07-18
9
Pitching
percentile
Pitching9 metrics
16
Arsenal6 metrics
26
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

Pending

Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.

Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-07-18
Pitching · percentile strip
WHIP1.93
1
ERA9.13
0
BB%9.6%
37
K%14.7%
6
xwOBA allowed0.411
0
Barrel allowed11.0%
12
Fastball velo91.8
14
Hard-hit allowed36.0%
68
Whiff%14.9%
2
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

How nasty this pitcher's stuff grades in our pitch-level model. Missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-07-18
Curveball Stuff+99
12
Cutter Stuff+102
50
Fastball Stuff+92
6
Mithrandir Stuff+99
25
Sinker Stuff+89
4
Slider Stuff+104
59
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA allowed Walker, Taijuan · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.314 0.411 2026-07-07: 0.4112026-07-08: 0.4112026-07-09: 0.4112026-07-10: 0.4112026-07-11: 0.4112026-07-12: 0.4112026-07-13: 0.4112026-07-14: 0.4112026-07-15: 0.4112026-07-16: 0.4112026-07-17: 0.4112026-07-18: 0.411 2026-07-07 2026-07-18 xwOBA allowed MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

6Pitches 2026Season 23%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Walker, Taijuan · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 38%38%Zone: 48%48%Whiff: 15%15%Called strike: 17%17%First pitch strike: 49%49%Hard hit allowed: 36%36% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

Watch the pitches in 3D →

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Walker, Taijuan · 2026 arsenal snapshot Split-Finger: 22.7%Sinker: 22.5%Cutter: 19.8%Slider: 13.6%Curveball: 11.8%4-Seam Fastball: 9.5% FS23% · 87 mphprimary pitch FS 23%SI 23%FC 20%SL 14%CU 12%FF 10% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Walker, Taijuan · 2026 arsenal snapshot 15″30″45″60″ Split-Finger: 23% usage, 8″ horizontal break, 32″ drop, 86.8 mphFS87 mphSinker: 23% usage, 2″ horizontal break, 20″ drop, 91.7 mphSI92 mphCutter: 20% usage, 0″ horizontal break, 24″ drop, 86.5 mphFC87 mphSlider: 14% usage, 4″ horizontal break, 38″ drop, 80.8 mphSL81 mphCurveball: 12% usage, 4″ horizontal break, 59″ drop, 74.3 mphCU74 mph4-Seam Fastball: 10% usage, 3″ horizontal break, 16″ drop, 91.8 mphFF92 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
SI 29.4% 96 89 limited sample
FC 25.8% 84 102 limited sample
CB 16.6% 54 99 limited sample
SL 15.3% 50 104 limited sample
FB 12.9% 42 92 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age33
Height6' 4"
Weight235 lb
Debut2013-08-30
Live layer

Delta / regression

ERA Δ--
K% Δ--
Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Pitching72026-04-17Sinker played up through SI/FC tunnel quality
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

No projection links or recent game log rows are available yet.