Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 30 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Debut | 2021-05-22 |
Player profile / Tampa Bay Rays
Taylor Walls
SS · Bats/Throws S/R · 5' 9", 185 lb · Age 30
Club Tampa Bay Rays
Position SS
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 252 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 16 | .183 | .282 | .248 | .530 |
| 2025 | 317 | 36 | 62 | 4 | 14 | .220 | .280 | .319 | .599 |
| 2026 | 394 | 53 | 74 | 2 | 21 | .219 | .305 | .290 | .595 |
| 6 Seasons | 1954 | 234 | 339 | 24 | 87 | .199 | .290 | .296 | .586 |
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.
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Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.273 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.247 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.257 |
| Observed weight | 64% |
xwOBA
0.233
0.244
0.257
0.269
0.280
wOBA
0.267
0.281
0.297
0.312
0.326
ISO
0.066
0.079
0.095
0.110
0.124
K%
21.7%
22.9%
24.2%
25.6%
26.8%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%1.5%
7
Exit velocity80.4
2
Hard-hit%22.0%
4
xBA0.264
9
xSLG0.357
5
xwOBA0.247
8
BB%10.3%
71
Bat speed63.1
4
K%24.4%
40
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.2 · SS
67
Arm Strength86.1 · SS
41
Outs Above Avg-2.0 · SS
18
Range Runs-1.7 · SS
33
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs2.2 · SS
83
SB Success Rate90.0% · SS
81
Sprint Speed27.9 · SS
63
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 72.2% · rebadged research
84
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 25.5% · rebadged research
46
Correct Decisions68.2% · rebadged research
73
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline107
80
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.290 · borderline
46
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.264 · insufficient sample
86
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.248 · validated thin sample
97
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.349 · insufficient sample
13
Resists FastballwOBA 0.343 · validated
39
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.332 · validated
91
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
155 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.027 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.022 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Walls’s wOBA sits at 0.297, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.247 — a gap of 0.049, -1.8 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 397 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
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Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding | 18 | 2026-08-31 | 5 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.052 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.274 xwOBA | 7 HR | Projection |
| 2026-08-15 vs BAL0 HR | 0 RBI / 5 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 |
| 2026-05-20 vs BAL0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-2 | BB |
| 2026-04-20 vs CIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 7 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | BB, K |
| 2026-04-15 @ CWS0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | R |
| 2026-04-14 @ CWS0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 | BB, K, SB |