Pitcher · 2026
Ryan Walker
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #74
- Born
- November 26, 1995 in Arlington, WA, USA
- MLB debut
- May 21, 2023
- Drafted
- 2018, round 31
- College
- Washington State
- dbWAR
- 2.5 3 season(s)
- IP
- 26.1
- ERA
- 7.52
- FIP
- 5.44
- K/9
- 6.5
- FIP−
- 130 100 = avg
Ryan Walker is a relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. In 2026 he struck out 19 batters over 26.1 innings across 27 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 7.52 was 80.1% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the worst on his team, and 462nd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.44 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 15.2% of swings (6.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.2%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 48 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .289 | .438 | .526 | .406 | 18.8% |
| vs RHB | 77 | 69 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .319 | .373 | .449 | .364 | 13.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ryan Walker throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Sinker | 335 | 95.2 | 2,355 | 48.4% | 13.3% | |
| Slider | 141 | 83.0 | 2,523 | 34.8% | 20.3% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 14 | 93.9 | 2,170 | 21.4% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 26.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 7.52 | 5.44 | 1.82 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 180 | 130 | -0.2 | |
| 2025 | 68 | 0 | 61.1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 28 | 60 | 18 | 4.11 | 3.30 | 1.27 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 99 | 79 | 0.9 | |
| 2024 | 76 | 1 | 80.0 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 17 | 99 | 18 | 1.91 | 2.52 | 0.85 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 47 | 62 | 1.8 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.