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Best MLB walks allowed matchupsSaturday, July 4, 2026

Every starting pitcher on the Saturday, July 4, 2026 slate, scored — ranked by walk risk against today's lineup. His command, the lineup's plate discipline, and his workload. Tap any card for the full breakdown.

PROJSome lineups aren't official yet — 30 starts use an opposing lineup projected from that team's last game. The strikeout projection updates automatically once the official lineup posts, ~2 hours before first pitch.
#Pitcher · MatchupScore

Pitcher walks Rate7.7% BB / BF

vs LHB5.5%
vs RHB9.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.2%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload19.7 BF

Expected batters faced19.7
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.2 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Drake Baldwin (L)8.1%3.0
2. Ozzie Albies (R)4.9%2.7
3. Matt Olson (L)8.8%2.0
4. Mauricio Dubón (R)7.3%2.0
5. Michael Harris II (L)6.8%2.0
6. Dominic Smith (L)9.4%2.0
7. Austin Riley (R)9.5%2.0
8. Mike Yastrzemski (L)8.0%2.0
9. Jorge Mateo (R)6.4%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Sean Manaea's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.9% BB / BF

vs LHB6.9%
vs RHB5.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.3%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.7 BF

Expected batters faced23.7
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.4 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Nathan Lukes (L)6.7%3.0
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R)7.5%3.0
3. Kazuma Okamoto (R)9.4%3.0
4. Daulton Varsho (L)8.5%3.0
5. Alejandro Kirk (R)9.2%3.0
6. Yohendrick Piñango (L)8.5%2.7
7. Ernie Clement (R)4.9%2.0
8. Sean Keys (L)8.5%2.0
9. Andrés Giménez (L)6.0%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Logan Gilbert's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.1% BB / BF

vs LHB7.4%
vs RHB5.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.5%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.4 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Luis Arraez (L)6.9%3.0
2. Casey Schmitt (R)4.4%3.0
3. Heliot Ramos (R)7.3%3.0
4. Rafael Devers (L)11.2%3.0
5. Jung Hoo Lee (L)6.0%3.0
6. Willy Adames (R)6.9%2.1
7. Bryce Eldridge (L)11.2%2.0
8. Victor Bericoto (R)8.5%2.0
9. Drew Cavanaugh (L)8.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Tomoyuki Sugano's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.5% BB / BF

vs LHB7.3%
vs RHB6.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.2%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.3 BF

Expected batters faced24.3
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.4 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Zach Neto (R)8.0%3.0
2. Nolan Schanuel (L)9.3%3.0
3. Denzer Guzman (R)7.8%3.0
4. Jorge Soler (R)10.2%3.0
5. Wade Meckler (L)9.9%3.0
6. Jo Adell (R)4.6%3.0
7. Oswald Peraza (R)5.5%2.3
8. Josh Lowe (L)6.8%2.0
9. Logan O'Hoppe (R)5.8%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Sonny Gray's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.0% BB / BF

vs LHB7.3%
vs RHB5.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.3%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.2 BF

Expected batters faced23.2
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.4 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jose Altuve (R)8.0%3.0
2. Yordan Alvarez (L)17.1%3.0
3. Isaac Paredes (R)9.1%3.0
4. Christian Walker (R)7.9%3.0
5. Cam Smith (R)7.6%3.0
6. Taylor Trammell (L)9.7%2.2
7. Yainer Diaz (R)5.0%2.0
8. Jake Meyers (R)8.5%2.0
9. Nick Allen (R)7.7%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Drew Rasmussen's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.6% BB / BF

vs LHB7.7%
vs RHB5.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.3%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.5 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. JJ Wetherholt (L)10.0%3.0
2. Iván Herrera (R)14.4%3.0
3. Jordan Walker (R)9.2%3.0
4. Nelson Velázquez (R)10.4%3.0
5. Alec Burleson (L)6.1%3.0
6. Masyn Winn (R)8.6%2.1
7. José Fermín (R)9.1%2.0
8. Blaze Jordan (R)8.5%2.0
9. Nathan Church (L)6.2%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Shota Imanaga's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.8% BB / BF

vs LHB6.7%
vs RHB7.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.6%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.0 BF

Expected batters faced24.0
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.5 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Sam Antonacci (L)5.9%3.0
2. Miguel Vargas (R)11.0%3.0
3. Kyle Teel (L)8.0%3.0
4. Andrew Benintendi (L)6.8%3.0
5. Colson Montgomery (L)6.7%3.0
6. Braden Montgomery (R)8.5%3.0
7. Chase Meidroth (R)7.8%2.0
8. Tristan Peters (L)6.3%2.0
9. Jacob Gonzalez (L)8.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Parker Messick's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.9% BB / BF

vs LHB11.6%
vs RHB7.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.9%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload18.4 BF

Expected batters faced18.4
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.5 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Anthony Seigler (R)10.1%2.4
2. Ceddanne Rafaela (R)6.6%2.0
3. Wilyer Abreu (L)10.6%2.0
4. Willson Contreras (R)10.2%2.0
5. Romy Gonzalez (R)7.8%2.0
6. Caleb Durbin (R)6.9%2.0
7. Nate Eaton (R)9.5%2.0
8. Andruw Monasterio (R)9.4%2.0
9. Connor Wong (R)9.3%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Sam Aldegheri's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate10.4% BB / BF

vs LHB12.3%
vs RHB7.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.0%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload21.2 BF

Expected batters faced21.2
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.5 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Justin Foscue (R)6.6%3.0
2. Josh Jung (R)7.3%3.0
3. Ezequiel Duran (R)6.2%3.0
4. Jake Burger (R)8.2%2.2
5. Kyle Higashioka (R)9.0%2.0
6. Cam Cauley (R)8.5%2.0
7. Elias Díaz (R)5.6%2.0
8. Alejandro Osuna (L)8.8%2.0
9. Nicky Lopez (L)6.6%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Jack Flaherty's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.9% BB / BF

vs LHB6.9%
vs RHB5.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.2%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.2 BF

Expected batters faced24.2
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.6 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. James Wood (L)14.7%3.0
2. Luis García Jr. (L)6.5%3.0
3. José Tena (L)8.5%3.0
4. CJ Abrams (L)8.1%3.0
5. Dylan Crews (R)5.3%3.0
6. Daylen Lile (L)6.3%3.0
7. Keibert Ruiz (L)6.1%2.2
8. Jorbit Vivas (L)7.8%2.0
9. Nasim Nuñez (L)8.4%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Braxton Ashcraft's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.9% BB / BF

vs LHB8.1%
vs RHB6.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.7%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload20.8 BF

Expected batters faced20.8
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.6 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Konnor Griffin (R)6.5%3.0
2. Brandon Lowe (L)9.3%3.0
3. Bryan Reynolds (L)12.8%2.8
4. Esmerlyn Valdez (R)8.5%2.0
5. Ryan O'Hearn (L)7.9%2.0
6. Nick Gonzales (R)6.6%2.0
7. Jake Mangum (L)6.5%2.0
8. Endy Rodríguez (L)12.9%2.0
9. Jared Triolo (R)9.0%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Zack Littell's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.3% BB / BF

vs LHB5.9%
vs RHB7.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)20.6%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.8 BF

Expected batters faced24.8
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.6 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. A.J. Ewing (L)9.1%3.0
2. Juan Soto (L)11.7%3.0
3. Bo Bichette (R)7.2%3.0
4. Francisco Lindor (R)9.8%3.0
5. Carson Benge (L)7.6%3.0
6. Jared Young (L)8.1%3.0
7. Francisco Alvarez (R)8.3%2.8
8. Brett Baty (L)8.6%2.0
9. Luis Torrens (R)7.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Chris Sale's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.5% BB / BF

vs LHB8.5%
vs RHB8.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.0%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload20.5 BF

Expected batters faced20.5
From recent starts1

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.7 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trevor Larnach (L)9.9%3.0
2. Brooks Lee (L)7.7%3.0
3. Kody Clemens (L)7.0%2.5
4. Josh Bell (L)8.6%2.0
5. Royce Lewis (R)8.4%2.0
6. Victor Caratini (L)10.7%2.0
7. Ryan Kreidler (R)6.0%2.0
8. Tristan Gray (L)6.8%2.0
9. Luke Keaschall (R)9.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Brendan Beck's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.5% BB / BF

vs LHB8.6%
vs RHB5.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.0%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload20.8 BF

Expected batters faced20.8
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.8 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Ketel Marte (L)8.6%3.0
2. Geraldo Perdomo (L)14.4%3.0
3. Corbin Carroll (L)10.2%2.8
4. Gabriel Moreno (R)10.9%2.0
5. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R)5.3%2.0
6. Adrian Del Castillo (L)8.2%2.0
7. Nolan Arenado (R)7.7%2.0
8. Pavin Smith (L)10.7%2.0
9. Tommy Troy (R)9.0%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Brandon Woodruff's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.6% BB / BF

vs LHB8.3%
vs RHB5.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.7%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.1 BF

Expected batters faced22.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.8 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Liam Hicks (L)8.6%3.0
2. Otto Lopez (R)6.2%3.0
3. Kyle Stowers (L)9.6%3.0
4. Xavier Edwards (L)9.8%3.0
5. Griffin Conine (L)11.8%2.1
6. Owen Caissie (L)7.9%2.0
7. Jakob Marsee (L)11.1%2.0
8. Javier Sanoja (R)6.6%2.0
9. Joe Mack (L)8.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Aaron Civale's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.8% BB / BF

vs LHB7.6%
vs RHB10.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.2%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.8 BF

Expected batters faced23.8
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.9 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jake McCarthy (L)4.9%3.0
2. Mickey Moniak (L)6.1%3.0
3. Hunter Goodman (R)8.0%3.0
4. TJ Rumfield (L)6.8%3.0
5. Cole Carrigg (R)8.5%3.0
6. Tyler Freeman (R)5.5%2.8
7. Edouard Julien (L)9.9%2.0
8. Kyle Karros (R)8.9%2.0
9. Ezequiel Tovar (R)7.7%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Robbie Ray's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.8% BB / BF

vs LHB8.9%
vs RHB7.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.4%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.5 BF

Expected batters faced22.5
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.9 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Kevin McGonigle (L)14.5%3.0
2. Dillon Dingler (R)5.8%3.0
3. Kerry Carpenter (L)7.4%3.0
4. Riley Greene (L)9.3%3.0
5. Colt Keith (L)6.4%2.5
6. Spencer Torkelson (R)9.9%2.0
7. Zach McKinstry (L)8.5%2.0
8. James Outman (L)8.0%2.0
9. Hao-Yu Lee (R)7.0%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Kumar Rocker's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB10.0%
vs RHB6.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.8%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.1 BF

Expected batters faced24.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.9 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Elly De La Cruz (L)9.8%3.0
2. Sal Stewart (R)8.3%3.0
3. Spencer Steer (R)7.1%3.0
4. Eugenio Suárez (R)7.4%3.0
5. Noelvi Marte (R)8.0%3.0
6. JJ Bleday (L)11.2%3.0
7. Tyler Stephenson (R)9.1%2.1
8. Matt McLain (R)8.9%2.0
9. Edwin Arroyo (L)8.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Brandon Young's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.9% BB / BF

vs LHB6.1%
vs RHB7.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.6%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.7 BF

Expected batters faced24.7
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.0 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R)7.9%3.0
2. Jake Cronenworth (L)10.5%3.0
3. Manny Machado (R)10.8%3.0
4. Gavin Sheets (L)9.3%3.0
5. Ty France (R)6.6%3.0
6. Jackson Merrill (L)7.5%3.0
7. Xander Bogaerts (R)11.1%2.7
8. Freddy Fermin (R)9.6%2.0
9. Samad Taylor (R)12.9%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.9% BB / BF

vs LHB8.5%
vs RHB5.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.9%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.0 BF

Expected batters faced23.0
From recent starts0

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.0 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness10.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Gunnar Henderson (L)9.0%3.0
2. Adley Rutschman (L)9.2%3.0
3. Taylor Ward (R)10.7%3.0
4. Pete Alonso (R)12.4%3.0
5. Samuel Basallo (L)9.3%3.0
6. Dylan Beavers (L)11.3%2.0
7. Colton Cowser (L)11.0%2.0
8. Blaze Alexander (R)7.9%2.0
9. Jackson Holliday (L)8.8%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Hunter Greene's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.3% BB / BF

vs LHB9.8%
vs RHB6.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.7%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.4 BF

Expected batters faced22.4
From recent starts2

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.0 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. J.P. Crawford (L)8.8%3.0
2. Julio Rodríguez (R)6.9%3.0
3. Dominic Canzone (L)8.0%3.0
4. Randy Arozarena (R)9.5%3.0
5. Josh Naylor (L)7.8%2.4
6. Cal Raleigh (L)12.6%2.0
7. Luke Raley (L)7.7%2.0
8. Cole Young (L)7.5%2.0
9. Colt Emerson (L)9.0%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Shane Bieber's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.5% BB / BF

vs LHB8.5%
vs RHB8.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.0%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.5 BF

Expected batters faced24.5
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.1 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Carter Jensen (L)8.5%3.0
2. Bobby Witt Jr. (R)8.5%3.0
3. Jac Caglianone (L)8.5%3.0
4. Lane Thomas (R)8.5%3.0
5. Starling Marte (R)8.5%3.0
6. Nick Loftin (R)8.5%3.0
7. Michael Massey (L)8.5%2.5
8. Isaac Collins (R)8.5%2.0
9. Kameron Misner (L)8.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Jesús Luzardo's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.4% BB / BF

vs LHB7.9%
vs RHB5.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.6%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload24.8 BF

Expected batters faced24.8
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.1 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trent Grisham (L)14.0%3.0
2. Ben Rice (L)11.4%3.0
3. Jasson Domínguez (L)6.5%3.0
4. Cody Bellinger (L)11.6%3.0
5. Paul Goldschmidt (R)5.7%3.0
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L)10.5%3.0
7. Ryan McMahon (L)8.4%2.8
8. José Caballero (R)6.3%2.0
9. Austin Wells (L)9.7%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Zebby Matthews's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.4% BB / BF

vs LHB9.1%
vs RHB7.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.0%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.2 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Travis Bazzana (L)10.6%3.0
2. David Fry (R)8.0%3.0
3. Chase DeLauter (L)9.0%3.0
4. Rhys Hoskins (R)11.9%3.0
5. Kyle Manzardo (L)9.9%3.0
6. Brayan Rocchio (L)8.5%2.1
7. Gabriel Arias (R)6.2%2.0
8. Austin Hedges (R)7.8%2.0
9. Steven Kwan (L)10.7%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Sean Burke's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.5% BB / BF

vs LHB8.5%
vs RHB8.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.0%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload25.7 BF

Expected batters faced25.7
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.2 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trea Turner (R)8.5%3.0
2. Kyle Schwarber (L)8.5%3.0
3. Bryce Harper (L)8.5%3.0
4. Brandon Marsh (L)8.5%3.0
5. Alec Bohm (R)8.5%3.0
6. Bryson Stott (L)8.5%3.0
7. Gabriel Rincones Jr. (L)8.5%3.0
8. Justin Crawford (L)8.5%2.7
9. Rafael Marchán (L)8.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Michael Wacha's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.7% BB / BF

vs LHB9.8%
vs RHB8.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.6%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload21.9 BF

Expected batters faced21.9
From recent starts5

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.2 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Yandy Díaz (R)10.6%3.0
2. Jonathan Aranda (L)11.6%3.0
3. Junior Caminero (R)8.7%3.0
4. Cedric Mullins (L)7.8%2.9
5. Jonny DeLuca (R)6.3%2.0
6. Victor Mesa Jr. (L)9.3%2.0
7. Ben Williamson (R)10.2%2.0
8. Taylor Walls (L)11.8%2.0
9. Nick Fortes (R)4.9%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Hunter Brown's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB10.4%
vs RHB5.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.6%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload26.2 BF

Expected batters faced26.2
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.3 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Shea Langeliers (R)6.9%3.0
2. Nick Kurtz (L)16.0%3.0
3. Colby Thomas (R)6.9%3.0
4. Jonah Heim (L)8.8%3.0
5. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (R)8.5%3.0
6. Lawrence Butler (L)11.1%3.0
7. Henry Bolte (R)11.2%3.0
8. Jeff McNeil (L)6.8%3.0
9. Alika Williams (R)6.2%2.2

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Sandy Alcantara's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.9% BB / BF

vs LHB11.4%
vs RHB5.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.4%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.5 BF

Expected batters faced22.5
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.5 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness10.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)10.8%3.0
2. Alex Bregman (R)10.2%3.0
3. Michael Busch (L)13.2%3.0
4. Seiya Suzuki (R)9.5%3.0
5. Ian Happ (L)12.5%2.5
6. Nico Hoerner (R)8.9%2.0
7. Michael Conforto (L)10.4%2.0
8. Carson Kelly (R)11.5%2.0
9. Dansby Swanson (R)10.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Kyle Leahy's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB9.9%
vs RHB6.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.1%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload25.1 BF

Expected batters faced25.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.6 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Christian Yelich (L)10.6%3.0
2. Jackson Chourio (R)6.5%3.0
3. Brice Turang (L)10.6%3.0
4. William Contreras (R)8.7%3.0
5. Jake Bauers (L)12.9%3.0
6. Garrett Mitchell (L)11.5%3.0
7. Sal Frelick (L)8.4%3.0
8. Cooper Pratt (R)8.5%2.1
9. David Hamilton (L)8.2%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Merrill Kelly's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate11.0% BB / BF

vs LHB10.9%
vs RHB10.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.9%

How often he gives up walks to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload20.5 BF

Expected batters faced20.5
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.6 BB

Expected walks — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness10.1% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Shohei Ohtani (L)14.2%3.0
2. Andy Pages (R)6.8%3.0
3. Freddie Freeman (L)12.2%2.5
4. Mookie Betts (R)6.5%2.0
5. Max Muncy (L)11.6%2.0
6. Kyle Tucker (L)14.0%2.0
7. Teoscar Hernández (R)8.5%2.0
8. Dalton Rushing (L)7.5%2.0
9. Tommy Edman (L)9.5%2.0

Each hitter's walks rate vs this pitcher's hand, and the plate appearances he's projected to see.

Griffin Canning's full player page →

What the walks allowed board is

The Walks Allowed board projects how many free passes a starter issues. One statistical model scores every matchup on the slate the same way — a star and a backup judged on the matchup in front of them, not their name — and every number is graded against the real box score once the games go final.

How the model gets its number

It isn't a gut call or a name game. The projection is built from a few things:

  • His control.
  • The lineup's patience.
  • Count leverage.

Those pieces combine into one number, and the model re-tunes itself weekly against how its past calls actually landed.

Is there a betting edge here?

Walks are near-unpredictable at the margin and the market prices them efficiently. Transparency board.

How to use it

A read on a starter's command for the night; no edge to bet.

Everything here is a research signal from the model, graded in public — not betting advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.