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Best MLB walks allowed matchupsThursday, July 9, 2026

Every starting pitcher on the Thursday, July 9, 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 — 24 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 Rate4.6% BB / BF

vs LHB6.3%
vs RHB4.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)23.6%

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

Workload21.0 BF

Expected batters faced21.0
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection1.3 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Liam Hicks (L)9.2%3.0
2. Otto Lopez (R)5.7%3.0
3. Xavier Edwards (L)12.3%3.0
4. Kyle Stowers (L)8.7%2.0
5. Owen Caissie (L)7.6%2.0
6. Heriberto Hernández (R)9.9%2.0
7. Jakob Marsee (L)10.6%2.0
8. Joe Mack (L)8.1%2.0
9. Javier Sanoja (R)6.9%2.0

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

Bryce Miller's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.6% BB / BF

vs LHB5.9%
vs RHB8.7%
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.

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-proneness7.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Carter Jensen (L)7.0%3.0
2. Bobby Witt Jr. (R)8.3%3.0
3. Jac Caglianone (L)4.5%2.5
4. Lane Thomas (R)10.6%2.0
5. Salvador Perez (R)5.8%2.0
6. Michael Massey (L)6.8%2.0
7. Nick Loftin (R)9.2%2.0
8. Isaac Collins (R)7.0%2.0
9. Tyler Tolbert (R)6.9%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 Rate5.8% BB / BF

vs LHB6.5%
vs RHB5.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)20.7%

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

Workload25.3 BF

Expected batters faced25.3
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-proneness7.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Zach Neto (R)8.2%3.0
2. Mike Trout (R)17.1%3.0
3. Vaughn Grissom (R)6.6%3.0
4. Jo Adell (R)4.9%3.0
5. Denzer Guzman (R)7.3%3.0
6. Oswald Peraza (R)5.4%3.0
7. Jose Siri (R)7.7%3.0
8. Logan O'Hoppe (R)5.8%2.3
9. Josh Lowe (L)6.3%2.0

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

Nathan Eovaldi's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.2% BB / BF

vs LHB6.1%
vs RHB5.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.4%

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-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. J.P. Crawford (L)10.6%3.0
2. Randy Arozarena (R)9.8%3.0
3. Dominic Canzone (L)7.7%3.0
4. Cal Raleigh (L)11.5%3.0
5. Josh Naylor (L)7.5%3.0
6. Luke Raley (L)7.1%2.2
7. Cole Young (L)7.7%2.0
8. Victor Robles (R)7.3%2.0
9. Colt Emerson (L)8.8%2.0

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

Janson Junk's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.7% BB / BF

vs LHB6.6%
vs RHB5.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.3%

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

Workload23.0 BF

Expected batters faced23.0
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-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Paul Goldschmidt (R)5.6%3.0
2. Ben Rice (L)11.7%3.0
3. Amed Rosario (R)6.7%3.0
4. Cody Bellinger (L)10.7%3.0
5. Jasson Domínguez (L)6.7%3.0
6. Anthony Volpe (R)9.7%2.0
7. Max Schuemann (R)11.7%2.0
8. Austin Wells (L)9.1%2.0
9. José Caballero (R)6.2%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 Rate7.4% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB7.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.4%

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

Workload19.9 BF

Expected batters faced19.9
From recent starts5

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-proneness8.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Masyn Winn (R)8.0%3.0
2. Iván Herrera (R)7.7%2.9
3. Jordan Walker (R)7.5%2.0
4. Nelson Velázquez (R)8.7%2.0
5. Alec Burleson (L)8.1%2.0
6. José Fermín (R)7.4%2.0
7. Blaze Jordan (R)7.8%2.0
8. Lars Nootbaar (L)10.4%2.0
9. Pedro Pagés (R)6.2%2.0

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

Logan Henderson's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.0% BB / BF

vs LHB8.1%
vs RHB7.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.0%

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

Workload21.3 BF

Expected batters faced21.3
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-proneness7.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Heliot Ramos (R)7.0%3.0
2. Luis Arraez (L)7.3%3.0
3. Casey Schmitt (R)4.2%3.0
4. Rafael Devers (L)10.8%2.3
5. Jung Hoo Lee (L)5.9%2.0
6. Willy Adames (R)8.5%2.0
7. Bryce Eldridge (L)11.1%2.0
8. Drew Gilbert (L)9.7%2.0
9. Eric Haase (R)6.3%2.0

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

Ryan Feltner's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.1% BB / BF

vs LHB10.9%
vs RHB6.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.8%

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

Workload18.8 BF

Expected batters faced18.8
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-proneness8.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Matt Vierling (R)6.2%2.8
2. Dillon Dingler (R)5.8%2.0
3. Kevin McGonigle (L)14.8%2.0
4. Spencer Torkelson (R)9.0%2.0
5. Riley Greene (L)8.6%2.0
6. Hao-Yu Lee (R)7.1%2.0
7. Ben Malgeri (R)8.5%2.0
8. Jahmai Jones (R)6.7%2.0
9. Zach McKinstry (L)8.1%2.0

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

Jack Perkins's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.7% BB / BF

vs LHB6.0%
vs RHB8.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.5%

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.

Projection1.7 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Michael Harris II (L)4.9%3.0
2. Ozzie Albies (L)9.3%3.0
3. Matt Olson (L)10.3%3.0
4. Drake Baldwin (L)8.6%3.0
5. Mauricio Dubón (R)8.3%3.0
6. Austin Riley (R)7.5%3.0
7. Mike Yastrzemski (L)10.8%2.1
8. Joey Bart (R)7.9%2.0
9. Jorge Mateo (R)8.7%2.0

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

Mitch Keller's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.4% BB / BF

vs LHB6.3%
vs RHB7.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.3%

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.

Projection1.7 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. David Fry (R)8.0%3.0
2. Chase DeLauter (L)8.5%3.0
3. Brayan Rocchio (L)8.6%3.0
4. Rhys Hoskins (R)13.7%3.0
5. Travis Bazzana (L)9.6%3.0
6. Gabriel Arias (R)7.0%3.0
7. Kyle Manzardo (L)9.8%2.1
8. Austin Hedges (R)7.5%2.0
9. Kahlil Watson (L)8.5%2.0

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

Bailey Ober's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.4% BB / BF

vs LHB7.3%
vs RHB7.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.4%

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.

Projection1.7 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Zack Gelof (R)6.8%3.0
2. Nick Kurtz (L)10.2%3.0
3. Shea Langeliers (R)9.8%3.0
4. Tyler Soderstrom (L)7.8%3.0
5. Jacob Wilson (R)7.8%3.0
6. Lawrence Butler (L)8.2%3.0
7. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (R)8.5%2.2
8. Carlos Cortes (L)6.8%2.0
9. Henry Bolte (R)5.6%2.0

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

Framber Valdez's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.4% BB / BF

vs LHB5.9%
vs RHB8.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.6%

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

Workload25.8 BF

Expected batters faced25.8
From recent starts8

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-proneness9.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. A.J. Ewing (L)9.5%3.0
2. Juan Soto (L)16.1%3.0
3. Bo Bichette (R)6.9%3.0
4. Francisco Lindor (L)8.2%3.0
5. Carson Benge (L)8.3%3.0
6. Jorge Polanco (L)9.6%3.0
7. Jared Young (L)7.1%3.0
8. Brett Baty (L)9.6%2.8
9. Francisco Alvarez (R)7.1%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 Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB6.1%
vs RHB10.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.4%

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

Workload20.7 BF

Expected batters faced20.7
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-proneness8.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Gunnar Henderson (L)7.2%3.0
2. Adley Rutschman (R)8.6%3.0
3. Taylor Ward (R)14.2%2.7
4. Pete Alonso (R)8.6%2.0
5. Samuel Basallo (L)6.7%2.0
6. Dylan Beavers (L)7.9%2.0
7. Colton Cowser (L)7.8%2.0
8. Blaze Alexander (R)7.3%2.0
9. Jackson Holliday (L)10.8%2.0

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

David Peterson'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.

Workload23.0 BF

Expected batters faced23.0
From recent starts0

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-proneness7.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Miguel Vargas (R)13.3%3.0
2. Randal Grichuk (R)6.9%3.0
3. Colson Montgomery (L)6.1%3.0
4. Chase Meidroth (R)8.7%3.0
5. Sam Antonacci (L)5.6%3.0
6. Braden Montgomery (R)7.8%2.0
7. Junior Perez (R)8.5%2.0
8. Kyle Teel (L)7.5%2.0
9. Luisangel Acuña (R)6.0%2.0

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

Patrick Sandoval's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.9% BB / BF

vs LHB6.9%
vs RHB7.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.1%

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.

Projection1.8 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Christian Yelich (L)10.7%3.0
2. Jackson Chourio (R)6.2%3.0
3. Jake Bauers (L)11.2%3.0
4. William Contreras (R)7.7%3.0
5. Garrett Mitchell (L)10.8%3.0
6. Luis Lara (L)8.5%2.1
7. Cooper Pratt (R)13.7%2.0
8. Joey Ortiz (R)7.5%2.0
9. Greg Jones (L)6.5%2.0

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

Andre Pallante's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.2% BB / BF

vs LHB8.6%
vs RHB9.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.3%

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

Workload23.0 BF

Expected batters faced23.0
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-proneness8.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trevor Larnach (L)10.6%3.0
2. Brooks Lee (L)7.9%3.0
3. Kody Clemens (L)7.1%3.0
4. Josh Bell (L)8.7%3.0
5. Royce Lewis (R)7.7%3.0
6. Victor Caratini (L)9.6%2.0
7. Luke Keaschall (R)9.0%2.0
8. Alan Roden (L)5.2%2.0
9. Ryan Kreidler (R)5.8%2.0

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

Gavin Williams's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB8.4%
vs RHB8.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.3%

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-proneness8.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Bryce Harper (L)12.7%3.0
2. Kyle Schwarber (L)13.4%3.0
3. Brandon Marsh (L)7.2%3.0
4. Bryson Stott (L)7.8%3.0
5. Alec Bohm (R)7.9%2.5
6. Gabriel Rincones Jr. (L)8.5%2.0
7. Justin Crawford (L)5.9%2.0
8. J.T. Realmuto (R)7.4%2.0
9. Edmundo Sosa (R)4.6%2.0

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

Brady Singer's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB7.1%
vs RHB9.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)7.1%

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

Workload21.6 BF

Expected batters faced21.6
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-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Anthony Seigler (R)10.3%3.0
2. Ceddanne Rafaela (R)6.7%3.0
3. Wilyer Abreu (L)12.1%3.0
4. Willson Contreras (R)10.8%2.6
5. Masataka Yoshida (L)8.8%2.0
6. Caleb Durbin (R)7.1%2.0
7. Jarren Duran (L)8.7%2.0
8. Carlos Narváez (R)7.9%2.0
9. Tsung-Che Cheng (L)7.8%2.0

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

Anthony Kay's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.9% BB / BF

vs LHB9.3%
vs RHB8.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.2%

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.

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-proneness7.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Joc Pederson (L)9.4%3.0
2. Josh Smith (L)6.8%3.0
3. Jake Burger (R)9.0%3.0
4. Brandon Nimmo (L)7.0%3.0
5. Ezequiel Duran (R)9.3%3.0
6. Evan Carter (L)8.5%2.7
7. Alejandro Osuna (L)6.4%2.0
8. Elias Díaz (R)7.7%2.0
9. Nicky Lopez (L)6.2%2.0

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

Reid Detmers's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.5% BB / BF

vs LHB8.1%
vs RHB6.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.7%

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.

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-proneness9.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jake Mangum (L)6.7%3.0
2. Brandon Lowe (L)9.4%3.0
3. Bryan Reynolds (L)13.7%3.0
4. Esmerlyn Valdez (R)9.8%3.0
5. Ryan O'Hearn (L)8.7%3.0
6. Nick Gonzales (R)7.4%3.0
7. Marcell Ozuna (R)10.2%2.3
8. Jared Triolo (R)8.5%2.0
9. Henry Davis (R)9.7%2.0

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

Bryce Elder's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.9% BB / BF

vs LHB7.8%
vs RHB7.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.4%

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-proneness9.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Elly De La Cruz (R)9.4%3.0
2. Sal Stewart (R)11.2%3.0
3. JJ Bleday (L)10.8%3.0
4. Eugenio Suárez (R)10.5%3.0
5. Spencer Steer (R)11.7%3.0
6. Noelvi Marte (R)6.8%3.0
7. Jose Trevino (R)7.2%2.5
8. Edwin Arroyo (R)8.5%2.0
9. TJ Friedl (L)7.6%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 Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB7.9%
vs RHB9.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.6%

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

Workload22.9 BF

Expected batters faced22.9
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-proneness9.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)9.5%3.0
2. Alex Bregman (R)13.1%3.0
3. Michael Busch (L)11.4%3.0
4. Seiya Suzuki (R)10.3%3.0
5. Ian Happ (R)8.7%2.9
6. Nico Hoerner (R)6.4%2.0
7. Michael Conforto (L)9.2%2.0
8. Carson Kelly (R)11.3%2.0
9. Dansby Swanson (R)6.8%2.0

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

Trevor Rogers's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.3% BB / BF

vs LHB8.7%
vs RHB7.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.7%

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

Workload25.0 BF

Expected batters faced25.0
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.4 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness10.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R)7.5%3.0
2. Jackson Merrill (L)6.8%3.0
3. Xander Bogaerts (R)10.4%3.0
4. Manny Machado (R)11.8%3.0
5. Gavin Sheets (L)9.4%3.0
6. Jake Cronenworth (L)10.1%3.0
7. Luis Campusano (R)10.3%3.0
8. Samad Taylor (R)12.5%2.0
9. Sung-Mun Song (L)11.0%2.0

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

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Pitcher walks Rate11.2% BB / BF

vs LHB11.5%
vs RHB9.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.2%

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

Workload20.1 BF

Expected batters faced20.1
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.4 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Ketel Marte (L)8.9%3.0
2. Geraldo Perdomo (L)12.3%3.0
3. Corbin Carroll (L)11.0%2.1
4. Gabriel Moreno (R)10.7%2.0
5. Max Kepler (L)7.4%2.0
6. Nolan Arenado (R)7.1%2.0
7. Pavin Smith (L)10.6%2.0
8. James McCann (R)6.8%2.0
9. Tim Tawa (R)9.6%2.0

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

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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.