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Best MLB walks allowed matchupsSaturday, July 11, 2026

Every starting pitcher on the Saturday, July 11, 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 — 29 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 Rate9.1% BB / BF

vs LHB10.2%
vs RHB8.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.0%

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

Workload9.5 BF

Expected batters faced9.5
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection0.8 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. Lawrence Butler (L)7.9%1.4
2. Shea Langeliers (R)8.9%1.0
3. Tyler Soderstrom (L)7.9%1.0
4. Jonah Heim (R)7.2%1.0
5. Jacob Wilson (R)7.0%1.0
6. Joey Meneses (R)8.0%1.0
7. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (R)8.5%1.0
8. Henry Bolte (R)5.5%1.0
9. Jeff McNeil (L)9.5%1.0

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

Bryan Hudson's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.3% BB / BF

vs LHB4.9%
vs RHB6.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.9%

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.

Projection1.1 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Heliot Ramos (R)6.9%3.0
2. Luis Arraez (L)5.0%3.0
3. Casey Schmitt (R)5.2%3.0
4. Rafael Devers (L)7.9%3.0
5. Willy Adames (R)9.2%3.0
6. Bryce Eldridge (L)8.4%2.8
7. Victor Bericoto (R)8.5%2.0
8. Drew Gilbert (L)7.3%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.

Kyle Freeland's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.5% BB / BF

vs LHB12.1%
vs RHB4.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.4%

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

Workload14.3 BF

Expected batters faced14.3
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-proneness7.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. JJ Wetherholt (L)7.9%2.0
2. Iván Herrera (R)7.5%2.0
3. Alec Burleson (L)8.6%2.0
4. Jordan Walker (R)7.4%2.0
5. Lars Nootbaar (L)10.3%2.0
6. Masyn Winn (R)7.8%1.3
7. Bryan Torres (L)7.5%1.0
8. José Fermín (R)8.2%1.0
9. Nathan Church (L)5.6%1.0

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

Reynaldo López's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.1% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB7.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.1%

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

Workload17.5 BF

Expected batters faced17.5
From recent starts7

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-proneness8.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trevor Larnach (L)10.0%2.0
2. Ryan Jeffers (R)10.5%2.0
3. Kody Clemens (L)6.5%2.0
4. Josh Bell (L)8.4%2.0
5. Royce Lewis (R)8.1%2.0
6. Brooks Lee (L)6.9%2.0
7. Alan Roden (L)8.3%2.0
8. Tristan Gray (L)6.7%2.0
9. Luke Keaschall (R)9.8%1.5

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

Ryan Johnson's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.4% BB / BF

vs LHB5.6%
vs RHB6.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.3%

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

Workload22.7 BF

Expected batters faced22.7
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-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Amed Rosario (R)6.6%3.0
2. Ben Rice (L)12.2%3.0
3. Trent Grisham (L)11.3%3.0
4. Paul Goldschmidt (R)5.8%3.0
5. Cody Bellinger (L)10.1%2.7
6. Jasson Domínguez (L)7.2%2.0
7. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L)11.3%2.0
8. José Caballero (R)6.1%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.

Miles Mikolas's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.2% BB / BF

vs LHB6.3%
vs RHB7.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.4%

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

Workload21.1 BF

Expected batters faced21.1
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-proneness8.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trea Turner (R)5.5%3.0
2. Kyle Schwarber (L)13.1%3.0
3. Bryce Harper (L)13.0%3.0
4. Brandon Marsh (L)7.5%2.1
5. Alec Bohm (R)8.3%2.0
6. Bryson Stott (L)7.6%2.0
7. Gabriel Rincones Jr. (L)8.5%2.0
8. Derek Hill (R)8.7%2.0
9. Rafael Marchán (L)7.1%2.0

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

Casey Mize's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.1% BB / BF

vs LHB7.8%
vs RHB7.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.4%

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

Workload15.8 BF

Expected batters faced15.8
From recent starts7

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-proneness10.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Shohei Ohtani (L)14.2%2.0
2. Tommy Edman (L)8.9%2.0
3. Freddie Freeman (L)10.4%2.0
4. Mookie Betts (R)7.5%2.0
5. Max Muncy (L)12.2%2.0
6. Teoscar Hernández (R)8.9%2.0
7. Kyle Tucker (L)13.2%1.8
8. Alex Call (R)10.5%1.0
9. Eliezer Alfonzo (L)8.5%1.0

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

Brandon Pfaadt's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.8% BB / BF

vs LHB5.8%
vs RHB8.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.6%

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

Workload24.4 BF

Expected batters faced24.4
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-proneness7.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Zach Neto (R)8.7%3.0
2. Nolan Schanuel (L)9.4%3.0
3. Vaughn Grissom (R)6.5%3.0
4. Jorge Soler (R)9.3%3.0
5. Josh Lowe (L)7.0%3.0
6. Jo Adell (R)4.9%3.0
7. Oswald Peraza (R)5.6%2.4
8. Wade Meckler (L)8.7%2.0
9. Tyler Heineman (L)6.9%2.0

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

Joe Ryan's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.7% BB / BF

vs LHB4.9%
vs RHB6.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.0%

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.

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-proneness9.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Kevin McGonigle (L)10.0%3.0
2. Colt Keith (L)6.9%3.0
3. Riley Greene (L)11.3%3.0
4. Spencer Torkelson (R)13.1%3.0
5. Kerry Carpenter (L)7.5%3.0
6. Eduardo Valencia (R)8.5%3.0
7. Zach McKinstry (L)11.1%2.5
8. James Outman (L)9.4%2.0
9. Jake Rogers (R)10.1%2.0

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

Cristopher Sánchez's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.8% BB / BF

vs LHB6.8%
vs RHB5.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.8%

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

Workload23.5 BF

Expected batters faced23.5
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-proneness8.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. James Wood (L)18.7%3.0
2. Curtis Mead (R)10.3%3.0
3. Dylan Crews (R)7.1%3.0
4. CJ Abrams (L)8.6%3.0
5. Jacob Young (R)6.3%3.0
6. Andrés Chaparro (R)7.3%2.5
7. Nasim Nuñez (L)8.8%2.0
8. Luis García Jr. (L)6.0%2.0
9. Keibert Ruiz (L)5.7%2.0

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

Cam Schlittler's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.0% BB / BF

vs LHB6.2%
vs RHB5.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.4%

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

Workload23.6 BF

Expected batters faced23.6
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-proneness9.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Yandy Díaz (R)9.0%3.0
2. Jonathan Aranda (L)11.1%3.0
3. Junior Caminero (R)8.3%3.0
4. Cedric Mullins (L)8.6%3.0
5. Chandler Simpson (L)6.2%3.0
6. Victor Mesa Jr. (L)11.1%2.6
7. Taylor Walls (L)11.6%2.0
8. Richie Palacios (L)9.5%2.0
9. Hunter Feduccia (L)10.3%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 Rate8.5% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB9.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.2%

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

Workload18.6 BF

Expected batters faced18.6
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-proneness8.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Elly De La Cruz (L)9.3%2.6
2. Sal Stewart (R)8.7%2.0
3. Spencer Steer (R)7.5%2.0
4. JJ Bleday (L)12.0%2.0
5. Eugenio Suárez (R)8.3%2.0
6. Tyler Stephenson (R)8.4%2.0
7. Noelvi Marte (R)6.8%2.0
8. Edwin Arroyo (L)8.5%2.0
9. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R)6.7%2.0

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

Javier Assad's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.6% BB / BF

vs LHB8.0%
vs RHB7.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.8%

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

Workload19.8 BF

Expected batters faced19.8
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-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. J.P. Crawford (L)10.9%3.0
2. Randy Arozarena (R)10.6%2.8
3. Dominic Canzone (L)7.4%2.0
4. Cal Raleigh (L)11.9%2.0
5. Josh Naylor (L)7.9%2.0
6. Luke Raley (L)7.1%2.0
7. Cole Young (L)7.8%2.0
8. Miles Mastrobuoni (L)8.5%2.0
9. Buddy Kennedy (R)7.7%2.0

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

Griffin Jax's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.5% BB / BF

vs LHB6.9%
vs RHB7.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.5%

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

Workload22.6 BF

Expected batters faced22.6
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. Otto Lopez (R)6.3%3.0
2. Heriberto Hernández (R)10.1%3.0
3. Xavier Edwards (L)12.6%3.0
4. Javier Sanoja (R)6.9%3.0
5. Kyle Stowers (L)8.6%2.6
6. Leo Jiménez (R)9.0%2.0
7. Esteury Ruiz (R)9.1%2.0
8. Jakob Marsee (L)10.2%2.0
9. Joe Mack (L)8.1%2.0

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

Tanner Bibee's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.3% BB / BF

vs LHB8.6%
vs RHB8.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.0%

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.

Projection1.7 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. Michael Harris II (L)7.0%3.0
2. Ozzie Albies (R)4.6%3.0
3. Matt Olson (L)8.1%3.0
4. Drake Baldwin (L)8.9%2.2
5. Mauricio Dubón (R)7.5%2.0
6. Dominic Smith (L)9.7%2.0
7. Austin Riley (R)8.5%2.0
8. Mike Yastrzemski (L)8.0%2.0
9. Jim Jarvis (L)8.5%2.0

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

Matthew Liberatore's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.1% BB / BF

vs LHB9.3%
vs RHB7.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.0%

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

Workload21.5 BF

Expected batters faced21.5
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-proneness8.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jeremy Peña (R)7.1%3.0
2. Yordan Alvarez (L)13.5%3.0
3. Isaac Paredes (R)9.1%3.0
4. Christian Walker (R)7.5%2.5
5. Jose Altuve (R)9.1%2.0
6. LaMonte Wade Jr. (L)9.3%2.0
7. Cam Smith (R)7.5%2.0
8. Yainer Diaz (R)4.5%2.0
9. Brice Matthews (R)8.0%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 Rate8.5% 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.

Workload20.9 BF

Expected batters faced20.9
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-proneness8.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jake Mangum (R)5.9%3.0
2. Brandon Lowe (L)6.5%3.0
3. Bryan Reynolds (R)10.0%2.9
4. Esmerlyn Valdez (R)8.1%2.0
5. Ryan O'Hearn (L)7.4%2.0
6. Nick Gonzales (R)8.4%2.0
7. Tyler Callihan (L)8.8%2.0
8. Rafael Flores Jr. (R)10.1%2.0
9. Jared Triolo (R)8.7%2.0

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

Shane Drohan's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.5% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB10.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)12.1%

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

Workload22.8 BF

Expected batters faced22.8
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-proneness8.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Anthony Seigler (L)9.5%3.0
2. Ceddanne Rafaela (R)5.4%3.0
3. Wilyer Abreu (L)7.9%3.0
4. Romy Gonzalez (R)6.3%3.0
5. Masataka Yoshida (L)7.9%2.8
6. Caleb Durbin (R)8.3%2.0
7. Jarren Duran (L)7.9%2.0
8. Connor Wong (R)9.6%2.0
9. Tsung-Che Cheng (L)8.7%2.0

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

Freddy Peralta's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.4% BB / BF

vs LHB9.1%
vs RHB9.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.6%

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

Workload22.0 BF

Expected batters faced22.0
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-proneness7.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Ernie Clement (R)4.3%3.0
2. Nathan Lukes (L)7.9%3.0
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R)8.2%3.0
4. George Springer (R)8.8%3.0
5. Daulton Varsho (L)8.1%2.0
6. Kazuma Okamoto (R)7.7%2.0
7. Alejandro Kirk (R)10.0%2.0
8. Jonatan Clase (L)7.3%2.0
9. Andrés Giménez (L)6.5%2.0

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

Walker Buehler's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.9% BB / BF

vs LHB6.9%
vs RHB7.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.6%

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.

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-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Ketel Marte (L)8.3%3.0
2. Geraldo Perdomo (L)11.9%3.0
3. Corbin Carroll (L)11.4%3.0
4. Gabriel Moreno (R)10.3%3.0
5. Max Kepler (L)7.0%3.0
6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R)5.7%3.0
7. Nolan Arenado (R)7.0%2.7
8. Tommy Troy (R)7.4%2.0
9. Tim Tawa (R)9.3%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 Rate7.5% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB8.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.2%

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

Workload22.5 BF

Expected batters faced22.5
From recent starts3

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-proneness8.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Sam Antonacci (L)6.5%3.0
2. Munetaka Murakami (L)15.0%3.0
3. Miguel Vargas (R)13.0%3.0
4. Colson Montgomery (L)5.9%3.0
5. Braden Montgomery (R)6.8%2.5
6. Chase Meidroth (R)9.2%2.0
7. Andrew Benintendi (L)6.8%2.0
8. Kyle Teel (L)7.4%2.0
9. Tristan Peters (L)7.6%2.0

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

Gage Jump's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.2% BB / BF

vs LHB12.3%
vs RHB5.3%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.0%

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

Workload23.3 BF

Expected batters faced23.3
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-proneness8.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Joc Pederson (L)11.0%3.0
2. Wyatt Langford (R)7.2%3.0
3. Josh Jung (R)6.9%3.0
4. Brandon Nimmo (L)9.9%3.0
5. Jake Burger (R)7.0%3.0
6. Ezequiel Duran (R)5.4%2.3
7. Evan Carter (L)11.3%2.0
8. Nicky Lopez (L)6.0%2.0
9. Kyle Higashioka (R)9.0%2.0

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

Peter Lambert's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.7% BB / BF

vs LHB7.9%
vs RHB5.8%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.2%

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

Workload24.0 BF

Expected batters faced24.0
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-proneness9.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Christian Yelich (L)10.6%3.0
2. Garrett Mitchell (L)10.1%3.0
3. Brice Turang (L)9.7%3.0
4. William Contreras (R)7.5%3.0
5. Jake Bauers (L)11.7%3.0
6. Luis Lara (L)8.5%3.0
7. Cooper Pratt (R)13.6%2.0
8. Sal Frelick (L)7.9%2.0
9. Joey Ortiz (R)8.0%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 Rate8.7% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB10.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.1%

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.

Projection2.0 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jake McCarthy (L)6.4%3.0
2. Kyle Karros (R)12.4%3.0
3. Cole Carrigg (L)11.9%3.0
4. Hunter Goodman (R)6.9%3.0
5. TJ Rumfield (L)10.4%2.5
6. Tyler Freeman (R)6.2%2.0
7. Willi Castro (L)8.9%2.0
8. Ezequiel Tovar (R)5.1%2.0
9. Braxton Fulford (R)9.0%2.0

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

Tyler Mahle's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.4% BB / BF

vs LHB10.0%
vs RHB8.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.9%

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.

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. Gunnar Henderson (L)7.0%3.0
2. Adley Rutschman (R)10.1%3.0
3. Taylor Ward (R)14.7%3.0
4. Pete Alonso (R)8.4%3.0
5. Samuel Basallo (L)6.4%3.0
6. Dylan Beavers (L)7.8%2.2
7. Colton Cowser (L)7.9%2.0
8. Blaze Alexander (R)7.0%2.0
9. Jackson Holliday (L)11.6%2.0

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

Noah Cameron's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.3% BB / BF

vs LHB10.5%
vs RHB7.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.9%

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

Workload21.4 BF

Expected batters faced21.4
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-proneness9.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Travis Bazzana (L)10.1%3.0
2. Brayan Rocchio (L)8.6%3.0
3. Chase DeLauter (L)8.4%3.0
4. Kyle Manzardo (L)9.0%2.4
5. Rhys Hoskins (R)14.3%2.0
6. Kahlil Watson (L)8.5%2.0
7. Daniel Schneemann (L)7.2%2.0
8. Austin Hedges (R)7.5%2.0
9. Steven Kwan (L)11.4%2.0

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

Eury Pérez's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate10.4% BB / BF

vs LHB9.8%
vs RHB10.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.0%

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.

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-proneness9.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jake Mangum (L)6.6%3.0
2. Brandon Lowe (L)9.3%3.0
3. Bryan Reynolds (L)13.4%3.0
4. Esmerlyn Valdez (R)10.1%2.2
5. Ryan O'Hearn (L)8.7%2.0
6. Nick Gonzales (R)9.6%2.0
7. Tyler Callihan (L)9.0%2.0
8. Jared Triolo (R)7.9%2.0
9. Henry Davis (R)9.6%2.0

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

Brandon Sproat's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.0% BB / BF

vs LHB9.6%
vs RHB8.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.8%

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.

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-proneness9.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R)7.4%3.0
2. Jackson Merrill (L)6.6%3.0
3. Xander Bogaerts (R)9.7%3.0
4. Manny Machado (R)11.6%3.0
5. Gavin Sheets (L)9.8%3.0
6. Jake Cronenworth (L)9.7%3.0
7. Luis Campusano (R)12.7%2.2
8. Miguel Andujar (R)5.3%2.0
9. Sung-Mun Song (L)10.9%2.0

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

Trey Yesavage's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.2% BB / BF

vs LHB7.7%
vs RHB9.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.8%

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

Workload23.5 BF

Expected batters faced23.5
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-proneness9.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)10.5%3.0
2. Alex Bregman (R)13.2%3.0
3. Michael Busch (L)12.0%3.0
4. Seiya Suzuki (R)10.2%3.0
5. Ian Happ (R)8.6%3.0
6. Nico Hoerner (R)6.3%2.5
7. Michael Conforto (L)9.2%2.0
8. Carson Kelly (R)11.1%2.0
9. Dansby Swanson (R)6.9%2.0

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

Nick Lodolo's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate10.6% BB / BF

vs LHB10.8%
vs RHB9.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.1%

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.

Projection2.6 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.1% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Carter Jensen (L)9.7%3.0
2. Bobby Witt Jr. (R)9.4%3.0
3. Jac Caglianone (L)8.6%3.0
4. Lane Thomas (R)10.7%3.0
5. Michael Massey (L)7.8%3.0
6. Salvador Perez (R)5.2%3.0
7. Josh Rojas (L)8.3%2.5
8. Nick Loftin (R)9.2%2.0
9. Isaac Collins (L)12.9%2.0

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

Kyle Bradish's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate11.5% BB / BF

vs LHB11.0%
vs RHB11.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)9.7%

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

Workload23.4 BF

Expected batters faced23.4
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection2.8 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. Garrett Mitchell (L)10.1%3.0
2. Jackson Chourio (R)6.0%3.0
3. Brice Turang (L)9.7%3.0
4. William Contreras (R)7.5%3.0
5. Jake Bauers (L)11.7%3.0
6. Andrew Vaughn (R)8.4%2.4
7. Sal Frelick (L)7.9%2.0
8. Cooper Pratt (R)13.6%2.0
9. Joey Ortiz (R)8.0%2.0

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

Bubba Chandler'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.