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Best MLB walks allowed matchupsSunday, July 12, 2026

Every starting pitcher on the Sunday, July 12, 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 Rate7.4% BB / BF

vs LHB5.3%
vs RHB9.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.0%

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.

Projection1.2 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. J.P. Crawford (L)11.6%2.4
2. Randy Arozarena (R)7.5%2.0
3. Dominic Canzone (L)12.2%2.0
4. Cal Raleigh (R)9.5%2.0
5. Josh Naylor (L)7.6%2.0
6. Luke Raley (L)6.7%2.0
7. Cole Young (L)7.0%2.0
8. Victor Robles (R)6.2%2.0
9. Colt Emerson (L)8.2%2.0

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

Ian Seymour's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.2% BB / BF

vs LHB5.6%
vs RHB5.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)23.8%

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.

Projection1.3 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trea Turner (R)8.0%3.0
2. Kyle Schwarber (L)11.8%3.0
3. Bryce Harper (L)12.0%3.0
4. Brandon Marsh (L)5.6%3.0
5. Alec Bohm (R)6.6%2.7
6. Bryson Stott (L)9.7%2.0
7. J.T. Realmuto (R)7.5%2.0
8. Gabriel Rincones Jr. (L)8.5%2.0
9. Derek Hill (R)6.5%2.0

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

Tarik Skubal's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate5.8% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB4.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)25.1%

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-proneness8.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Matt Vierling (R)6.1%3.0
2. Kevin McGonigle (L)14.5%3.0
3. Dillon Dingler (R)5.5%3.0
4. Spencer Torkelson (R)8.9%3.0
5. Riley Greene (L)9.6%3.0
6. Eduardo Valencia (R)8.5%2.7
7. Hao-Yu Lee (R)7.0%2.0
8. Ben Malgeri (R)8.5%2.0
9. Zach McKinstry (L)8.5%2.0

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

Zack Wheeler's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.6% BB / BF

vs LHB9.2%
vs RHB5.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.0%

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-proneness8.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Michael Harris II (L)4.7%3.0
2. Ozzie Albies (L)9.1%3.0
3. Matt Olson (L)10.8%3.0
4. Drake Baldwin (L)8.8%2.2
5. Mauricio Dubón (R)7.8%2.0
6. Austin Riley (R)7.3%2.0
7. Eli White (R)6.8%2.0
8. Joey Bart (R)7.7%2.0
9. Jorge Mateo (R)8.5%2.0

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

Dustin May's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.3% BB / BF

vs LHB10.3%
vs RHB6.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.0%

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.

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. Jake Mangum (R)5.9%3.0
2. Brandon Lowe (L)6.5%3.0
3. Bryan Reynolds (R)10.0%3.0
4. Esmerlyn Valdez (R)8.1%3.0
5. Ryan O'Hearn (L)7.4%2.9
6. Nick Gonzales (R)8.5%2.0
7. Tyler Callihan (L)8.8%2.0
8. Jared Triolo (R)8.7%2.0
9. Henry Davis (R)5.8%2.0

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

Robert Gasser's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.8% BB / BF

vs LHB7.5%
vs RHB6.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.4%

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

Workload21.9 BF

Expected batters faced21.9
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. Jake McCarthy (L)6.3%3.0
2. Mickey Moniak (L)7.4%3.0
3. Hunter Goodman (R)6.9%3.0
4. TJ Rumfield (L)10.4%2.9
5. Kyle Karros (R)12.2%2.0
6. Troy Johnston (L)10.9%2.0
7. Edouard Julien (L)12.7%2.0
8. Ezequiel Tovar (R)5.0%2.0
9. Brett Sullivan (L)8.1%2.0

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

Trevor McDonald's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.6% BB / BF

vs LHB8.5%
vs RHB6.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.6%

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

Workload22.4 BF

Expected batters faced22.4
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-proneness8.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Yandy Díaz (R)8.9%3.0
2. Jonathan Aranda (L)11.0%3.0
3. Junior Caminero (R)8.8%3.0
4. Cedric Mullins (L)8.6%3.0
5. Jonny DeLuca (R)6.4%2.4
6. Chandler Simpson (L)6.2%2.0
7. Ben Williamson (R)9.7%2.0
8. Richie Palacios (L)9.4%2.0
9. Nick Fortes (R)5.6%2.0

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

Emerson Hancock's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.4% BB / BF

vs LHB7.3%
vs RHB8.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.4%

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.

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-proneness9.1% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Amed Rosario (R)6.6%3.0
2. Ben Rice (L)12.6%3.0
3. Trent Grisham (L)11.9%3.0
4. Paul Goldschmidt (R)5.6%2.6
5. Cody Bellinger (L)10.0%2.0
6. Jasson Domínguez (L)7.1%2.0
7. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L)10.8%2.0
8. Anthony Volpe (R)9.7%2.0
9. Ali Sánchez (R)7.3%2.0

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

Cade Cavalli's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate10.9% BB / BF

vs LHB12.9%
vs RHB7.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.5%

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.

Projection1.8 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)4.2%3.0
2. Nathan Lukes (L)7.8%3.0
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R)8.2%2.9
4. George Springer (R)8.7%2.0
5. Kazuma Okamoto (R)8.2%2.0
6. Daulton Varsho (L)8.1%2.0
7. Alejandro Kirk (R)9.9%2.0
8. Andrés Giménez (L)6.6%2.0
9. Jonatan Clase (L)7.2%2.0

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

Germán Márquez's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate12.7% BB / BF

vs LHB9.6%
vs RHB13.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)6.0%

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

Workload16.5 BF

Expected batters faced16.5
From recent starts5

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. Joc Pederson (L)10.8%2.0
2. Wyatt Langford (R)8.2%2.0
3. Josh Jung (R)6.7%2.0
4. Brandon Nimmo (L)9.5%2.0
5. Jake Burger (R)7.0%2.0
6. Ezequiel Duran (R)6.0%2.0
7. Evan Carter (L)11.8%2.0
8. Nicky Lopez (L)6.8%1.5
9. Elias Díaz (R)5.1%1.0

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

Cristian Javier's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.9% BB / BF

vs LHB7.6%
vs RHB7.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.6%

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.

Projection1.8 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Elly De La Cruz (R)9.8%3.0
2. Sal Stewart (R)10.6%3.0
3. JJ Bleday (L)10.8%3.0
4. Spencer Steer (R)11.9%2.5
5. Nathaniel Lowe (L)8.7%2.0
6. Eugenio Suárez (R)10.3%2.0
7. Jose Trevino (R)7.5%2.0
8. Edwin Arroyo (R)8.5%2.0
9. TJ Friedl (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 Boyd's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.6% BB / BF

vs LHB8.3%
vs RHB8.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.6%

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

Workload20.3 BF

Expected batters faced20.3
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-proneness9.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Ketel Marte (L)8.1%3.0
2. Geraldo Perdomo (L)12.1%3.0
3. Corbin Carroll (L)11.6%2.3
4. Gabriel Moreno (R)10.1%2.0
5. Max Kepler (L)7.0%2.0
6. Tim Tawa (R)8.9%2.0
7. Nolan Arenado (R)8.5%2.0
8. James McCann (R)6.8%2.0
9. Tommy Troy (R)7.4%2.0

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

Emmet Sheehan's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.9% BB / BF

vs LHB9.9%
vs RHB7.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.1%

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.

Projection1.9 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Zach Neto (R)9.0%3.0
2. Mike Trout (R)13.7%3.0
3. Nolan Schanuel (L)9.2%3.0
4. Jorge Soler (R)9.1%3.0
5. Vaughn Grissom (R)6.2%3.0
6. Jo Adell (R)4.8%2.2
7. Wade Meckler (L)8.4%2.0
8. Denzer Guzman (R)6.7%2.0
9. Logan O'Hoppe (R)6.4%2.0

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

Taj Bradley'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.

Projection1.9 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.1% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Shohei Ohtani (L)8.3%3.0
2. Andy Pages (R)10.3%3.0
3. Freddie Freeman (L)9.6%2.5
4. Mookie Betts (R)9.2%2.0
5. Max Muncy (L)7.7%2.0
6. Kyle Tucker (L)9.8%2.0
7. Teoscar Hernández (R)9.1%2.0
8. Dalton Rushing (L)8.5%2.0
9. Tommy Edman (R)9.5%2.0

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

Mitch Bratt's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate6.5% BB / BF

vs LHB7.8%
vs RHB5.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)21.7%

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.

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-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%2.4
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.

Paul Skenes's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.8% BB / BF

vs LHB9.8%
vs RHB7.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.6%

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.

Projection1.9 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness8.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Heliot Ramos (R)6.4%3.0
2. Luis Arraez (L)7.8%3.0
3. Casey Schmitt (R)5.0%3.0
4. Rafael Devers (L)11.8%3.0
5. Willy Adames (R)9.1%2.6
6. Bryce Eldridge (L)11.4%2.0
7. Jung Hoo Lee (L)5.7%2.0
8. Jesus Rodriguez (R)8.5%2.0
9. Drew Gilbert (L)9.0%2.0

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

Michael Lorenzen's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.2% BB / BF

vs LHB10.5%
vs RHB7.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.8%

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.

Projection1.9 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness7.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jeremy Peña (R)7.2%3.0
2. Yordan Alvarez (L)7.1%3.0
3. Isaac Paredes (R)8.2%3.0
4. Christian Walker (R)9.7%3.0
5. Jose Altuve (R)9.0%3.0
6. LaMonte Wade Jr. (L)8.5%3.0
7. Yainer Diaz (R)6.6%2.5
8. Taylor Trammell (L)7.7%2.0
9. Christian Vázquez (R)6.2%2.0

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

MacKenzie Gore'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.

Workload22.2 BF

Expected batters faced22.2
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-proneness8.9% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Anthony Seigler (R)9.8%3.0
2. Ceddanne Rafaela (R)7.5%3.0
3. Wilyer Abreu (L)11.5%3.0
4. Caleb Durbin (R)6.9%3.0
5. Masataka Yoshida (L)9.6%2.2
6. Andruw Monasterio (R)9.1%2.0
7. Jarren Duran (L)9.7%2.0
8. Carlos Narváez (R)8.0%2.0
9. Tsung-Che Cheng (L)7.7%2.0

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

Zach Thornton's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.8% BB / BF

vs LHB9.1%
vs RHB8.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.0%

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.

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-proneness8.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Travis Bazzana (L)9.8%3.0
2. Brayan Rocchio (L)8.4%3.0
3. Chase DeLauter (L)8.2%3.0
4. Kyle Manzardo (L)8.8%3.0
5. Kahlil Watson (L)8.5%2.1
6. Gabriel Arias (R)6.9%2.0
7. Petey Halpin (L)6.8%2.0
8. Patrick Bailey (L)6.1%2.0
9. Steven Kwan (L)11.2%2.0

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

Tyler Phillips's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.3% BB / BF

vs LHB9.0%
vs RHB7.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)19.0%

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-proneness9.4% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R)7.2%3.0
2. Jackson Merrill (L)7.0%3.0
3. Xander Bogaerts (R)9.4%3.0
4. Manny Machado (R)11.4%3.0
5. Gavin Sheets (L)10.1%3.0
6. Ty France (R)6.1%2.3
7. Jake Cronenworth (L)9.7%2.0
8. Luis Campusano (R)12.4%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.

Kevin Gausman's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate8.1% BB / BF

vs LHB5.8%
vs RHB9.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.0%

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.

Projection2.0 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.5% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. A.J. Ewing (L)10.0%3.0
2. Juan Soto (L)11.7%3.0
3. Francisco Lindor (R)10.3%3.0
4. Carson Benge (L)7.0%3.0
5. Jorge Polanco (R)7.6%3.0
6. Eric Wagaman (R)8.8%2.2
7. Francisco Alvarez (R)7.8%2.0
8. Brett Baty (L)9.3%2.0
9. Zack Short (R)13.5%2.0

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

Payton Tolle's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.1% BB / BF

vs LHB7.9%
vs RHB6.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)13.6%

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.

Projection2.0 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness10.1% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Gunnar Henderson (L)8.9%3.0
2. Adley Rutschman (L)9.7%3.0
3. Taylor Ward (R)11.9%3.0
4. Pete Alonso (R)13.4%3.0
5. Samuel Basallo (L)9.6%3.0
6. Tyler O'Neill (R)10.2%2.1
7. Coby Mayo (R)7.5%2.0
8. Jackson Holliday (L)10.9%2.0
9. Leody Taveras (L)8.9%2.0

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

Seth Lugo's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate11.9% BB / BF

vs LHB10.8%
vs RHB11.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.7%

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.

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-proneness7.8% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. JJ Wetherholt (L)8.5%3.0
2. Iván Herrera (R)7.5%2.8
3. Alec Burleson (L)8.6%2.0
4. Jordan Walker (R)7.3%2.0
5. Lars Nootbaar (L)10.3%2.0
6. Masyn Winn (R)8.3%2.0
7. Bryan Torres (L)7.4%2.0
8. Blaze Jordan (R)7.3%2.0
9. Nathan Church (L)5.6%2.0

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

JR Ritchie's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate7.9% BB / BF

vs LHB8.5%
vs RHB7.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)16.4%

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.

Projection2.1 BB

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

Opposing Lineup · walk-proneness9.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. James Wood (L)18.6%3.0
2. Luis García Jr. (L)5.9%3.0
3. Curtis Mead (R)10.3%3.0
4. CJ Abrams (L)8.6%3.0
5. Daylen Lile (L)5.7%3.0
6. Dylan Crews (R)7.0%2.5
7. Jorbit Vivas (L)9.2%2.0
8. Drew Millas (L)8.2%2.0
9. Nasim Nuñez (L)8.8%2.0

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

Will Warren's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.9% BB / BF

vs LHB11.0%
vs RHB8.5%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.3%

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.

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-proneness8.2% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Trevor Larnach (L)9.8%3.0
2. Brooks Lee (L)7.4%3.0
3. Josh Bell (L)8.3%3.0
4. Kody Clemens (L)6.3%3.0
5. Royce Lewis (R)7.9%2.7
6. Victor Caratini (L)9.4%2.0
7. Alan Roden (L)8.1%2.0
8. Tristan Gray (L)6.6%2.0
9. Luke Keaschall (R)9.6%2.0

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

José Soriano's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate12.6% BB / BF

vs LHB11.5%
vs RHB11.6%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)10.4%

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

Workload21.9 BF

Expected batters faced21.9
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-proneness7.7% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Jacob Wilson (R)7.0%3.0
2. Tyler Soderstrom (L)8.0%3.0
3. Shea Langeliers (R)8.9%3.0
4. Jonah Heim (R)7.2%2.9
5. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (R)8.5%2.0
6. Lawrence Butler (L)7.9%2.0
7. Carlos Cortes (L)6.8%2.0
8. Jeff McNeil (L)9.5%2.0
9. Henry Bolte (R)5.5%2.0

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

Noah Schultz's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate11.4% BB / BF

vs LHB9.9%
vs RHB11.4%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)14.1%

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

Workload22.2 BF

Expected batters faced22.2
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-proneness8.6% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Liam Hicks (L)8.6%3.0
2. Otto Lopez (R)6.3%3.0
3. Kyle Stowers (L)8.5%3.0
4. Xavier Edwards (R)8.6%3.0
5. Heriberto Hernández (R)10.9%2.2
6. Griffin Conine (L)7.2%2.0
7. Jakob Marsee (L)12.0%2.0
8. Joe Mack (L)7.7%2.0
9. Javier Sanoja (R)7.1%2.0

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

Joey Cantillo's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate10.0% BB / BF

vs LHB12.5%
vs RHB6.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)18.0%

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

Workload23.9 BF

Expected batters faced23.9
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. Randal Grichuk (R)5.5%3.0
2. Munetaka Murakami (L)12.6%3.0
3. Miguel Vargas (R)11.6%3.0
4. Colson Montgomery (L)8.3%3.0
5. Chase Meidroth (R)10.8%3.0
6. Braden Montgomery (L)10.6%2.9
7. Luisangel Acuña (R)7.1%2.0
8. Junior Perez (R)8.5%2.0
9. Drew Romo (L)8.2%2.0

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

J.T. Ginn's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.7% BB / BF

vs LHB9.6%
vs RHB9.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.7%

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

Workload25.4 BF

Expected batters faced25.4
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-proneness9.3% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Carter Jensen (L)9.6%3.0
2. Bobby Witt Jr. (R)9.2%3.0
3. Jac Caglianone (L)8.5%3.0
4. Lane Thomas (R)10.5%3.0
5. Vinnie Pasquantino (L)10.7%3.0
6. Salvador Perez (R)5.1%3.0
7. Michael Massey (L)8.2%3.0
8. Nick Loftin (R)9.1%2.4
9. Isaac Collins (L)12.6%2.0

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

Shane Baz's full player page →

Pitcher walks Rate9.1% BB / BF

vs LHB7.0%
vs RHB9.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.7%

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.

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-proneness10.0% avg

BatterRateExp PA
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)10.5%3.0
2. Seiya Suzuki (R)10.2%3.0
3. Alex Bregman (R)13.1%3.0
4. Carson Kelly (R)11.1%3.0
5. Michael Busch (L)12.1%3.0
6. Nico Hoerner (R)6.3%2.6
7. Ian Happ (R)8.6%2.0
8. Dansby Swanson (R)6.8%2.0
9. Miguel Amaya (R)11.4%2.0

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

Andrew Abbott'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.