Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 2010Rd 1, Pk 43
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 2010Rd 1, Pk 43
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 256
- W
- 78
- L
- 75
- ERA
- 4.27
- IP
- 1300.2
- K
- 1,105
- BB
- 445
- WHIP
- 1.30
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 15.0 | 12 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 2014 | SEA | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.61 | 38.0 | 34 | 18 | 1.29 |
| 2015 | SEA | 29 | 11 | 8 | 4.56 | 169.2 | 157 | 40 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | SEA | 25 | 8 | 11 | 4.22 | 134.1 | 119 | 37 | 1.24 |
| 2017 | ARI | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3.49 | 157.1 | 146 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 2018 | ARI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 13.0 | 9 | 5 | 1.54 |
| 2019 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 2020 |  SEA/TOR | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2.70 | 53.1 | 50 | 19 | 1.16 |
| 2021 | NYM | 30 | 7 | 11 | 4.47 | 159.0 | 146 | 55 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | NYM | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3.49 | 157.1 | 132 | 45 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | PHI | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4.38 | 172.2 | 138 | 71 | 1.31 |
| 2024 | PHI | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7.10 | 83.2 | 58 | 37 | 1.72 |
| 2025 | PHI | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4.08 | 123.2 | 86 | 42 | 1.41 |
| 2026 | PHI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9.13 | 22.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.07 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 27.00
- IP
- 1.2
- K
- 4
- BB
- 3
- WHIP
- 5.40
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 86
- CG
- 3
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 7.6
- GB
- 1,691
- FB
- 2,105
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 27
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 17 | 27 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 52 | 53 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | SEA | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 203 | 297 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2016 | SEA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 185 | 224 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | ARI | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 234 | 233 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 19 | 23 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | SEA/TOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 58 | 94 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2021 | NYM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 194 | 255 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2022 | NYM | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 215 | 251 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | PHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 234 | 282 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2024 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 106 | 177 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 139 | 135 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 34 | 52 | 0.7 | 0 |
Latest performance
Taijuan Walker
Apr 22 · @ CHC · L 7-2
- IP
- 4.0
- H
- 8
- R
- 5
- ER
- 4
- BB
- 1
- K
- 1
- HR
- 2
- ERA
- 9.13
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Apr 22 | at CHCL 7-2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Fri, Apr 17 | vs ATLL 9-0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Sat, Apr 11 | vs ARIW 4-3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sun, Apr 05 | at COLL 4-1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Mon, Mar 30 | vs WSHL 13-2 | 4.2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Wed, Oct 08 | at LADW 8-2 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
What were Taijuan Walker's career stats?
Taijuan Walker played 14 seasons for the Mariners, the Diamondbacks, the Mets and the Phillies. He had 78 wins and 1,105 strikeouts with a 4.27 ERA over 1,300.2 innings. His best season was 2023: 15 wins, a 4.38 ERA and 138 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2013 to 2026
Taijuan Walker finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Taijuan Walker
Playoff series
Taijuan Walker played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 1 won, 0 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LAD | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Taijuan Walker against each club
- vs Miami Marlins (14)
- vs New York Mets (11)
- vs Atlanta Braves (7)
- vs Chicago Cubs (7)
- vs Washington Nationals (7)
- vs San Francisco Giants (6)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (5)
- vs Colorado Rockies (5)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (5)
- vs San Diego Padres (5)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (4)
- vs New York Yankees (4)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (4)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (3)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Kansas City Royals (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Houston Astros (2)
- vs Minnesota Twins (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (2)
- vs Athletics (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
- vs Seattle Mariners (1)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
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