Walker Buehler stats
PadresStarting Pitcher · #10
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsJul 28, 1994
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2017
- Birthplace
- Lexington, KY
- Draft
- 2015Rd 1, Pk 24
- College
- Vanderbilt
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsJul 28, 1994
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2017
- Birthplace
- Lexington, KY
- Draft
- 2015Rd 1, Pk 24
- College
- Vanderbilt
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 31
- W · 49th
- 9
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 4.56
- IP
- 150.0
- K
- 128
- BB
- 56
- WHIP
- 1.34
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LAD | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 9.1 | 12 | 8 | 2.04 |
| 2018 | LAD | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2.62 | 137.1 | 151 | 37 | 0.96 |
| 2019 | LAD | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3.26 | 182.1 | 215 | 37 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | LAD | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 36.2 | 42 | 11 | 0.95 |
| 2021 | LAD | 33 | 16 | 4 | 2.47 | 207.2 | 212 | 52 | 0.97 |
| 2022 | LAD | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4.02 | 65.0 | 58 | 17 | 1.29 |
| 2024 | LAD | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5.38 | 75.1 | 64 | 28 | 1.55 |
| 2025 |  BOS/PHI | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4.93 | 126.0 | 92 | 61 | 1.52 |
| 2026 | SD | 31 | 9 | 6 | 4.56 | 150.0 | 128 | 56 | 1.34 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 188
- W
- 66
- L
- 35
- ERA
- 3.67
- IP
- 989.2
- K
- 974
- BB
- 307
- WHIP
- 1.18
Career Postseason
- GP
- 19
- W
- 4
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 3.04
- IP
- 94.2
- K
- 114
- BB
- 36
- WHIP
- 1.15
Expanded
- QS
- 7
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.7
- GB
- 208
- FB
- 235
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 3
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | LAD | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 176 | 171 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | LAD | 17 | 2 | 0 | 10.6 | 206 | 272 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2020 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 34 | 59 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2021 | LAD | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 251 | 294 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2022 | LAD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 95 | 102 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2024 | LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 113 | 133 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2025 | BOS/PHI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 170 | 230 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2026 | SD | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 208 | 235 | 0.9 | 3 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 78
- CG
- 3
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 8.9
- GB
- 1,269
- FB
- 1,504
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 25
Latest performance
Walker Buehler
Sep 20 · vs MIA · W 7-3
- IP
- 6.2
- H
- 3
- R
- 3
- ER
- 3
- BB
- 2
- K
- 6
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 4.56
Games
All gamesNext
at LADTue, Sep 22
vs LAD since 2025
- 2
- GP
- 9.3
- IP
- 7
- H
- 4
- R
- 4
- ER
- 9
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs MIAW 7-3 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | at COLL 9-3 | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | vs WSHW 9-2 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fri, Sep 04 | vs NYYW 3-2 F/10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at TBL 7-6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun, Aug 23 | vs MINW 8-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What are Walker Buehler's career stats?
Walker Buehler has played 9 seasons for the Dodgers and the Padres. He has 66 wins and 974 strikeouts with a 3.67 ERA over 989.2 innings. His best season so far is 2021: 16 wins, a 2.47 ERA and 212 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 16 vs COL on Jun 21, 2019, W 4-2
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2017.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2017 to 2026
Walker Buehler finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.
Championships ×2
- 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2021 (3rd)
- ERA: 2018 (8th), 2021 (5th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2021 (10th)
- WHIP: 2018 (5th), 2019 (10th), 2021 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Walker Buehler
Playoff series
Walker Buehler played 4 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 2 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  SD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 |  NYM | Won 1-0 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | NYY | Won 2-0 | 2 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Walker Buehler against each club
- vs Colorado Rockies (7)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs Atlanta Braves (4)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (4)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (4)
- vs Miami Marlins (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
- vs San Diego Padres (4)
- vs San Francisco Giants (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (4)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs Houston Astros (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (2)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (2)
- vs Athletics (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Chicago White Sox (1)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (1)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
- vs Kansas City Royals (1)
- vs Minnesota Twins (1)
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- Alek ManoahAlike in WHIP, Innings pitched, Strikeouts89out of 100 on profile similarity
- Merrill KellyARIAlike in WHIP, Strikeouts, Wins88out of 100 on profile similarity
- Michael PinedaAlike in Wins, Strikeouts, Innings pitched87out of 100 on profile similarity
- Mat LatosAlike in Strikeouts, WHIP, Wins85out of 100 on profile similarity
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