The Crystal Ball is NOT a PREDICTION in the sense of me saying "this is how the guy will turn out." The idea is to generate discussion about a player by presenting one possible outcome for his career, based on what we currently know about him.
It is not just thrown together; I try to make them logical, based on the outcomes of players who were similar at the same stage of their career. Sometimes a CB represents a maximal outcome, sometimes it is more of a middle ground.
As with most young pitchers, the key question for Walker is health.
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Year |
Team |
G |
GS |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
W |
L |
ERA |
K |
BB |
SV |
Age |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
H/9 |
2013 |
Mariners |
3 |
3 |
15 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3.6 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
2014 |
Mariners |
8 |
5 |
38 |
31 |
12 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
2.61 |
34 |
18 |
0 |
21 |
8.05 |
4.26 |
7.34 |
2015 |
Mariners |
29 |
29 |
169.67 |
163 |
92 |
86 |
11 |
8 |
4.56 |
157 |
40 |
0 |
22 |
8.33 |
2.12 |
8.65 |
2016 |
Mariners |
25 |
25 |
134.33 |
129 |
75 |
63 |
8 |
11 |
4.22 |
119 |
37 |
0 |
23 |
7.97 |
2.48 |
8.64 |
2017 |
Mariners |
31 |
31 |
184 |
175 |
86 |
82 |
10 |
10 |
4.01 |
168 |
52 |
0 |
24 |
8.22 |
2.54 |
8.56 |
2018 |
Mariners |
32 |
32 |
197 |
180 |
90 |
83 |
14 |
10 |
3.79 |
188 |
52 |
0 |
25 |
8.59 |
2.38 |
8.22 |
2019 |
Mariners |
24 |
24 |
133 |
142 |
76 |
73 |
7 |
12 |
4.94 |
112 |
56 |
0 |
26 |
7.58 |
3.79 |
9.61 |
2020 |
Mariners |
8 |
8 |
42 |
39 |
22 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
4.71 |
38 |
20 |
0 |
27 |
8.14 |
4.29 |
8.36 |
2021 |
Mariners |
29 |
29 |
178 |
165 |
76 |
69 |
13 |
9 |
3.49 |
160 |
55 |
0 |
28 |
8.09 |
2.78 |
8.34 |
2022 |
Mariners |
32 |
32 |
208 |
186 |
87 |
79 |
15 |
10 |
3.42 |
177 |
63 |
0 |
29 |
7.66 |
2.73 |
8.05 |
2023 |
Giants |
33 |
33 |
211 |
205 |
97 |
93 |
11 |
13 |
3.97 |
167 |
57 |
0 |
30 |
7.12 |
2.43 |
8.74 |
2024 |
Giants |
29 |
29 |
183 |
182 |
93 |
88 |
12 |
11 |
4.33 |
156 |
51 |
0 |
31 |
7.67 |
2.51 |
8.95 |
2025 |
Giants |
24 |
24 |
140 |
144 |
67 |
63 |
8 |
8 |
4.05 |
99 |
39 |
0 |
32 |
6.36 |
2.51 |
9.26 |
2026 |
Giants |
30 |
30 |
183 |
176 |
76 |
71 |
15 |
8 |
3.49 |
139 |
47 |
0 |
33 |
6.84 |
2.31 |
8.66 |
2027 |
Giants |
18 |
10 |
94 |
102 |
60 |
52 |
3 |
7 |
4.98 |
63 |
30 |
0 |
34 |
6.03 |
2.87 |
9.77 |
2028 |
Giants |
38 |
10 |
112 |
130 |
67 |
63 |
5 |
7 |
5.06 |
76 |
33 |
0 |
35 |
6.11 |
2.65 |
10.4 |
2029 |
Mets |
3 |
3 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1.69 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
36 |
5.06 |
1.13 |
6.75 |
2030 |
Mets |
42 |
1 |
57 |
50 |
26 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
3.79 |
30 |
14 |
1 |
37 |
4.74 |
2.21 |
7.89 |
2031 |
Astros |
4 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3.86 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
38 |
2.57 |
5.14 |
7.71 |
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442 |
358 |
2302 |
2228 |
1115 |
1034 |
141 |
133 |
4.04 |
1906 |
674 |
1 |
551 |
7.45 |
2.64 |
8.71 |
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