2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.52
WHIP
1.70
K
13
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Walker opened 2025 as San Francisco's closer, but a rough first few months (4.87 ERA) forced a demotion from the role. He'd regain it in later on in the campaign, but only after Camilo Doval was traded and Randy Rodriguez (elbow) got hurt. The 29-year-old narrowly edged out Doval for the Giants' team lead with 17 saves, but Walker significantly regressed compared to his breakout 2024 season. For starters, his K-rate plummeted nearly 10 percentage points, down to 22.6 percent that was a touch below league-average (49th percentile). Walker's slider simply didn't produce as many whiffs or strikeouts as it did the year prior. The 30-year-old also struggled down the stretch, pitching to a 7.88 ERA and 2.38 WHIP during the month of September, but he pitched better in-between both stints as the Giants closer last year. Perhaps Walker would be better off in a more fluid role in 2026, but that will be up to new manager Tony Vitello. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Giants in March of 2025.
Blows third save Sunday
Walker blew a save opportunity in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Rays, allowing a run on one hit and one walk across one inning.
Analysis
With the Giants nursing a 1-0 lead, Walker came on to face the heart of Tampa Bay's lineup in the eighth inning. He walked Junior Caminero on seven pitches and allowed a single to Jonathan Aranda to open the frame. Ryan Vilade pushed across the tying run on a bunt play. Walker has now been scored upon in three straight outings, suffering blown saves in back-to-back appearances. His ERA has swelled to 4.61 with a 13:7 K:BB across 13.2 innings.
With the Giants nursing a 1-0 lead, Walker came on to face the heart of Tampa Bay's lineup in the eighth inning. He walked Junior Caminero on seven pitches and allowed a single to Jonathan Aranda to open the frame. Ryan Vilade pushed across the tying run on a bunt play. Walker has now been scored upon in three straight outings, suffering blown saves in back-to-back appearances. His ERA has swelled to 4.61 with a 13:7 K:BB across 13.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Ryan Walker generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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51-60
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ryan Walker generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-10%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .230 | 81 | 22 | 60 | 6 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .212 | 91 | 23 | 66 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .300 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .270 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .266 | 34 | 7 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .244 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .189 | 42 | 9 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .170 | 57 | 9 | 25 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-36%
ERA at Home
2026
-71%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.41 | 1.07 | 74.2 | 9.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.76 | 1.12 | 81.1 | 10.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.45 | 1.36 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | ||||
| 2026Away | 8.59 | 2.05 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.35 | 1.04 | 30.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.87 | 1.50 | 30.2 | 10.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.45 | 1.04 | 36.2 | 11.0 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.45 | 0.69 | 43.1 | 11.2 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Walker compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.44K/9
8.0BB/9
5.5HR/9
1.2Fastball
95.5 mphERA
5.52WHIP
1.70BABIP
.331GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
67.6%Exit Velocity
79.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2446 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.2%Swinging Strike
6.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
After a promising debut in 2023, Walker made the Giants' Opening Day bullpen last season. The 28-year-old quickly worked his way up the high-leverage ladder, primarily pitching as a setup man until closer Camilo Doval was demoted to the minors. By that point, Walker became manager Bob Melvin's most trusted reliever and was elevated to the closer role in mid-August. By the end of the season, he was the only reliever to record double-digit wins (10), saves (10) and holds (21). Capping off an impressive breakout campaign, Walker was near the top of the leaderboard in several categories among relievers, including ERA (1.94, 12th), WHIP (0.85, 10th) and innings pitched (80, 7th). His 26.9 K-BB percentage ranked 10th and he finished one strikeout shy of 100. Unless San Francisco signs or trades for a more established closer this offseason, Walker enters 2025 as the clear favorite for saves in the Bay Area.
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Blows save Thursday
Walker (0-1) took the loss and blew a save opportunity in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Phillies, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.
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Converts third save
Walker walked one in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers. He didn't record a strikeout.
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Posts second save
Walker earned a save against the Dodgers on Tuesday, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning.
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Blows save against Washington
Walker suffered a blown save Saturday against the Nationals, allowing one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts across two innings.
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Earns hold Tuesday
Walker picked up a hold in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Phillies, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one in 1.1 scoreless innings.
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