Taijuan Walker

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-4, 253lb (193cm, 114kg)

Team: Philadelphia Phillies (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: August 13, 1992 in Shreveport, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (43rd) of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, CA).

High School: Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, CA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2026, 4 yrs/$72M (23-26)

Service Time (01/2024): 9.142 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Reynolds Sports Management

Full Name: Taijuan Emmanuel Walker

Nicknames: Tai-Weezy

Pronunciation: \TIE-wahn\

Twitter: @tai_walker

Instagram: @tskywalk44

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.97

198

194

1070.2

944

WHIP

1.239

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2010	17	-3.6	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	1	1	.500	1.29	3.86	4	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	2	3	1	0	3	0	9	1	0	3	27	0.714	2.6	0.0	3.9	11.6	3.00
2011	18	-3.7	Clinton	MIDW	A	SEA	6	5	.545	2.89	3.07	18	18	0	1	0	0	96.2	69	33	31	4	39	0	113	3	2	6	384	1.117	6.4	0.4	3.6	10.5	2.90
2012	19	-4.8	Jackson	SOUL	AA	SEA	7	10	.412	4.69	4.97	25	25	0	0	0	0	126.2	124	70	66	12	50	0	118	12	0	5	550	1.374	8.8	0.9	3.6	8.4	2.36
2013	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	SEA	9	10	.474	2.93	3.57	25	25	0	0	0	0	141.1	112	56	46	11	57	1	160	8	0	6	585	1.196	7.1	0.7	3.6	10.2	2.81
2013	20	-6.6	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	5	3	.625	3.61	3.92	11	11	0	0	0	0	57.1	54	25	23	5	27	0	64	2	0	2	246	1.413	8.5	0.8	4.2	10.0	2.37
2013	20	-4.3	Jackson	SOUL	AA	SEA	4	7	.364	2.46	3.32	14	14	0	0	0	0	84.0	58	31	23	6	30	1	96	6	0	4	339	1.048	6.2	0.6	3.2	10.3	3.20
2013	20	-8.7	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	1	0	1.000	3.60	4.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	11	7	6	0	4	0	12	0	0	0	60	1.000	6.6	0.0	2.4	7.2	3.00
2014	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-AA-A+	SEA	7	4	.636	4.37	4.59	16	16	0	1	1	0	82.1	75	42	40	13	27	0	91	7	0	2	352	1.239	8.2	1.4	3.0	9.9	3.37
2014	21	-5.8	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	6	4	.600	4.81	4.93	14	14	0	1	1	0	73.0	68	40	39	13	25	0	74	7	0	1	315	1.274	8.4	1.6	3.1	9.1	2.96
2014	21	-3.4	Jackson	SOUL	AA	SEA	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	1	19	0.800	5.4	0.0	1.8	18.0	10.00
2014	21	-2.1	High Desert	CALL	A+	SEA	0	0		2.08	4.15	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	4	2	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	18	1.154	8.3	0.0	2.1	14.5	7.00
2014	21	-2.0	Surprise	AZFL	Fal		0	0		2.00	2.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	11	1	0	0	37	1.000	7.0	0.0	2.0	11.0	5.50
2014	21	-7.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	2	3	.400	2.61	2.84	8	5	2	1	0	0	38.0	31	12	11	2	18	1	34	3	1	2	160	1.289	7.3	0.5	4.3	8.1	1.89
2015	22	-6.3	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	11	8	.579	4.56	4.88	29	29	0	1	0	0	169.2	163	92	86	25	40	1	157	9	1	4	706	1.196	8.6	1.3	2.1	8.3	3.93
2016	23	-3.7	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	3.60	3.60	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	12	6	6	1	8	0	6	1	0	1	66	1.333	7.2	0.6	4.8	3.6	0.75
2016	23	-5.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	8	11	.421	4.22	5.02	25	25	0	1	1	0	134.1	129	75	63	27	37	2	119	8	1	4	573	1.236	8.6	1.8	2.5	8.0	3.22
2017	24	-4.4	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	9	9	.500	3.49	4.35	28	28	0	0	0	0	157.1	148	76	61	17	61	7	146	9	1	7	684	1.328	8.5	1.0	3.5	8.4	2.39
2018	25	-3.2	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	0	0		3.46	3.46	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	15	5	5	1	5	0	9	0	0	0	56	1.538	10.4	0.7	3.5	6.2	1.80
2019	26	-2.3	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2020	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SEA-TOR	4	3	.571	2.70	3.88	11	11	0	0	0	0	53.1	43	23	16	8	19	0	50	4	0	1	225	1.163	7.3	1.4	3.2	8.4	2.63
2020	27	-1.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	2	2	.500	4.00	4.33	5	5	0	0	0	0	27.0	21	13	12	5	8	0	25	3	0	0	112	1.074	7.0	1.7	2.7	8.3	3.13
2020	27	-1.2	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	2	1	.667	1.37	3.42	6	6	0	0	0	0	26.1	22	10	4	3	11	0	25	1	0	1	113	1.253	7.5	1.0	3.8	8.5	2.27
2021	28	-0.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	7	11	.389	4.47	4.75	30	29	0	0	0	0	159.0	133	84	79	26	55	0	146	4	0	5	654	1.182	7.5	1.5	3.1	8.3	2.65
2022	29	-0.2	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	12	5	.706	3.49	3.60	29	29	0	0	0	0	157.1	143	63	61	15	45	1	132	6	0	0	649	1.195	8.2	0.9	2.6	7.6	2.93
2023	30	0.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	15	6	.714	4.38	4.53	31	31	0	0	0	0	172.2	155	87	84	20	71	1	138	8	1	3	733	1.309	8.1	1.0	3.7	7.2	1.94
2024	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	PHI	1	0	1.000	4.20	4.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	12	7	7	0	6	0	6	2	0	3	64	1.200	7.2	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00
2024	31	3.8	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	1	0	1.000	4.09	4.09	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	10	5	5	0	6	0	2	1	0	2	49	1.455	8.2	0.0	4.9	1.6	0.33
2024	31	8.8	Clearwater	FLOR	A	PHI	0	0		4.50	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	15	0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		69	56	.552	3.97	4.40	198	194	2	3	1	0	1070.2	972	524	472	141	355	13	944	51	5	26	4504	1.239	8.2	1.2	3.0	7.9	2.66
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		32	30	.516	3.66	4.04	94	90	0	2	1	0	484.0	406	217	197	41	190	1	503	34	2	26	2028	1.231	7.5	0.8	3.5	9.4	2.65
Other (1 season)					Other		0	0		2.00	2.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	11	1	0	0	37	1.000	7.0	0.0	2.0	11.0	5.50
All Levels (15 Seasons)							101	86	.540	3.86	4.28	294	286	2	5	2	0	1563.2	1385	743	671	182	547	14	1458	86	7	52	6569	1.236	8.0	1.0	3.1	8.4	2.67

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		13	7	.650	4.20	4.38	30	30	0	1	1	0	156.1	144	76	73	19	66	0	146	11	0	6	676	1.343	8.3	1.1	3.8	8.4	2.21
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		12	17	.414	3.71	4.21	40	40	0	0	0	0	215.2	185	101	89	18	81	1	224	18	0	10	908	1.233	7.7	0.8	3.4	9.3	2.77
A+ (1 season)					Minors		0	0		2.08	4.15	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	4	2	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	18	1.154	8.3	0.0	2.1	14.5	7.00
A (2 seasons)					Minors		6	5	.545	2.95	3.13	19	19	0	1	0	0	100.2	71	35	33	4	39	0	117	4	2	7	399	1.093	6.3	0.4	3.5	10.5	3.00
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	1	.500	1.29	3.86	4	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	2	3	1	0	3	0	9	1	0	3	27	0.714	2.6	0.0	3.9	11.6	3.00