Christian Walker Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/28/1991 (31)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- South Carolina
Christian Walker Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Christian Walker News
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against right-hander Elieser Hernandez and the Miami Marlins. Seth Beer will be getting the start at first base and batting cleanup in the game. While Walker is batting just .163 over 24 games on the year, he's launched six home runs already, two of which came over his last three games. The 31-year-old has an alluring Statcast profile that's covered in red as of now. He ranks in the 93rd percentile in both xSLG (.613) and average exit velocity (93 mph). Additionally, his .245 xBA suggests he's had some bad luck so far. Walker is worth keeping an eye on for fantasy managers in NL-only leagues and extra deep leagues as he could wind up being a potential power source this year.
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker went 1-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in a 7-6 loss to the Phillies on Friday night. It was his seventh homer of the year, as he's now slashing .242/.313/.371 with 37 RBI and 42 runs scored over 87 games this season. Needless to say it's been a rough year for Walker, but he has started to heat up at the plate recently, as he's now slashing .298/.431/.489 with two homers, eight RBI and nine runs scored over his last 15 games. If he keeps this up, he could be a serviceable fill-in down the stretch in the fantasy playoffs in deeper formats.
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker helped the team defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Wednesday. He went 0-for-1 with three walks and a run scored in the game. It was his second three-walk game of the year. Walker has been doing a good job of getting on base in August. While he's batting just .242 this month, his 11 walks this month have helped lead to a solid .351 on-base percentage. It's been a rough year overall for Walker. Over 85 games, he's slashing .233/.304/.355 with just six home runs, 29 RBI and 40 runs. He can be left on waivers in all fantasy leagues at this point.
Christian Walker Stats
Last 10 Games
Coming into the 2020 season, Christian Walker was viewed as a late-round first baseman with plenty of power upside. Coming off a breakout 2019, in which he hit 29 home runs, and was backed up by an excellent Statcast profile, that was a fair idea for drafts. Now entering 2021, that view seems to be nearly identical, and that is due to Walker remaining an above-average hitter last season, albeit with a not quite as strong profile. A lot of things still look good for Walker. His hard-hit rate of 48.5% was nearly identical to 2019, his ground ball rate was also nearly the exact same as 2019, and he hit more line-drives. The big concern from last season was that his barrel rate was nearly half of what it was in 2019. Walker went from having one of the best barrel rates in the game to being just plain average, and that is likely the biggest reason for his power decline in 2020. Walker is a hitter that won't contribute much in the other categories - power is his game. Walker still does have a good skillset to work with that could see him return to being a bigger power threat, but he'll need to get more barrels on the ball to truly reach his potential.
