Jordan Walker
- St. Louis’ roster as it stands starts at RF · 562 PA · 0.9 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: STL 27% playoff odds; control through 2029.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −1.7 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.16 wins over 573 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.80 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 666 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 174 | .398 | .401 | 24% | 11% | 33% | −0.20 | +2.45 |
| RHP | 492 | .341 | .319 | 27% | 6% | 37% | −0.90 | +0.70 |
- Attack angle
- 6.4° (50% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.7°
- Swing length
- 8.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 78%
- Pull-air %
- 15.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 49.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .269/.327/.466 · 119
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+7.8 vs. league per 100; 3.7 standard errors above average on 94 pitches).
Weakest up and away (−0.5), but only 0.2 standard errors from average on 79 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,125 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Walker: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Jac Caglianone KC · ’03 | .357 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Pre-arb |
| 38 | Jo Adell CLE · ’99 | .331 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 37 | Junior Caminero TB · ’03 | .364 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Pre-arb |
| 37 | Oneil Cruz PIT · ’98 | .352 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Arb |
| 32 | Jake Burger TEX · ’96 | .316 | 1.5 | 0.6 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | −8 | −7 | −0.7 | −7.7 | 5,646 |
| 2025 | RF | −4 | −4 | −2.5 | −6.5 | 3,807 |
| 2024 | RF | −4 | −4 | −1.5 | −5.5 | 1,548 |
| 2023 | LF | −7 | −6 | +0.2 | −5.8 | 695 |
| 2023 | RF | −7 | −6 | +1.0 | −5.0 | 3,371 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At RF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 30 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 8 | 13% |
| ★★★ | 5 | 16 | 31% |
| ★★ | 21 | 25 | 84% |
| ★ | 18 | 18 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 576 | −6.9 |
| 2025 | RF | 383 | −0.8 |
| 2024 | RF | 139 | −3.5 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 23 | 10 | 43 PA | 43 PA · .158/.256/.395 · 2 HR · 27.9% K · 11.6% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 23 | 4 | 17 PA | 17 PA · .250/.294/.250 · 0 HR · 35.3% K · 5.9% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant