1992
Born August 13, 1992
Shreveport, LA, USA
Taijuan Walker Notable
b. August 13, 1992 · Seattle Mariners 2013–2016, 2020, Arizona Diamondbacks 2017–2019, Toronto Blue Jays 2020, New York Mets 2021–2022, Philadelphia Phillies 2023–2025
Taijuan Walker played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2013 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2025.
He went 77 and 71 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 1,278 innings in 251 games. He struck out 1,088 and threw 1 shutout. Across 252 games he batted .161, with 18 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 2021.
He was born in Shreveport, LA, USA on August 13, 1992. He batted both ways and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2021 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | SEA | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 2016 | SEA | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | ARI | 28 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .231 |
| 2018 | ARI | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | SEA/TOR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | NYM | 31 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .106 |
| 2022 | NYM | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | PHI | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | PHI | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | PHI | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 252 | 112 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 0 | .161 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3.60 |
| 2014 | SEA | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 38.0 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 2.61 |
| 2015 | SEA | 11 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 169.2 | 163 | 86 | 40 | 157 | 4.56 |
| 2016 | SEA | 8 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 134.1 | 129 | 63 | 37 | 119 | 4.22 |
| 2017 | ARI | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 157.1 | 148 | 61 | 61 | 146 | 3.49 |
| 2018 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3.46 |
| 2019 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | SEA/TOR | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 53.1 | 43 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 2.70 |
| 2021 | NYM | 7 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 159.0 | 133 | 79 | 55 | 146 | 4.47 |
| 2022 | NYM | 12 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 157.1 | 143 | 61 | 45 | 132 | 3.49 |
| 2023 | PHI | 15 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 172.2 | 155 | 84 | 71 | 138 | 4.38 |
| 2024 | PHI | 3 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 83.2 | 107 | 66 | 37 | 58 | 7.10 |
| 2025 | PHI | 5 | 8 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 123.2 | 132 | 56 | 42 | 86 | 4.08 |
| Career | — | 77 | 71 | 251 | 230 | 1 | 1278.0 | 1211 | 594 | 434 | 1088 | 4.18 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Taijuan Walker
Taijuan Walker made a major-league debut on August 30, 2013.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0