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Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres
SP · #10 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2" · 185 lb · Age 32 · 9 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
10.9
- Runs prevented
- −7.1
- IP · ERA
- 153.2 · 4.63
- K · BB
- 131 · 57
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Strikeouts131 vs 144 avg−3.7
- Home runs allowed22 vs 20 avg−3.1
- Parks pitched in−1.1
- Walks55 vs 56 avg+0.3
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)433 vs 420 avg+0.2
- Hit batters7 vs 8 avg+0.2
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 26vsARI | W 10-7 | GS | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 27.5 |
| Sun, Sep 20vsMIA | W 7-3 | W | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 89 | 82.7 |
| Tue, Sep 15@COL | L 3-9 | GS | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 20.3 |
| Wed, Sep 9vsWSH | W 9-2 | GS | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 26.7 |
| Fri, Sep 4vsNYY | W 3-2 | GS | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 49.5 |
| Sat, Aug 29@TB | L 6-7 | GS | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 18.9 |
| Sun, Aug 23vsMIN | W 8-1 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 68.9 |
| Mon, Aug 17@NYM | L 1-2 | L | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 92.4 |
| Tue, Aug 11vsMIL | W 11-2 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 86.4 |
| Thu, Aug 6@ARI | W 5-1 | GS | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 32.7 |
| Sat, Aug 1vsSF | W 6-5 | GS | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 11.6 |
| Sun, Jul 26@MIA | W 5-3 | GS | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 52.8 |
| Tue, Jul 21@ATL | W 8-3 | W | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 68.6 |
| Sat, Jul 11vsTOR | W 8-7 | GS | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 13.0 |
| Mon, Jul 6vsARI | L 0-8 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 93 | 9.2 |
| Wed, Jul 1@CHC | L 3-23 | L | 4.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 2.6 |
| Fri, Jun 26vsLAD | W 7-1 | W | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 53.0 |
| Sat, Jun 20@TEX | W 6-4 | GS | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 60.4 |
| Sun, Jun 14@BAL | W 5-2 | W | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 50.3 |
| Mon, Jun 8vsCIN | W 6-2 | GS | 4.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 16.5 |
| Wed, Jun 3@PHI | L 2-3 | GS | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 83.7 |
| Wed, May 27vsPHI | L 0-3 | L | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 80.9 |
| Fri, May 22vsATH | W 7-3 | GS | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 30.0 |
| Sat, May 16@SEA | W 7-4 | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 41.9 |
| Sun, May 10vsSTL | W 3-2 | GS | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 87.2 |
| Tue, May 5@SF | W 10-5 | W | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 44.4 |
| Tue, Apr 28vsCHC | L 3-8 | GS | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 63.6 |
| Wed, Apr 22@COL | L 3-8 | L | 2.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 6.5 |
| Thu, Apr 16vsSEA | W 5-2 | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 66.5 |
| Fri, Apr 10vsCOL | W 5-2 | GS | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 93.4 |
| Sun, Apr 5@BOS | W 8-6 | GS | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 27.9 |
| Mon, Mar 30vsSF | L 2-3 | L | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 22.8 |
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