Neil Walker
Bats B Throws R6'2" 214 lbBorn 1985 Pittsburgh, USADebut 2009Team PHIDraft 2004 R1 #11 Pittsburgh Pirates, Pine Richland HS (PA)
Awards: Silver Slugger
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2020 | PHI | 18 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.231 | 0.244 | 0.308 | 0.552 | 42.2 |
| 2019 | MIA | 115 | 381 | 37 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 42 | 77 | 0.261 | 0.344 | 0.395 | 0.738 | 100.7 |
| 2018 | NYY | 113 | 398 | 48 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 42 | 87 | 0.219 | 0.309 | 0.354 | 0.664 | 78.1 |
| 2017 | MIL | 111 | 448 | 59 | 102 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 55 | 77 | 0.265 | 0.362 | 0.439 | 0.801 | 113.6 |
| 2016 | NYM | 113 | 458 | 57 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 84 | 0.282 | 0.347 | 0.476 | 0.823 | 115.7 |
| 2015 | PIT | 151 | 603 | 69 | 146 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 71 | 4 | 44 | 110 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.427 | 0.756 | 105.6 |
| 2014 | PIT | 137 | 571 | 74 | 139 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 76 | 2 | 45 | 88 | 0.271 | 0.342 | 0.467 | 0.809 | 130.7 |
| 2013 | PIT | 133 | 551 | 62 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 50 | 85 | 0.251 | 0.339 | 0.418 | 0.757 | 117.8 |
| 2012 | PIT | 129 | 530 | 62 | 132 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 7 | 47 | 104 | 0.280 | 0.342 | 0.426 | 0.768 | 115.9 |
| 2011 | PIT | 159 | 662 | 76 | 163 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 9 | 54 | 112 | 0.273 | 0.334 | 0.408 | 0.742 | 107.1 |
| 2010 | PIT | 110 | 469 | 57 | 126 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 2 | 34 | 83 | 0.296 | 0.349 | 0.462 | 0.811 | 119.7 |
| 2009 | PIT | 17 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0.194 | 0.275 | 0.222 | 0.497 | 36.1 |
| Career | | 1306 | 5152 | 611 | 1224 | 238 | 22 | 149 | 609 | 32 | 460 | 931 | 0.267 | 0.338 | 0.426 | 0.764 | 110.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2020 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2020 | 41 | 86.9 | 22.0 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 28.2 | 31.5 | 0.234 | 0.306 | 0.241 | 24.9 |
| 2019 | 381 | 86.2 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 26.6 | 30.0 | 0.267 | 0.429 | 0.339 | 25.6 |
| 2018 | 398 | 88.1 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 33.3 | 22.9 | 26.0 | 0.247 | 0.425 | 0.331 | 26.6 |
| 2017 | 448 | 85.9 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 31.3 | 20.6 | 23.6 | 0.259 | 0.418 | 0.340 | 26.2 |
| 2016 | 458 | 89.1 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 29.1 | 0.270 | 0.487 | 0.353 | 26.2 |
| 2015 | 603 | 88.9 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 37.6 | 19.5 | 30.8 | 0.249 | 0.412 | 0.315 | 26.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2020 | PHI | 2B | 9 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.9 |
| 2020 | PHI | 1B | 3 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | +0.8 |
| 2020 | PHI | 3B | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | PHI | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2020 | PHI | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2019 | MIA | 1B | 69 | 532 | 441 | 34 | 2 | 45 | 0.996 | +5.3 |
| 2019 | MIA | 3B | 26 | 169 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0.974 | -0.2 |
| 2019 | MIA | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2018 | NYY | 1B | 42 | 319 | 271 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 0.997 | +3.4 |
| 2018 | NYY | 2B | 32 | 234 | 36 | 65 | 2 | 13 | 0.981 | -3.6 |
| 2018 | NYY | 3B | 25 | 147 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0.976 | +0.9 |
| 2018 | NYY | OF | 16 | 109 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.952 | |
| 2017 | MIL | 2B | 95 | 770 | 141 | 200 | 6 | 50 | 0.983 | -4.9 |
| 2017 | MIL | 1B | 17 | 86 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.988 | -1.1 |
| 2017 | MIL | 3B | 4 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +2.2 |
| 2016 | NYM | 2B | 111 | 962 | 181 | 297 | 7 | 65 | 0.986 | -8.0 |
| 2015 | PIT | 2B | 146 | 1225 | 236 | 418 | 7 | 103 | 0.989 | +8.5 |
| 2014 | PIT | 2B | 135 | 1176 | 251 | 374 | 5 | 87 | 0.992 | |
| 2013 | PIT | 2B | 132 | 1144 | 256 | 397 | 7 | 88 | 0.989 | |
| 2012 | PIT | 2B | 125 | 1069 | 234 | 361 | 9 | 76 | 0.985 | |
| 2011 | PIT | 2B | 159 | 1382 | 333 | 442 | 6 | 108 | 0.992 | |
| 2010 | PIT | 2B | 105 | 895 | 222 | 234 | 7 | 62 | 0.985 | |
| 2010 | PIT | 3B | 6 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.933 | |
| 2009 | PIT | 3B | 9 | 70 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.955 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Bat | 20 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.263 | 0.616 |
| 2010 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 189 | 6 HR, 10 SB | 0.321 | 0.952 |
| 2009 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 390 | 14 HR, 5 SB | 0.264 | 0.791 |
| 2009 | Rk | GCL Pirates | Bat | 32 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.167 | 0.552 |
| 2008 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 550 | 16 HR, 10 SB | 0.242 | 0.694 |
| 2007 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 69 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.203 | 0.511 |
| 2007 | AA | Altoona Curve | Bat | 490 | 13 HR, 9 SB | 0.288 | 0.824 |
| 2006 | AA | Altoona Curve | Bat | 32 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.161 | 0.543 |
| 2006 | A+ | Lynchburg Hillcats | Bat | 294 | 3 HR, 3 SB | 0.284 | 0.754 |
| 2005 | A+ | Lynchburg Hillcats | Bat | 45 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.262 | 0.601 |
| 2005 | A | Hickory Crawdads | Bat | 518 | 12 HR, 7 SB | 0.301 | 0.784 |
| 2004 | Rk | GCL Pirates | Bat | 208 | 4 HR, 3 SB | 0.271 | 0.740 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2020 | 0.000 | 0.298 | 0.248 | 0.227 |
| 2019 | 0.313 | 0.337 | 0.321 | 0.345 |
| 2018 | 0.225 | 0.327 | 0.333 | 0.281 |
| 2017 | 0.277 | 0.380 | 0.323 | 0.395 |
| 2016 | 0.432 | 0.335 | 0.369 | 0.347 |
| 2015 | 0.267 | 0.348 | 0.325 | 0.343 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.400 | 0.250 | 0.650 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.083 | 0.154 | 0.125 | 0.279 |
| Career | 12 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.086 | 0.158 | 0.114 | 0.272 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | NYM | $10,550,000 |
| 2015 | PIT | $8,000,000 |
| 2014 | PIT | $5,750,000 |
| 2013 | PIT | $3,300,000 |
| 2012 | PIT | $500,000 |
| 2011 | PIT | $437,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.