Jordan Walker
RFQualifiedSt. Louis Cardinals · NL · Age 24 · Bats R / Throws R · 414 PA
No diagnostic pattern fires — the profile is stable year over year.Mechanical flag: depth in box +2.9".
Edge breakdown
Elite bat speed on a flat path — hard contact to all fields, power comes from speed, not loft.
The swing
Percentiles vs all tracked hitters. Attack angle/direction and tilt are swing-weighted averages across batting sides. Swing type from editable rules — first match wins.
vs pitch types
| Pitch | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | lg xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | RV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 101 | .354 | .364 | .327 | 21.4lg 22.0 | 26.7 | 0.6 |
| Sinker | 89 | .363 | .406 | .351 | 19.7lg 13.7 | 14.6 | -0.1 |
| Sweeper | 55 | .398 | .370 | .263 | 34.9lg 31.0 | 21.8 | 2.6 |
| Slider | 53 | .325 | .269 | .288 | 38.5lg 33.5 | 30.2 | 0.1 |
| Changeup | 45 | .447 | .362 | .278 | 40.9lg 31.5 | 33.3 | 4.0 |
| Cutter | 29 | .590 | .494 | .351 | 31.7lg 22.5 | 10.3 | 4.2 |
| Curveball | 25 | .324 | .368 | .281 | 50.0lg 30.8 | 40.0 | 0.7 |
xwOBA green/red when 20+ points above/below league vs that pitch. RV/100 = run value per 100 pitches seen (positive favors the hitter). Source: Savant pitch arsenal stats.
Where he stands
top-down, side-agnostic (mirrored for LHB)
depth 26.7" (+2.9" vs prior) · off plate 32.2" (+0.4" vs prior)
Where he meets the ball
average intercept, inches vs the front of the plate
70 pctl · −1.6" vs prior
Timing spectrum
share of competitive swings by timing
on-time 63.6% (+0.0% vs prior) · late 9.6% (+0.0% vs prior)
Barrel accuracy
avg miss from the sweet spot · dashed ring = league
95 pctl (lower is better) · +0.0" vs prior
What this can't see: Joint kinetics, hip-shoulder separation, and kinematic sequencing (Hawkeye/KinaTrax, team-internal — never estimated here). Stance angle and foot separation (Savant visuals only, no export). Release extension (column exported empty; needs pitch-level ingest).