Christian Walker#8

Houston Astros·BBRef

RSIron Macos FLBSeattle Mariners

Pos: 1B, LF

B/T: R / R

Born: Mar 28, 1991 (35)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 208 lbs

Owned: 50.1%

From: Norristown, PA

Drafted: 2012

Christian Walker

Houston Astros BBRef

RSIron Macos FLBSeattle Mariners

Position: 1B, LF

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Mar 28, 1991 (35)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 208 lbs

Owned: 50.12%

From: Norristown, PA

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
149	545	121	25	80	66	0	.222	.295	.409	.704	23.2%	7.8%

Walker isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

2d agoRotowire

Walker will get a chance to reset Thursday after going 0-for-16 with five strikeouts over his last five games. LaMonte Wade will fill in at first base and bat ninth.

Walker went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.

1w agoRotowire

Walker opened the scoring in the second inning with a three-run, 440-foot blast off Andrew Painter, his 25th long ball this season. The homer was Walker's first in 11 games -- he'd gone just 5-for-34 with a .363 OPS across 10 contests coming into the day. Overall, the veteran first baseman is slashing .230/.305/.429 across 571 plate appearances this year with 80 RBI and 65 runs scored.

Walker is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

2w agoRotowire

With Walker getting the night off, LaMonte Wade is making the start at first base and batting eighth against right-hander Davis Martin. Over his last 19 games dating back to Aug. 9, Walker is slashing just .139/.182/.236 with two home runs, nine RBI and a 3:18 BB:K across 77 trips to the plate.

Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

3w agoRotowire

The 35-year-old first baseman put forth a rare effort of at least three hits, which was his first since June 27 and eighth of the year. Walker is closing in on his fifth straight 25-homer, 80-RBI campaign in his second season with the Astros, slashing .233/.308/.441 with 24 long balls, 25 doubles, 75 RBI and 64 runs scored across 530 trips to the plate.

Walker isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Aug 20Rotowire

Walker will get a chance to regroup Thursday after going 0-for-15 with eight strikeouts across his last four games. LaMonte Wade will start at first base and bat leadoff while Walker sits.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.298

xBA

.223

xSLG

.382

Avg Exit Velo

88.7 mph

Barrel %

8.9%

Hard-Hit %

40.0%

LA Sweet-Spot %

31.3%

Bat Speed

74.4 mph

Squared-Up %

19.9%

Chase %

31.9%

Whiff %

29.0%

K %

23.3%

BB %

7.8%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

4.00

Arm Strength

73.0 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

25.9 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2014BAL	6	19	18	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	9	.167	.211	.389	.600
2015BAL	7	12	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.111	.333	.111	.444
2017ARI	11	15	12	3	1	0	2	2	0	1	5	.250	.400	.833	1.233
2018ARI	37	53	49	8	2	0	3	6	1	3	22	.163	.226	.388	.614
2019ARI	152	603	529	137	26	1	29	73	8	67	155	.259	.348	.476	.824
2020ARI	57	243	218	59	18	1	7	34	1	19	50	.271	.333	.459	.792
2021ARI	115	445	401	98	23	1	10	46	0	38	106	.244	.315	.382	.697
2022ARI	160	667	583	141	25	2	36	94	2	69	131	.242	.327	.477	.804
2023ARI	157	661	582	150	36	2	33	103	11	62	127	.258	.333	.497	.830
2024ARI	130	552	479	120	26	0	26	84	2	55	133	.251	.335	.468	.803
2025HOU	154	640	585	139	24	1	27	88	2	40	177	.238	.297	.421	.718
2026HOU	149	604	545	121	25	1	25	80	0	47	140	.222	.295	.409	.704
Career	1135	4514	4010	980	207	9	199	611	27	405	1059	0.244	0.321	0.449	0.770
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

88.7mph

Max EV

112.5mph

EV50

100.8mph

Hard Hit %

40.0%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

14.4deg

Sweet Spot %

31.3%

Pull Air %

19.1%

Z-Contact %

83.7%

Barrels

Barrel %

8.9%

Sprint Speed

Speed

25.9ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.69sec

Defense

Position

OAA

Runs Prevented

Success Rate vs Exp

+1.0%

Based on Statcast tracking data

Expected Stats

Reliable(+0.009)

AVG

0.220vs0.223

-0.003

SLG

0.409vs0.382

+0.027

wOBA

0.307vs0.298

+0.009

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

138

AVG

.211

OBP

.341

SLG

.404

OPS

.745

wOBA

0.325

ISO

0.193

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

466

AVG

.225

OBP

.281

SLG

.411

OPS

.692

wOBA

0.299

ISO

0.186

112

Rolling Performance

Season Average

149 games

AVG

.222

OPS

.704

RBI

121

140

Last 7 Days

AVG

0.133

OPS

0.266

Last 14 Days

10G

AVG

0.143

OPS

0.418

Last 30 Days

25G

AVG

0.167

OPS

0.455

Christian Walker#8

Christian Walker

2026 Season

Player News

Walker isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Walker went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.

Walker is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

Walker isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Defense

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days