Kirby Yates or Taijuan Walker
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Kirby Yates RP - FA  | Taijuan Walker SP,RP - FA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 46 | 5 |
| Games Started | 1 | 4 |
| Innings Pitched | 42.1 | 22.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 |
| Saves | 3 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 3 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 34 | 36 |
| Earned Runs | 15 | 23 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 17 |
| Walks | 17 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.19 | 9.13 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 2.07 |
| Kirby Yates RP - FA | Taijuan Walker SP,RP - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 55 | 37 |
| Games Started | 0 | 17 |
| Innings Pitched | 53.9 | 114.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 6 |
| Losses | 3 | 7 |
| Saves | 11 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 10 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 43 | 123 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 81 |
| Walks | 25 | 42 |
| ERA | 4.23 | 4.93 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.45 |
| Kirby Yates RP - FA | Taijuan Walker SP,RP - FA | |
| News | ||
| Kirby Yates confirmed that he’ll retire at the end of the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th | The Angels released RHP Taijuan Walker. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st | |
| The Pirates reinstated Kirby Yates from the injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, Sep 22nd | Taijuan Walker opted out of his minor league contract with the Angels. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th | |
| Kirby Yates remains without a clear timetable to return. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd | The Angels signed Taijuan Walker to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | |
| The Pirates placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd | The Phillies released RHP Taijuan Walker. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd | |
| The Pirates activated Kirby Yates. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th | The Phillies will use an opener on Wednesday ahead of Taijuan Walker against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Kirby Yates RP - FA | Taijuan Walker SP,RP - FA | |||||
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