Buster Narum vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Luke Walker a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Luke Walker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 181 vs 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 83). Buster Narum held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 83 vs 78). Luke Walker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Luke Walker

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.91
48.91
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.15
41.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
8.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.02
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3559
38.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
33.81
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Luke Walker

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.15
41.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Luke Walker

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
668.81
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
517.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
3.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.01
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.78
-21.91
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
294.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA