Taijuan Walker vs. Matt Whisenant — Career Comparison

Taijuan Walker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Whisenant
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Taijuan Walker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Whisenant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Taijuan Walker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 94). Matt Whisenant held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Taijuan Walker.

Pitching Stats for Taijuan Walker and Matt Whisenant

Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.77
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.62
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.03
52.03
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.63
91.63
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.18
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.96
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3834
27
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
9
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
8.53
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.32
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.31
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.06
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.92
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
7.66
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
6.49
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.191
1.191
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5423
38.19
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
40.5
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.7
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.61
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.47
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.23
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.37
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4883
34.39
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
33.21
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Taijuan Walker and Matt Whisenant

Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.77
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.62
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3834
27
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
9
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.28
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.31
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.04
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.94
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.92
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.77
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.46
94.46
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.164
0.164
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.63
91.63
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Taijuan Walker and Matt Whisenant

Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
1270.59
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
190
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
600
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
564.71
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
90.76
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
75.63
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.13
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.07
20.53
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
115.97
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
105.88
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.25
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.29
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
8.18
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
272.27
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.17
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.13
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA