2025 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
4.44
WHIP
1.31
K
42
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Perhaps no player improved his free-agency stock during the 2024 postseason more than Buehler, who wiped away some of his difficult regular season with a strong playoff run that included getting the final three outs in Game 5 of the World Series to forever cement his image in Dodgers lore. The question MLB teams (and fantasy managers) will have to ponder is whether Buehler's strong finish to the postseason (he didn't allow a run over 10 innings while notching a 13:4 K:BB across his final three outings) was a long-awaited sign that he could return to the form that made him an All-Star in 2019 and 2021 prior to his 2022 Tommy John surgery or simply a case of a pitcher letting it all hang loose with a championship in sight. It would be unwise to ignore Buehler's unattractive stats (5.38 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 18.6% strikeout rate) during 16 regular-season starts, but his fastball velocity remained viable at 95.0 mph, and we know that pitchers can need varying amounts of time to get right again following the TJ procedure. Buehler landed in Boston on a one-year, $21.05 million contract, there's upside here for fantasy managers willing to take a gamble on him as a back-end piece of their rotation. Read Past Outlooks

Allows five runs in loss
Buehler (4-3) took the loss against Atlanta on Saturday, allowing five runs on 10 hits and two walks with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
He was primarily hurt by two long balls in the fourth inning, including a two-run blast off the bat of Ronald Acuna. Acuna managed just nine swinging strikes on 106 pitches, snapping a streak of six consecutive starts yielding three earned runs or fewer. The 30-year-old will bring a 4.44 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 42:15 K:BB over 46.2 innings into a tough road matchup with the Yankees next weekend.
He was primarily hurt by two long balls in the fourth inning, including a two-run blast off the bat of Ronald Acuna. Acuna managed just nine swinging strikes on 106 pitches, snapping a streak of six consecutive starts yielding three earned runs or fewer. The 30-year-old will bring a 4.44 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 42:15 K:BB over 46.2 innings into a tough road matchup with the Yankees next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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How many pitches does Walker Buehler generally throw?
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What part of the game does Walker Buehler generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-14%
BAA vs RHP
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-32%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .298 | 60 | 27 | 77 | 11 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .256 | 46 | 16 | 58 | 13 | |||
2025vs Left | .303 | 23 | 12 | 30 | 3 | |||
2025vs Right | .205 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | .296 | 37 | 15 | 47 | 8 | |||
2024vs Right | .282 | 27 | 13 | 42 | 8 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-35%
ERA at Home
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-47%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 4.08 | 1.32 | 70.2 | 8.4 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 6.31 | 1.66 | 51.1 | 7.0 | 3.9 | ||||
2025Home | 3.16 | 1.09 | 25.2 | 9.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2025Away | 6.00 | 1.57 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | ||||
2024Home | 4.60 | 1.44 | 45.0 | 7.8 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Away | 6.53 | 1.71 | 30.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Walker Buehler compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.80K/9
8.1BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.5Fastball
93.7 mphERA
4.44WHIP
1.31BABIP
.298GB/FB
1.43Left On Base
76.3%Exit Velocity
80.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2361 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.3%Swinging Strike
8.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Buehler threw as many pitches as you did in 2023, so you have that going for you, which is nice. What fantasy managers hoped would be a cinderella story out of nowhere with Buehler coming back late in 2023 to help in the stretch run never materialized as we were all yet again reminded Tommy John surgery recoveries are not the same and are not guaranteed. We know how talented Buehler was before his surgery, but 2024 is an all too familiar story of risk versus reward. It is extremely unlikely Buehler is going to work over 160 innings in 2024, and we do not know how much rust he has to shake off. Buehler also isn't expected to be available at the start of the season, though he isn't expected to miss too much time. His first pitch in a regular season game will come nearly 20 months from his last pitch of 2022. Your ability to roster him depends on your roster construction as well as your appetite for extreme risk.
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Decent in loss
Buehler (4-2) took the loss Sunday against the Orioles, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out three.
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Ejected in return from IL
Buehler didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mets, walking two batters and striking out four over 2.1 scoreless, no-hit innings before being ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes.
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Back from IL for Tuesday's start
The Red Sox activated Buehler (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Lined up to return Tuesday
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Buehler (shoulder) is lined up to rejoin the rotation Tuesday against the Mets, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Aiming to return for NYM series
Manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Buehler (shoulder) will likely return during the Red Sox's home series against the Mets that begins May 19, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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Hoping to remain in Boston
After signing a one-year deal with the Red Sox in December, Buehler said Sunday he hopes to remain with the organization beyond 2025, reports Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander has yet to make his official debut for the Red Sox but is apparently open to the idea of a multi-year extension. Buehler returned from Tommy John surgery last year and had a 5.38 ERA in 16 regular-season starts for the Dodgers, but he came through in October with a 3.60 ERA in three playoff appearances.
The right-hander has yet to make his official debut for the Red Sox but is apparently open to the idea of a multi-year extension. Buehler returned from Tommy John surgery last year and had a 5.38 ERA in 16 regular-season starts for the Dodgers, but he came through in October with a 3.60 ERA in three playoff appearances.