2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
8.31
WHIP
1.62
K
3
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

Tagged with loss in team debut
Buehler (0-1) came away with the loss against the Rangers on Saturday. He allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out three across 4.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Buehler's Red Sox debut got off to a rough start when he gave up two runs in the first inning. He steadied himself over the next two frames before giving up a solo home run to Adolis Garcia in the fourth inning and allowing a final run in the fifth. Buehler left the mound having thrown 48 of 80 pitches for strikes and induced just two ground outs. He's tentatively slated to face the Cardinals at home next week.
Buehler's Red Sox debut got off to a rough start when he gave up two runs in the first inning. He steadied himself over the next two frames before giving up a solo home run to Adolis Garcia in the fourth inning and allowing a final run in the fifth. Buehler left the mound having thrown 48 of 80 pitches for strikes and induced just two ground outs. He's tentatively slated to face the Cardinals at home next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
80
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
-4%
BAA vs RHP
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-3%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .299 | 38 | 15 | 50 | 8 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .288 | 29 | 13 | 46 | 9 | |||
2025vs Left | .375 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2025vs Right | .364 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
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
-32%
ERA at Home
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-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 4.60 | 1.44 | 45.0 | 7.8 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 6.75 | 1.70 | 34.2 | 7.3 | 4.2 | ||||
2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2025Away | 8.31 | 1.62 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | ||||
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
0.00K/9
6.2BB/9
0.0HR/9
2.1Fastball
92.9 mphERA
8.31WHIP
1.62BABIP
.394GB/FB
0.86Left On Base
53.6%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.5%Spin Rate
2376 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.8%Swinging Strike
8.8%Prospect Rankings History
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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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On track for Saturday's start
Buehler (illness) tossed 85 pitches in five innings on the back fields Monday and is in line to start Saturday against the Rangers, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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Scratched from start due to illness
Buehler isn't starting Sunday's spring game against Minnesota due to an illness, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Makes second spring start
Buehler allowed one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts in Friday's spring start against Miami.
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Whiffs four in spring debut
Buehler struck out four and allowed one hit and no walks across two innings during Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets.
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Throws live BP
Buehler threw his first live batting practice Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic 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.