AZ Snake Pit · Oct 22, 2024
Pavin Smith: An Alternative To Christian Walker
Christian Walker.
From 2019 through 2024, Christian Walker was the Diamondbacks’ primary first baseman, earning 15.5 bWAR. Excluding the short season in 2020, from 2019 through 2024, he averaged 143 games per season.
A few measures of his excellent performance follow:
Won Gold Gloves in 2022 and 2023. Finalist for Gold Glove in 2024.
D-backs’ Outs-Above-Average (OAA) at First Base.
2022 14 OAA, ranking best in Majors.
2023 7 OAA, ranking best in Majors.
2024 9 OAA, ranking second best in Majors.
From 2022 through 2024, he hit 17.3% of the D-backs homer runs and 12.7% of the D-backs RBIs. That translates to one of every 6 home runs and one of every 8 RBIs.