Michael Wacha
Starting Pitcher · Kansas City Royals · #52
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 6″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- 1991-07-01
- Birthplace
- Iowa City, IA, United States
- Debut
- 2013
- ESPN id
- 32640
- Source
- espn
Pitches4400
PA1184
AVG.241
SLG.383
ISO.142
K%19.5%
BRL%6.8%
HH%32.5%
EV86.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 1227 | 27.9% | 81.0 | 1528 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1136 | 25.8% | 93.2 | 2134 |
| Cutter | 644 | 14.6% | 88.9 | 2123 |
| Sinker | 598 | 13.6% | 93.3 | 2028 |
| Slider | 406 | 9.2% | 84.7 | 2007 |
| Curveball | 382 | 8.7% | 75.4 | 2250 |
| Unknown | 7 | 0.2% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 342 | .175 | .289 | .114 | 60 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 99 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 262 | .282 | .450 | .168 | 74 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 58 |
| Cutter | 167 | .305 | .503 | .198 | 51 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| Sinker | 170 | .241 | .318 | .076 | 41 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Slider | 85 | .247 | .447 | .200 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Curveball | 57 | .246 | .386 | .140 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 249 | 5.2% | 26.1% | 83.8 | 15.6° | 161 | 26.1% | 22.5% | 39.4% | 12.0% |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 207 | 10.6% | 38.2% | 89.0 | 20.8° | 200 | 36.7% | 25.1% | 29.5% | 8.7% |
| Cutter | 150 | 6.7% | 33.3% | 87.9 | 13.4° | 166 | 29.3% | 22.7% | 42.7% | 5.3% |
| Sinker | 139 | 4.3% | 36.0% | 87.1 | 11.3° | 156 | 22.3% | 25.9% | 45.3% | 6.5% |
| Slider | 74 | 4.1% | 31.1% | 85.1 | 14.4° | 161 | 23.0% | 25.7% | 40.5% | 10.8% |
| Curveball | 49 | 10.2% | 30.6% | 85.5 | 16.8° | 193 | 34.7% | 20.4% | 34.7% | 10.2% |