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
Pitches4613
PA1234
AVG.239
SLG.387
ISO.148
K%19.3%
BRL%7.0%
HH%32.9%
EV86.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 1274 | 27.6% | 81.0 | 1528 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1199 | 26.0% | 93.2 | 2132 |
| Cutter | 676 | 14.7% | 88.9 | 2123 |
| Sinker | 626 | 13.6% | 93.2 | 2031 |
| Slider | 429 | 9.3% | 84.7 | 2003 |
| Curveball | 401 | 8.7% | 75.4 | 2242 |
| Unknown | 8 | 0.2% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 352 | .173 | .293 | .119 | 61 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 100 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 277 | .278 | .437 | .159 | 77 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 61 |
| Cutter | 175 | .297 | .503 | .206 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Sinker | 174 | .236 | .310 | .075 | 41 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Slider | 88 | .250 | .455 | .205 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Curveball | 60 | .267 | .500 | .233 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 258 | 5.4% | 26.0% | 83.8 | 16.2° | 162 | 26.0% | 22.5% | 38.8% | 12.8% |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 219 | 10.0% | 38.4% | 88.8 | 20.9° | 201 | 37.0% | 25.6% | 28.8% | 8.7% |
| Cutter | 158 | 7.0% | 34.8% | 88.0 | 14.4° | 168 | 29.1% | 22.8% | 41.8% | 6.3% |
| Sinker | 142 | 4.2% | 35.9% | 87.2 | 11.6° | 158 | 23.2% | 25.4% | 45.1% | 6.3% |
| Slider | 76 | 5.3% | 31.6% | 84.9 | 14.7° | 163 | 22.4% | 26.3% | 39.5% | 11.8% |
| Curveball | 52 | 11.5% | 32.7% | 86.0 | 17.0° | 199 | 36.5% | 19.2% | 34.6% | 9.6% |