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
Pitches4181
PA1114
AVG.245
SLG.392
ISO.147
K%19.5%
BRL%8.3%
HH%37.1%
EV87.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1192 | 28.5% | 93.4 | 2153 |
| Changeup | 1081 | 25.9% | 80.8 | 1560 |
| Cutter | 591 | 14.1% | 88.7 | 2108 |
| Sinker | 545 | 13.0% | 93.4 | 2062 |
| Curveball | 393 | 9.4% | 75.6 | 2254 |
| Slider | 376 | 9.0% | 84.6 | 1996 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 268 | .243 | .369 | .127 | 65 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 57 |
| Changeup | 318 | .182 | .280 | .097 | 58 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 92 |
| Cutter | 145 | .255 | .434 | .179 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Sinker | 161 | .311 | .503 | .193 | 50 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 30 |
| Curveball | 56 | .250 | .446 | .196 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Slider | 81 | .346 | .568 | .222 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 212 | 9.4% | 44.8% | 89.7 | 19.4° | 195 | 32.5% | 29.2% | 30.7% | 7.5% |
| Changeup | 228 | 4.8% | 26.8% | 84.0 | 17.5° | 165 | 30.3% | 18.4% | 39.5% | 11.8% |
| Cutter | 135 | 11.9% | 39.3% | 88.1 | 14.0° | 159 | 22.2% | 23.7% | 42.2% | 11.9% |
| Sinker | 134 | 9.0% | 43.3% | 88.6 | 12.3° | 165 | 23.1% | 23.9% | 47.0% | 6.0% |
| Curveball | 46 | 6.5% | 34.8% | 87.3 | 10.5° | 154 | 19.6% | 26.1% | 47.8% | 6.5% |
| Slider | 67 | 9.0% | 32.8% | 85.9 | 10.7° | 167 | 14.9% | 34.3% | 43.3% | 7.5% |