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
Pitches4370
PA1164
AVG.243
SLG.391
ISO.148
K%19.6%
BRL%8.2%
HH%36.6%
EV87.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1248 | 28.6% | 93.4 | 2153 |
| Changeup | 1134 | 25.9% | 80.7 | 1559 |
| Cutter | 618 | 14.1% | 88.8 | 2112 |
| Sinker | 563 | 12.9% | 93.4 | 2063 |
| Curveball | 411 | 9.4% | 75.6 | 2250 |
| Slider | 393 | 9.0% | 84.6 | 1995 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 282 | .241 | .376 | .135 | 68 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 61 |
| Changeup | 332 | .178 | .271 | .093 | 59 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 96 |
| Cutter | 152 | .257 | .447 | .191 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Sinker | 166 | .313 | .506 | .193 | 52 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 31 |
| Curveball | 57 | .246 | .439 | .193 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Slider | 84 | .345 | .560 | .214 | 29 | 18 | 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 | 222 | 9.5% | 45.0% | 89.8 | 20.0° | 198 | 32.9% | 29.3% | 29.7% | 8.1% |
| Changeup | 238 | 4.6% | 25.6% | 83.4 | 17.8° | 162 | 30.3% | 17.6% | 39.5% | 12.6% |
| Cutter | 141 | 12.1% | 38.3% | 88.0 | 15.0° | 161 | 22.0% | 24.1% | 41.1% | 12.8% |
| Sinker | 138 | 8.7% | 43.5% | 88.7 | 12.6° | 165 | 22.5% | 24.6% | 46.4% | 6.5% |
| Curveball | 46 | 6.5% | 34.8% | 87.3 | 10.5° | 154 | 19.6% | 26.1% | 47.8% | 6.5% |
| Slider | 70 | 8.6% | 31.4% | 85.5 | 11.2° | 167 | 14.3% | 34.3% | 42.9% | 8.6% |