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
Pitches886
PA227
AVG.088
SLG.098
ISO.010
K%42.3%
BRL%0.0%
HH%11.4%
EV82.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 418 | 47.2% | 92.5 | 2269 |
| Sinker | 237 | 26.7% | 91.8 | 2140 |
| Slider | 87 | 9.8% | 84.4 | 2433 |
| Curveball | 68 | 7.7% | 78.3 | 2485 |
| Changeup | 30 | 3.4% | 82.9 | 1826 |
| Cutter | 21 | 2.4% | 86.8 | 2248 |
| Knuckle Curve | 13 | 1.5% | 80.7 | 2630 |
| Sweeper | 5 | 0.6% | 83.3 | 2730 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.5% | 88.7 | 2100 |
| Knuckleball | 3 | 0.3% | 79.9 | 1789 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 78 | .103 | .103 | .000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Sinker | 55 | .127 | .164 | .036 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Slider | 26 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Curveball | 18 | .056 | .056 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Changeup | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cutter | 8 | .125 | .125 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweeper | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 41 | 0.0% | 12.2% | 83.2 | 11.9° | 120 | 14.6% | 9.8% | 65.9% | 9.8% |
| Sinker | 48 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 84.9 | -1.4° | 87 | 12.5% | 6.3% | 77.1% | 4.2% |
| Slider | 19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72.4 | -20.8° | 58 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 89.5% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 79.3 | 6.3° | 130 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.8 | 7.6° | 142 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.0 | -18.0° | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |