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
Pitches194
PA50
AVG.154
SLG.154
ISO.000
K%32.0%
BRL%0.0%
HH%6.1%
EV78.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 97 | 50.0% | 91.7 | 2188 |
| Sinker | 51 | 26.3% | 91.1 | 2085 |
| Changeup | 13 | 6.7% | 80.7 | 1725 |
| Slider | 12 | 6.2% | 82.5 | 2392 |
| Curveball | 10 | 5.2% | 76.0 | 2379 |
| Cutter | 7 | 3.6% | 86.0 | 2153 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 1.5% | 83.0 | 2522 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.5% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 17 | .176 | .176 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sinker | 9 | .222 | .222 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slider | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curveball | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cutter | 4 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 80.4 | -11.8° | 59 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 91.7% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 80.9 | -1.9° | 126 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 70.2 | -28.8° | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 87.4 | -6.5° | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |