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
Pitches692
PA177
AVG.071
SLG.084
ISO.013
K%45.2%
BRL%0.0%
HH%13.3%
EV83.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 321 | 46.4% | 92.7 | 2293 |
| Sinker | 186 | 26.9% | 92.0 | 2155 |
| Slider | 75 | 10.8% | 84.7 | 2439 |
| Curveball | 58 | 8.4% | 78.7 | 2502 |
| Changeup | 17 | 2.5% | 84.6 | 1926 |
| Cutter | 14 | 2.0% | 87.3 | 2292 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | 1.4% | 80.1 | 2662 |
| Sweeper | 5 | 0.7% | 83.3 | 2730 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 88.7 | 2100 |
| Knuckleball | 3 | 0.4% | 79.9 | 1789 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 61 | .082 | .082 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Sinker | 46 | .109 | .152 | .043 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Slider | 20 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Curveball | 16 | .063 | .063 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Changeup | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cutter | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 29 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 84.0 | 18.4° | 140 | 17.2% | 13.8% | 55.2% | 13.8% |
| Sinker | 38 | 0.0% | 21.1% | 86.1 | -1.2° | 75 | 10.5% | 2.6% | 81.6% | 5.3% |
| Slider | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 73.6 | -16.3° | 87 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 79.3 | 6.3° | 130 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 84.7 | 17.0° | 217 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 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% |