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
Pitches2605
PA685
AVG.246
SLG.387
ISO.141
K%21.2%
BRL%8.2%
HH%32.5%
EV86.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 839 | 32.2% | 81.2 | 1549 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 606 | 23.3% | 93.6 | 2135 |
| Sinker | 409 | 15.7% | 93.6 | 2029 |
| Cutter | 296 | 11.4% | 88.8 | 2091 |
| Slider | 240 | 9.2% | 84.1 | 2041 |
| Curveball | 212 | 8.1% | 75.2 | 2261 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 231 | .169 | .312 | .143 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 78 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 134 | .284 | .455 | .172 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| Sinker | 125 | .248 | .296 | .048 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Cutter | 72 | .319 | .458 | .139 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Slider | 35 | .371 | .600 | .229 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Curveball | 28 | .357 | .643 | .286 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeup | 157 | 7.0% | 26.1% | 83.6 | 14.4° | 157 | 28.7% | 16.6% | 42.7% | 12.1% |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 109 | 11.0% | 40.4% | 88.5 | 19.8° | 190 | 32.1% | 26.6% | 29.4% | 11.9% |
| Sinker | 104 | 5.8% | 35.6% | 88.0 | 10.7° | 150 | 21.2% | 24.0% | 49.0% | 5.8% |
| Cutter | 64 | 7.8% | 31.3% | 87.6 | 14.7° | 163 | 25.0% | 29.7% | 37.5% | 7.8% |
| Slider | 30 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 83.2 | 15.1° | 167 | 16.7% | 30.0% | 43.3% | 10.0% |
| Curveball | 25 | 12.0% | 28.0% | 83.9 | 13.0° | 202 | 32.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 8.0% |