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
Pitches2666
PA716
AVG.252
SLG.383
ISO.131
K%17.6%
BRL%7.4%
HH%34.6%
EV86.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 719 | 27.0% | 93.1 | 2163 |
| Changeup | 677 | 25.4% | 79.8 | 1537 |
| Cutter | 401 | 15.0% | 88.2 | 2118 |
| Sinker | 338 | 12.7% | 93.2 | 2044 |
| Slider | 324 | 12.2% | 84.9 | 1953 |
| Curveball | 206 | 7.7% | 75.1 | 2268 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 161 | .267 | .379 | .112 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| Changeup | 198 | .172 | .232 | .061 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Cutter | 93 | .290 | .484 | .194 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Sinker | 96 | .365 | .510 | .146 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Slider | 76 | .263 | .487 | .224 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Curveball | 34 | .206 | .412 | .206 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 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 | 121 | 9.1% | 41.3% | 89.1 | 20.5° | 190 | 34.7% | 26.4% | 31.4% | 7.4% |
| Changeup | 155 | 4.5% | 25.8% | 82.8 | 20.8° | 181 | 29.0% | 23.2% | 32.9% | 14.8% |
| Cutter | 90 | 11.1% | 41.1% | 89.6 | 14.7° | 159 | 26.7% | 22.2% | 43.3% | 7.8% |
| Sinker | 83 | 6.0% | 37.3% | 87.0 | 13.4° | 172 | 25.3% | 28.9% | 42.2% | 3.6% |
| Slider | 65 | 7.7% | 30.8% | 85.3 | 10.4° | 145 | 15.4% | 26.2% | 46.2% | 12.3% |
| Curveball | 26 | 7.7% | 34.6% | 86.5 | 15.0° | 174 | 19.2% | 26.9% | 42.3% | 11.5% |