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
Pitches2941
PA786
AVG.224
SLG.404
ISO.180
K%19.6%
BRL%7.0%
HH%36.4%
EV87.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 809 | 27.5% | 93.1 | 2151 |
| Changeup | 732 | 24.9% | 80.6 | 1530 |
| Cutter | 438 | 14.9% | 89.5 | 2153 |
| Sinker | 407 | 13.8% | 93.2 | 2065 |
| Curveball | 294 | 10.0% | 75.9 | 2264 |
| Slider | 258 | 8.8% | 85.0 | 2018 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 185 | .222 | .362 | .141 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 40 |
| Changeup | 209 | .187 | .306 | .120 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 56 |
| Cutter | 116 | .267 | .552 | .284 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Sinker | 111 | .216 | .441 | .225 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Curveball | 39 | .231 | .487 | .256 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Slider | 61 | .295 | .475 | .180 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 145 | 8.3% | 42.1% | 89.4 | 22.7° | 214 | 40.0% | 28.3% | 24.8% | 6.9% |
| Changeup | 154 | 3.2% | 24.7% | 83.8 | 18.5° | 156 | 27.9% | 20.1% | 39.0% | 13.0% |
| Cutter | 102 | 10.8% | 40.2% | 87.1 | 13.6° | 169 | 25.5% | 20.6% | 44.1% | 9.8% |
| Sinker | 87 | 8.0% | 44.8% | 88.5 | 12.4° | 166 | 23.0% | 23.0% | 44.8% | 9.2% |
| Curveball | 33 | 9.1% | 39.4% | 89.0 | 13.4° | 163 | 36.4% | 12.1% | 45.5% | 6.1% |
| Slider | 51 | 3.9% | 31.4% | 86.2 | 15.1° | 189 | 23.5% | 35.3% | 33.3% | 7.8% |