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
Pitches2539
PA686
AVG.229
SLG.401
ISO.172
K%19.8%
BRL%6.8%
HH%36.7%
EV87.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 690 | 27.2% | 93.1 | 2155 |
| Changeup | 632 | 24.9% | 80.7 | 1530 |
| Cutter | 379 | 14.9% | 89.4 | 2153 |
| Sinker | 361 | 14.2% | 93.2 | 2063 |
| Curveball | 257 | 10.1% | 76.0 | 2284 |
| Slider | 218 | 8.6% | 84.9 | 2031 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 156 | .224 | .365 | .141 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| Changeup | 185 | .200 | .319 | .119 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 51 |
| Cutter | 101 | .277 | .545 | .267 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Sinker | 102 | .216 | .451 | .235 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Curveball | 35 | .200 | .314 | .114 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Slider | 55 | .291 | .473 | .182 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 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 | 123 | 8.9% | 41.5% | 89.6 | 22.0° | 211 | 39.8% | 27.6% | 26.8% | 5.7% |
| Changeup | 135 | 3.0% | 26.7% | 85.0 | 17.1° | 158 | 28.1% | 21.5% | 40.0% | 10.4% |
| Cutter | 88 | 10.2% | 39.8% | 86.7 | 10.3° | 164 | 26.1% | 19.3% | 47.7% | 6.8% |
| Sinker | 80 | 8.8% | 45.0% | 88.1 | 11.4° | 164 | 22.5% | 22.5% | 46.3% | 8.8% |
| Curveball | 30 | 6.7% | 36.7% | 88.4 | 12.6° | 149 | 33.3% | 13.3% | 46.7% | 6.7% |
| Slider | 46 | 2.2% | 32.6% | 87.2 | 14.1° | 189 | 26.1% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 4.3% |