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
Pitches26170
PA6829
AVG.252
SLG.415
ISO.164
K%20.3%
BRL%7.4%
HH%35.3%
EV87.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 10003 | 38.2% | 93.8 | 2113 |
| Changeup | 6539 | 25.0% | 83.7 | 1572 |
| Cutter | 4225 | 16.1% | 89.3 | 2099 |
| Curveball | 2509 | 9.6% | 75.5 | 2182 |
| Sinker | 1979 | 7.6% | 93.0 | 2014 |
| Slider | 835 | 3.2% | 84.7 | 1998 |
| Unknown | 54 | 0.2% | 80.9 | 1795 |
| Intentional Ball | 19 | 0.1% | 63.4 | 1582 |
| Pitch Out | 7 | 0.0% | 86.1 | 1899 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2241 | .277 | .452 | .175 | 621 | 399 | 130 | 13 | 79 | 454 |
| Changeup | 1830 | .196 | .330 | .134 | 358 | 224 | 74 | 8 | 52 | 608 |
| Cutter | 1028 | .290 | .486 | .196 | 298 | 187 | 63 | 5 | 43 | 112 |
| Curveball | 351 | .236 | .407 | .171 | 83 | 50 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 78 |
| Sinker | 584 | .260 | .397 | .137 | 152 | 108 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 102 |
| Slider | 175 | .291 | .497 | .206 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| Unknown | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Intentional Ball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 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 | 1821 | 8.7% | 41.1% | 89.7 | 16.1° | 186 | 26.5% | 27.9% | 37.3% | 8.2% |
| Changeup | 1240 | 6.1% | 28.1% | 85.0 | 12.4° | 158 | 23.8% | 22.2% | 45.1% | 9.0% |
| Cutter | 931 | 7.3% | 34.7% | 87.3 | 10.1° | 154 | 20.7% | 24.2% | 49.0% | 6.1% |
| Curveball | 276 | 6.5% | 30.8% | 86.8 | 10.0° | 171 | 26.8% | 22.5% | 46.0% | 4.7% |
| Sinker | 487 | 6.4% | 36.8% | 87.5 | 12.5° | 163 | 22.0% | 25.7% | 45.4% | 7.0% |
| Slider | 149 | 6.7% | 31.5% | 85.3 | 13.3° | 166 | 19.5% | 29.5% | 40.9% | 10.1% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.9 | -21.0° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |