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
Pitches12181
PA3126
AVG.235
SLG.372
ISO.137
K%20.4%
BRL%6.9%
HH%32.6%
EV86.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4821 | 39.6% | 93.6 | 2113 |
| Changeup | 3917 | 32.2% | 83.5 | 1567 |
| Cutter | 1617 | 13.3% | 89.4 | 2104 |
| Curveball | 1215 | 10.0% | 75.3 | 2182 |
| Sinker | 427 | 3.5% | 93.4 | 2014 |
| Slider | 138 | 1.1% | 84.4 | 1977 |
| Unknown | 33 | 0.3% | 90.3 | 1812 |
| Intentional Ball | 10 | 0.1% | 65.8 | 1730 |
| Pitch Out | 3 | 0.0% | 86.0 | 1893 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1024 | .268 | .417 | .149 | 274 | 180 | 61 | 7 | 26 | 200 |
| Changeup | 1086 | .197 | .310 | .113 | 214 | 147 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 291 |
| Cutter | 381 | .260 | .412 | .152 | 99 | 64 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 52 |
| Curveball | 176 | .227 | .392 | .165 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 37 |
| Sinker | 149 | .215 | .309 | .094 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Slider | 26 | .308 | .808 | .500 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 834 | 9.0% | 38.8% | 89.0 | 18.7° | 193 | 30.0% | 27.6% | 33.0% | 9.5% |
| Changeup | 804 | 4.6% | 25.5% | 84.2 | 10.6° | 151 | 22.8% | 21.9% | 47.6% | 7.7% |
| Cutter | 333 | 5.4% | 31.8% | 86.1 | 13.7° | 151 | 22.2% | 20.7% | 47.7% | 9.3% |
| Curveball | 140 | 7.9% | 32.1% | 86.7 | 14.6° | 185 | 28.6% | 24.3% | 38.6% | 8.6% |
| Sinker | 98 | 9.2% | 39.8% | 88.5 | 15.8° | 185 | 29.6% | 26.5% | 36.7% | 7.1% |
| Slider | 20 | 15.0% | 35.0% | 85.1 | 31.7° | 224 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |