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
Pitches12378
PA3176
AVG.234
SLG.372
ISO.138
K%20.4%
BRL%6.9%
HH%32.5%
EV86.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4886 | 39.5% | 93.6 | 2114 |
| Changeup | 3979 | 32.1% | 83.5 | 1566 |
| Cutter | 1653 | 13.4% | 89.4 | 2106 |
| Curveball | 1229 | 9.9% | 75.3 | 2182 |
| Sinker | 437 | 3.5% | 93.4 | 2015 |
| Slider | 148 | 1.2% | 84.4 | 1970 |
| 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 | 1037 | .268 | .417 | .149 | 278 | 183 | 62 | 7 | 26 | 205 |
| Changeup | 1102 | .196 | .310 | .114 | 216 | 148 | 36 | 6 | 26 | 293 |
| Cutter | 390 | .256 | .405 | .149 | 100 | 65 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 53 |
| Curveball | 178 | .230 | .410 | .180 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 38 |
| Sinker | 151 | .219 | .318 | .099 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Slider | 28 | .286 | .750 | .464 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 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 | 842 | 9.0% | 38.8% | 88.9 | 18.7° | 193 | 29.9% | 27.8% | 32.8% | 9.5% |
| Changeup | 818 | 4.6% | 25.3% | 84.1 | 10.9° | 152 | 23.0% | 21.8% | 47.3% | 7.9% |
| Cutter | 341 | 5.3% | 31.7% | 86.0 | 14.4° | 151 | 22.3% | 20.2% | 47.5% | 10.0% |
| Curveball | 141 | 8.5% | 32.6% | 86.9 | 14.7° | 187 | 29.1% | 24.1% | 38.3% | 8.5% |
| Sinker | 99 | 9.1% | 40.4% | 88.6 | 15.9° | 187 | 29.3% | 27.3% | 36.4% | 7.1% |
| Slider | 21 | 14.3% | 33.3% | 83.6 | 31.8° | 221 | 38.1% | 19.0% | 14.3% | 28.6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |