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
Pitches13702
PA3627
AVG.267
SLG.450
ISO.184
K%20.2%
BRL%7.7%
HH%37.5%
EV88.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5086 | 37.1% | 93.9 | 2113 |
| Cutter | 2561 | 18.7% | 89.2 | 2095 |
| Changeup | 2530 | 18.5% | 84.0 | 1581 |
| Sinker | 1536 | 11.2% | 92.9 | 2013 |
| Curveball | 1273 | 9.3% | 75.8 | 2182 |
| Slider | 682 | 5.0% | 84.7 | 2005 |
| Unknown | 21 | 0.2% | 71.6 | 1779 |
| Intentional Ball | 9 | 0.1% | 60.6 | 1434 |
| Pitch Out | 4 | 0.0% | 86.2 | 1903 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1199 | .284 | .480 | .196 | 341 | 216 | 67 | 6 | 52 | 249 |
| Cutter | 635 | .312 | .539 | .227 | 198 | 122 | 40 | 4 | 32 | 58 |
| Changeup | 719 | .195 | .356 | .161 | 140 | 76 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 312 |
| Sinker | 430 | .274 | .423 | .149 | 118 | 84 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 50 |
| Curveball | 171 | .240 | .386 | .146 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| Slider | 146 | .295 | .452 | .158 | 43 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Unknown | 6 | .167 | .167 | .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 | 974 | 8.3% | 43.1% | 90.3 | 13.6° | 180 | 23.7% | 27.9% | 41.4% | 7.0% |
| Cutter | 588 | 8.5% | 36.4% | 88.1 | 7.6° | 156 | 19.9% | 26.2% | 50.0% | 3.9% |
| Changeup | 414 | 8.9% | 33.1% | 86.6 | 15.0° | 168 | 25.4% | 22.7% | 41.3% | 10.6% |
| Sinker | 385 | 5.7% | 35.6% | 87.1 | 11.7° | 157 | 20.3% | 25.2% | 47.5% | 7.0% |
| Curveball | 133 | 4.5% | 28.6% | 86.5 | 4.7° | 152 | 24.1% | 20.3% | 54.9% | 0.8% |
| Slider | 127 | 5.5% | 30.7% | 85.5 | 10.0° | 156 | 15.7% | 31.5% | 45.7% | 7.1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.9 | -21.0° | — | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |