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
Pitches13497
PA3577
AVG.268
SLG.450
ISO.182
K%20.3%
BRL%7.7%
HH%37.5%
EV88.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5032 | 37.3% | 93.9 | 2113 |
| Cutter | 2538 | 18.8% | 89.2 | 2094 |
| Changeup | 2492 | 18.5% | 84.1 | 1581 |
| Sinker | 1500 | 11.1% | 92.9 | 2011 |
| Curveball | 1250 | 9.3% | 75.8 | 2183 |
| Slider | 652 | 4.8% | 84.7 | 2007 |
| Unknown | 20 | 0.1% | 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 | 1183 | .287 | .483 | .196 | 339 | 215 | 67 | 6 | 51 | 247 |
| Cutter | 629 | .312 | .531 | .219 | 196 | 122 | 40 | 4 | 30 | 58 |
| Changeup | 711 | .197 | .360 | .163 | 140 | 76 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 309 |
| Sinker | 423 | .277 | .428 | .151 | 117 | 83 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 49 |
| Curveball | 169 | .237 | .367 | .130 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| Slider | 142 | .289 | .444 | .155 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Unknown | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 960 | 8.4% | 43.0% | 90.3 | 13.4° | 179 | 23.3% | 28.0% | 41.8% | 6.9% |
| Cutter | 582 | 8.2% | 36.1% | 88.0 | 7.5° | 155 | 19.9% | 25.8% | 50.5% | 3.8% |
| Changeup | 409 | 9.0% | 33.5% | 86.8 | 14.6° | 169 | 25.7% | 23.0% | 41.3% | 10.0% |
| Sinker | 379 | 5.8% | 35.6% | 87.0 | 11.5° | 156 | 20.1% | 25.3% | 47.8% | 6.9% |
| Curveball | 131 | 4.6% | 28.2% | 86.5 | 4.6° | 151 | 23.7% | 20.6% | 55.0% | 0.8% |
| Slider | 123 | 4.9% | 30.9% | 85.5 | 9.6° | 154 | 16.3% | 30.9% | 46.3% | 6.5% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.9 | -21.0° | — | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |