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
Pitches25678
PA6703
AVG.252
SLG.414
ISO.161
K%20.3%
BRL%7.3%
HH%35.2%
EV87.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 9853 | 38.4% | 93.8 | 2113 |
| Changeup | 6409 | 25.0% | 83.7 | 1572 |
| Cutter | 4155 | 16.2% | 89.3 | 2098 |
| Curveball | 2465 | 9.6% | 75.5 | 2183 |
| Sinker | 1927 | 7.5% | 93.0 | 2012 |
| Slider | 790 | 3.1% | 84.6 | 2001 |
| Unknown | 53 | 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 | 2207 | .278 | .452 | .174 | 613 | 395 | 128 | 13 | 77 | 447 |
| Changeup | 1797 | .197 | .330 | .133 | 354 | 223 | 74 | 6 | 51 | 600 |
| Cutter | 1010 | .292 | .486 | .194 | 295 | 186 | 63 | 5 | 41 | 110 |
| Curveball | 345 | .232 | .380 | .148 | 80 | 50 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 77 |
| Sinker | 572 | .260 | .397 | .136 | 149 | 107 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 100 |
| Slider | 168 | .292 | .500 | .208 | 49 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| Unknown | 6 | .167 | .167 | .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 | 1794 | 8.7% | 41.1% | 89.7 | 15.9° | 186 | 26.4% | 27.8% | 37.7% | 8.1% |
| Changeup | 1213 | 6.1% | 28.2% | 85.1 | 12.0° | 157 | 23.7% | 22.3% | 45.5% | 8.5% |
| Cutter | 915 | 7.2% | 34.5% | 87.3 | 9.7° | 154 | 20.8% | 23.9% | 49.5% | 5.8% |
| Curveball | 271 | 6.3% | 30.3% | 86.6 | 9.8° | 168 | 26.2% | 22.5% | 46.5% | 4.8% |
| Sinker | 477 | 6.5% | 36.5% | 87.3 | 12.4° | 162 | 22.0% | 25.6% | 45.5% | 6.9% |
| Slider | 143 | 6.3% | 31.5% | 85.5 | 12.7° | 164 | 19.6% | 29.4% | 42.0% | 9.1% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.9 | -21.0° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |