Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

Kansas City Royals

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Age: 33

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'6" / 215

DOB: 7/1/1991

(33 years, 11 months, 6 days)

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Pitch Type Splits

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	AB	PA	H H - Hits Allowed	1B	2B L - Losses	3B ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	SO SO - Strikeouts	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	SF	SH	GDP	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	divider	minVel	maxVel	Vel
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		6	7	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333		72.1	78.2	75.2
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		43	49	9	4	1	1	3	6	0	7	0	0	0	0	.209		70.1	78.6	74.5
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		57	65	10	8	1	0	1	8	0	16	0	0	0	0	.175		72.1	79.8	75.9
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		35	37	10	9	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	.286		69.5	77.6	74.3
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		62	65	10	7	2	1	0	2	0	23	0	1	0	1	.161		72.6	79.7	76.5
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		36	39	6	3	1	0	2	3	0	8	0	0	0	0	.167		72.7	79.1	75.8
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		18	20	8	4	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	.444		71.9	79.3	75.3
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000		74.0	76.2	75.3
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		9	10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.444		72.8	79.6	76.2
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		9	9	5	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.556		71.8	77.4	74.7
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		29	29	5	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.172		69.3	77.4	74.0
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		28	28	10	5	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.357		70.5	78.1	75.2
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		18	18	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	.167		72.8	78.3	75.4
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		350	376	82	52	17	3	10	23	0	77	1	1	1	6	.234		69.3	79.8	75.3

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	AB	PA	H H - Hits Allowed	1B	2B L - Losses	3B ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	SO SO - Strikeouts	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	SF	SH	GDP	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	divider	minVel	maxVel	Vel
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		6	7	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333		72.1	78.2	75.2
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		43	49	9	4	1	1	3	6	0	7	0	0	0	0	.209		70.1	78.6	74.5
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		57	65	10	8	1	0	1	8	0	16	0	0	0	0	.175		72.1	79.8	75.9
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		35	37	10	9	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	.286		69.5	77.6	74.3
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		62	65	10	7	2	1	0	2	0	23	0	1	0	1	.161		72.6	79.7	76.5
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		36	39	6	3	1	0	2	3	0	8	0	0	0	0	.167		72.7	79.1	75.8
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		18	20	8	4	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	.444		71.9	79.3	75.3
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000		74.0	76.2	75.3
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		9	10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.444		72.8	79.6	76.2
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		9	9	5	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.556		71.8	77.4	74.7
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		29	29	5	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.172		69.3	77.4	74.0
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		28	28	10	5	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.357		70.5	78.1	75.2
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		18	18	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	.167		72.8	78.3	75.4
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		350	376	82	52	17	3	10	23	0	77	1	1	1	6	.234		69.3	79.8	75.3

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB/K	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		14.3%	0.0%	1.00	.333	.429	.333	.762	.000	.333	1.0	0.2	.352	137
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		12.2%	14.3%	0.86	.209	.306	.488	.794	.279	.182	6.7	1.4	.347	133
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		12.3%	24.6%	0.50	.175	.277	.246	.523	.070	.225	3.7	-3.6	.244	63
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		5.4%	16.2%	0.33	.286	.324	.314	.639	.029	.345	3.3	-1.0	.285	86
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		3.1%	35.4%	0.09	.161	.185	.226	.410	.065	.250	0.1	-7.9	.178	14
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		7.7%	20.5%	0.38	.167	.231	.361	.592	.194	.154	2.7	-1.8	.257	69
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		5.0%	10.0%	0.50	.444	.474	.778	1.251	.333	.467	5.9	3.3	.514	215
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		0.0%	0.0%	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	.000
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		0.0%	20.0%	0.00	.444	.500	.444	.944	.000	.571	2.1	0.9	.424	182
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		0.0%	11.1%	0.00	.556	.556	1.222	1.778	.667	.571	4.2	3.1	.749	416
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		0.0%	10.3%	0.00	.172	.172	.310	.483	.138	.160	0.8	-2.8	.203	34
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		0.0%	10.7%	0.00	.357	.357	.643	1.000	.286	.375	5.8	2.5	.422	189
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		0.0%	33.3%	0.00	.167	.167	.222	.389	.056	.250	0.0	-2.1	.169	15
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		6.1%	20.5%	0.30	.234	.283	.386	.668	.151	.273	36.2	-7.6	.290	93

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB/K	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		14.3%	0.0%	1.00	.333	.429	.333	.762	.000	.333	1.0	0.2	.352	137
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		12.2%	14.3%	0.86	.209	.306	.488	.794	.279	.182	6.7	1.4	.347	133
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		12.3%	24.6%	0.50	.175	.277	.246	.523	.070	.225	3.7	-3.6	.244	63
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		5.4%	16.2%	0.33	.286	.324	.314	.639	.029	.345	3.3	-1.0	.285	86
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		3.1%	35.4%	0.09	.161	.185	.226	.410	.065	.250	0.1	-7.9	.178	14
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		7.7%	20.5%	0.38	.167	.231	.361	.592	.194	.154	2.7	-1.8	.257	69
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		5.0%	10.0%	0.50	.444	.474	.778	1.251	.333	.467	5.9	3.3	.514	215
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		0.0%	0.0%	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	.000
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		0.0%	20.0%	0.00	.444	.500	.444	.944	.000	.571	2.1	0.9	.424	182
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		0.0%	11.1%	0.00	.556	.556	1.222	1.778	.667	.571	4.2	3.1	.749	416
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		0.0%	10.3%	0.00	.172	.172	.310	.483	.138	.160	0.8	-2.8	.203	34
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		0.0%	10.7%	0.00	.357	.357	.643	1.000	.286	.375	5.8	2.5	.422	189
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		0.0%	33.3%	0.00	.167	.167	.222	.389	.056	.250	0.0	-2.1	.169	15
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		6.1%	20.5%	0.30	.234	.283	.386	.668	.151	.273	36.2	-7.6	.290	93

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Thrown	Balls Balls - Balls Thrown	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	xMov	zMov	Mov
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		66.7%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	25	27	52		2.2	-6.8	7.5
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		19.4%	52.8%	27.8%	30.0%	30.0%	134	80	214		4.5	-6.3	8.0
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		22.5%	47.5%	30.0%	0.0%	8.3%	219	141	360		3.3	-5.7	6.8
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		27.6%	55.2%	17.2%	0.0%	0.0%	108	91	199		3.2	-7.0	7.9
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		15.8%	52.6%	31.6%	16.7%	0.0%	170	138	308		3.2	-7.3	8.2
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		23.1%	50.0%	26.9%	28.6%	28.6%	110	101	211		4.0	-7.8	8.8
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		31.3%	43.8%	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%	91	136	227		4.4	-6.3	7.8
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2	5	7		6.7	-4.2	8.0
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		14.3%	71.4%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	61	63	124		5.8	-4.9	7.8
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		25.0%	12.5%	62.5%	20.0%	20.0%	77	68	145		5.3	-5.3	7.8
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		30.8%	38.5%	30.8%	0.0%	12.5%	127	118	245		6.3	-6.9	9.4
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		28.0%	32.0%	40.0%	20.0%	10.0%	100	112	212		6.5	-6.9	9.5
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		36.4%	54.5%	9.1%	100.0%	0.0%	40	38	78		7.3	-7.2	10.3
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		25.0%	46.6%	28.4%	15.8%	13.2%	1264	1118	2382		4.5	-6.5	8.2

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Thrown	Balls Balls - Balls Thrown	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	xMov	zMov	Mov
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		66.7%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	25	27	52		2.2	-6.8	7.5
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		19.4%	52.8%	27.8%	30.0%	30.0%	134	80	214		4.5	-6.3	8.0
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		22.5%	47.5%	30.0%	0.0%	8.3%	219	141	360		3.3	-5.7	6.8
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		27.6%	55.2%	17.2%	0.0%	0.0%	108	91	199		3.2	-7.0	7.9
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		15.8%	52.6%	31.6%	16.7%	0.0%	170	138	308		3.2	-7.3	8.2
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		23.1%	50.0%	26.9%	28.6%	28.6%	110	101	211		4.0	-7.8	8.8
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		31.3%	43.8%	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%	91	136	227		4.4	-6.3	7.8
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2	5	7		6.7	-4.2	8.0
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		14.3%	71.4%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	61	63	124		5.8	-4.9	7.8
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		25.0%	12.5%	62.5%	20.0%	20.0%	77	68	145		5.3	-5.3	7.8
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		30.8%	38.5%	30.8%	0.0%	12.5%	127	118	245		6.3	-6.9	9.4
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		28.0%	32.0%	40.0%	20.0%	10.0%	100	112	212		6.5	-6.9	9.5
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		36.4%	54.5%	9.1%	100.0%	0.0%	40	38	78		7.3	-7.2	10.3
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		25.0%	46.6%	28.4%	15.8%	13.2%	1264	1118	2382		4.5	-6.5	8.2

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone.	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone	SwStr% SwStr% - Percentage of Strikes that were swung at and missed	divider	pVAL	pVAL/C
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		12.9%	42.9%	25.0%	75.0%	88.9%	84.6%	40.4%	3.8%		-0.3	-0.6
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		20.2%	49.6%	36.0%	60.0%	86.0%	79.2%	53.7%	7.5%		-0.9	-0.4
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		26.6%	52.8%	39.4%	59.2%	77.4%	71.1%	48.9%	11.4%		1.7	0.5
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		25.0%	43.0%	32.2%	66.7%	82.4%	75.0%	39.7%	8.0%		-0.1	-0.1
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		20.6%	39.2%	29.5%	51.5%	81.0%	70.3%	48.1%	8.8%		3.6	1.2
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		11.8%	42.6%	26.5%	61.5%	83.7%	78.6%	47.9%	5.7%		-1.4	-0.6
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		14.0%	27.1%	18.1%	54.5%	89.5%	70.7%	30.8%	5.3%		-5.6	-2.5
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		16.7%	0.0%	14.3%	100.0%		100.0%	14.3%	0.0%		-0.1	-1.8
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		21.8%	26.1%	23.4%	47.1%	75.0%	58.6%	37.1%	9.7%		-1.3	-1.1
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		16.5%	30.0%	22.1%	64.3%	88.9%	78.1%	41.4%	4.8%		-3.2	-2.2
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		17.4%	36.4%	25.7%	54.2%	87.2%	74.6%	43.7%	6.5%		2.5	1.0
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		12.8%	34.5%	21.7%	75.0%	86.7%	82.6%	41.0%	3.8%		-3.5	-1.6
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		21.3%	45.2%	30.8%	50.0%	85.7%	70.8%	39.7%	9.0%		0.7	0.9
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		18.9%	40.9%	28.5%	58.9%	83.1%	74.1%	43.7%	7.4%		-7.8	-0.3

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone.	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone	SwStr% SwStr% - Percentage of Strikes that were swung at and missed	divider	pVAL	pVAL/C
2013	Curveball (CU)	52		12.9%	42.9%	25.0%	75.0%	88.9%	84.6%	40.4%	3.8%		-0.3	-0.6
2014	Curveball (CU)	214		20.2%	49.6%	36.0%	60.0%	86.0%	79.2%	53.7%	7.5%		-0.9	-0.4
2015	Curveball (CU)	360		26.6%	52.8%	39.4%	59.2%	77.4%	71.1%	48.9%	11.4%		1.7	0.5
2016	Curveball (CU)	199		25.0%	43.0%	32.2%	66.7%	82.4%	75.0%	39.7%	8.0%		-0.1	-0.1
2017	Curveball (CU)	308		20.6%	39.2%	29.5%	51.5%	81.0%	70.3%	48.1%	8.8%		3.6	1.2
2018	Curveball (CU)	211		11.8%	42.6%	26.5%	61.5%	83.7%	78.6%	47.9%	5.7%		-1.4	-0.6
2019	Curveball (CU)	227		14.0%	27.1%	18.1%	54.5%	89.5%	70.7%	30.8%	5.3%		-5.6	-2.5
2020	Curveball (CU)	7		16.7%	0.0%	14.3%	100.0%		100.0%	14.3%	0.0%		-0.1	-1.8
2021	Curveball (CU)	124		21.8%	26.1%	23.4%	47.1%	75.0%	58.6%	37.1%	9.7%		-1.3	-1.1
2022	Curveball (CU)	145		16.5%	30.0%	22.1%	64.3%	88.9%	78.1%	41.4%	4.8%		-3.2	-2.2
2023	Curveball (CU)	245		17.4%	36.4%	25.7%	54.2%	87.2%	74.6%	43.7%	6.5%		2.5	1.0
2024	Curveball (CU)	212		12.8%	34.5%	21.7%	75.0%	86.7%	82.6%	41.0%	3.8%		-3.5	-1.6
2025	Curveball (CU)	78		21.3%	45.2%	30.8%	50.0%	85.7%	70.8%	39.7%	9.0%		0.7	0.9
Total	Curveball (CU)	2382		18.9%	40.9%	28.5%	58.9%	83.1%	74.1%	43.7%	7.4%		-7.8	-0.3