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, 10 months, 28 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	Fourseam (FA)	660		141	156	30	18	7	1	4	11	0	31	0	3	1	4	.213		89.4	97.6	93.5
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		224	251	57	40	14	0	3	19	0	54	5	2	1	4	.254		89.1	97.0	93.2
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		360	409	90	61	16	3	10	35	0	73	5	2	7	5	.250		89.1	98.3	94.1
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		261	288	84	54	24	1	5	20	0	48	0	4	3	10	.322		88.9	98.2	93.3
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		282	318	85	61	16	1	7	32	0	57	1	2	1	10	.301		90.5	99.1	95.1
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		134	159	37	27	6	0	4	19	0	26	1	1	4	2	.276		89.4	97.7	93.6
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		258	294	83	50	17	0	16	29	0	40	1	2	4	7	.322		89.1	97.5	93.0
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		50	56	20	10	6	0	4	4	0	8	2	0	0	2	.400		86.5	96.8	93.5
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		163	177	39	19	9	0	11	10	0	39	2	2	0	1	.239		89.0	97.6	93.8
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		160	176	46	25	10	3	8	14	0	32	1	1	0	1	.288		89.1	96.6	93.0
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		133	155	25	15	6	0	4	20	0	34	1	1	0	1	.188		87.8	95.5	92.0
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		136	152	38	25	7	2	4	14	0	28	0	0	2	2	.279		89.2	96.8	93.6
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		69	80	20	16	1	0	3	9	0	15	1	1	0	3	.290		90.3	96.6	93.1
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		2371	2671	654	421	139	11	83	236	0	485	20	21	23	52	.276		86.5	99.1	93.6

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		141	156	30	18	7	1	4	11	0	31	0	3	1	4	.213		89.4	97.6	93.5
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		224	251	57	40	14	0	3	19	0	54	5	2	1	4	.254		89.1	97.0	93.2
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		360	409	90	61	16	3	10	35	0	73	5	2	7	5	.250		89.1	98.3	94.1
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		261	288	84	54	24	1	5	20	0	48	0	4	3	10	.322		88.9	98.2	93.3
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		282	318	85	61	16	1	7	32	0	57	1	2	1	10	.301		90.5	99.1	95.1
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		134	159	37	27	6	0	4	19	0	26	1	1	4	2	.276		89.4	97.7	93.6
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		258	294	83	50	17	0	16	29	0	40	1	2	4	7	.322		89.1	97.5	93.0
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		50	56	20	10	6	0	4	4	0	8	2	0	0	2	.400		86.5	96.8	93.5
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		163	177	39	19	9	0	11	10	0	39	2	2	0	1	.239		89.0	97.6	93.8
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		160	176	46	25	10	3	8	14	0	32	1	1	0	1	.288		89.1	96.6	93.0
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		133	155	25	15	6	0	4	20	0	34	1	1	0	1	.188		87.8	95.5	92.0
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		136	152	38	25	7	2	4	14	0	28	0	0	2	2	.279		89.2	96.8	93.6
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		69	80	20	16	1	0	3	9	0	15	1	1	0	3	.290		90.3	96.6	93.1
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		2371	2671	654	421	139	11	83	236	0	485	20	21	23	52	.276		86.5	99.1	93.6

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		7.1%	19.9%	0.35	.213	.265	.362	.626	.149	.239	12.2	-4.8	.274	84
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		7.6%	21.5%	0.35	.254	.324	.357	.681	.103	.320	26.4	-0.6	.307	104
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		8.6%	17.8%	0.48	.250	.323	.394	.718	.144	.287	46.8	0.8	.316	108
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		6.9%	16.7%	0.42	.322	.365	.479	.844	.157	.373	44.0	10.0	.360	133
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		10.1%	17.9%	0.56	.301	.372	.440	.812	.138	.355	47.0	8.3	.352	126
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		11.9%	16.4%	0.73	.276	.368	.410	.778	.134	.314	22.3	3.7	.343	119
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		9.9%	13.6%	0.73	.322	.390	.574	.963	.252	.328	57.3	20.3	.400	155
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		7.1%	14.3%	0.50	.400	.464	.760	1.224	.360	.421	15.9	8.9	.508	232
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		5.6%	22.0%	0.26	.239	.288	.497	.785	.258	.243	23.6	2.2	.329	120
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		8.0%	18.2%	0.44	.288	.347	.538	.884	.250	.314	29.6	9.5	.378	158
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		12.9%	21.9%	0.59	.188	.297	.323	.620	.135	.219	13.9	-5.0	.280	84
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		9.2%	18.4%	0.50	.279	.347	.449	.795	.169	.327	22.1	4.3	.346	133
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		11.3%	18.8%	0.60	.290	.375	.435	.810	.145	.327	12.1	2.9	.359	145
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		8.8%	18.2%	0.49	.276	.344	.449	.792	.173	.313	371.5	58.8	.342	125

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		7.1%	19.9%	0.35	.213	.265	.362	.626	.149	.239	12.2	-4.8	.274	84
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		7.6%	21.5%	0.35	.254	.324	.357	.681	.103	.320	26.4	-0.6	.307	104
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		8.6%	17.8%	0.48	.250	.323	.394	.718	.144	.287	46.8	0.8	.316	108
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		6.9%	16.7%	0.42	.322	.365	.479	.844	.157	.373	44.0	10.0	.360	133
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		10.1%	17.9%	0.56	.301	.372	.440	.812	.138	.355	47.0	8.3	.352	126
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		11.9%	16.4%	0.73	.276	.368	.410	.778	.134	.314	22.3	3.7	.343	119
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		9.9%	13.6%	0.73	.322	.390	.574	.963	.252	.328	57.3	20.3	.400	155
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		7.1%	14.3%	0.50	.400	.464	.760	1.224	.360	.421	15.9	8.9	.508	232
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		5.6%	22.0%	0.26	.239	.288	.497	.785	.258	.243	23.6	2.2	.329	120
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		8.0%	18.2%	0.44	.288	.347	.538	.884	.250	.314	29.6	9.5	.378	158
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		12.9%	21.9%	0.59	.188	.297	.323	.620	.135	.219	13.9	-5.0	.280	84
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		9.2%	18.4%	0.50	.279	.347	.449	.795	.169	.327	22.1	4.3	.346	133
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		11.3%	18.8%	0.60	.290	.375	.435	.810	.145	.327	12.1	2.9	.359	145
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		8.8%	18.2%	0.49	.276	.344	.449	.792	.173	.313	371.5	58.8	.342	125

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		24.1%	38.4%	37.5%	26.2%	9.5%	450	210	660		-3.3	9.4	10.7
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		31.8%	34.7%	33.5%	29.8%	5.3%	663	284	947		-3.8	11.3	12.0
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		26.1%	41.5%	32.4%	29.3%	10.9%	1118	526	1644		-4.5	10.6	11.7
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		33.0%	43.9%	23.1%	28.6%	10.2%	799	394	1193		-3.6	10.8	11.5
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		28.4%	44.4%	27.1%	24.6%	11.5%	919	410	1329		-4.5	10.9	11.9
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		32.4%	37.0%	30.6%	21.2%	12.1%	374	226	600		-4.5	10.5	11.6
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		24.7%	42.9%	32.4%	23.9%	22.5%	721	367	1088		-4.2	10.2	11.1
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		22.0%	29.3%	48.8%	20.0%	20.0%	155	90	245		-5.0	9.9	11.1
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		24.6%	31.0%	44.4%	8.9%	19.6%	506	201	707		-4.4	11.1	11.9
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		32.8%	28.1%	39.1%	32.0%	16.0%	419	224	643		-4.3	11.4	12.3
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		28.3%	25.3%	46.5%	26.1%	8.7%	415	224	639		-4.7	11.1	12.1
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		28.0%	27.1%	44.9%	25.0%	8.3%	438	180	618		-4.3	10.6	11.5
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		25.5%	34.5%	40.0%	9.1%	13.6%	196	113	309		-4.1	10.9	11.8
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		28.2%	37.5%	34.3%	24.6%	12.8%	7173	3449	10622		-4.2	10.7	11.6

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		24.1%	38.4%	37.5%	26.2%	9.5%	450	210	660		-3.3	9.4	10.7
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		31.8%	34.7%	33.5%	29.8%	5.3%	663	284	947		-3.8	11.3	12.0
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		26.1%	41.5%	32.4%	29.3%	10.9%	1118	526	1644		-4.5	10.6	11.7
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		33.0%	43.9%	23.1%	28.6%	10.2%	799	394	1193		-3.6	10.8	11.5
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		28.4%	44.4%	27.1%	24.6%	11.5%	919	410	1329		-4.5	10.9	11.9
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		32.4%	37.0%	30.6%	21.2%	12.1%	374	226	600		-4.5	10.5	11.6
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		24.7%	42.9%	32.4%	23.9%	22.5%	721	367	1088		-4.2	10.2	11.1
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		22.0%	29.3%	48.8%	20.0%	20.0%	155	90	245		-5.0	9.9	11.1
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		24.6%	31.0%	44.4%	8.9%	19.6%	506	201	707		-4.4	11.1	11.9
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		32.8%	28.1%	39.1%	32.0%	16.0%	419	224	643		-4.3	11.4	12.3
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		28.3%	25.3%	46.5%	26.1%	8.7%	415	224	639		-4.7	11.1	12.1
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		28.0%	27.1%	44.9%	25.0%	8.3%	438	180	618		-4.3	10.6	11.5
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		25.5%	34.5%	40.0%	9.1%	13.6%	196	113	309		-4.1	10.9	11.8
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		28.2%	37.5%	34.3%	24.6%	12.8%	7173	3449	10622		-4.2	10.7	11.6

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		26.5%	61.1%	46.8%	70.8%	87.8%	83.8%	58.8%	7.6%		10.2	1.5
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		24.7%	68.1%	50.8%	72.0%	82.2%	80.2%	60.2%	10.0%		5.4	0.6
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		24.6%	67.4%	50.6%	76.1%	86.8%	84.7%	60.7%	7.7%		8.8	0.5
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		20.9%	62.7%	45.9%	75.0%	90.4%	87.6%	59.9%	5.7%		-3.9	-0.3
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		19.4%	66.0%	47.8%	74.3%	86.9%	84.9%	60.9%	7.2%		7.1	0.5
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		20.6%	66.3%	45.2%	75.4%	88.3%	85.6%	53.8%	6.5%		-2.0	-0.3
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		25.3%	69.0%	49.8%	81.8%	91.9%	89.7%	56.1%	5.1%		-14.4	-1.3
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		17.2%	70.5%	49.0%	88.2%	85.4%	85.8%	59.6%	6.9%		-8.1	-3.3
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		27.4%	73.2%	55.0%	71.4%	86.9%	83.8%	60.3%	8.9%		1.9	0.3
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		24.6%	66.5%	47.9%	81.4%	91.6%	89.3%	55.7%	5.1%		-9.1	-1.4
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		26.0%	58.7%	44.0%	76.0%	89.8%	86.1%	54.9%	6.1%		7.9	1.2
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		28.3%	61.6%	49.0%	75.8%	88.2%	85.5%	62.3%	7.1%		2.4	0.4
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		21.5%	64.4%	45.6%	79.3%	91.1%	88.7%	56.3%	5.2%		-1.7	-0.6
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		23.7%	65.9%	48.6%	76.0%	88.0%	85.6%	58.9%	7.0%		4.3	0.0

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	Fourseam (FA)	660		26.5%	61.1%	46.8%	70.8%	87.8%	83.8%	58.8%	7.6%		10.2	1.5
2014	Fourseam (FA)	947		24.7%	68.1%	50.8%	72.0%	82.2%	80.2%	60.2%	10.0%		5.4	0.6
2015	Fourseam (FA)	1644		24.6%	67.4%	50.6%	76.1%	86.8%	84.7%	60.7%	7.7%		8.8	0.5
2016	Fourseam (FA)	1193		20.9%	62.7%	45.9%	75.0%	90.4%	87.6%	59.9%	5.7%		-3.9	-0.3
2017	Fourseam (FA)	1329		19.4%	66.0%	47.8%	74.3%	86.9%	84.9%	60.9%	7.2%		7.1	0.5
2018	Fourseam (FA)	600		20.6%	66.3%	45.2%	75.4%	88.3%	85.6%	53.8%	6.5%		-2.0	-0.3
2019	Fourseam (FA)	1088		25.3%	69.0%	49.8%	81.8%	91.9%	89.7%	56.1%	5.1%		-14.4	-1.3
2020	Fourseam (FA)	245		17.2%	70.5%	49.0%	88.2%	85.4%	85.8%	59.6%	6.9%		-8.1	-3.3
2021	Fourseam (FA)	707		27.4%	73.2%	55.0%	71.4%	86.9%	83.8%	60.3%	8.9%		1.9	0.3
2022	Fourseam (FA)	643		24.6%	66.5%	47.9%	81.4%	91.6%	89.3%	55.7%	5.1%		-9.1	-1.4
2023	Fourseam (FA)	639		26.0%	58.7%	44.0%	76.0%	89.8%	86.1%	54.9%	6.1%		7.9	1.2
2024	Fourseam (FA)	618		28.3%	61.6%	49.0%	75.8%	88.2%	85.5%	62.3%	7.1%		2.4	0.4
2025	Fourseam (FA)	309		21.5%	64.4%	45.6%	79.3%	91.1%	88.7%	56.3%	5.2%		-1.7	-0.6
Total	Fourseam (FA)	10622		23.7%	65.9%	48.6%	76.0%	88.0%	85.6%	58.9%	7.0%		4.3	0.0