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Starting Pitcher · Kansas City Royals

Michael Wacha

RHP · Throws Right · Age 35Starter
ERA
3.32
FIP
–
IP
200.2
W-L
9-10
WHIP
1.11
K%
19.5
BB%
6.7
GB%
–
K/9
7.1
HR/9
1.4
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012 (round 1), he was signed by the Kansas City Royals in free agency in December 2023. He made his MLB debut on May 30, 2013.Facts: MLB StatsAPI (people · transactions)
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Four-Seam Fastball

FF · lead pitch

27% of pitches · .331 xwOBA allowed · 522 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
2%4%6%4%2%2%6%8%8%3%4%10%13%10%6%1%2%2%1%1%0%1%2%2%1%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
.186.091.198.113.279.328.213.278.238.197.627.344.424.447.303.086.130.442.272.691.744.705.574.575.695
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
.004.003.011.005.005.008.013.022.019.006.024.034.055.046.017.000.002.010.003.006.001.009.010.012.007
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (27% usage) has allowed .331 xwOBA over 522 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

6 pitch types · 8,386-pitch sample · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
27% usage · 15% whiff · .331 xwOBA · 93.2 mph
Changeup CH
26% usage · 27% whiff · .238 xwOBA · 80.7 mph
Cutter FC
14% usage · 14% whiff · .360 xwOBA · 89.5 mph
Sinker SI
14% usage · 10% whiff · .363 xwOBA · 93.2 mph
Slider SL
10% usage · 28% whiff · .323 xwOBA · 84.9 mph
Curveball CU
9% usage · 27% whiff · .305 xwOBA · 75.9 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
010203040508/178/228/289/39/89/159/209/26
Four-Seam FastballChangeupCutter
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB20.3 .295 1,177
vs. RHB18.1 .331 988
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