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Starting Pitcher · Kansas City Royals

Michael Wacha

RHP · Throws Right · Age 35Starter
ERA
3.49
FIP
–
IP
162.2
W-L
7-8
WHIP
1.13
K%
19.1
BB%
6.4
GB%
–
K/9
7.0
HR/9
1.2
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

26% of pitches · .340 xwOBA allowed · 477 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
2%4%5%4%2%2%6%8%8%3%4%10%13%11%6%1%2%2%1%1%0%2%2%2%1%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
.000.112.218.146.279.261.209.268.283.217.627.354.440.444.310.086.130.410.305.691.744.705.574.575.691
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
.000.004.011.005.004.006.012.020.022.007.025.036.059.047.018.001.002.009.004.006.001.011.010.013.006
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (26% usage) has allowed .340 xwOBA over 477 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

6 pitch types · 7,695-pitch sample · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
26% usage · 15% whiff · .340 xwOBA · 93.1 mph
Changeup CH
26% usage · 27% whiff · .240 xwOBA · 80.7 mph
Cutter FC
14% usage · 14% whiff · .367 xwOBA · 89.3 mph
Sinker SI
14% usage · 11% whiff · .358 xwOBA · 93.1 mph
Slider SL
10% usage · 28% whiff · .333 xwOBA · 84.8 mph
Curveball CU
9% usage · 25% whiff · .285 xwOBA · 76.0 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
01020304050607/47/97/147/207/318/68/118/17
Four-Seam FastballChangeupCutter
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB19.7 .300 1,064
vs. RHB18.3 .331 922
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