Michael Wacha

#52

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher Throws R

6'6", 215 lbs · Born Jul 1, 1991 · Debut 2013

3.32

2026 ERA

9-10

2026 W-L

200.2

2026 IP

158

2026 K

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Career Stats

341

320

120

1828.0

1,574

777

3.32

ERA

1.110

WHIP

2026 Season

200.2

158

3.32

ERA

1.110

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-26	Cleveland Guardians	H	6.1	2	4	1	2	90	L
2026-09-20	Pittsburgh Pirates	A	5.2	2	5	4	1	113	—
2026-09-15	Houston Astros	A	6.0	4	2	1	3	99	L
2026-09-08	Arizona Diamondbacks	H	6.0	0	4	4	0	93	—
2026-09-03	Miami Marlins	H	6.0	3	7	2	2	96	W
2026-08-28	Cleveland Guardians	A	8.0	0	10	0	0	103	W
2026-08-22	Detroit Tigers	H	7.0	1	6	1	1	96	W
2026-08-17	Athletics	H	5.0	4	3	0	3	79	W
2026-08-11	Los Angeles Dodgers	A	6.2	3	5	0	1	96	—
2026-08-06	Minnesota Twins	H	5.2	1	1	3	1	94	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	30.0	11	22	12	1	2	—	3.30	1.167
Last 10G	10	62.1	20	47	16	4	2	—	2.89	0.995

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	32	200.7	74	168	30	158	54	3.32	1.106	7.09	2.42

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	15	95.3	31	75	17	73	25	2.93	1.049	6.89	2.36
Away	17	105.3	43	93	13	85	29	3.67	1.158	7.26	2.48

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
61–80 Pitches	4	23.7	10	15	2	3.80	0.972
81–100 Pitches	19	120.0	41	91	33	3.08	1.050
101+ Pitches	9	57.0	23	52	19	3.63	1.281

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
3.0–4.2 IP	1	4.7	6	5	3	11.57	1.929
5.0–6.2 IP	20	116.3	54	96	36	4.18	1.255
7.0+ IP	11	79.7	14	57	15	1.58	0.841

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Michael Wacha compare to other MLB pitchers?

BB/9

2.42

80th

BB Rate

6.7%

79th

WHIP

1.106

76th

ERA

3.32

69th

K/BB Ratio

2.926

64th

IP per Start

6.3

60th

K Rate

19.5%

28th

HR/9

1.35

26th

K/9

7.09

21th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 27.5% Velo: 93.1 Whiff: 23.7% OPS-all: 0.650

Changeup

Usage: 24.8% Velo: 80.6 Whiff: 32.4% OPS-all: 0.588

Fastball

Usage: 14.7% Velo: 89.4 Whiff: 18.8% OPS-all: 0.833

Pitcher Type: FB/CH Pitcher Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CH (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: CU (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	27.5%	93.1	2,153	-3.8"	+10.7"	6.7ft	-1.76	6.43	49.5%	23.7%	27.2%	23.3%	#638	—	OK
CH	Changeup	24.8%	80.6	1,533	-8.1"	+4.4"	6.7ft	-1.80	6.57	47.3%	32.4%	28.4%	33.4%	#456	—	OK
FC	Fastball	14.7%	89.4	2,151	+0.3"	+6.1"	6.8ft	-2.07	6.26	45.7%	18.8%	27.1%	29.7%	#473	—	OK
SI	Fastball	14.2%	93.1	2,062	-7.4"	+9.3"	6.8ft	-1.75	6.32	43.9%	13.6%	22.3%	17.3%	#532	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	9.7%	75.9	2,266	+6.0"	-6.8"	6.6ft	-2.05	6.59	42.3%	28.9%	31.6%	33.0%	#325	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	9.2%	84.7	2,022	+1.1"	+2.3"	6.8ft	-1.89	6.36	36.2%	35.1%	24.3%	35.1%	#523	—	OK

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	509	.229	.302	.427	0.729	17.9%	8.5%	19	43.1%	8.1%	#617	OK	—
Changeup	254	.191	.236	.352	0.588	27.2%	5.9%	9	27.7%	5.3%	#433	OK	—
Slider/SweeperSmall-ish	69	.318	.338	.515	0.853	15.9%	2.9%	1	37.5%	3.6%	#881	Small-ish	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	45	.262	.289	.595	0.884	15.6%	0.0%	4	41.7%	11.1%	#434	Small-ish	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 27.5% Velo: 93.1 Whiff: 23.7% OPS-all: 0.650

Changeup

Usage: 24.8% Velo: 80.6 Whiff: 32.4% OPS-all: 0.588

Fastball

Usage: 14.7% Velo: 89.4 Whiff: 18.8% OPS-all: 0.833

Pitch mix

56.4%

9.2%

24.8%

9.7%

14.2%

Total pitches this season: 3,286 · Reliable

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Michael Wacha SP · Royals

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Buy-Now

157

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

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24h

+24 (+18.1%)

+16 (+11.4%)

Stamina 88

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