Michael Wacha

#52

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher Throws R

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

3.33

2026 ERA

9-9

2026 W-L

194.1

2026 IP

154

2026 K

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Career Stats

340

319

120

1821.2

1,570

775

3.33

ERA

1.110

WHIP

2026 Season

194.1

154

3.33

ERA

1.110

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
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	—
2026-07-31	Colorado Rockies	A	6.0	1	7	0	0	99	L

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	5.2	2	5	4	—	—	—	3.18	1.412
Last 14D	2	11.2	6	7	5	—	1	—	4.63	1.114
Last 21D	4	23.2	9	18	11	1	1	—	3.42	1.183
Last 5G	5	31.2	9	28	11	2	1	—	2.56	1.011
Last 10G	10	62.0	19	50	15	4	2	—	2.76	0.968

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	31	194.3	72	162	28	154	53	3.33	1.106	7.13	2.45

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	14	89.0	29	69	15	69	24	2.93	1.045	6.98	2.43
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	18	113.7	39	87	32	3.09	1.047
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	19	110.0	52	92	35	4.25	1.264
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

2.45

80th

BB Rate

6.7%

78th

WHIP

1.106

78th

ERA

3.33

69th

K/BB Ratio

2.906

65th

IP per Start

6.3

61th

HR/9

1.30

30th

K Rate

19.6%

29th

K/9

7.13

23th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 377 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 27.3% Velo: 93.1 Whiff: 23.7% OPS-all: 0.623

Changeup

Usage: 24.5% Velo: 80.6 Whiff: 32.3% OPS-all: 0.578

Fastball

Usage: 14.8% Velo: 89.4 Whiff: 18.9% OPS-all: 0.853

Pitcher Type: FB/CH Pitcher Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CH (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SL (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	27.3%	93.1	2,151	-3.8"	+10.7"	6.7ft	-1.76	6.43	49.5%	23.7%	27.2%	23.3%	#634	—	OK
CH	Changeup	24.5%	80.6	1,532	-8.1"	+4.4"	6.7ft	-1.80	6.57	47.6%	32.3%	28.3%	33.5%	#458	—	OK
FC	Fastball	14.8%	89.4	2,150	+0.3"	+6.2"	6.8ft	-2.07	6.26	45.7%	18.9%	27.5%	29.7%	#471	—	OK
SI	Fastball	14.4%	93.1	2,062	-7.4"	+9.3"	6.8ft	-1.75	6.32	44.0%	13.8%	22.3%	17.4%	#518	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	9.7%	75.9	2,268	+6.0"	-6.8"	6.6ft	-2.05	6.59	42.3%	28.4%	31.3%	32.9%	#336	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	9.3%	84.7	2,024	+1.1"	+2.3"	6.8ft	-1.89	6.35	35.5%	36.4%	24.3%	35.1%	#502	—	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	497	.228	.301	.420	0.721	18.1%	8.5%	18	42.9%	8.1%	#599	OK	—
Changeup	243	.189	.239	.339	0.578	27.2%	6.2%	9	26.5%	4.9%	#420	OK	—
Slider/SweeperSmall-ish	68	.323	.343	.523	0.866	16.2%	2.9%	1	36.4%	3.6%	#890	Small-ish	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	43	.250	.279	.525	0.804	16.3%	0.0%	3	41.2%	11.8%	#415	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: 27.3% Velo: 93.1 Whiff: 23.7% OPS-all: 0.623

Changeup

Usage: 24.5% Velo: 80.6 Whiff: 32.3% OPS-all: 0.578

Fastball

Usage: 14.8% Velo: 89.4 Whiff: 18.9% OPS-all: 0.853

Pitch mix

56.5%

9.3%

24.5%

9.7%

14.4%

Total pitches this season: 3,196 · Reliable

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Michael Wacha SP · Royals

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Buy-Now

183

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

+15 (+8.9%)

+18 (+10.9%)

Stamina 88

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