MLB/Players/Michael Wacha

MICHAEL WACHA

P · Kansas City Royals · 2013–2026 · 615 games

615

CAREER GAMES · REGULAR SEASON

12 seasons · postseason below

.253

CAREER BATTING AVERAGE

2,810 hits in 11,118 at-bats

358

CAREER HOME RUNS

621 RBI · 110 stolen bases

3.84

CAREER ERA

1804.0 innings · 1,559 strikeouts

120-83

CAREER RECORD

WHIP 1.26

01/Hitting

Season by season
Regular season

Season	Club	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2024	KC	58	1,250	130	308	58	8	34	56	90	290	8	.246	.297	.387	.684
2023	SD	48	1,010	98	226	64	2	30	45	86	248	8	.224	.285	.380	.665
2022	BOS	46	952	98	222	44	8	36	46	62	208	8	.233	.280	.410	.690
2021	TB	58	976	146	264	50	2	46	66	62	242	10	.270	.314	.467	.781
2020	NYM	16	294	52	92	22	4	18	25	14	74	4	.313	.344	.599	.943
2019	STL	58	986	142	286	50	2	52	73	110	208	10	.290	.361	.503	.864
2018	STL	30	616	72	136	22	0	18	32	72	142	10	.221	.302	.344	.646
2017	STL	60	1,272	164	340	66	6	34	70	110	316	28	.267	.326	.409	.734
2016	STL	54	1,102	172	318	82	8	30	82	90	228	12	.289	.342	.459	.801
2015	STL	60	1,374	148	324	62	6	38	71	116	306	10	.236	.295	.373	.668
2014	STL	38	812	82	190	44	2	12	35	66	188	0	.234	.292	.337	.629
2013	STL	30	474	40	104	18	2	10	20	38	130	2	.219	.277	.329	.606
Career	–	556	11,118	1,344	2,810	582	50	358	621	916	2,580	110	.253	.310	.411	.720

02/Pitching

Season by season
Regular season

Season	Club	G	W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP
2026	KC	28	9	8	176.2	151	66	44	143	24	3.36	1.10
2025	KC	31	10	13	172.2	166	74	45	126	15	3.86	1.22
2024	KC	29	13	8	166.2	154	62	45	145	17	3.35	1.19
2023	SD	24	14	4	134.1	113	48	43	124	15	3.22	1.16
2022	BOS	23	11	2	127.1	111	47	31	104	18	3.32	1.12
2021	TB	29	3	5	124.2	132	70	31	121	23	5.05	1.31
2020	NYM	8	1	4	34.0	46	25	7	37	9	6.62	1.56
2019	STL	29	6	7	126.2	143	67	55	104	26	4.76	1.56
2018	STL	15	8	2	84.1	68	30	36	71	9	3.20	1.23
2017	STL	30	12	9	165.2	170	76	55	158	17	4.13	1.36
2016	STL	27	7	7	138.0	159	78	45	114	15	5.09	1.48
2015	STL	30	17	7	181.1	162	68	58	153	19	3.38	1.21
2014	STL	19	5	6	107.0	95	38	33	94	6	3.20	1.20
2013	STL	15	4	1	64.2	52	20	19	65	5	2.78	1.10
Career	–	337	120	83	1804.0	1,722	769	547	1,559	218	3.84	1.26

03/Postseason

Kept apart
Never folded in

Season	Club	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	IP	SO	ERA
2024	KC	4	34	10	1	4	.294	8.2	5	5.19
2021	TB	2	16	9	1	6	.563	2.2	4	20.25
2015	STL	2	18	6	3	4	.333	4.1	5	8.31
2014	STL	2	3	2	1	3	.667	0.1	0	81.00
2013	STL	10	106	16	3	7	.151	30.2	33	2.64

04/Every pitch

2018 Regular season
Play log from 2015

Season

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

Season type

Regular season Postseason

Spray chart · 16 batted balls

Hit (1) Out (15) Home run (0)

Average exit velocity 80.7 mph · longest 316 ft

Pitch locations · 1413 pitches

Called strike (220) Swinging strike (148) In play (246) Foul (251) Ball (548)

Catcher’s view · the zone drawn is the average of the 1,413 batter zones recorded here, 1.47 to 3.41 feet

Pitch mix

Pitch	N	Share	MPH	RPM	Strike%
Four-Seam Fastball	600	42.3%	93.6	2,071	43.5%
Changeup	319	22.5%	86.0	1,589	47.6%
Cutter	283	19.9%	89.4	2,129	44.2%
Curveball	211	14.9%	75.8	2,235	39.3%
Unknown	6	0.4%	—	—	83.3%

05/Game log

2018
Regular season

Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO
MAR 31	@ NYM	L 2–6	19	4	5	2	0	2	2	–	—	—	—	—
MAR 31	@ NYM	L 2–6	19	4	5	2	4	2	2	4.2	5	4	2	2
APR 7	vs AZ	W 5–3	17	2	4	0	2	5	5	5.0	4	2	5	5
APR 7	vs AZ	W 5–3	17	2	4	0	0	5	5	–	—	—	—	—
APR 12	@ CIN	W 13–4	20	4	5	0	0	3	5	–	—	—	—	—
APR 12	@ CIN	W 13–4	20	4	5	0	3	3	5	5.0	5	3	3	5
APR 20	vs CIN	W 4–2	23	1	6	0	1	1	3	6.2	6	1	1	3
APR 20	vs CIN	W 4–2	23	1	6	0	0	1	3	–	—	—	—	—
APR 25	vs NYM	W 9–1	23	1	5	0	1	1	8	6.0	5	1	1	8
APR 25	vs NYM	W 9–1	23	1	5	0	0	1	8	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 1	vs CWS	W 3–2	20	2	5	0	2	3	3	5.0	5	2	3	3
MAY 1	vs CWS	W 3–2	20	2	5	0	0	3	3	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 6	vs CHC	W 4–3	19	2	6	1	2	3	5	5.1	6	1	3	5
MAY 6	vs CHC	W 4–3	19	2	6	1	0	3	5	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 12	@ SD	L 1–2	21	1	3	0	0	1	5	6.0	3	1	1	5
MAY 12	@ SD	L 1–2	21	1	3	0	0	1	5	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 18	vs PHI	W 12–4	23	2	5	0	2	2	8	6.0	5	2	2	8
MAY 18	vs PHI	W 12–4	23	2	5	0	0	2	8	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 23	vs KC	L 2–5	22	2	4	1	2	0	6	6.2	4	1	0	6
MAY 23	vs KC	L 2–5	22	2	4	1	0	0	6	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 29	@ MIL	W 6–1	21	1	2	0	0	4	3	–	—	—	—	—
MAY 29	@ MIL	W 6–1	21	1	2	0	0	4	3	6.2	2	1	4	3
JUN 3	vs PIT	W 5–0	25	0	1	0	0	2	8	–	—	—	—	—
JUN 3	vs PIT	W 5–0	25	0	1	0	0	2	8	8.0	1	0	2	8
JUN 9	@ CIN	W 6–4	21	2	4	1	0	3	6	–	—	—	—	—
JUN 9	@ CIN	W 6–4	21	2	4	1	2	3	6	5.2	4	2	3	6
JUN 15	vs CHC	L 5–13	17	9	7	3	0	4	2	–	—	—	—	—
JUN 15	vs CHC	L 5–13	17	9	7	3	8	4	2	4.0	7	8	4	2
JUN 20	@ PHI	L 3–4	17	3	6	1	0	2	2	–	—	—	—	—
JUN 20	@ PHI	L 3–4	17	3	6	1	3	2	2	3.2	6	1	2	2

Regular season and postseason are separate tables and are never summed into one career line; spring training is excluded entirely. Hitting and pitching come from different source rows, so a two-way player has both tables and neither borrows from the other. Innings pitched is summed as outs and converted once: the stored value counts thirds, so “6.1” means six innings and one out, and adding those as decimals understates a career. ERA and WHIP are computed from those totals rather than averaged across seasons. On-base percentage is (H + BB) over (AB + BB), which runs slightly under the official figure because the source rows carry no hit-by-pitch or sacrifice fly. The charts cover 2015 onward only, and the spray chart plots batted balls with a recorded landing spot: a strikeout or a walk has no location and is not a missing dot. Its field is a representative park, not the one the ball was hit in, because a spray chart pooled across a season is hit in thirty different outfields.