Michael Wacha

#52 - Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	7/1/1991 (31)
Height, Weight	6'6", 215 lb
Hometown	Iowa City, IA

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	11-1	123.1	3.06	1.09	20.1%	6.0%	25.5%				93.1	10.6%	26.0%	41.9%	4.16	.319

	37^th 7 W	89^th 115 IP	36^th 4.18 ERA	34^th 1.28 WHIP	107^th 21.2% K%	51^st 7.5% BB%	165^th 27.9% CSW%				105^th 93.3 FB MPH	130^th 11.6% SwStr%	75^th 27.1% HC%	117^th 44.1% GB%	105^th 4.16 xERA	99^th .320 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
5	120	4.52	1.38	22.0%	7.1%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	STL	15	15	84.1	8	2	3.20	1.60	4.22	4.52	1.23	7.3	20.0%	10.1%	.253	.269	17.4%	43.0%	36.0%	74.9%	10.6%	26.2%
2019	STL	29	24	126.2	6	7	4.76	3.43	5.63	5.28	1.56	10.2	18.5%	9.6%	.318	.295	21.0%	51.7%	36.6%	79.0%	10.2%	24.6%
2020	NYM	8	7	34.0	1	4	6.62	4.31	5.25	4.10	1.56	12.2	23.7%	4.5%	.366	.279	30.8%	40.0%	23.7%	68.4%	12.6%	26.8%
2021	TB	29	23	124.2	3	5	5.05	5.36	4.48	3.86	1.31	9.6	22.9%	5.9%	.313	.325	30.2%	44.1%	20.0%	69.7%	12.4%	26.2%
2022	BOS	22	22	123.1	11	1	3.06	4.06	3.91	3.99	1.09	7.7	20.1%	6.0%	.259	.263	26.0%	41.9%	12.1%	80.5%	10.6%	25.5%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	115.0	7	7	4.18	4.16	4.14	4.11	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.5%	.291	.283	27.1%	43.9%	13.3%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
5 Years		103	91	493.0	29	19	4.27	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.32	9.0	20.6%	7.5%	.295	.291	25.5%	44.7%	22.0%	75.6%	11.1%	25.6%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 33%
Changeup | 30%
Cutter | 17%
Sinker | 13%
Curveball | 7%
Slider | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	93.3	14.7%	20.8%	49.0%	5.8%	16.8%	22.6%	63.0%	54.3%	40.4%	29.8%	.327	.382	.370	7.1%	.332	.409	38.7%	2,059
2019	92.9	31.8%	28.7%	48.6%	5.4%	17.7%	23.2%	66.5%	59.1%	44.9%	35.3%	.321	.402	.323	25.0%	.305	.381	33.3%	2,028
2020	93.6	42.4%	20.2%	55.8%	8.5%	14.0%	22.5%	63.6%	55.0%	29.8%	42.6%	.400	.498	.419	20.0%	.288	.394	41.9%	2,141
2021	93.8	38.9%	31.3%	57.1%	9.8%	16.2%	25.9%	72.0%	66.2%	31.4%	40.0%	.246	.329	.254	19.6%	.307	.386	37.5%	2,089
2022	93.1	32.9%	26.0%	50.8%	6.5%	16.8%	23.3%	66.2%	58.9%	31.3%	39.8%	.280	.346	.320	9.8%	.260	.339	35.3%	2,110
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.9%	26.3%	50.2%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	35.1%	41.5%	.267	.353	.296	13.9%	.263	.357	31.1%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.332	.409	.364	.436	38.7%	4.3%	55.3%	41.9%	92.0	88.3	12.3	0.6	1.5	-0.9	6.6	6.7	2,059
2019	.305	.381	.311	.417	33.3%	9.6%	41.3%	31.3%	91.0	89.4	14.6	0.6	1.4	-0.9	6.6	6.6	2,028
2020	.288	.394	.287	.414	41.9%	6.4%	48.9%	37.1%	90.5	89.4	21.1	5.0	10.0	-1.6	6.1	6.9	2,141
2021	.307	.386	.338	.469	37.5%	15.0%	52.5%	38.3%	92.0	91.1	18.7	4.6	10.9	-1.3	6.3	6.8	2,089
2022	.260	.339	.284	.388	35.3%	10.2%	38.5%	28.6%	91.8	85.8	19.1	4.3	11.4	-1.1	6.4	6.6	2,110
SP MLB AVG	.263	.357	.287	.397	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.1%	90.5	88.7	18.7	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,250

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	208	62	12	5	0	1	8	6	1	1	131	77	.327	.473	.382
2019	699	182	31	9	0	12	28	15	1	0	465	234	.321	.599	.402
2020	258	62	12	6	0	4	8	5	2	1	164	94	.400	.727	.498
2021	767	193	22	11	0	11	40	10	2	0	552	215	.246	.492	.329
2022	618	175	27	10	3	5	32	12	1	0	409	209	.280	.472	.346
SP MLB AVG	624	154	22	7	1	6	31	15	1	0	415	209	.267	.466	.353

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	40.4%	29.8%	29.8%	6.4%	7.1%	48.9%	27.7%	23.4%	17.8%	0.0%	25.5%	19.1%	34.0%	17.0%	44.7%
2019	44.9%	21.3%	35.3%	9.6%	25.0%	36.8%	27.2%	36.0%	23.6%	2.9%	29.4%	27.2%	24.3%	8.1%	42.6%
2020	29.8%	27.7%	42.6%	14.9%	20.0%	42.6%	38.3%	19.1%	22.9%	6.4%	12.8%	31.9%	29.8%	12.8%	38.3%
2021	31.4%	28.6%	40.0%	7.9%	19.6%	24.8%	36.2%	39.0%	27.6%	2.1%	20.0%	25.0%	27.9%	10.0%	42.1%
2022	31.3%	28.9%	39.8%	13.3%	9.8%	30.8%	40.0%	29.2%	21.8%	2.3%	24.2%	34.4%	18.8%	10.2%	43.8%
SP MLB AVG	35.1%	23.5%	41.5%	12.4%	13.9%	32.0%	35.4%	32.6%	21.0%	3.4%	23.0%	31.8%	24.1%	7.7%	38.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	38.7%	4.3%	55.3%	41.9%	.327	.382	.370	.383	.332	.409	.364	.436	92.0	88.3	12.3
2019	33.3%	9.6%	41.3%	31.3%	.321	.402	.323	.382	.305	.381	.311	.417	91.0	89.4	14.6
2020	41.9%	6.4%	48.9%	37.1%	.400	.498	.419	.468	.288	.394	.287	.414	90.5	89.4	21.1
2021	37.5%	15.0%	52.5%	38.3%	.246	.329	.254	.312	.307	.386	.338	.469	92.0	91.1	18.7
2022	35.3%	10.2%	38.5%	28.6%	.280	.346	.320	.346	.260	.339	.284	.388	91.8	85.8	19.1
SP MLB AVG	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.1%	.267	.353	.296	.336	.263	.357	.287	.397	90.5	88.7	18.7

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	20.8%	49.0%	5.8%	16.8%	22.6%	63.0%	54.3%	12.5%	46.2%	87.5%	86.4%	87.8%	25.0%	21.0%	55.3%	38.3%
2019	28.7%	48.6%	5.4%	17.7%	23.2%	66.5%	59.1%	11.1%	48.8%	88.9%	84.5%	90.8%	23.8%	18.6%	66.9%	52.2%
2020	20.2%	55.8%	8.5%	14.0%	22.5%	63.6%	55.0%	17.2%	49.6%	82.8%	87.0%	81.9%	18.4%	13.4%	53.8%	41.0%
2021	31.3%	57.1%	9.8%	16.2%	25.9%	72.0%	66.2%	17.5%	55.8%	82.5%	71.8%	85.8%	21.2%	22.0%	73.3%	59.7%
2022	26.0%	50.8%	6.5%	16.8%	23.3%	66.2%	58.9%	13.1%	49.4%	86.9%	78.5%	89.8%	18.5%	20.2%	58.8%	38.1%
SP MLB AVG	26.3%	50.2%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	19.3%	47.6%	80.7%	71.2%	84.5%	22.7%	22.1%	62.6%	51.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	27.9%	28.8%	43.3%	38.0%	27.4%	34.6%	8.7%	31.3%	39.9%	51.9%	38.5%	29.8%	49.0%	18.5%	12.9%
2019	34.8%	28.3%	36.9%	41.1%	26.6%	32.3%	7.3%	39.1%	32.6%	55.8%	29.6%	31.5%	48.6%	17.9%	12.3%
2020	33.7%	22.5%	43.8%	43.8%	34.5%	21.7%	7.8%	28.7%	48.8%	58.9%	26.7%	26.0%	55.8%	15.1%	11.9%
2021	34.4%	34.9%	30.6%	49.3%	26.1%	24.6%	10.0%	29.2%	35.9%	61.0%	21.9%	29.1%	57.1%	17.1%	17.9%
2022	27.0%	28.6%	44.3%	46.6%	25.7%	27.7%	6.8%	31.7%	39.6%	55.2%	27.7%	32.0%	50.8%	21.4%	16.2%
SP MLB AVG	34.6%	28.1%	37.3%	51.1%	26.4%	22.4%	7.4%	30.2%	41.8%	58.0%	28.9%	28.3%	50.2%	14.1%	16.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	85.5	6.6%	30.8%	44.1%	17.2%	5.4%	22.6%	62.4%	58.1%	50.0%	12.5%	.200	.260	.200	50.0%	.138	.153	18.2%	1,599
2019	85.6	15.6%	43.4%	42.9%	22.4%	8.5%	30.9%	67.6%	62.4%	60.0%	16.7%	.184	.234	.263	30.0%	.171	.217	10.3%	1,614
2020	86.9	29.2%	42.2%	42.7%	22.5%	11.8%	34.3%	66.9%	59.6%	54.5%	21.2%	.228	.311	.310	57.1%	.190	.253	18.6%	1,542
2021	86.9	29.3%	44.6%	37.3%	19.9%	6.0%	25.9%	64.9%	58.9%	54.0%	24.0%	.210	.273	.309	25.0%	.211	.281	21.1%	1,563
2022	84.4	30.0%	40.8%	44.8%	21.1%	8.0%	29.1%	67.5%	63.4%	41.4%	34.5%	.158	.228	.220	16.7%	.187	.270	11.2%	1,587
SP MLB AVG	85.3	16.2%	33.6%	35.5%	13.4%	10.1%	23.5%	58.8%	52.5%	51.2%	26.7%	.254	.310	.286	14.7%	.254	.315	25.1%	1,737

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.138	.153	.173	.168	18.2%	0.0%	31.3%	22.7%	86.8	92.9	1.8	0.9	0.9	-1.0	6.7	6.8	1,599
2019	.171	.217	.255	.292	10.3%	5.0%	27.9%	15.7%	85.6	94.3	3.7	0.9	0.8	-1.0	6.6	6.7	1,614
2020	.190	.253	.271	.409	18.6%	12.1%	36.4%	20.3%	82.8	86.2	2.3	7.9	5.0	-1.5	6.2	6.8	1,542
2021	.211	.281	.308	.416	21.1%	9.0%	44.0%	24.4%	87.8	86.1	8.1	8.3	6.2	-1.3	6.3	6.8	1,563
2022	.187	.270	.264	.398	11.2%	6.9%	34.5%	18.6%	84.2	86.3	12.0	7.5	7.6	-1.2	6.5	6.6	1,587
SP MLB AVG	.254	.315	.281	.358	25.1%	5.8%	35.4%	26.8%	86.4	87.5	7.7	8.5	4.3	-0.6	5.7	6.4	1,737

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	93	22	2	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	58	35	.200	.400	.260
2019	343	108	14	0	1	3	39	8	0	0	232	111	.184	.296	.234
2020	178	59	6	3	0	4	24	2	0	1	119	59	.228	.491	.311
2021	579	180	22	7	0	6	67	13	0	3	376	203	.210	.359	.273
2022	563	161	14	4	0	5	61	13	0	3	380	183	.158	.288	.228
SP MLB AVG	244	68	10	3	0	2	14	4	0	1	149	95	.254	.416	.310

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	50.0%	37.5%	12.5%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	31.3%	18.8%	22.6%	0.0%	50.0%	18.8%	25.0%	6.3%	43.8%
2019	60.0%	25.0%	16.7%	5.0%	30.0%	66.7%	23.3%	10.0%	19.0%	3.3%	51.7%	18.3%	23.3%