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Michael Wacha

Kansas City Royals · RP

Throws: R

Age: 34

Ht: 6'6"

Wt: 215 lbs

4-2

W-L

2.69

ERA

21.7%

K%

8.0%

BB%

.315

xwOBA

.411

xSLG

26.1%

CSW%

38.7%

HH%

Season-by-Season Statistics

Overview						Rate			Expected			Batted Ball
Year	G	GS	W-L	IP	ERA	SO	K%	BB%	xAVG	xwOBA	xSLG	HH%	GB%	FB%	LD%
2026	11		4-2	70.1	2.69	60	21.7%	8.0%	.237	.315	.411	38.7%	38.7%	28.3%	24.6%
2025	31	31	10-13	172.2	3.86	126	17.6%	6.3%	.260	.317	.416	29.3%	37.2%	43.0%	19.8%
2024	29	29	13-8	166.2	3.35	145	21.2%	6.6%	.251	.310	.405	28.2%	38.6%	41.5%	19.9%
2023	24	24	14-4	134.1	3.22	124	22.4%	7.8%	.250	.318	.421	30.0%	34.5%	43.1%	22.5%
2022	23	23	11-2	127.1	3.32	104	20.2%	6.0%	.253	.329	.446	30.3%	41.0%	38.6%	20.5%
2021	29	23	3-5	124.2	5.05	121	22.9%	5.9%	.282	.354	.498	39.0%	39.5%	35.1%	25.4%
2020	8	7	1-4	34.0	6.62	37	23.7%	4.5%	.258	.326	.456	35.5%	35.5%	41.1%	23.4%
2019	29	24	6-7	126.2	4.76	104	18.5%	9.8%	.276	.356	.490	39.5%	48.0%	29.9%	22.1%

2026 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 296 thrown

Usage29.2%

K%17.9%

Whiff%20.1%

Putaway%17.2%

xwOBA.367

xSLG.522

Hard Hit%41.0%

Changeup 236 thrown

Usage23.3%

K%30.9%

Whiff%33.6%

Putaway%23.3%

xwOBA.234

xSLG.287

Hard Hit%27.9%

Cutter 157 thrown

Usage15.5%

K%20.5%

Whiff%16.0%

Putaway%25.7%

xwOBA.318

xSLG.438

Hard Hit%50.0%

Sinker 149 thrown

Usage14.7%

K%20.9%

Whiff%19.2%

Putaway%20.5%

xwOBA.378

xSLG.431

Hard Hit%48.0%

Curveball 96 thrown

Usage9.5%

K%18.8%

Whiff%32.4%

Putaway%23.1%

xwOBA.220

xSLG.246

Hard Hit%41.7%

Slider 80 thrown

Usage7.9%

K%14.3%

Whiff%28.6%

Putaway%12.0%

xwOBA.296

xSLG.419

Hard Hit%22.2%

2025 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 714 thrown

Usage26.8%

K%22.2%

Whiff%16.6%

Putaway%18.8%

xwOBA.325

xSLG.416

Hard Hit%41.3%

Changeup 677 thrown

Usage25.4%

K%20.4%

Whiff%26.6%

Putaway%15.8%

xwOBA.263

xSLG.317

Hard Hit%25.8%

Cutter 401 thrown

Usage15.0%

K%5.9%

Whiff%17.7%

Putaway%11.3%

xwOBA.380

xSLG.507

Hard Hit%40.9%

Sinker 343 thrown

Usage12.9%

K%15.2%

Whiff%12.2%

Putaway%15.5%

xwOBA.351

xSLG.462

Hard Hit%37.3%

Slider 324 thrown

Usage12.2%

K%15.7%

Whiff%28.1%

Putaway%15.5%

xwOBA.336

xSLG.495

Hard Hit%31.3%

Curveball 206 thrown

Usage7.7%

K%23.5%

Whiff%30.6%

Putaway%14.8%

xwOBA.298

xSLG.437

Hard Hit%34.6%

2024 Pitch Arsenal

Changeup 839 thrown

Usage32.2%

K%31.7%

Whiff%34.1%

Putaway%21.8%

xwOBA.227

xSLG.306

Hard Hit%26.1%

4-Seamer 606 thrown

Usage23.3%

K%18.0%

Whiff%16.8%

Putaway%16.6%

xwOBA.367

xSLG.475

Hard Hit%40.4%

Sinker 409 thrown

Usage15.7%

K%16.6%

Whiff%10.4%

Putaway%16.7%

xwOBA.336

xSLG.404

Hard Hit%35.6%

Cutter 296 thrown

Usage11.4%

K%10.3%

Whiff%14.8%

Putaway%25.8%

xwOBA.375

xSLG.485

Hard Hit%31.3%

Slider 240 thrown

Usage9.2%

K%13.5%

Whiff%37.3%

Putaway%11.9%

xwOBA.416

xSLG.592

Hard Hit%33.3%

Curveball 212 thrown

Usage8.1%

K%10.7%

Whiff%17.4%

Putaway%13.0%

xwOBA.314

xSLG.452

Hard Hit%28.0%

2023 Pitch Arsenal

Changeup 766 thrown

Usage34.5%

K%32.0%

Whiff%35.9%

Putaway%20.8%

xwOBA.234

xSLG.308

Hard Hit%25.9%

4-Seamer 638 thrown

Usage28.7%

K%22.4%

Whiff%17.1%

Putaway%16.5%

xwOBA.344

xSLG.448

Hard Hit%49.0%

Sinker 296 thrown

Usage13.3%

K%17.0%

Whiff%10.4%

Putaway%15.0%

xwOBA.369

xSLG.507

Hard Hit%34.3%

Cutter 270 thrown

Usage12.2%

K%3.2%

Whiff%16.8%

Putaway%8.7%

xwOBA.460

xSLG.612

Hard Hit%39.2%

Curveball 245 thrown

Usage11.0%

K%10.3%

Whiff%27.0%

Putaway%9.4%

xwOBA.355

xSLG.517

Hard Hit%34.6%

2022 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 626 thrown

Usage32.1%

K%16.9%

Whiff%13.3%

Putaway%13.8%

xwOBA.399

xSLG.563

Hard Hit%46.0%

Changeup 579 thrown

Usage29.7%

K%37.7%

Whiff%35.0%

Putaway%22.0%

xwOBA.249

xSLG.293

Hard Hit%22.0%

Cutter 337 thrown

Usage17.3%

K%5.1%

Whiff%14.9%

Putaway%9.8%

xwOBA.379

xSLG.537

Hard Hit%37.5%

Sinker 262 thrown

Usage13.4%

K%7.9%

Whiff%9.3%

Putaway%14.9%

xwOBA.304

xSLG.416

Hard Hit%32.9%

2021 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 708 thrown

Usage35.9%

K%22.0%

Whiff%18.3%

Putaway%18.7%

xwOBA.414

xSLG.630

Hard Hit%55.6%

Changeup 580 thrown

Usage29.4%

K%37.4%

Whiff%34.2%

Putaway%21.1%

xwOBA.280

xSLG.357

Hard Hit%37.6%

Cutter 491 thrown

Usage24.9%

K%8.6%

Whiff%15.0%

Putaway%14.3%

xwOBA.391

xSLG.551

Hard Hit%37.0%

2020 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 246 thrown

Usage40.4%

K%13.8%

Whiff%16.5%

Putaway%12.3%

xwOBA.435

xSLG.620

Hard Hit%58.1%

Changeup 178 thrown

Usage29.2%

K%40.7%

Whiff%40.8%

Putaway%32.9%

xwOBA.257

xSLG.369

Hard Hit%33.3%

Cutter 166 thrown

Usage27.3%

K%14.3%

Whiff%18.3%

Putaway%14.3%

xwOBA.272

xSLG.381

Hard Hit%36.7%

2019 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 1,089 thrown

Usage49.5%

K%13.6%

Whiff%11.9%

Putaway%11.6%

xwOBA.397

xSLG.566

Hard Hit%40.2%

Changeup 523 thrown

Usage23.8%

K%36.6%

Whiff%38.9%

Putaway%24.3%

xwOBA.250

xSLG.328

Hard Hit%24.1%

Cutter 340 thrown

Usage15.5%

K%6.0%

Whiff%18.7%

Putaway%8.1%

xwOBA.416

xSLG.540

Hard Hit%36.4%

2018 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 600 thrown

Usage42.5%

K%16.9%

Whiff%16.4%

Putaway%15.3%

xwOBA.405

xSLG.526

Hard Hit%40.7%

Changeup 319 thrown

Usage22.6%

K%28.9%

Whiff%33.5%

Putaway%20.7%

xwOBA.266

xSLG.323

Hard Hit%41.9%

Cutter 283 thrown

Usage20.0%

K%11.9%

Whiff%22.8%

Putaway%18.9%

xwOBA.339

xSLG.390

Hard Hit%25.0%

Curveball 211 thrown

Usage14.9%

K%21.1%

Whiff%24.6%

Putaway%14.5%

xwOBA.357

xSLG.515

Hard Hit%29.6%

2017 Pitch Arsenal

4-Seamer 1,329 thrown

Usage49.6%

K%17.9%

Whiff%19.6%

Putaway%16.2%

xwOBA.337

xSLG.424

Hard Hit%35.5%

Changeup 497 thrown

Usage18.5%

K%30.1%

Whiff%31.6%

Putaway%17.2%

xwOBA.288

xSLG.389

Hard Hit%28.7%

Cutter 454 thrown

Usage16.9%

K%19.7%

Whiff%18.9%

Putaway%21.5%

xwOBA.332

xSLG.420

Hard Hit%25.5%

Curveball 308 thrown

Usage11.5%

K%36.5%

Whiff%30.8%

Putaway%24.0%

xwOBA.126

xSLG.144

Hard Hit%13.2%

Sinker 93 thrown

Usage3.5%

K%23.3%

Whiff%24.0%

Putaway%30.4%

xwOBA.301

xSLG.465

Hard Hit%30.4%

Platoon Splits - 2026

Split	PA	xAVG	xwOBA	xSLG	K%	BB%	HR
vs LHB	168	.226	.310	.397	22.6%	8.9%	4
vs RHB	108	.255	.323	.432	20.4%	6.5%	4
Home	54	.190	.255	.320	34.0%	10.0%	1
Road	46	.214	.317	.398	26.0%	12.0%	0

Recent Game Logs - 2026

Game			Pitching								Vegas			Weather		DFS
Date	Opp	Dec	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	Pit	BF	CSW%	ML	O/U	TT	Tmp	Wind	DKFP
May 25	vs NYY	-	7.0	5	2	2	5	93	27	5.4%	+114	8.5	3.8	-	-	17.6
May 20	vs BOS	-	6.0	6	1	2	8	105	25	7.6%	-120	7.5	3.9	-	-	22.7
May 15	@ STL	-	6.0	5	3	1	5	87	23	5.7%	-111	8.5	4.3	-	-	13.3
May 9	vs DET	W	7.0	2	0	2	6	89	27	6.7%	-130	9.0	4.9	-	-	28.8
May 4	vs CLE	W	7.0	4	2	1	3	79	26	3.8%	-120	9.0	4.7	-	-	18.8
Apr 29	@ ATH	L	5.0	8	4	4	5	105	25	4.8%	+100	9.5	4.5	-	-	6.1
Apr 22	vs BAL	L	5.1	7	6	2	5	89	25	5.6%	-136	9.5	5.2	-	-	4.6
Apr 17	@ NYY	-	6.0	3	2	3	6	97	24	6.2%	+153	8.0	3.0	-	-	17.9
Apr 11	vs CWS	W	8.0	4	0	1	7	88	28	8.0%	-199	9.0	5.7	-	-	33.0
Apr 6	@ CLE	W	7.0	3	1	3	3	102	26	2.9%	-102	7.0	3.4	-	-	19.6
Mar 28	@ ATL	-	6.0	3	0	1	7	80	20	8.8%	+129	8.5	3.5	-	-	25.1