Michael Wacha | Kansas City Royals

MLB Player
Michael Wacha
Height6' 6"Weight215 lbsAge35Experience14th Season
8-8W-LTied-52nd
3.32ERATied-19th
136K36th
1.10WHIPTied-11th
Player Information
PositionStarting Pitcher
Jersey#52
Date of Birth1/7/1991
BirthplaceIowa City, IA
CollegeTexas A&M
Experience14th Season
Draft2012: Rd 1, Pk 19 (STL)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2013
StatusActive
Awards
🏆 NLCS MVP1x 2013
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 170.2 | 145 | 67 | 63 | 22 | 42 | 136 |
| Projected | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 202.2 | 173 | 80 | 75 | 26 | 50 | 162 |
| Career | 337 | 315 | 2 | 2 | 1798.0 | 1716 | 813 | 766 | 216 | 545 | 1552 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.7 | 2.78 | 1.10 | 64.2 | 65 | 19 | 3.4 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1.4 | 3.20 | 1.20 | 107.0 | 94 | 33 | 2.8 | 95 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.9 | 3.38 | 1.21 | 181.1 | 153 | 58 | 2.6 | 162 | 74 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 7 | .500 | -0.4 | 5.09 | 1.48 | 138.0 | 114 | 45 | 2.5 | 159 | 86 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1.5 | 4.13 | 1.36 | 165.2 | 158 | 55 | 2.9 | 170 | 82 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0.8 | 3.20 | 1.23 | 84.1 | 71 | 36 | 2.0 | 68 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0.2 | 4.76 | 1.56 | 126.2 | 104 | 55 | 1.9 | 143 | 71 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | -0.2 | 6.62 | 1.56 | 34.0 | 37 | 7 | 5.3 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 5 | .375 | -0.7 | 5.05 | 1.31 | 124.2 | 121 | 31 | 3.9 | 132 | 73 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 3.3 | 3.32 | 1.12 | 127.1 | 104 | 31 | 3.4 | 111 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2.4 | 3.22 | 1.16 | 134.1 | 124 | 43 | 2.9 | 113 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.5 | 3.35 | 1.19 | 166.2 | 145 | 45 | 3.2 | 154 | 65 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 2.8 | 3.86 | 1.22 | 172.2 | 126 | 45 | 2.8 | 166 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.5 | 3.32 | 1.10 | 170.2 | 136 | 42 | 3.2 | 145 | 67 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 337 | 315 | 119 | 83 | .589 | -- | 3.83 | 1.26 | 1798.0 | 1552 | 545 | 2.8 | 1716 | 813 | 766 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Postseason Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.0 | 2.64 | 0.91 | 30.2 | 33 | 12 | 2.8 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 81.00 | 9.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 8.31 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 1.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 20.25 | 3.38 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 5.19 | 1.62 | 8.2 | 5 | 4 | 1.3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.0 | 5.21 | 1.35 | 46.2 | 47 | 20 | 2.4 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1034 | 260 | 3.977 | .219 | .274 | .329 | .603 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1694 | 447 | 3.790 | .234 | .298 | .337 | .636 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 137 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2937 | 762 | 3.854 | .236 | .300 | .373 | .672 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 256 | 71 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2324 | 606 | 3.835 | .289 | .341 | .459 | .800 | 41 | 4 | 15 | 253 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2690 | 701 | 3.837 | .267 | .327 | .409 | .735 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 260 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1419 | 355 | 3.997 | .221 | .302 | .344 | .646 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2199 | 562 | 3.913 | .290 | .362 | .503 | .865 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 248 | 73 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 609 | 156 | 3.904 | .313 | .353 | .599 | .951 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1974 | 528 | 3.739 | .270 | .317 | .467 | .784 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 228 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1949 | 515 | 3.784 | .233 | .283 | .410 | .693 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 195 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2221 | 553 | 4.016 | .224 | .288 | .380 | .668 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 192 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2602 | 685 | 3.799 | .246 | .300 | .387 | .688 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 242 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2666 | 716 | 3.723 | .252 | .302 | .383 | .685 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 252 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2537 | 686 | 3.698 | .229 | .282 | .401 | .683 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 254 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 28855 | 7532 | 3.831 | .250 | .308 | .407 | .715 | 355 | 35 | 216 | 2789 | 677 | 48 | 39 | 47 | 19 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 94.8 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57.4 | 82 | 94 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| 2014 | 89.2 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 54.9 | 139 | 174 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68.0 |
| 2015 | 97.9 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 54.9 | 259 | 286 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 152.0 |
| 2016 | 96.8 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 218 | 228 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 126.0 |
| 2017 | 89.7 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 51.1 | 243 | 242 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 133.0 |
| 2018 | 94.6 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 | 115 | 131 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 80.0 |
| 2019 | 82.5 | 17.4 | 7.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 198 | 202 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 125.0 |
| 2020 | 77.7 | 17.9 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 43 | 67 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 116 | 124 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2022 | 84.7 | 15.3 | 7.4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 54.6 | 155 | 221 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 136.0 |
| 2023 | 92.5 | 16.5 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 135 | 248 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 139.0 |
| 2024 | 89.7 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 54.6 | 195 | 294 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 132.0 |
| 2025 | 86.0 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 51.9 | 204 | 336 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97.0 |
| 2026 | 94.0 | 14.9 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 56.4 | 196 | 306 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 88.0 |
| Career | 83.9 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2298 | 2953 | 0.8 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 1449.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
@ CLE2026 Regular Season | W 3-0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 103 | 28 | 84.0 | W(8-8) | - | 3.32 |
vs DET2026 Regular Season | W 3-1 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 96 | 26 | 72.0 | W(7-8) | - | 3.49 |
vs ATH2026 Regular Season | W 9-5 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 20 | 42.0 | W(6-8) | - | 3.58 |
@ LAD2026 Regular Season | L 5-4 F/10 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 96 | 27 | 53.0 | - | - | 3.46 |
vs MIN2026 Regular Season | L 4-3 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 94 | 22 | 57.0 | - | - | 3.44 |
@ COL2026 Regular Season | L 3-1 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 99 | 25 | 61.0 | L(5-8) | - | 3.51 |
@ DET2026 Regular Season | W 3-2 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 96 | 28 | 58.0 | - | - | 3.60 |
vs SF2026 Regular Season | W 4-3 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 96 | 23 | 65.0 | - | - | 3.66 |
vs NL2026 Regular Season | W 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | - | HLD(1) | 0.00 |
@ NYM2026 Regular Season | L 7-3 | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 104 | 23 | 30.0 | L(5-7) | - | 3.77 |
vs PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 27 | L 6-1 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 105 | 26 | 46.0 | L(5-6) | - | 3.45 |
@ CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 26 | L 2-1 | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 105 | 29 | 69.0 | - | - | 3.31 |
@ TB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | W 2-1 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 99 | 27 | 65.0 | W(5-5) | - | 3.48 |
@ WSH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | L 6-4 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 90 | 26 | 48.0 | - | - | 3.64 |
vs TEX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | L 4-2 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 102 | 29 | 44.0 | L(4-5) | - | 3.58 |
@ MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 5-3 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 77 | 25 | 37.0 | L(4-4) | - | 3.44 |
@ TEX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 6-3 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 82 | 26 | 28.0 | L(4-3) | - | 3.23 |
vs NYY2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 4-3 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 93 | 27 | 62.0 | - | - | 2.69 |
vs BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 4-3 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 25 | 60.0 | - | - | 2.70 |
@ STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 5-4 F/11 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 87 | 23 | 54.0 | - | - | 2.83 |
vs DET2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 5-1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 27 | 77.0 | W(4-2) | - | 2.63 |
vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 6-2 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 79 | 26 | 63.0 | W(3-2) | - | 3.05 |
@ ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 5-2 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 105 | 25 | 36.0 | L(2-2) | - | 3.13 |
vs BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 8-6 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 89 | 25 | 33.0 | L(2-1) | - | 2.51 |
@ NYY2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 4-2 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 97 | 24 | 61.0 | - | - | 1.00 |
vs CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 2-0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 28 | 80.0 | W(2-0) | - | 0.43 |
@ CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | W 4-2 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 102 | 26 | 67.0 | W(1-0) | - | 0.69 |
@ ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | L 6-2 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 20 | 72.0 | - | - | 0.00 |
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