Michael
Wacha
PAge : 35Throws : R
#52
Michael Wacha
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-05-30
Born in : Iowa City, IA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 9 | 10 | 3.32 | 200.2 | 158 | 1.11 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 31 | 10 | 13 | 3.86 | 172.2 | 126 | 1.22 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3.35 | 166.2 | 145 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3.22 | 134.1 | 124 | 1.16 |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3.32 | 127.1 | 104 | 1.12 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5.05 | 124.2 | 121 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | New York Mets | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6.62 | 34.0 | 37 | 1.56 |
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 6 | 7 | 4.76 | 126.2 | 104 | 1.56 |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3.20 | 84.1 | 71 | 1.23 |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4.13 | 165.2 | 158 | 1.36 |
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 7 | 7 | 5.09 | 138.0 | 114 | 1.48 |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 17 | 7 | 3.38 | 181.1 | 153 | 1.21 |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3.20 | 107.0 | 94 | 1.20 |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2.78 | 64.2 | 65 | 1.10 |
| Career totals | 341 | 120 | 85 | 3.83 | 1828.0 | 1574 | 1.26 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2025–2027
- Total value
- 51.0 M$
- AAV
- 17.00 M$
2026
18.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
14.00 M$
Guaranteed
2028
14.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.32
FIP
4.38
xFIP
4.39
ERA-
78
WHIP
1.11
K%
19.5 %
BB%
6.7 %
Strikeouts
158
Innings
200.7
Wins
9
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.1
Strikeouts
137
2026 WAR
2.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-14)
- 20232.6 WAR · 3.5 per full season
- 20243.4 WAR · 3.7 per full season
- 20253.8 WAR · 4.0 per full season
- 20262.4 WAR · 2.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
-29 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
80
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 67
- STF
- Stuff
- 68
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 83
- STA
- Stamina
- 90
- DUR
- Durability
- 90
- EX
- Experience
- 92
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
2.4
#54 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
73 / 100
#45 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
39 / 100
Surplus $6.5M · salary $17.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.38 · RA9-WAR: 4.8
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
93.2 mi/h
30th percentile
K%
19.5 %
32th percentile
BB%
6.7 %
75th percentile
xERA
4.01
63th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.308
63th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.1 %
67th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 2.4 | 73 | 80 | 93.2 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 4.01 | .308 |
| 2025 | KC | 3.8 | 63 | 79 | 93.1 | 17.6 | 6.3 | 4.16 | .316 |
| 2024 | KC | 3.4 | 72 | 79 | 93.6 | 21.2 | 6.6 | 4.02 | .314 |
| 2023 | SD | 2.6 | 63 | 76 | 92.0 | 22.4 | 7.8 | 4.30 | .319 |
| 2022 | BOS | 1.5 | 51 | 73 | 93.1 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 4.58 | .333 |
| 2021 | TB | 1.1 | 38 | 74 | 93.8 | 22.9 | 5.9 | 5.40 | .352 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs CLE | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.32 |
| Sep 20 | @ PIT | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.33 |
| Sep 15 | @ HOU | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3.34 |
| Sep 8 | vs AZ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.25 |
| Sep 3 | vs MIA | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.36 |
| Aug 28 | @ CLE | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.32 |
| Aug 22 | vs DET | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.49 |
| Aug 17 | vs ATH | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3.58 |
| Aug 11 | @ LAD | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.46 |
| Aug 6 | vs MIN | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.44 |