Michael Wacha played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2024, appearing in 278 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 101 W and 62 L, an ERA of 3.89, 1,290 SO, a WHIP of 1.281, and a WAR of 17.6.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Michael Wacha |
Date of Birth | July 1, 1991 |
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MLB Debut | 2013 |
๐ Career Summary
Michael Wacha appeared in 278 games over 12 MLB seasons from 2013 to 2024. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 257 (MLB Rank: 507) |
GF | 4 (MLB Rank: 6,590) |
W | 101 (MLB Rank: 617) |
L | 62 (MLB Rank: 1,219) |
ERA | 3.89 (MLB Rank: 3,771) |
IP | 1454.2 (MLB Rank: 819) |
SHO | 2 (MLB Rank: 1,719) |
CG | 2 (MLB Rank: 3,490) |
SO | 1,290 (MLB Rank: 326) |
BB | 458 (MLB Rank: 921) |
H | 1,405 (MLB Rank: 860) |
HR | 179 (MLB Rank: 353) |
SO9 | 7.98 (MLB Rank: 1,804) |
BB9 | 2.83 (MLB Rank: 8,945) |
H9 | 8.69 (MLB Rank: 8,246) |
HR9 | 1.11 (MLB Rank: 3,186) |
WHIP | 1.281 (MLB Rank: 9,627) |
WAR | 17.6 (MLB Rank: 702) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2024)
In his final season (2024), Michael Wacha recorded the following stats:
GS | 29 |
W | 13 |
L | 8 |
ERA | 3.35 |
IP | 166.2 |
SO | 145 |
BB | 45 |
H | 154 |
HR | 17 |
SO9 | 7.83 |
BB9 | 2.43 |
H9 | 8.32 |
HR9 | 0.92 |
WHIP | 1.194 |
WAR | 3.4 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2015, 17 W
- Most SO: 2017, 158 SO
- Most IP: 2015, 181.1 IP
- Best WAR: 2024, 3.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 2013, 2.8 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Michael Wacha appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 5.42, pitched 44.8 IP, struck out 47 batters, with 4 W and 4 L.
Michael Wacha Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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2013 | 4 | 1 | 2.78 | 0.8 | 0 | 65 | 64.2 | 1.9 | 1.098 | 5 | 52 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 135 | 2.92 | 9 | 3.42 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 260 |
2014 | 5 | 6 | 3.2 | 0.455 | 0 | 94 | 107 | 1.4 | 1.196 | 6 | 95 | 33 | 41 | 38 | 114 | 3.17 | 7.9 | 2.85 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 447 |
2015 | 17 | 7 | 3.38 | 0.708 | 0 | 153 | 181.1 | 3 | 1.213 | 19 | 162 | 58 | 74 | 68 | 116 | 3.87 | 7.6 | 2.64 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8 | 2.9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 762 |
2016 | 7 | 7 | 5.09 | 0.5 | 0 | 114 | 138 | -0.2 | 1.478 | 15 | 159 | 45 | 86 | 78 | 80 | 3.91 | 7.4 | 2.53 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 606 |
2017 | 12 | 9 | 4.13 | 0.571 | 0 | 158 | 165.2 | 1.5 | 1.358 | 17 | 170 | 55 | 82 | 76 | 102 | 3.63 | 8.6 | 2.87 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 701 |
2018 | 8 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 71 | 84.1 | 1.1 | 1.233 | 9 | 68 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 121 | 4.22 | 7.6 | 1.97 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 355 |
2019 | 6 | 7 | 4.76 | 0.462 | 0 | 104 | 126.2 | 0.2 | 1.563 | 26 | 143 | 55 | 71 | 67 | 88 | 5.61 | 7.4 | 1.89 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 562 |
2020 | 1 | 4 | 6.62 | 0.2 | 0 | 37 | 34 | -0.2 | 1.559 | 9 | 46 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 65 | 5.25 | 9.8 | 5.29 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 156 |
2021 | 3 | 5 | 5.05 | 0.375 | 0 | 121 | 124.2 | -0.5 | 1.307 | 23 | 132 | 31 | 73 | 70 | 80 | 4.47 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 528 |
2022 | 11 | 2 | 3.32 | 0.846 | 0 | 104 | 127.1 | 3.3 | 1.115 | 18 | 111 | 31 | 49 | 47 | 127 | 4.14 | 7.4 | 3.35 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 515 |
2023 | 14 | 4 | 3.22 | 0.778 | 0 | 124 | 134.1 | 2.7 | 1.161 | 15 | 113 | 43 | 49 | 48 | 131 | 3.89 | 8.3 | 2.88 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 553 |
2024 | 13 | 8 | 3.35 | 0.619 | 0 | 145 | 166.2 | 3.4 | 1.194 | 17 | 154 | 45 | 65 | 62 | 126 | 3.65 | 7.8 | 3.22 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 685 |