Michael Wacha stats

Royals

Starting Pitcher · #52

Age 35 · 6' 6" · 215 lbs

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Michael Wacha recorded 9 wins, a 3.32 ERA and 158 strikeouts in 32 games of 2026 for the Kansas City Royals. Last game: .

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GP
32
W
9
L
10
ERA · 29th
3.32
IP · 3rd
200.2
K · 34th
158
BB
54
WHIP · 25th
1.11

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2013STL15412.7864.265191.10
2014STL19563.20107.094331.20
2015STL301773.38181.1153581.21
2016STL27775.09138.0114451.48
2017STL301294.13165.2158551.36
2018STL15823.2084.171361.23
2019STL29674.76126.2104551.56
2020NYM8146.6234.03771.56
2021TB30355.05124.2121311.31
2022BOS231123.32127.1104311.12
2023SD241443.22134.1124431.16
2024KC291383.35166.2145451.19
2025KC3110133.86172.2126451.22
2026KC329103.32200.2158541.11

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career regular season

GP
342
W
120
L
85
ERA
3.83
IP
1,828.0
K
1,574
BB
557
WHIP
1.26

Career Postseason

GP
10
W
4
L
4
ERA
5.21
IP
46.2
K
47
BB
20
WHIP
1.35

Expanded

QS · 3rd
21
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
7.1
GB
216
FB
377
G/F
0.60
WP
5

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2013STL5009.082940.93
2014STL12007.91391740.82
2015STL19007.62592860.94
2016STL13007.421822816
2017STL15118.624324215
2018STL7007.61151310.92
2019STL6007.419820212
2020NYM0009.843670.62
2021TB3008.71161240.95
2022BOS9117.41552210.74
2023SD12008.31352480.53
2024KC14007.81952940.73
2025KC13006.62043360.62
2026KC21007.12163770.65

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Career regular season

QS
149
CG
2
SHO
2
K/9
7.7
GB
2,318
FB
3,024
G/F
0.80
WP
48

Bio

Age
35 yearsJul 1, 1991
Height
6' 6"
Weight
215 lbs
Experience
14 yearsDebut 2013
Birthplace
Iowa City, IA
Draft
2012Rd 1, Pk 19
College
Texas A&M

Latest performance

Michael Wacha

Sep 26 · vs CLE · L 11-5

IP
6.1
H
6
R
6
ER
2
BB
1
K
4
HR
2
ERA
3.32

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sat, Sep 26vsCLEL 11-56.16624
Sun, Sep 20atPITL 4-35.24225
Tue, Sep 15atHOUL 4-264442
Tue, Sep 08vsARIL 5-3 F/1163004
Thu, Sep 03vsMIAW 7-366337
Fri, Aug 28atCLEW 3-0840010

What are Michael Wacha's career stats?

Michael Wacha has played 14 seasons for the Cardinals, the Mets, the Rays, the Red Sox, the Padres and the Royals. He has 120 wins and 1,574 strikeouts with a 3.83 ERA over 1,828.0 innings. His best season so far is 2015: 17 wins, a 3.38 ERA and 153 strikeouts.

Best single games

  • Strikeouts (Pitching): 11 vs KC on May 15, 2023, W 4-0
Michael Wacha's best game in each stat, by season
K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
202610
20259
20249
202311
20229
20219
20209
20197
20188
20179
20169
201510
201410
20139

What the columns mean: K

Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2013.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2013 to 2026

Michael Wacha finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

All-time career rank

  • 210th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,574)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Michael Wacha

Playoff series

Michael Wacha played 10 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 7 series — 2 won, 5 lost.

Michael Wacha's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2024NYYLost 0-228.21055
2021BOSLost 0-112.2964
2015CHCLost 0-114.1645
2014SFLost 0-110.1230
2013PITWon 1-017.1119
2013LADWon 2-0213.27013
2013BOSLost 1-129.28811

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Michael Wacha’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.