Michael Wacha

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Born: July 1, 1991 in Iowa City, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (19th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX).

High School: Pleasant Grove HS (Texarkana, TX)

School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: May 30, 2013 (Age 21-333d, 20,405th in major league history)
vs. KCR 7.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2013 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$16M (24) & 25 player option

Service Time (01/2024): 10.062 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: CAA Sports

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Michael Joseph Wacha

Nicknames: Wach or Wachamole

Pronunciation: \WALK-uh\

Twitter: @MichaelWacha

Instagram: @mwacha52

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.2

13.3

ERA

3.81

3.96

254

233

28.1

1316.1

1170

WHIP

1.271

1.291

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-9 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	9 (4-3-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Jay	1
D Freese	1
M Adams	1

2013 Batting Game Log

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2013 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	53 (52)	May 30	STL		KCR	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.41	-0.003	.46	0.00%	0.01	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	58 (4)	Jun 4	STL		ARI	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.70	-0.017	.79	-0.01%	-0.14	P
3	3	64 (5)	Jun 11	STL	@	NYM	W,9-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.20	-0.014	1.33	-0.01%	-0.40	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	116 (51)	Aug 10	STL		CHC	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.44	-0.022	.45	-0.01%	-0.18	P
5	5	119 (2)	Aug 14	STL		PIT	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
6	6	122 (2)	Aug 17	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	3						P
7	7	124 (1)	Aug 19	STL	@	MIL	W,8-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	3						P
8	8	127 (2)	Aug 22	STL		ATL	W,6-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8						P
9	9	130 (2)	Aug 25	STL		ATL	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
10	10	133 (2)	Aug 28	STL		CIN	L,0-10	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.08	-0.004	.12	0.00%	-0.48	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	138 (4)	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.77	-0.038	1.28	-0.04%	-0.30	P
12	12	143 (4)	Sep 8	STL		PIT	W,9-2	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.40	-0.003	1.00	0.00%	1.26	P
13	13	148 (4)	Sep 14	STL		SEA	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.46	0.014	.84	0.02%	0.12	P
14	14	153 (4)	Sep 19	STL	@	COL	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.98	-0.050	1.89	-0.06%	-0.41	P
15	15	158 (4)	Sep 24	STL		WSN	W,2-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.43	-0.031	.92	-0.04%	-0.50	P
							6-9		22	21	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286		.59	-0.168	.92	-0.16%	-1.04

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