Michael Wacha

Position: Starting 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)

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

0.1

13.2

ERA

3.75

3.96

253

232

24.0

1312.0

1166

WHIP

1.042

1.287

2015 Player Pitching Game Log

2015 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2015-04-11	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	6.1	5	1	1	1	2	1	0	60	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	76	55	12	7	13	8	3	0
2	2015-04-17	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	0	66	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	103	69	13	9	11	11	2	3
3	2015-04-23	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Washington Nationals	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	6	0	0	67	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	95	61	16	9	12	8	5	1
4	2015-04-28	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	W	5.2	6	4	4	2	4	0	1	43	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	91	60	13	9	10	7	5	1
5	2015-05-03	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7		6.2	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	64	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	100	70	17	5	11	11	3	1
6	2015-05-08	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	2	0	1	0	1	51	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	104	70	20	4	14	10	7	2
7	2015-05-14	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cleveland Indians	1-6		5.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	0	58	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	105	73	17	11	2	10	4	1
8	2015-05-19	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	New York Mets	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	64	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	104	71	15	11	8	12	1	2
9	2015-05-24	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	0	2	4	0	0	67	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	92	58	13	6	9	12	8	2
10	2015-05-30	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	5.2	3	4	4	3	7	1	1	51	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	112	69	11	14	6	7	1	0
11	2015-06-04	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	W	7.0	7	1	1	0	5	0	0	64	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	107	76	20	15	6	16	9	0
12	2015-06-09	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Colorado Rockies	1-7	L	6.2	9	4	4	1	10	1	0	49	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	108	76	17	18	7	12	9	1
13	2015-06-16	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	6.1	3	2	2	1	5	0	0	63	22	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	85	59	16	6	9	8	5	0
14	2015-06-21	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	1	7	0	0	37	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	81	57	12	10	6	9	6	0
15	2015-06-27	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Chicago Cubs	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	59	21	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	92	56	11	12	9	7	5	1
16	2015-07-03	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	68	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	95	66	18	8	13	7	2	1
17	2015-07-08	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Chicago Cubs	1-6		6.0	7	5	5	1	6	0	0	43	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	109	72	8	15	9	9	3	2
18	2015-07-21	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Chicago White Sox	1-5	W	5.0	4	5	5	2	8	2	0	45	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	100	63	14	12	5	6	1	0
19	2015-07-26	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Atlanta Braves	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	3	3	5	1	0	52	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	99	65	12	10	9	9	2	2
20	2015-07-31	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Colorado Rockies	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	75	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	102	70	17	9	8	9	5	2
21	2015-08-06	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	73	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	102	63	12	17	7	12	6	2
22	2015-08-12	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	W	6.0	9	2	2	3	7	1	0	50	26	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	29	110	71	25	8	5	14	7	3
23	2015-08-17	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		San Francisco Giants	1-7		7.0	6	1	1	1	6	0	0	66	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	93	66	18	9	11	6	3	2
24	2015-08-23	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	San Diego Padres	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	3	0	0	59	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	102	64	14	7	6	14	8	2
25	2015-08-28	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	San Francisco Giants	1-6		6.0	6	4	0	2	6	1	1	56	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	102	68	15	12	8	12	3	3
26	2015-09-08	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Chicago Cubs	1-4	L	4.0	6	6	6	3	2	2	0	25	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	87	54	8	9	6	10	5	1
27	2015-09-13	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6	W	6.0	3	2	2	4	5	1	1	59	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	100	59	17	6	6	9	3	1
28	2015-09-19	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Chicago Cubs	1-5	L	5.0	6	4	4	4	7	2	0	42	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	104	62	15	9	7	6	5	0
29	2015-09-24	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Milwaukee Brewers	1-5	W	5.0	6	3	3	3	1	0	0	41	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	90	55	10	2	11	8	7	0
30	2015-09-30	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-4	L	4.0	4	6	6	4	4	2	1	30	14	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	86	50	11	7	5	5	3	0

2015 Player Pitching Splits

2015 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	30	762	687	74	162	31	3	19	5	3	58	153	.236	.300	.373	.672	.276	256	9	6	8	3	4

Home	13	330	296	28	69	15	1	7	4	1	26	61	.233	.299	.362	.661	.272	107	4	2	6	0	2
Away	17	432	391	46	93	16	2	12	1	2	32	92	.238	.300	.381	.681	.279	149	5	4	2	3	2

April	4	107	96	7	21	4	0	2	1	0	6	16	.219	.272	.323	.595	.244	31	1	1	4	0	0
May	6	153	139	11	28	5	1	3	1	0	11	26	.201	.270	.317	.586	.227	44	2	2	1	0	0
June	5	128	121	13	33	8	0	1	2	0	5	32	.273	.299	.364	.663	.360	44	2	0	1	1	2
July	5	125	115	14	25	3	1	4	1	0	8	32	.217	.266	.365	.631	.263	42	2	0	1	1	0
August	5	137	125	8	30	6	1	2	0	1	10	28	.240	.302	.352	.654	.295	44	1	1	1	0	1
September	5	112	91	21	25	5	0	7	0	2	18	19	.275	.402	.560	.962	.273	51	1	2	0	1	1

As Starter	30	762	687	74	162	31	3	19	5	3	58	153	.236	.300	.373	.672	.276	256	9	6	8	3	4

vs RHB as RHP	30	425	384		97	15	2	13			31	87	.253	.313	.404	.716	.295	155	6	3	6	1	1
vs LHB as RHP	30	337	303		65	16	1	6			27	66	.215	.284	.333	.617	.253	101	3	3	2	2	3

Bases Empty	30	432	398		101	19	1	11			31	86	.254	.313	.389	.702	.299	155	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	30	330	289		61	12	2	8			27	67	.211	.283	.350	.632	.244	101	9	3	8	3	4

vs. Younger Batters	22	87	78		22	8	1	2			7	22	.282	.341	.487	.828	.370	38	1	0	2	0	1
vs. Older Batters	30	675	609		140	23	2	17			51	131	.230	.295	.358	.653	.265	218	8	6	6	3	3

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	17	7	.708	3.38	30	30	0	181.1	162	74	68	19	58	4	153	6	1	0	762	1.213	7.6	2.64

Home	7	3	.700	3.18	13	13	0	79.1	69	28	28	7	26	2	61	2	0	0	330	1.198	6.9	2.35
Away	10	4	.714	3.53	17	17	0	102.0	93	46	40	12	32	2	92	4	1	0	432	1.226	8.1	2.88

April	4	0	1.000	2.42	4	4	0	26.0	21	7	7	2	6	0	16	1	0	0	107	1.039	5.5	2.67
May	3	1	.750	2.17	6	6	0	37.1	28	11	9	3	11	0	26	2	0	0	153	1.045	6.3	2.36
June	3	2	.600	3.77	5	5	0	31.0	33	13	13	1	5	2	32	0	0	0	128	1.226	9.3	6.40
July	2	1	.667	4.06	5	5	0	31.0	25	14	14	4	8	0	32	0	0	0	125	1.065	9.3	4.00
August	3	0	1.000	1.13	5	5	0	32.0	30	8	4	2	10	1	28	1	0	0	137	1.250	7.9	2.80
September	2	3	.400	7.88	5	5	0	24.0	25	21	21	7	18	1	19	2	1	0	112	1.792	7.1	1.06

As Starter	17	7	.708	3.38	30	30	0	181.1	162	74	68	19	58	4	153	6	1	0	762	1.213	7.6	2.64

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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