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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, 20,406th 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

3.5

16.6

101

ERA

3.35

3.89

278

257

166.2

1454.2

145

1290

WHIP

1.194

1.281

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-14 / in Starts: 14-14
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	45 (24-12-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
P DeJong	1
S Piscotty	1
J Gyorko	1

Most Driven In By
T Pham	1
H Bader	1
A DÃaz	1

2017 Batting Game Log

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2017 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	86	5 (4)	Apr 8	STL		CIN	W,10-4	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.86	0.070	.83	0.04%	-0.11	P
2	87	15 (9)	Apr 19	STL		PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.08	-0.055	.89	-0.03%	-0.48	P
3	88	20 (4)	Apr 25	STL		TOR	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.99	-0.051	.91	-0.03%	-0.48	P
May		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	89	25 (4)	May 1	STL		MIL	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.10	-0.057	1.27	-0.04%	-0.55	P
5	90	30 (4)	May 7	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.59	-0.025	.63	-0.02%	-0.45	P
6	91	39 (8)	May 19	STL		SFG	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.54	-0.076	1.84	-0.05%	-0.80	P
7	92	44 (4)	May 25	STL	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.62	-0.031	.75	-0.02%	-0.47	P
8	93	49 (4)	May 30	STL		LAD	L,4-9	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.74	0.046	.81	0.03%	0.96	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
9	94	54 (4)	Jun 4	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.25	-0.094	1.59	-0.07%	-1.18	P
10	95	59 (4)	Jun 9	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.40	-0.072	.97	-0.03%	-0.68	P
11	96	65 (5)	Jun 15	STL		MIL	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	.84	-0.045	.94	-0.03%	-0.40	P
12	97	70 (4)	Jun 21	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	.58	-0.014	.45	-0.01%	-0.16	P
13	98	75 (4)	Jun 26	STL		CIN	W,8-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.67	-0.047	.46	-0.02%	-0.83	P
Jul		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
14	99	80 (4)	Jul 1	STL		WSN	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	1.05	-0.054	.96	-0.03%	-0.60	P
15	100	85 (4)	Jul 6	STL		MIA	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	9	.73	-0.039	.55	-0.02%	-0.40	P
16	101	93 (7)	Jul 18	STL	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.61	-0.011	.47	-0.01%	-0.28	P
17	102	98 (4)	Jul 23	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.065	.065	.065	.129	9	.90	-0.063	.86	-0.04%	-0.72	P
18	103	103 (4)	Jul 28	STL		ARI	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.061	.061	.121	9	.86	-0.046	.73	-0.02%	-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
19	104	108 (4)	Aug 3	STL	@	MIL	L,1-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.72	-0.018	.80	-0.01%	-0.17	P
20	105	118 (9)	Aug 13	STL		ATL	L,3-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.60	-0.019	2.83	-0.02%	-0.21	P
21	106	123 (4)	Aug 19	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.057	.057	.114	9	.76	-0.021	1.40	-0.02%	-0.23	P
22	107	128 (4)	Aug 25	STL		TBR	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	.73	-0.021	.77	-0.01%	-0.23	P
23	108	133 (4)	Aug 31	STL	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	.95	-0.055	.63	-0.02%	-0.71	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
24	109	138 (4)	Sep 5	STL	@	SDP	W,8-4	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.073	.050	.123	9	.96	-0.105	1.11	-0.07%	-1.08	P
25	110	143 (4)	Sep 10	STL		PIT	W,7-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.048	.068	.048	.116	9	.24	-0.010	.43	-0.01%	-0.35	P
26	111	148 (4)	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.047	.067	.047	.113	9	1.08	-0.054	2.21	-0.07%	-0.55	P
27	112	153 (4)	Sep 22	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.045	.065	.045	.111	9	1.46	0.029	2.27	0.03%	0.11	P
28	113	158 (4)	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.063	.043	.106	9	.61	-0.032	.36	-0.01%	-0.34	P
							14-14		55	46	3	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	22	0	7	1	2	2	0	0	.043	.063	.043	.106		.89	-0.970	.97	-0.61%	-11.76

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