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

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$7.5M (23) & 24-26 team/player option

Service Time (01/2023): 9.062 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: CAA Sports

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Michael Joseph Wacha

Nicknames: Wach or Wachamole

Pronunciation: \WALK-uh\

Twitter: @MichaelWacha

Instagram: @mwacha52

SUMMARY

2023

Career

WAR

0.8

11.4

ERA

3.48

4.02

236

215

62.0

1215.2

1078

WHIP

1.145

1.299

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2019 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2019 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Mar 31	STL	@	MIL	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 6	STL		SDP	L,4-6	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 11	STL		LAD	W,11-7	GS	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 17	STL	@	MIL	W,6-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	28 (9)	Apr 29	STL	@	WSN	W,6-3	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	33 (4)	May 4	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	38 (4)	May 9	STL		PIT	W,17-4	GS	27	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	43 (4)	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,0-4	GS	23	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
9	48 (4)	May 22 (1)	STL		KCR	L,2-8	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	54 (5)	May 29	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11		11	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	59 (4)	Jun 4	STL		CIN	L,1-4		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	64 (4)	Jun 10	STL	@	MIA	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	69 (4)	Jun 15	STL	@	NYM	L,7-8	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	75 (5)	Jun 21	STL		LAA	W,5-1	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
15	80 (4)	Jun 28	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	85 (4)	Jul 4	STL	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	96 (10)	Jul 19	STL	@	CIN	W,12-11		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	99 (2)	Jul 22	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	104 (4)	Jul 27	STL		HOU	L,2-8		19	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	111 (6)	Aug 5	STL	@	LAD	L,0-8	GS	20	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	119 (7)	Aug 15	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS	23	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	124 (4)	Aug 20	STL		MIL	W,9-4	GS	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	129 (4)	Aug 25	STL		COL	W,11-4	GS	22	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	134 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	139 (4)	Sep 4	STL		SFG	L,8-9	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	144 (4)	Sep 10	STL	@	COL	L,1-2	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	149 (4)	Sep 15	STL		MIL	L,6-7	GS	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
28	154 (4)	Sep 20	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	159 (4)	Sep 25	STL	@	ARI	L,7-9	GS	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		126.2	11	12	1	24	2