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

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SUMMARY

2023

Career

WAR

0.9

11.5

ERA

3.48

4.02

236

215

62.0

1215.2

1078

WHIP

1.145

1.299

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-15 / in Starts: 15-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2017 Pitching Game Log

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2017 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	92	5	Apr 8	STL		CIN	W,10-4	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	6.0	3	1	1	1	6	0	0	1.50	1.66	21	83	58	15	12	7	7	2	1	0	67			0	0	0	20	2	1	0	1	0	0	.73	0.150	.70	0.09%	2.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
2	93	10	Apr 14	STL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-6	L(1-1)	5	6.0	9	4	3	2	8	2	0	3.00	3.74	28	98	61	14	14	5	13	6	1	0	46			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.91	-0.129	.70	-0.06%	-0.70	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d2
3	94	15	Apr 19	STL		PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	6.2	4	1	1	2	3	1	0	2.41	4.23	24	88	55	17	7	6	13	5	1	0	63			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.250	.83	0.12%	2.11	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a1
4	95	20	Apr 25	STL		TOR	L,5-6	GS-6		5	6.0	5	2	2	1	6	0	1	2.55	3.73	25	101	61	17	7	9	8	5	0	0	59			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.102	1.08	0.06%	1.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	96	25	May 1	STL		MIL	L,5-7	GS-6		5	6.0	7	4	4	1	5	1	0	3.23	3.81	24	88	56	19	6	11	7	5	0	0	46			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.134	.83	-0.09%	-0.96	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
6	97	30	May 7	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS-6		5	6.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	0	3.19	3.54	23	83	53	16	10	7	8	6	0	0	58			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.01	0.141	1.08	0.09%	1.10	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
7	98	39	May 19	STL		SFG	L,5-6	GS-6		11	6.0	4	0	0	3	5	0	0	2.74	3.46	23	86	60	14	9	9	6	3	1	0	66			1	1	0	19	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.14	0.367	1.36	0.26%	3.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
8	99	44	May 25	STL	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS-5	L(2-2)	5	4.0	7	6	6	2	5	1	0	3.66	3.63	20	100	69	17	10	9	4	3	0	0	27			1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.355	1.52	-0.26%	-3.01	1b start a 3	5b 12- 0 out d1
9	100	49	May 30	STL		LAD	L,4-9	GS-3	L(2-3)	4	3.0	5	4	3	3	4	0	0	3.99	3.62	17	77	47	9	9	4	6	4	1	0	36			0	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.23	-0.271	1.36	-0.18%	-2.48	1t start tie	3t 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	101	54	Jun 4	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-5		4	4.1	6	6	6	4	5	2	0	4.67	4.10	22	74	47	16	5	5	8	2	1	0	28			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.489	1.07	-0.37%	-3.89	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d2
11	102	59	Jun 9	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-6	W(3-3)	4	6.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.50	4.04	25	87	61	18	7	14	7	2	3	0	54			1	0	0	23	2	1	1	0	0	1	1.03	0.132	.71	0.06%	1.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
12	103	65	Jun 15	STL		MIL	L,4-6	GS-5		5	4.0	7	4	4	3	5	1	0	4.78	4.17	21	89	59	18	8	4	9	7	1	0	34			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	-0.313	1.30	-0.21%	-2.82	1t start tie	5t 123 0 out tie
13	104	70	Jun 21	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-4		5	4.0	9	5	2	1	3	0	0	4.76	4.07	22	79	49	11	8	10	8	5	0	0	32			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	.75	-0.256	.58	-0.12%	-2.97	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
14	105	75	Jun 26	STL		CIN	W,8-2	GS-6	W(4-3)	4	6.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	4.50	3.90	23	88	61	17	5	11	6	2	0	0	62			0	1	0	21	0	0	0	1	1	1	.81	0.152	.56	0.06%	2.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	106	80	Jul 1	STL		WSN	W,2-1	GS-6	W(5-3)	4	6.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	4.16	3.66	22	94	63	20	13	5	7	5	1	0	72			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.369	.95	0.20%	3.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
16	107	85	Jul 6	STL		MIA	W,4-3	GS-6	W(6-3)	4	5.2	6	2	2	2	9	0	1	4.10	3.52	26	101	63	20	12	7	7	4	0	0	56			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.070	.87	0.03%	0.60	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a1
17	108	93	Jul 18	STL	@	NYM	W,5-0	SHO	W(7-3)	11	9.0	3	0	0	1	8	0	0	3.71	3.35	31	119	80	20	16	9	13	5	1	0	88			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.276	.42	0.13%	4.37	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
18	109	98	Jul 23	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-6	L(7-4)	4	6.0	6	5	5	0	6	2	0	3.93	3.48	24	105	70	19	12	8	10	4	1	0	46			0	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.298	.92	-0.17%	-1.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
19	110	103	Jul 28	STL		ARI	W,1-0	GS-6	W(8-4)	4	6.0	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.71	3.39	21	93	58	21	9	10	5	5	0	0	70			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.357	.84	0.18%	3.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	111	108	Aug 3	STL	@	MIL	L,1-2	GS-4		5	4.0	5	1	1	3	5	1	0	3.66	3.49	19	81	51	12	8	8	3	2	0	0	50			1	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.083	1.11	0.06%	1.09	1b start tie	4b 3 out d1
21	112	113	Aug 8	STL	@	KCR	W,10-3	GS-6	W(9-4)	4	6.0	6	3	3	2	5	0	0	3.70	3.44	25	96	63	14	8	5	13	6	2	0	51			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.074	1.17	-0.05%	0.20	1b start tie	6b 3 out a4
22	113	118	Aug 13	STL		ATL	L,3-6	GS-5	L(9-5)	4	5.0	8	4	4	1	1	1	0	3.85	3.54	23	82	56	12	3	13	8	5	1	0	35			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.17	-0.164	2.06	-0.17%	-1.47	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
23	114	123	Aug 19	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-4	L(9-6)	5	4.0	7	5	5	2	3	2	0	4.08	3.74	21	81	48	11	9	9	7	3	1	0	29			1	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	0	1	.62	-0.342	1.15	-0.38%	-3.00	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
24	115	128	Aug 25	STL		TBR	L,3-7	GS-4	L(9-7)	5	3.1	9	5	5	2	5	1	0	4.33	3.79	21	94	56	11	6	8	6	3	1	0	25			1	0	0	18	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.36	-0.295	1.43	-0.19%	-2.66	1t start tie	4t -2- 1 out d2
25	116	133	Aug 31	STL	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS-6	W(10-7)	5	6.0	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.20	3.78	23	84	56	12	4	11	8	3	2	0	60			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.30	0.255	.85	0.10%	2.04	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	117	138	Sep 5	STL	@	SDP	W,8-4	GS-6	W(11-7)	4	6.0	7	4	3	3	6	1	0	4.21	3.82	26	90	57	19	10	9	8	4	2	0	47			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.96	-0.090	1.10	-0.06%	-1.05	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a3
27	118	143	Sep 10	STL		PIT	W,7-0	GS-8	W(12-7)	4	8.0	5	0	0	0	7	0	0	3.99	3.69	28	95	68	19	8	6	15	8	1	0	79			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.49	0.249	.87	0.26%	4.05	1t start tie	8t 3 out a7
28	119	148	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-6	L(12-8)	5	5.2	6	3	3	5	7	0	0	4.02	3.68	28	101	66	11	12	7	9	5	1	0	47			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.074	1.70	-0.09%	-0.26	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d3
29	120	153	Sep 22	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-5		5	5.0	3	2	2	1	4	0	0	4.00	3.63	19	73	47	13	4	10	4	0	0	0	56			1	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.032	1.84	0.03%	0.51	1b start a 1	5b 3 out tie
30	121	158	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	L(12-9)	4	6.0	7	5	5	1	8	1	1	4.13	3.63	26	80	55	17	11	8	8	1	2	0	45			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.254	.59	-0.09%	-1.96	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out d3
							15-15		W-L:12-9	4.5	165.2	170	82	76	55	158	17	3	4.13	3.63	701	2690	65%	17%	10%	1.01		25%	5%	0	51		---%	14	3	0	636	33	3	3	18	4	4	.97	-0.553	1.03	-0.76%	2.32

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