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	14-12 / in Starts: 13-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	34 (18-13-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In By
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2016 Batting Game Log

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2016 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	60	2 (1)	Apr 5	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.033	1.09	-0.02%	-0.30	P
2	61	7 (4)	Apr 11	STL		MIL	W,10-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.23	-0.023	.22	-0.01%	-1.10	P
3	62	12 (4)	Apr 17	STL		CIN	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.68	-0.088	1.82	-0.06%	-0.78	P
4	63	17 (4)	Apr 23	STL	@	SDP	W,11-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.04	-0.159	1.81	-0.09%	-1.23	P
5	64	22 (4)	Apr 28	STL	@	ARI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.041	.86	-0.03%	-0.42	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
6	65	27 (4)	May 3	STL		PHI	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.040	.68	-0.02%	-0.33	P
7	66	32 (4)	May 8	STL		PIT	L,5-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.042	.80	-0.02%	-0.33	P
8	67	36 (3)	May 13	STL	@	LAD	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.045	.92	-0.03%	-0.47	P
9	68	41 (4)	May 19	STL		COL	W,13-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.014	.56	-0.01%	-0.29	P
10	69	46 (4)	May 24	STL		CHC	L,3-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.007	.32	-0.01%	-0.16	P
11	70	51 (4)	May 29	STL	@	WSN	L,2-10	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.050	.000	.050	9	1.43	0.004	1.30	0.00%	-0.06	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
12	71	56 (4)	Jun 4	STL		SFG	W,7-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	.72	0.030	.57	0.01%	0.26	P
13	72	61 (4)	Jun 10	STL	@	PIT	W,9-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	9	.89	-0.049	.92	-0.03%	-0.42	P
14	73	66 (4)	Jun 17	STL		TEX	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	.87	-0.047	.79	-0.03%	-0.33	P
15	74	71 (4)	Jun 22	STL	@	CHC	W,7-2	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.069	.036	.105	9	.93	-0.098	1.05	-0.07%	-1.36	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
16	75	81 (9)	Jul 3	STL		MIL	W,9-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.065	.033	.098	9	1.70	-0.080	1.76	-0.05%	-0.69	P
17	76	86 (4)	Jul 8	STL	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.118	.032	.150	9	1.43	-0.012	1.48	-0.01%	-0.16	P
18	77	91 (4)	Jul 17	STL		MIA	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.031	.114	.031	.146	9	.58	-0.014	.64	-0.01%	-0.16	P
19	78	96 (4)	Jul 22	STL		LAD	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.108	.029	.138	9	.93	-0.045	1.24	-0.04%	-0.39	P
20	79	102 (5)	Jul 28	STL	@	MIA	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.028	.103	.028	.130	9	1.14	-0.084	1.58	-0.07%	-1.02	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
21	80	107 (4)	Aug 3	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.098	.026	.124	9	.65	-0.033	.72	-0.02%	-0.60	P
22	81	112 (4)	Aug 8	STL		CIN	W,5-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.098	.026	.124	9	1.31	-0.019	1.27	-0.01%	-0.20	P
Sep/Oct		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
23	82	145 (32)	Sep 14	STL		CHC	L,0-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.026	.098	.026	.124	9						P
24	83	151 (5)	Sep 20	STL	@	COL	W,10-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.026	.098	.026	.124	9						P
25	84	156 (4)	Sep 26	STL		CIN	L,2-15	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.095	.026	.121	9	.37	-0.009	.87	-0.01%	-0.10	P
26	85	161 (4)	Oct 1	STL		PIT	W,4-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.026	.095	.026	.121	9						P
							14-12		45	39	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	22	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	.026	.095	.026	.121		1.00	-0.948	1.06	-0.61%	-10.61

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