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

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

0.8

11.5

ERA

3.45

4.02

235

214

57.1

1211.0

1070

WHIP

1.099

1.297

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2011	19	-1.7	Texas A&M	B12	NCAA		9	4	.692	2.29	3.12	19	19			0	0	129.2	117	45	33		30		123					1.134	8.1		2.1	8.5	4.10
2012	20	-0.5	Texas A&M	B12	NCAA		9	1	.900	2.07	2.47	16	16			2	0	113.0	95	31	26	0	20		116	0	0	0	0	1.018	7.6	0.0	1.6	9.2	5.80
2012	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-Rk	STL	0	0		0.86	0.86	11	2	2	0	0	0	21.0	8	2	2	1	4	0	40	0	0	2	75	0.571	3.4	0.4	1.7	17.1	10.00
2012	20	-4.1	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	0	0		1.13	1.13	4	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	17	0	0	1	30	0.750	3.4	0.0	3.4	19.1	5.67
2012	20	-3.0	Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	STL	0	0		0.00	0.00	4	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	0	0	1	26	0.250	1.1	0.0	1.1	18.0	16.00
2012	20	-0.4	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	0	0		1.80	1.80	3	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	19	0.800	7.2	1.8	0.0	12.6
2013	21	-5.6	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	5	3	.625	2.65	2.75	15	15	0	0	0	0	85.0	65	26	25	9	19	0	73	0	0	5	333	0.988	6.9	1.0	2.0	7.7	3.84
2013	21	-7.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	1	.800	2.78	2.78	15	9	2	0	0	0	64.2	52	20	20	5	19	0	65	0	0	3	260	1.098	7.2	0.7	2.6	9.0	3.42
2014	22	-2.4	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
2014	22	-6.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	6	.455	3.20	3.45	19	19	0	0	0	0	107.0	95	41	38	6	33	0	94	5	0	2	447	1.196	8.0	0.5	2.8	7.9	2.85
2015	23	-5.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	17	7	.708	3.38	3.67	30	30	0	0	0	0	181.1	162	74	68	19	58	4	153	6	1	4	762	1.213	8.0	0.9	2.9	7.6	2.64
2016	24	-4.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	7	7	.500	5.09	5.61	27	24	1	0	0	0	138.0	159	86	78	15	45	6	114	1	0	6	606	1.478	10.4	1.0	2.9	7.4	2.53
2017	25	-3.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	12	9	.571	4.13	4.45	30	30	0	1	1	0	165.2	170	82	76	17	55	3	158	3	0	5	701	1.358	9.2	0.9	3.0	8.6	2.87
2018	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	STL	0	1	.000	8.10	10.80	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.2	8	8	6	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	33	1.650	10.8	1.4	4.1	10.8	2.67
2018	26	1.9	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	0	1	.000	11.57	19.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	5	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	15	3.000	23.1	3.9	3.9	11.6	3.00
2018	26	3.0	Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	STL	0	0		6.23	6.23	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.1	2	3	3	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	18	0.923	4.2	0.0	4.2	10.4	2.50
2018	26	-2.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	2	.800	3.20	3.84	15	15	0	0	0	0	84.1	68	36	30	9	36	0	71	2	1	2	355	1.233	7.3	1.0	3.8	7.6	1.97
2019	27	-1.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	7	.462	4.76	5.04	29	24	0	0	0	0	126.2	143	71	67	26	55	4	104	3	0	2	562	1.563	10.2	1.8	3.9	7.4	1.89
2020	28	-0.4	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	1	4	.200	6.62	6.88	8	7	0	0	0	0	34.0	46	26	25	9	7	0	37	2	0	2	156	1.559	12.2	2.4	1.9	9.8	5.29
2021	29	0.5	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	3	5	.375	5.05	5.27	29	23	1	0	0	0	124.2	132	73	70	23	31	0	121	4	0	5	528	1.307	9.5	1.7	2.2	8.7	3.90
2022	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BOS	0	0		2.00	2.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	33	0.778	4.0	0.0	3.0	13.0	4.33
2022	30	3.0	Worcester	IL	AAA	BOS	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	15	0.214	0.0	0.0	1.9	15.4	8.00
2022	30	5.5	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	0	0		4.15	4.15	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	4	2	2	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	18	1.385	8.3	0.0	4.2	10.4	2.50
2022	30	1.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	2	.846	3.32	3.46	23	23	0	1	1	0	127.1	111	49	47	18	31	0	104	4	0	4	515	1.115	7.8	1.3	2.2	7.4	3.35
2023	31	1.6	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	5	1	.833	3.45	3.45	10	10	0	0	0	0	57.1	49	22	22	5	14	0	49	2	0	3	231	1.099	7.7	0.8	2.2	7.7	3.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		79	51	.608	4.02	4.31	235	214	4	2	2	0	1211.0	1187	580	541	152	384	17	1070	32	2	38	5123	1.297	8.8	1.1	2.9	8.0	2.79
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		5	4	.556	2.55	2.77	32	23	2	0	0	0	123.2	86	38	35	11	30	0	135	0	0	7	482	0.938	6.3	0.8	2.2	9.8	4.50
College (2 seasons)					College		18	5	.783	2.19	2.82	35	35			2	0	242.2	212	76	59	0	50		239	0	0	0	0	1.080	7.9		1.9	8.9	4.78
All Levels (13 Seasons)							102	60	.630	3.62	3.96	302	272	6	2	4	0	1577.1	1485	694	635	163	464	17	1444	32	2	45	5605	1.236	8.5		2.6	8.2	3.11

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		5	3	.625	2.51	2.61	16	16	0	0	0	0	89.2	65	26	25	9	20	0	81	0	0	5	348	0.948	6.5	0.9	2.0	8.1	4.05
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		0	1	.000	3.24	4.32	7	3	0	0	0	0	16.2	14	8	6	1	7	0	26	0	0	1	71	1.260	7.6	0.5	3.8	14.0	3.71
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		0	0		2.19	2.19	6	2	2	0	0	0	12.1	3	3	3	0	3	0	21	0	0	1	44	0.486	2.2	0.0	2.2	15.3	7.00
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		1.80	1.80	3	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	19	0.800	7.2	1.8	0.0	12.6