Michael Wacha
Michael Joseph Wacha
Born: July 1, 1991
Iowa City, IA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 215
College: Texas A&M University
Career: 2013-2024
Draft: Round 1 (2012 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Texas A&M
Minor League Statistics
Michael Wacha compiled a career record of 89 wins and 56 losses in his 255-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.78 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 260 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 95 | 41 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 447 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.38 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181.3 | 162 | 74 | 68 | 19 | 58 | 4 | 153 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 762 |
| 2016 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5.09 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.0 | 159 | 86 | 78 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 606 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165.7 | 170 | 82 | 76 | 17 | 55 | 3 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 701 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 68 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 355 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.76 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.7 | 143 | 71 | 67 | 26 | 55 | 4 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 562 |
| 2020 | NL | New York Mets | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.62 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 156 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.05 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124.7 | 132 | 73 | 70 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 528 |
| 2022 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 2 | .846 | 3.32 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 127.3 | 111 | 49 | 47 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 515 |
| 2023 | NL | San Diego Padres | 14 | 4 | .778 | 3.22 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.3 | 113 | 49 | 48 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 553 |
| 2024 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.81 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| Totals | 89 | 56 | .614 | 3.96 | 254 | 233 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1316.3 | 1278 | 619 | 579 | 164 | 422 | 17 | 1170 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 5562 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .034 | .034 | .034 | .069 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 62 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .154 | .214 | .173 | .387 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .026 | .095 | .026 | .121 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 55 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .043 | .063 | .043 | .106 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .080 | .115 | .080 | .195 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .167 | .167 | .194 | .361 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | New York Mets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | San Diego Padres | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 250 | 290 | 251 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 125 | .092 | .123 | .100 | .222 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 15 | 9 | 64.7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.253 | .600 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 19 | 19 | 107.0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.103 | 1.316 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 30 | 181.3 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 0 | .940 | 2.333 | 1.567 |
| 2016 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 27 | 24 | 138.0 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 2.804 | 1.593 |
| 2017 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 30 | 165.7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.793 | 1.100 |
| 2018 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 15 | 15 | 84.3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.067 | .667 |
| 2019 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 29 | 24 | 126.7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 1.634 | .793 |
| 2020 | NL | New York Mets | P | 8 | 7 | 34.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.324 | .625 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 29 | 23 | 124.7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.083 | .517 |
| 2022 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 23 | 127.3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.484 | .913 |
| 2023 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 24 | 24 | 134.3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .536 | .333 |
| 2024 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 5 | 5 | 28.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.271 | .800 |
| Totals | 254 | 233 | 1316.3 | 102 | 141 | 7 | 10 | .972 | 1.661 | .957 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.317 | 1.000 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2015 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.000 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 8 | 6 | 38.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .711 | .375 |
Awards
2013 - NL NLCS MVP
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