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

0.1

13.2

ERA

3.75

3.96

253

232

24.0

1312.0

1166

WHIP

1.042

1.287

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-5 / in Starts: 10-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	22 (10-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
P DeJong	1

Most Driven In By
Y Molina	1
M Ozuna	1
J MartÃnez	1

2018 Batting Game Log

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2018 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	114	2 (1)	Mar 31	STL	@	NYM	L,2-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.034	.63	-0.02%	-0.28	P
2	115	8 (5)	Apr 7	STL		ARI	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.020	.37	-0.01%	-0.32	P
3	116	13 (4)	Apr 12	STL	@	CIN	W,13-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.045	.75	-0.02%	-0.39	P
4	117	19 (5)	Apr 20	STL		CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.053	.72	-0.03%	-1.22	P
5	118	23 (3)	Apr 25	STL		NYM	W,9-1	GS-7	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	0.140	1.04	0.10%	1.51	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	119	28 (4)	May 1	STL		CHW	W,3-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.014	.58	-0.01%	-0.15	P
7	120	32 (3)	May 6	STL		CHC	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	2.50	-0.059	3.58	-0.05%	-0.37	P
8	121	37 (4)	May 12	STL	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.97	-0.047	1.20	-0.04%	-0.36	P
9	122	42 (4)	May 18	STL		PHI	W,12-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.69	-0.004	.80	0.00%	0.44	P
10	123	47 (4)	May 23	STL		KCR	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.20	-0.042	1.37	-0.03%	-0.50	P
11	124	52 (4)	May 29	STL	@	MIL	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.09	-0.090	1.48	-0.07%	-1.73	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	125	57 (4)	Jun 3	STL		PIT	W,5-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	.16	-0.012	.21	-0.01%	-0.52	P
13	126	62 (4)	Jun 9	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.083	.043	.127	9	.40	0.024	.47	0.02%	0.28	P
14	127	67 (4)	Jun 15	STL		CHC	L,5-13	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9	.90	0.039	1.24	0.03%	0.38	P
15	128	72 (4)	Jun 20	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9	.99	-0.025	1.18	-0.02%	-0.23	P
							10-5		32	25	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195		.84	-0.242	1.01	-0.17%	-3.47

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