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	12-16 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (11-13-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
J MartÃnez	1
D Fowler	1
Y Molina	1

Most Driven In By
M Carpenter	1
M Ozuna	1
T Edman	1

2019 Batting Game Log

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2019 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	129	4 (3)	Mar 31	STL	@	MIL	L,4-5	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	1.00	-0.052	1.03	-0.03%	-0.50	P
2	130	8 (3)	Apr 6	STL		SDP	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.13	-0.110	1.98	-0.06%	-1.01	P
3	131	13 (4)	Apr 11	STL		LAD	W,11-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.20	-0.032	2.35	-0.02%	-0.31	P
4	132	18 (4)	Apr 17	STL	@	MIL	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.063	.87	-0.05%	-1.02	P
5	133	28 (9)	Apr 29	STL	@	WSN	W,6-3	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	.83	-0.043	1.05	-0.03%	-0.43	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	134	33 (4)	May 4	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	1.71	0.182	2.59	0.17%	1.96	P
7	135	38 (4)	May 9	STL		PIT	W,17-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	.40	-0.034	.52	-0.03%	-1.40	P
8	136	43 (4)	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,0-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	1.23	-0.019	1.33	-0.01%	-0.23	P
9	137	48 (4)	May 22 (1)	STL		KCR	L,2-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	1.84	-0.048	1.72	-0.03%	-0.44	P
10	138	54 (5)	May 29	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	8						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
11	139	59 (4)	Jun 4	STL		CIN	L,1-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9						P
12	140	64 (4)	Jun 10	STL	@	MIA	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.97	-0.050	.77	-0.02%	-0.48	P
13	141	69 (4)	Jun 15	STL	@	NYM	L,7-8	GS-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	.50	0.022	.57	0.02%	0.38	P
14	142	75 (5)	Jun 21	STL		LAA	W,5-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.250	.450	9	.68	0.020	.78	0.01%	0.16	P
15	143	80 (4)	Jun 28	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	2.32	-0.010	2.70	-0.01%	-0.34	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	144	96 (15)	Jul 19	STL	@	CIN	W,12-11	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	5						P
17	145	99 (2)	Jul 22	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9						P
18	146	104 (4)	Jul 27	STL		HOU	L,2-8	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.240	.440	9	.39	-0.020	.65	-0.02%	-0.40	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
19	147	111 (6)	Aug 5	STL	@	LAD	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	9	.58	-0.015	1.00	-0.02%	-0.17	P
20	148	119 (7)	Aug 15	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9	1.11	-0.062	2.13	-0.07%	-0.56	P
21	149	124 (4)	Aug 20	STL		MIL	W,9-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.207	.379	9	1.14	-0.050	2.74	-0.07%	-0.48	P
22	150	129 (4)	Aug 25	STL		COL	W,11-4	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.226	.419	9	1.00	0.031	1.89	0.04%	0.17	P
23	151	134 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394	9	1.07	-0.058	1.74	-0.06%	-0.49	P
Sept		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
24	152	139 (4)	Sep 4	STL		SFG	L,8-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394	9						P
25	153	144 (4)	Sep 10	STL	@	COL	L,1-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.206	.382	9	.44	-0.012	.43	-0.01%	-0.13	P
26	154	149 (4)	Sep 15	STL		MIL	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.200	.371	9	.80	-0.021	1.46	-0.02%	-0.24	P
27	155	154 (4)	Sep 20	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361	9	1.03	-0.027	1.65	-0.03%	-0.25	P
28	156	159 (4)	Sep 25	STL	@	ARI	L,7-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361	9						P
							12-16		39	36	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361		1.10	-0.471	1.44	-0.35%	-6.20

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