Major League Baseball PLAYER PROFILE

Michael Wacha

Kansas City Royals · Pitcher · Age 35 · #52

AGE35

BATSRight

THROWSRight

CURRENT LEVELMajor League Baseball

Michael Wacha is a pitcher for Kansas City Royals. Age 35. Bats right. Throws right. MLB debut: 2013-05-30.

2026 season by level

MLB

2026 · Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

Season 2026 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.33

WHIP1.11

W-L9-9

G31

GS31

IP194.1

SO154

BB53

K/97.13

BB/92.45

HR/91.30

Professional year-by-year

Minor League and MLB lines are labeled by both season and competition level.

MLB

2026 · Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

Season 2026 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.33

WHIP1.11

W-L9-9

G31

GS31

IP194.1

SO154

BB53

K/97.13

BB/92.45

HR/91.30

MLB

2025 · Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

Season 2025 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.86

WHIP1.22

W-L10-13

G31

GS31

IP172.2

SO126

BB45

K/96.57

BB/92.35

HR/90.78

MLB

2024 · Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

Season 2024 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.35

WHIP1.19

W-L13-8

G29

GS29

IP166.2

SO145

BB45

K/97.83

BB/92.43

HR/90.92

MLB

2023 · Major League Baseball

San Diego Padres

Season 2023 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.22

WHIP1.16

W-L14-4

G24

GS24

IP134.1

SO124

BB43

K/98.31

BB/92.88

HR/91.00

AAA

2023 · Triple-A

El Paso Chihuahuas

Season 2023 · Triple-A

ERA0.00

WHIP2.50

W-L0-0

GS1

IP2.0

SO2

BB3

K/99.00

BB/913.50

HR/90.00

MLB

2022 · Major League Baseball

Boston Red Sox

Season 2022 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.32

WHIP1.12

W-L11-2

G23

GS23

IP127.1

SO104

BB31

K/97.35

BB/92.19

HR/91.27

AAA

2022 · Triple-A

Worcester Red Sox

Season 2022 · Triple-A

ERA0.00

WHIP0.21

W-L0-0

GS1

IP4.2

SO8

BB1

K/915.43

BB/91.93

HR/90.00

2022 · Double-A

Portland Sea Dogs

Season 2022 · Double-A

ERA4.15

WHIP1.38

W-L0-0

GS1

IP4.1

SO5

BB2

K/910.38

BB/94.15

HR/90.00

MLB

2021 · Major League Baseball

Tampa Bay Rays

Season 2021 · Major League Baseball

ERA5.05

WHIP1.31

W-L3-5

G29

GS23

IP124.2

SO121

BB31

K/98.74

BB/92.24

HR/91.66

MLB

2020 · Major League Baseball

New York Mets

Season 2020 · Major League Baseball

ERA6.62

WHIP1.56

W-L1-4

GS7

IP34.0

SO37

BB7

K/99.79

BB/91.85

HR/92.38

MLB

2019 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2019 · Major League Baseball

ERA4.76

WHIP1.56

W-L6-7

G29

GS24

IP126.2

SO104

BB55

K/97.39

BB/93.91

HR/91.85

MLB

2018 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2018 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.20

WHIP1.23

W-L8-2

G15

GS15

IP84.1

SO71

BB36

K/97.58

BB/93.84

HR/90.96

2018 · Double-A

Springfield Cardinals

Season 2018 · Double-A

ERA11.57

WHIP3.00

W-L0-1

GS1

IP2.1

SO3

BB1

K/911.57

BB/93.86

HR/93.86

High-A

2018 · High-A

Palm Beach Cardinals

Season 2018 · High-A

ERA6.23

WHIP0.92

W-L0-0

GS2

IP4.1

SO5

BB2

K/910.38

BB/94.15

HR/90.00

MLB

2017 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2017 · Major League Baseball

ERA4.13

WHIP1.36

W-L12-9

G30

GS30

IP165.2

SO158

BB55

K/98.58

BB/92.99

HR/90.92

MLB

2016 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2016 · Major League Baseball

ERA5.09

WHIP1.48

W-L7-7

G27

GS24

IP138.0

SO114

BB45

K/97.43

BB/92.93

HR/90.98

MLB

2015 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2015 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.38

WHIP1.21

W-L17-7

G30

GS30

IP181.1

SO153

BB58

K/97.59

BB/92.88

HR/90.94

MLB

2014 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2014 · Major League Baseball

ERA3.20

WHIP1.20

W-L5-6

G19

GS19

IP107.0

SO94

BB33

K/97.91

BB/92.78

HR/90.50

2014 · Double-A

Springfield Cardinals

Season 2014 · Double-A

ERA0.00

WHIP1.00

W-L0-0

GS1

IP2.0

SO1

BB1

K/94.50

BB/94.50

HR/90.00

MLB

2013 · Major League Baseball

St. Louis Cardinals

Season 2013 · Major League Baseball

ERA2.78

WHIP1.10

W-L4-1

G15

GS9

IP64.2

SO65

BB19

K/99.05

BB/92.64

HR/90.70

AAA

2013 · Triple-A

Memphis Redbirds

Season 2013 · Triple-A

ERA2.65

WHIP0.99

W-L5-3

G15

GS15

IP85.0

SO73

BB19

K/97.73

BB/92.01

HR/90.95

2012 · Double-A

Springfield Cardinals

Season 2012 · Double-A

ERA1.13

WHIP0.75

W-L0-0

GS0

IP8.0

SO17

BB3

K/919.13

BB/93.38

HR/90.00

High-A

2012 · High-A

Palm Beach Cardinals

Season 2012 · High-A

ERA0.00

WHIP0.25

W-L0-0

GS0

IP8.0

SO16

BB1

K/918.00

BB/91.13

HR/90.00

Professional career totals

ERA3.75

WHIP1.24

W-L125-88

G370

GS341

IP1942.1

SO1700

BB589

SV0

Career by level

MLB

Major League Baseball

ERA3.83

WHIP1.26

W-L120-84

G340

GS319

IP1821.2

SO1570

BB556

SV0

AAA

Triple-A

ERA2.45

WHIP0.98

W-L5-3

G17

GS17

IP91.2

SO83

BB23

SV0

Double-A

ERA3.24

WHIP1.26

W-L0-1

GS3

IP16.2

SO26

BB7

SV0

High-A

Palm Beach Cardinals

ERA2.19

WHIP0.49

W-L0-0

GS2

IP12.1

SO21

BB3

SV0

Advanced profile

BABIP.247

HR/91.30

P/IP15.12

Fielding

FLD%.920

G31

GS31

INN194.1

PO12

A11

DP1

Bio

Age35

Height6' 6"

Weight215

BatsRight

ThrowsRight

BornIowa City, USA

Draft2012

MLB debut2013-05-30

StatusActive

Last 8 games

Date	Season · Level	Opponent	Performance
2026-09-20	2026 · MLB	at Pittsburgh Pirates	5.2 IP · 5 SO · 2 ER · 113 pitches
2026-09-15	2026 · MLB	at Houston Astros	6.0 IP · 2 SO · 4 ER · 99 pitches
2026-09-08	2026 · MLB	vs Arizona Diamondbacks	6.0 IP · 4 SO · 0 ER · 93 pitches
2026-09-03	2026 · MLB	vs Miami Marlins	6.0 IP · 7 SO · 3 ER · 96 pitches
2026-08-28	2026 · MLB	at Cleveland Guardians	8.0 IP · 10 SO · 0 ER · 103 pitches
2026-08-22	2026 · MLB	vs Detroit Tigers	7.0 IP · 6 SO · 1 ER · 96 pitches
2026-08-17	2026 · MLB	vs Athletics	5.0 IP · 3 SO · 4 ER · 79 pitches
2026-08-11	2026 · MLB	at Los Angeles Dodgers	6.2 IP · 5 SO · 3 ER · 96 pitches

Recent roster and availability activity

Cosmetic jersey/uniform-number changes are intentionally omitted.

2026-07-13 · Status Change

American League All-Stars activated RHP Michael Wacha.

2026-02-05 · Status Change

United States activated RHP Michael Wacha.

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