P Michael Wacha #52
Age: 55 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
P MICHAEL WACHA #52 - AGE: 55 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 15 14 15 15
Movement 10 9 10 10
Control 13 13 14 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 13 13
Slider 13 13
Curveball 13 13
Changeup 18 18
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 16
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 12
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Michael is a good teammate who never misses a chance to golf.
Birthday:07/01/1991
Born in:Texarkana, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 123 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 St. Louis - MLB 21 15 9 4 1 0 2.78 64.2 52 20 20 5 19 65 0 0 1.10 .270 3.03 1.5 138
2014 St. Louis - MLB 22 19 19 5 6 0 3.20 107.0 95 41 38 6 33 94 0 0 1.20 .288 3.28 2.1 117
2015 St. Louis - MLB 23 30 30 17 7 0 3.38 181.1 162 74 68 19 58 153 0 0 1.21 .270 3.91 2.5 117
2016 St. Louis - MLB 24 29 29 10 5 0 3.58 171.0 152 77 68 14 58 159 2 0 1.23 .295 3.70 3.1 113
2017 St. Louis - MLB 25 25 19 9 7 0 3.85 124.0 100 53 53 20 43 120 2 1 1.15 .248 4.57 0.8 106
2018 St. Louis - MLB 26 26 26 6 14 0 5.30 144.1 149 87 85 20 51 116 0 0 1.39 .309 4.72 0.9 78
2019 St. Louis - MLB 27 31 31 11 11 0 4.29 186.2 171 92 89 21 62 153 1 1 1.25 .281 4.27 2.0 94
2020 St. Louis - MLB 28 41 24 10 9 0 4.84 158.0 166 97 85 23 58 120 0 0 1.42 .294 4.81 0.4 84
2021 St. Louis - MLB 29 77 0 2 3 3 4.09 88.0 79 45 40 10 41 89 0 0 1.36 .295 4.27 0.2 102
2022 St. Louis - MLB 30 53 4 6 3 1 3.53 97.0 87 38 38 7 36 95 0 0 1.27 .305 3.30 1.5 115
2025 Baltimore - MLB 33 9 9 4 3 0 5.24 55.0 60 32 32 12 13 49 0 0 1.33 .306 5.43 -0.0 81
Total MLB 355 200 84 69 4 4.03 1377.0 1273 656 616 157 472 1213 5 2 1.27 .287 4.13 14.8 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 St. Louis (GCL) - R 20 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0.80 .273 3.00 0.1 221
2012 Palm Beach - A+ 20 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0.25 .111 0.00 0.5 999
2012 Springfield - AA 20 4 0 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 3 1 1 0 3 17 0 0 0.75 .300 0.08 0.5 358
2013 Memphis - AAA 21 15 15 5 3 0 2.65 85.0 65 26 25 9 19 73 0 0 0.99 .241 3.53 1.7 150
2014 Springfield - AA 22 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .167 3.70 0.0 999
2016 Memphis - AAA 24 2 2 1 1 0 2.92 12.1 9 6 4 4 5 12 0 0 1.14 .172 6.65 -0.2 139
2017 Memphis - AAA 25 10 10 5 4 0 4.71 63.0 67 35 33 9 16 64 0 0 1.32 .345 4.90 0.9 106
2018 Memphis - AAA 26 7 7 3 0 0 2.11 47.0 32 12 11 3 8 40 0 0 0.85 .230 3.35 1.3 211
Total PCL 34 34 14 8 0 3.17 207.1 173 79 73 25 48 189 0 0 1.07 .267 4.09 149.7
Total TEX 5 1 0 0 0 0.90 10.0 4 1 1 0 4 18 0 0 0.80 .250 0.80 486.1
Total FSL 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0.25 .111 0.00 999.0
Total GCL 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0.80 .273 3.00 221.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 St. Louis - MLB 25 3 1 1 0 0 4.50 10.0 8 5 5 2 4 10 0 0 1.20 .250 0.00 0.0 0
Total MLB 3 1 1 0 0 4.50 10.0 8 5 5 2 4 10 0 0 1.20 .250 5.14 90.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Springfield - AA P 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Palm Beach - A+ P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 St. Louis (GCL) - R P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 St. Louis - MLB P 15 9 3 6 0 10 1 .900 64.2 1.25 -0.3 .000
2013 Memphis - AAA P 15 0 6 10 0 17 1 .941 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 St. Louis - MLB P 19 19 12 13 1 25 0 1.000 107.0 2.10 -0.5 .000
2014 Springfield - AA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 St. Louis - MLB P 30 30 18 29 0 50 3 .940 181.1 2.33 +0.1 .000
2016 St. Louis - MLB P 29 29 18 26 2 47 3 .936 171.0 2.32 +0.2 1.032
2016 Memphis - AAA P 2 2 1 2 0 4 1 .750 12.1 2.19 -0.0 .982
2017 St. Louis - MLB P 25 19 12 11 1 24 1 .958 124.0 1.67 +1.0 1.146
2017 Memphis - AAA P 10 10 1 11 0 13 1 .923 63.0 1.71 +0.2 1.041
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 26 26 6 22 1 29 1 .966 144.1 1.75 -0.2 .998
2018 Memphis - AAA P 7 7 5 9 0 14 0 1.000 47.0 2.68 +0.2 1.067
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 14 25 1 41 2 .951 186.2 1.88 +0.9 1.082
2020 St. Louis - MLB P 40 24 7 30 1 39 2 .949 158.0 2.11 +0.3 1.034
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 75 0 6 12 1 20 2 .900 88.0 1.84 -0.2 .997
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 52 4 5 9 0 15 1 .933 97.0 1.30 +0.9 1.184
2025 Baltimore - MLB P 9 9 1 4 0 6 1 .833 55.0 0.82 -0.0 1.022
TOTAL P 397 219 115 223 8 358 20 .944 1499.1 2.03 +2.5 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2012 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).
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 Major League All-Star Game.
11/25/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,780,000 through arbitration.
12/04/2016 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $36,700,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (17); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
09/25/2017 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (12).
05/04/2019 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
08/31/2020 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
11/26/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
02/08/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
06/25/2025 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/2028 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
2018 14 3
Year Win. % Rank
2016 .667 6
Year WP Rank
2017 12 9
Year CG Rank
2016 2 5
2017 2 2
2019 1 10
Year CGP Rank
2016 .069 5
Year SHO Rank
2017 1 1
2019 1 4
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