1991
Born July 1, 1991
Iowa City, IA, USA
Michael Wacha Notable
b. July 1, 1991 · St. Louis Cardinals 2013–2019, New York Mets 2020, Tampa Bay Rays 2021, Boston Red Sox 2022, San Diego Padres 2023, Kansas City Royals 2024–2025
Michael Wacha played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2025.
He went 111 and 75 with a 3.89 earned run average, pitching 1,627 innings in 309 games. He struck out 1,416 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 310 games he batted .092, with 23 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2022, with 1.
He was an All-Star in 2015.
He was born in Iowa City, IA, USA on July 1, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2015 |
| NLCS MVP | 1 | 2013 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2023 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | STL | 15 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .143 |
| 2014 | STL | 19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .034 |
| 2015 | STL | 30 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .154 |
| 2016 | STL | 27 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .026 |
| 2017 | STL | 30 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .043 |
| 2018 | STL | 15 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .080 |
| 2019 | STL | 29 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .167 |
| 2020 | NYM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | TBR | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | BOS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | SDP | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | KCR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | KCR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 310 | 251 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 125 | 1 | .092 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | STL | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 64.2 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 65 | 2.78 |
| 2014 | STL | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 107.0 | 95 | 38 | 33 | 94 | 3.20 |
| 2015 | STL | 17 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 162 | 68 | 58 | 153 | 3.38 |
| 2016 | STL | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 138.0 | 159 | 78 | 45 | 114 | 5.09 |
| 2017 | STL | 12 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 165.2 | 170 | 76 | 55 | 158 | 4.13 |
| 2018 | STL | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 84.1 | 68 | 30 | 36 | 71 | 3.20 |
| 2019 | STL | 6 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 126.2 | 143 | 67 | 55 | 104 | 4.76 |
| 2020 | NYM | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34.0 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 37 | 6.62 |
| 2021 | TBR | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 124.2 | 132 | 70 | 31 | 121 | 5.05 |
| 2022 | BOS | 11 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 127.1 | 111 | 47 | 31 | 104 | 3.32 |
| 2023 | SDP | 14 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 134.1 | 113 | 48 | 43 | 124 | 3.22 |
| 2024 | KCR | 13 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 166.2 | 154 | 62 | 45 | 145 | 3.35 |
| 2025 | KCR | 10 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 172.2 | 166 | 74 | 45 | 126 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 111 | 75 | 309 | 288 | 0 | 1627.1 | 1571 | 703 | 503 | 1416 | 3.89 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha made a major-league debut on May 30, 2013.
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