2026
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

RHP KC
269 matchups scored · 31 game days
35
HRs allowed
13.0%
HR rate (pool)
13.2%
Overall HR/FB
4.01
FIP
4.23
xFIP
-0.22
FIP − xFIP gap
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 51
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
51
no model flags today
Vulnerability 51th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
16.7%
16.7%
Hard-Hit% allowed
69.3%
69.3%
Fly-ball rate
—
—
avg HR 103.6 EV · 401 ft max EV allowed 115.8
Batted-ball xSLG splits and HR spray direction aren't tracked for pitchers yet.
Recent form
HR allowed by scored game day
2026-07-25 · 1 HR 2026-08-06 · 1 HR 2026-08-11 · 1 HR 2026-08-17 · 3 HR 2026-08-22 · 1 HR 2026-09-03 · 2 HR 2026-09-08 · 1 HR 2026-09-15 · 2 HR 2026-09-20 · 2 HR 2026-09-26 · 3 HR
7D · 5 HR ↑ 15D · 7 HR ↑ 30D · 10 HR ↑
Dot size = HRs allowed that game day · scored pool only.
Not on today's slate — matchup context appears when he's next listed.
Threat Matrix
tonight's lineup × his arsenal families
No lineup yet — the Threat Matrix fills in when today's slate lists batters against Michael Wacha.
Arsenal ledger
per-pitch damage against · season
PitchUseEVLAHRRV/100Damage
Fastball Hard 27.9% 82.5 30.5° 6 -0.6
Changeup Offspeed 24.8% 80.0 19.5° 7 -1.3
Cutter Hard 15.0% 81.1 22.3° 7 -0.8
Sinker Hard 13.7% 84.0 19.1° 6 +0.3
Curveball Breaking 9.8% 82.3 9.7° 4 +2.1
Slider Breaking 8.8% 83.9 15.0° 1 +1.0
RV/100 = run value against per 100 pitches — higher = more damage allowed. Damage bar is scaled across his own arsenal.
Full ledger
pool + season datapoints · pctile-chipped where ranked
Pool matchups269
HRs allowed (pool)35
Pool HR rate13.0%
Pool HR/game day1.13
Top-15 matchups13
HRs to top-154
Overall HR/FB13.2% 51
HR/9—
FIP4.01 47
xFIP4.23
FIP − xFIP-0.22 30
Barrel% allowed16.7%
Hard-Hit% allowed69.3%
FB%—
K/9—
BB/9—
WHIP—
IP—
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-10-17
Fastball
Hard · 27.9% usage
-0.6 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against82.5 mph
Avg launch angle30.5°
HRs allowed6
Pitches869
Changeup
Offspeed · 24.8% usage
-1.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against80.0 mph
Avg launch angle19.5°
HRs allowed7
Pitches774
Cutter
Hard · 15.0% usage
-0.8 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against81.1 mph
Avg launch angle22.3°
HRs allowed7
Pitches468
Sinker
Hard · 13.7% usage
+0.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against84.0 mph
Avg launch angle19.1°
HRs allowed6
Pitches428
Curveball
Breaking · 9.8% usage
+2.1 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against82.3 mph
Avg launch angle9.7°
HRs allowed4
Pitches304
Slider
Breaking · 8.8% usage
+1.0 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.9 mph
Avg launch angle15.0°
HRs allowed1
Pitches273
Usage by handedness
what tonight's lefties/righties will see
Per-handedness pitch usage isn't tracked yet — the arsenal cache is a season aggregate.
Zone map
damage by location
Per-zone damage isn't tracked yet for pitchers.
Pitcher vs. Batter
career PA vs tonight's listed order
No listed order yet — BvP rows appear when today's slate lists batters against Michael Wacha.
BvP under 20 PA is noise — use it for pitch-mix memory, not projection. Context only: not part of the model score.
HR Log
35 allowed · scored pool
avg 103.6 EV · 401 ft 10 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
2026-09-26 Chase DeLauter #91 45 Kauffman Stadium 107.9 20.0° 400
2026-09-26 Patrick Bailey #142 40 Kauffman Stadium 100.3 29.0° 380
2026-09-26 Brayan Rocchio #154 37 Kauffman Stadium 99.1 34.0° 373
2026-09-20 Rafael Flores Jr. #36 54 PNC Park 110.2 29.0° 426
2026-09-20 Oneil Cruz #39 54 PNC Park 104.5 32.0° 420
2026-09-15 Yordan Alvarez #6 67 Minute Maid Park 100.3 30.0° 376
2026-09-15 Jeremy Peña #74 49 Minute Maid Park 96.7 30.0° 370
2026-09-08 Tim Tawa #96 45 Kauffman Stadium 100.9 25.0° 413
2026-09-03 Heriberto Hernández #8 61 Kauffman Stadium 96.6 32.0° 389
2026-09-03 Agustín Ramírez #129 35 Kauffman Stadium 108.3 21.0° 426
2026-08-22 Hao-Yu Lee #128 43 Kauffman Stadium 110.0 27.0° 446
2026-08-17 Brian Serven #100 42 Kauffman Stadium 98.3 34.0° 386
2026-08-17 Tommy White #161 34 Kauffman Stadium 103.3 24.0° 401
2026-08-17 Jeff McNeil #171 30 Kauffman Stadium 102.1 29.0° 375
2026-08-11 Mookie Betts #95 45 Dodger Stadium 104.9 22.0° 378
2026-08-06 Royce Lewis #40 50 Kauffman Stadium 104.2 32.0° 421
2026-07-25 Hao-Yu Lee #184 35 Comerica Park 102.7 39.0° 402
2026-07-20 Willy Adames #58 52 Kauffman Stadium 98.7 25.0° 380
2026-07-20 Heliot Ramos #80 49 Kauffman Stadium 107.5 26.0° 430
2026-07-09 Juan Soto #8 62 Citi Field 106.6 29.0° 435
2026-07-04 Alec Bohm #141 42 Kauffman Stadium 105.8 27.0° 444
2026-06-16 Curtis Mead #69 54 Nationals Park 104.6 25.0° 424
2026-06-11 Corey Seager #39 53 Kauffman Stadium 100.0 35.0° 391
2026-06-05 Brooks Lee #126 43 Target Field 104.7 24.0° 380
2026-05-25 Cody Bellinger #131 40 Kauffman Stadium 103.1 35.0° 403.0
2026-05-20 Jarren Duran #154 39 Kauffman Stadium 101.2 30.0° 366.0
2026-05-15 Jordan Walker #16 78 Busch Stadium 104.5 30.0° 409.0
2026-05-15 Pedro Pagés #204 30 Busch Stadium 108.9 22.0° 419.0
2026-04-29 Lawrence Butler #134 32 Sutter Health Park 105.6 33.0° 404.0
2026-04-22 Pete Alonso #142 35 Kauffman Stadium 106.9 26.0° 410.0
2026-04-22 Coby Mayo #235 17 Kauffman Stadium 110.0 33.0° 452.0
2026-04-17 Ben Rice #8 80 Yankee Stadium 103.3 21.0° 364.0
2026-04-17 Ryan McMahon #141 39 Yankee Stadium 103.3 37.0° 372.0
2026-04-06 Steven Kwan #197 23 Progressive Field 100.8 29.0° 381.0
2026-04-06 Brayan Rocchio #198 25 Progressive Field 101.7 34.0° 377.0
Every row is a scored-pool matchup — HRs to unscored batters aren't tracked. Pitch type, count, and field direction aren't in the pool log yet.
Game-day log
last 15 scored game days · pool
DateStadiumMatchupsHRMax EV
2026-09-26 Kauffman Stadium 9 3 107.9
2026-09-20 PNC Park 9 2 110.9
2026-09-15 Minute Maid Park 9 2 107.7
2026-09-08 Kauffman Stadium 9 1 111.3
2026-09-03 Kauffman Stadium 9 2 108.7
2026-08-28 Progressive Field 9 0 102.9
2026-08-22 Kauffman Stadium 8 1 110.0
2026-08-17 Kauffman Stadium 9 3 103.5
2026-08-11 Dodger Stadium 7 1 107.7
2026-08-06 Kauffman Stadium 9 1 108.2
2026-07-31 Coors Field 9 0 104.3
2026-07-25 Comerica Park 9 1 104.5
2026-07-20 Kauffman Stadium 9 2 107.5
2026-07-09 Citi Field 8 1 106.9
2026-07-04 Kauffman Stadium 7 1 110.5
Box-score start lines (IP · H · ER · K · BB · pitch counts) aren't tracked yet — this is his scored-pool day log, matchups our model actually graded.
Tonight
park factor · wind · temp
Ballpark conditions unavailable — Michael Wacha isn't on a scored slate with park & weather inputs.
Fences vs his leak
wall distance · damage overlay
Michael Wacha isn't on a scored slate — no park to compare his damage against.
Venue splits
HRs allowed by venue · pool
VenueFacedHRRate
Kauffman Stadium 122 19 16%
Progressive Field 18 2 11%
Busch Stadium 9 2 22%
Minute Maid Park 9 2 22%
PNC Park 9 2 22%
Yankee Stadium 9 2 22%
HRs allowed ÷ scored matchups at each park · top 6 of 17. Rate is per scored matchup, not HR/9 — box-score innings aren't tracked.
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Common questions about Michael Wacha

How many home runs has Michael Wacha allowed this season?

Michael Wacha has allowed 35 home runs across 31 scored game days in the TheHomeRuns pool this season.

Which batters have homered off Michael Wacha?

In the TheHomeRuns scored pool, the batters with home runs against Michael Wacha include Brayan Rocchio (2), Cal Raleigh (2), Hao-Yu Lee (2) and 42 more.

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