2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs 1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

RHP KC
155 matchups scored · 18 game days
16
HRs allowed
10.3%
HR rate (pool)
12.0%
Overall HR/FB
3.88
FIP
4.23
xFIP
-0.35
FIP − xFIP gap
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 44
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
44
no model flags today
Vulnerability 44th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
0.0%
0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed
70.0%
70.0%
Fly-ball rate
avg HR 104.4 EV · 402 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
2026-05-15 · 2 HR 2026-05-20 · 1 HR 2026-05-25 · 1 HR 2026-06-05 · 1 HR 2026-06-11 · 1 HR 2026-06-16 · 1 HR 2026-07-04 · 1 HR 2026-07-09 · 1 HR
7D · 2 HR ↑ 15D · 2 HR 30D · 4 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 26.8% 83.3 29.6° 3 -0.7
Changeup Offspeed 23.0% 79.8 20.0° 4 -0.8
Cutter Hard 15.9% 83.0 20.4° 4 +0.2
Sinker Hard 15.3% 82.8 19.9° 3 -0.8
Curveball Breaking 10.0% 80.1 4.4° 0 +0.7
Slider Breaking 8.9% 84.6 12.7° 1 +1.5
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 matchups155
HRs allowed (pool)16
Pool HR rate10.3%
Pool HR/game day0.89
Top-15 matchups9
HRs to top-152
Overall HR/FB12.0% 44
HR/9
FIP3.88 43
xFIP4.23
FIP − xFIP-0.35 26
Barrel% allowed0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed70.0%
FB%
K/9
BB/9
WHIP
IP
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-07-16
Fastball
Hard · 26.8% usage
-0.7 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.3 mph
Avg launch angle29.6°
HRs allowed3
Pitches500
Changeup
Offspeed · 23.0% usage
-0.8 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against79.8 mph
Avg launch angle20.0°
HRs allowed4
Pitches429
Cutter
Hard · 15.9% usage
+0.2 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.0 mph
Avg launch angle20.4°
HRs allowed4
Pitches297
Sinker
Hard · 15.3% usage
-0.8 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against82.8 mph
Avg launch angle19.9°
HRs allowed3
Pitches286
Curveball
Breaking · 10.0% usage
+0.7 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against80.1 mph
Avg launch angle4.4°
HRs allowed0
Pitches187
Slider
Breaking · 8.9% usage
+1.5 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against84.6 mph
Avg launch angle12.7°
HRs allowed1
Pitches167
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
16 allowed · scored pool
avg 104.4 EV · 402 ft 4 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
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
2026-07-09 Citi Field 8 1 106.9
2026-07-04 Kauffman Stadium 7 1 110.5
2026-06-27 Rate Field 8 0 103.8
2026-06-22 Tropicana Field 9 0 115.8
2026-06-16 Nationals Park 8 1 104.6
2026-06-11 Kauffman Stadium 8 1 110.2
2026-06-05 Target Field 8 1 105.5
2026-05-31 Globe Life Field 9 0 109.6
2026-05-25 Kauffman Stadium 9 1 110.9
2026-05-20 Kauffman Stadium 9 1 114.1
2026-05-15 Busch Stadium 9 2 108.9
2026-05-09 Kauffman Stadium 9 0 100.2
2026-05-04 Kauffman Stadium 9 0 105.5
2026-04-29 Sutter Health Park 9 1 105.6
2026-04-22 Kauffman Stadium 9 2 110.0
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
Wall-distance overlays aren't tracked yet.
Venue splits
his HR/9 by venue
Per-venue HR splits aren't tracked yet.
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