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Michael Wacha
B/T R/R · 6' 6" · 215 lb · born Iowa City, IA, USA · age 35 · draft 2012 rd 1 · MLB debut 2013-05-30
Scout’s note
Wacha, a 2012 first-round pick out of Iowa City, IA, owns a career 3.88 ERA with 1512 strikeouts over 1746.2 big-league innings. An Index name: one of the game's biggest seasons, watched nightly. No call, because the engine found nothing mispriced to call.
Current signals
The read: Wacha is in the Index ungraded, on purpose: our pitching signals are stability-tested but not outcome-validated, so no big-league arm gets a board flag or a call — not even one of the best seasons in the sport. The page is here because the player matters; the grade waits for the science.
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The line
Last 14 days (through 2026-07-15): 2 G · 10.2 IP · 8.44 ERA · 12 SO · 1.69 WHIP
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | IP | W–L | SV | ERA | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 15 | 64.2 | 4–1 | 0 | 2.78 | 65 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 19 | 107.0 | 5–6 | 0 | 3.20 | 94 | 1.20 |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 30 | 181.1 | 17–7 | 0 | 3.38 | 153 | 1.21 |
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 27 | 138.0 | 7–7 | 0 | 5.09 | 114 | 1.48 |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 30 | 165.2 | 12–9 | 0 | 4.13 | 158 | 1.36 |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 15 | 84.1 | 8–2 | 0 | 3.20 | 71 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 29 | 126.2 | 6–7 | 0 | 4.76 | 104 | 1.56 |
| 2020 | New York Mets | MLB | 8 | 34.0 | 1–4 | 0 | 6.62 | 37 | 1.56 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | MLB | 29 | 124.2 | 3–5 | 0 | 5.05 | 121 | 1.31 |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | 23 | 127.1 | 11–2 | 0 | 3.32 | 104 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | MLB | 24 | 134.1 | 14–4 | 0 | 3.22 | 124 | 1.16 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | MLB | 29 | 166.2 | 13–8 | 0 | 3.35 | 145 | 1.19 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | MLB | 31 | 172.2 | 10–13 | 0 | 3.86 | 126 | 1.22 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | MLB | 19 | 119.1 | 5–7 | 0 | 3.77 | 96 | 1.19 |
| MLB CAREER | 328 | 1746.2 | 116–82 | 0 | 3.88 | 1512 | 1.27 | ||
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