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Michael Wacha

Starting pitcher, KC. Every number below comes from our own game archive, pitch-tracking table and prop-line archive, with the window and sample size printed beside it.

Data as of 2026-08-11 · team report
2026 starts
23
141.9 innings
ERA
3.49
Strikeouts
112
7.1 per 9
Walks
41

Advanced profile

Percentile among 453 pitchers with 8+ tracked starts, 2026 season through 2026-07-02 (our pitch-tracking window) · higher is better on every bar
Whiff rate
19.1%
23
CSW rate
25.9%
30
xwOBA against
0.348
75
Hard-hit against
24.2%
63

Strikeouts vs the prop line

Last 12 starts · bar = strikeouts, dash = that morning's opening line (median of quoting books, earliest capture per book) · teal over, red under, grey unlined
012345678at TEX05-31at MIN06-05vs TEX06-11at WSH06-16at TB06-22at CWS06-27vs PHI07-04at NYM07-09vs SF07-20at DET07-25at COL07-31vs MIN08-06

Conditioned record vs the line

Overs–unders against the opening strikeout line, split by the situations that move strikeout props · 2026 lined starts only
SplitO–UAvg KAvg linen
All lined starts16–74.874.523
vs top-10 strikeout-prone teams9–15.84.610
vs bottom-10 strikeout-prone teams4–24.674.336
Home7–34.94.510
Away9–44.854.513
Last 53–24.24.75

Strikeout-prone = the opponent's strikeouts per game rank across the 2026 season, our archive. Counts of what happened, not predictions.

Next start

2026-08-11 · away
Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Dodgers

From the official probable-starter feed; probables can change. Information, never a recommendation.

Start log

Last 12 starts · pitch-tracking columns blank where the game postdates our tracking window
DateOppIPKK lineBBERWhiffxwOBA
2026-08-06vs MIN5.214.531
2026-07-31at COL6.074.501
2026-07-25at DET7.035.522
2026-07-20vs SF6.054.521
2026-07-09at NYM4.254.536
2026-07-04vs PHI6.074.514
2026-06-27at CWS7.274.511
2026-06-22at TB7.054.51118%0.240
2026-06-16at WSH6.034.51320%0.246
2026-06-11vs TEX7.024.51413%0.336
2026-06-05at MIN5.224.50413%0.447
2026-05-31at TEX5.054.54621%0.329

Ballpark

K per start, home
4.9
10 starts
K per start, away
4.8
13 starts
Park K factor
91.00
2025 season, home park

Where these numbers come from

Information, not betting advice. This page reports what happened, with windows and sample sizes attached. Small samples are labeled with their n so you can weigh them accordingly. No picks, no recommendations.