One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .243 on his offspeed pitches.
489 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wacha's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
840 and 762 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wacha's stuff spins at 1,991 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
816 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.5% of the contact against Wacha with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.3% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 706 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wacha projects a .301 average, 73rd percentile.
816 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wacha averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
816 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 439th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.9% of the contact right-handers make against Wacha is hit hard, against 36.2% of what left-handers make.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 511 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Wacha and left-handers 86.1.
251 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 342 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wacha lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
816 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.4% of the balls put in play against Wacha have gone to centre field.
269 of 593 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Wacha and left-handers to .291.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 511 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wacha is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
816 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.3% of the contact against Wacha is on the ground and 40.4% of it is in the air.
589 tracked batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .243 on his offspeed pitches.
489 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wacha's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
840 and 762 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wacha's stuff spins at 1,991 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
816 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.5% of the contact against Wacha with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.3% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 706 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wacha projects a .301 average, 73rd percentile.
816 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wacha is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
816 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wacha averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
816 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 439th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
41.9% of the contact right-handers make against Wacha is hit hard, against 36.2% of what left-handers make.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 511 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Wacha and left-handers to .291.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 511 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Wacha and left-handers 86.1.
251 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 342 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.4% of the balls put in play against Wacha have gone to centre field.
269 of 593 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.3% of the contact against Wacha is on the ground and 40.4% of it is in the air.
589 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wacha lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
816 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
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