How Michael Wacha's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Michael Wacha has totaled 288 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts season came in 2025, posting 31, well above the starting pitcher average of 14.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 9, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The Starts has trended upward over recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 24 in 2023 to 29 in 2024 and 31 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 9 to 31 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Michael Wacha Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Michael Wacha
| Michael Wacha
Starts | Michael Wacha
Games Started % |
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| Career | 288 | 93.2 |
| Season Avg. | 22.15 | 93.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 150.99 | 93.2 |
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Michael Wacha Starts Per Season
Michael Wacha's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Michael Wacha Starts by Team
Michael Wacha's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Michael Wacha Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Michael Wacha's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Michael Wacha Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Michael Wacha's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Michael Wacha Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Michael Wacha's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
