How Michael Wacha's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Michael Wacha has totaled 288 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2025, posting 31, near the league average of 32.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 9, well below the league average of 34.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Starts as Fielder total has gone from 24 in 2023 to 29 in 2024 and 31 in 2025, rising over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 9 to 31 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Michael Wacha Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Michael Wacha Starts as Fielder Per Season

Michael Wacha's Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder per season line chart

Michael Wacha Starts as Fielder by Team

Michael Wacha's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Michael Wacha career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Michael Wacha Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Wacha's career Starts as Fielder, 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 as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Wacha Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Wacha's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Wacha Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Wacha's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Michael Wacha Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table