Jonathan Sanchez vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Jonathan Sanchez
MillenialP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jonathan Sanchez a clear advantage over Michael Wacha across the core pitching metrics. Jonathan Sanchez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 96). Michael Wacha held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 66). Jonathan Sanchez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jonathan Sanchez and Michael Wacha

Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.66
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.62
70.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
4.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2359
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
8.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486
39.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
5.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2952
33.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Jonathan Sanchez and Michael Wacha

Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2359
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.521
0.521
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.62
70.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonathan Sanchez and Michael Wacha

Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
196
506.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
232
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
200
517.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
41.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
13.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
80.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
85.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
23.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
49.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-1.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
266.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
56.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Jonathan Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Jonathan Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100