Ronald Acuña Jr. vs. Michael Wacha — Matchup Analysis
Michael Wacha has completely neutralized Acuña in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Wacha. Acuña's numbers against Wacha tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.556, 39% below the career mark of 0.908, with a batting average of just 0.222, 23% below their career average and below Wacha's career opposing average of 0.253. Wacha has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Acuña down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Wacha.
How Ronald Acuña Jr. put the ball into play against Michael Wacha
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Wacha to Ronald Acuña Jr.
Matchup Details for Ronald Acuña Jr. and Michael Wacha
Stats that describe the matchup between Ronald Acuña Jr. and Michael Wacha including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Plate Appearances
3663
Michael Wacha Career Batters Faced
6846
In this matchup
9
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career At Bats
3156
Michael Wacha Career At Bats Pitched
6219
In this matchup
0.222
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Batting Average
0.289
Michael Wacha Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Home Runs
186
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed
194
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.059
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.204
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.123
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.227
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.183
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.304
In this matchup
0.333
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.336
Michael Wacha Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
53
Michael Wacha Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
4
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0
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Intentional Walks
21
Michael Wacha Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
3
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Strikeouts
821
Michael Wacha Career Strikeouts Thrown
1416
In this matchup
3.000
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
Michael Wacha Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.835
In this matchup
0.000
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Michael Wacha Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.375
Michael Wacha Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Michael Wacha Career Sacrifice Hits
37
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0
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Michael Wacha Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Ronald Acuña Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
47
Michael Wacha Career Double Plays Enabled
136
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0