Travis Shaw vs. Michael Wacha — Matchup Analysis
Michael Wacha has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.267, 13% above their career average and above Wacha's career opposing average of 0.253, Shaw's OPS of 0.646 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.757. Wacha has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Shaw down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.1 PA, and Shaw has yet to take Wacha deep. Slight edge: Wacha.
How Travis Shaw put the ball into play against Michael Wacha
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Wacha to Travis Shaw
Matchup Details for Travis Shaw and Michael Wacha
Stats that describe the matchup between Travis Shaw and Michael Wacha including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Travis Shaw Career Plate Appearances
2690
Michael Wacha Career Batters Faced
6846
In this matchup
0.267
Travis Shaw Career Batting Average
0.237
Michael Wacha Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs
114
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed
194
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.048
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.203
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.123
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Michael Wacha Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.364
Travis Shaw Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Michael Wacha Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Hit By Pitch
20
Michael Wacha Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Intentional Walks
20
Michael Wacha Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
4
Travis Shaw Career Strikeouts
650
Michael Wacha Career Strikeouts Thrown
1416
In this matchup
4.000
Travis Shaw Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.140
Michael Wacha Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.835
In this matchup
0.250
Travis Shaw Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Michael Wacha Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.313
Travis Shaw Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Michael Wacha Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Michael Wacha Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Michael Wacha Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
1
Travis Shaw Career Ground into Double Play
49
Michael Wacha Career Double Plays Enabled
136
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0