Michael Busch
First Baseman · Chicago Cubs · #29
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height
- 5′ 11″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- 1997-11-09
- Birthplace
- Inver Grove Heights, MN, United States
- Debut
- 2023
- ESPN id
- 42415
- Source
- espn
Pitches3901
PA974
AVG.260
SLG.464
ISO.205
K%23.1%
BRL%13.0%
HH%42.3%
EV89.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1263 | 32.4% | 94.9 | 2331 |
| Slider | 547 | 14.0% | 86.6 | 2440 |
| Sinker | 518 | 13.3% | 93.3 | 2178 |
| Changeup | 448 | 11.5% | 86.5 | 1812 |
| Curveball | 318 | 8.2% | 80.7 | 2631 |
| Cutter | 279 | 7.2% | 90.0 | 2416 |
| Sweeper | 264 | 6.8% | 82.3 | 2571 |
| Split-Finger | 142 | 3.6% | 87.5 | 1378 |
| Knuckle Curve | 63 | 1.6% | 81.7 | 2553 |
| Slurve | 21 | 0.5% | 83.1 | 2337 |
| Unknown | 10 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Eephus | 10 | 0.3% | 47.3 | 1266 |
| Other | 10 | 0.3% | 67.5 | 1691 |
| Forkball | 6 | 0.2% | 85.9 | 729 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.1% | 80.8 | 317 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 283 | .230 | .424 | .194 | 65 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 61 |
| Slider | 108 | .287 | .537 | .250 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 |
| Sinker | 116 | .276 | .414 | .138 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Changeup | 107 | .262 | .495 | .234 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 37 |
| Curveball | 63 | .286 | .571 | .286 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Cutter | 55 | .327 | .600 | .273 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Sweeper | 56 | .196 | .375 | .179 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Split-Finger | 32 | .219 | .281 | .063 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | .429 | .571 | .143 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 2 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 6 | .333 | .500 | .167 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 224 | 13.8% | 44.6% | 91.5 | 23.5° | 216 | 45.5% | 21.4% | 26.3% | 6.7% |
| Slider | 69 | 14.5% | 42.0% | 87.8 | 15.1° | 190 | 31.9% | 24.6% | 37.7% | 5.8% |
| Sinker | 94 | 13.8% | 39.4% | 88.6 | 6.2° | 164 | 27.7% | 21.3% | 51.1% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 70 | 14.3% | 38.6% | 87.2 | 11.3° | 153 | 22.9% | 15.7% | 52.9% | 8.6% |
| Curveball | 43 | 16.3% | 41.9% | 92.0 | 10.4° | 173 | 27.9% | 25.6% | 46.5% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 48 | 10.4% | 43.8% | 89.2 | 23.6° | 196 | 39.6% | 27.1% | 29.2% | 4.2% |
| Sweeper | 37 | 10.8% | 40.5% | 87.5 | 18.7° | 231 | 51.4% | 21.6% | 24.3% | 2.7% |
| Split-Finger | 20 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 92.3 | 10.9° | 115 | 15.0% | 20.0% | 55.0% | 10.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 92.1 | 6.2° | 141 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.8 | 34.5° | 301 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 85.3 | 25.8° | 229 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Other | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 99.4 | 17.0° | 255 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 99.2 | 7.0° | 133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |