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
Pitches3697
PA926
AVG.258
SLG.464
ISO.206
K%23.2%
BRL%13.3%
HH%42.2%
EV89.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1212 | 32.8% | 94.9 | 2329 |
| Slider | 512 | 13.8% | 86.6 | 2435 |
| Sinker | 476 | 12.9% | 93.3 | 2183 |
| Changeup | 417 | 11.3% | 86.6 | 1805 |
| Curveball | 302 | 8.2% | 80.6 | 2638 |
| Cutter | 274 | 7.4% | 90.1 | 2416 |
| Sweeper | 250 | 6.8% | 82.3 | 2570 |
| Split-Finger | 134 | 3.6% | 87.6 | 1381 |
| Knuckle Curve | 62 | 1.7% | 81.6 | 2550 |
| Slurve | 21 | 0.6% | 83.1 | 2337 |
| Other | 10 | 0.3% | 67.5 | 1691 |
| Eephus | 10 | 0.3% | 47.3 | 1266 |
| Unknown | 9 | 0.2% | — | — |
| 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 | 275 | .225 | .425 | .200 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 58 |
| Slider | 99 | .293 | .566 | .273 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 |
| Sinker | 106 | .274 | .425 | .151 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Changeup | 102 | .265 | .500 | .235 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 |
| Curveball | 60 | .283 | .533 | .250 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| Cutter | 55 | .327 | .600 | .273 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Sweeper | 54 | .185 | .315 | .130 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Split-Finger | 31 | .226 | .290 | .065 | 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 |
| Other | 3 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 6 | .333 | .500 | .167 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 219 | 14.2% | 44.7% | 91.6 | 23.5° | 217 | 45.7% | 21.0% | 26.5% | 6.8% |
| Slider | 63 | 15.9% | 39.7% | 87.5 | 15.6° | 193 | 33.3% | 23.8% | 36.5% | 6.3% |
| Sinker | 85 | 15.3% | 41.2% | 88.6 | 6.7° | 166 | 28.2% | 21.2% | 50.6% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 67 | 14.9% | 37.3% | 86.9 | 11.6° | 157 | 23.9% | 16.4% | 50.7% | 9.0% |
| Curveball | 40 | 15.0% | 40.0% | 91.6 | 9.5° | 168 | 25.0% | 27.5% | 47.5% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 48 | 10.4% | 43.8% | 89.2 | 23.6° | 196 | 39.6% | 27.1% | 29.2% | 4.2% |
| Sweeper | 35 | 8.6% | 40.0% | 87.0 | 18.0° | 223 | 48.6% | 22.9% | 25.7% | 2.9% |
| Split-Finger | 19 | 0.0% | 52.6% | 92.3 | 11.9° | 121 | 15.8% | 21.1% | 52.6% | 10.5% |
| 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% |
| Other | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 99.4 | 17.0° | 255 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 85.3 | 25.8° | 229 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 99.2 | 7.0° | 133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |