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
Pitches3373
PA834
AVG.242
SLG.441
ISO.199
K%26.6%
BRL%11.8%
HH%43.0%
EV90.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1079 | 32.0% | 94.3 | 2305 |
| Slider | 466 | 13.8% | 86.4 | 2450 |
| Changeup | 396 | 11.7% | 86.6 | 1795 |
| Sinker | 380 | 11.3% | 93.8 | 2172 |
| Cutter | 311 | 9.2% | 89.8 | 2373 |
| Curveball | 275 | 8.2% | 79.7 | 2621 |
| Sweeper | 258 | 7.6% | 82.1 | 2545 |
| Split-Finger | 122 | 3.6% | 87.3 | 1391 |
| Knuckle Curve | 56 | 1.7% | 81.3 | 2591 |
| Unknown | 8 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Slurve | 7 | 0.2% | 83.9 | 2516 |
| Eephus | 6 | 0.2% | 45.4 | 1218 |
| Other | 4 | 0.1% | 70.6 | 1769 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 74.8 | 2389 |
| Forkball | 2 | 0.1% | 84.0 | 892 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 90.8 | 2007 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 254 | .248 | .535 | .287 | 63 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 73 |
| Slider | 101 | .178 | .267 | .089 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| Changeup | 83 | .217 | .349 | .133 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Sinker | 80 | .250 | .438 | .188 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Cutter | 62 | .306 | .516 | .210 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Curveball | 48 | .208 | .354 | .146 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Sweeper | 49 | .265 | .531 | .265 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Split-Finger | 31 | .226 | .258 | .032 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .400 | .400 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 4 | .500 | 1.250 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 181 | 17.7% | 50.8% | 93.5 | 21.0° | 211 | 43.1% | 18.2% | 32.6% | 6.1% |
| Slider | 57 | 5.3% | 29.8% | 85.3 | 20.2° | 156 | 28.1% | 21.1% | 40.4% | 10.5% |
| Changeup | 54 | 11.1% | 38.9% | 88.2 | 6.9° | 144 | 14.8% | 33.3% | 51.9% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 65 | 10.8% | 46.2% | 91.9 | 6.3° | 150 | 21.5% | 26.2% | 50.8% | 1.5% |
| Cutter | 49 | 8.2% | 49.0% | 92.0 | 20.2° | 190 | 38.8% | 24.5% | 32.7% | 4.1% |
| Curveball | 30 | 6.7% | 36.7% | 88.5 | 10.9° | 160 | 30.0% | 20.0% | 46.7% | 3.3% |
| Sweeper | 36 | 8.3% | 41.7% | 89.9 | 22.6° | 194 | 38.9% | 22.2% | 36.1% | 2.8% |
| Split-Finger | 22 | 4.5% | 18.2% | 81.2 | 0.4° | 113 | 18.2% | 22.7% | 59.1% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 81.0 | 1.7° | 178 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 87.8 | -1.3° | 47 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 4 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 90.4 | 34.8° | 302 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Other | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 95.3 | 1.0° | 104 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |