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
Pitches3599
PA889
AVG.241
SLG.436
ISO.195
K%26.7%
BRL%11.6%
HH%42.4%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1153 | 32.0% | 94.4 | 2301 |
| Slider | 494 | 13.7% | 86.5 | 2448 |
| Changeup | 421 | 11.7% | 86.6 | 1803 |
| Sinker | 406 | 11.3% | 93.8 | 2170 |
| Cutter | 331 | 9.2% | 89.8 | 2374 |
| Curveball | 292 | 8.1% | 79.8 | 2611 |
| Sweeper | 269 | 7.5% | 82.1 | 2550 |
| Split-Finger | 131 | 3.6% | 87.0 | 1387 |
| Knuckle Curve | 56 | 1.6% | 81.3 | 2591 |
| Unknown | 13 | 0.4% | — | — |
| Slurve | 12 | 0.3% | 83.0 | 2304 |
| Eephus | 9 | 0.3% | 42.9 | 1115 |
| Other | 4 | 0.1% | 70.6 | 1769 |
| Knuckleball | 3 | 0.1% | 50.5 | 890 |
| 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 | 267 | .255 | .539 | .285 | 68 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 74 |
| Slider | 106 | .179 | .264 | .085 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
| Changeup | 87 | .218 | .345 | .126 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| Sinker | 87 | .241 | .414 | .172 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Cutter | 66 | .303 | .515 | .212 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Curveball | 52 | .192 | .327 | .135 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Sweeper | 52 | .269 | .538 | .269 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Split-Finger | 35 | .200 | .229 | .029 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .400 | .400 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 5 | .200 | .400 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 5 | .400 | 1.000 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 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 | 194 | 17.5% | 49.5% | 93.0 | 21.0° | 211 | 43.8% | 18.0% | 32.5% | 5.7% |
| Slider | 59 | 5.1% | 30.5% | 85.4 | 19.6° | 155 | 27.1% | 22.0% | 40.7% | 10.2% |
| Changeup | 57 | 10.5% | 40.4% | 88.4 | 6.4° | 140 | 14.0% | 33.3% | 52.6% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 70 | 10.0% | 42.9% | 91.6 | 7.1° | 152 | 22.9% | 25.7% | 50.0% | 1.4% |
| Cutter | 52 | 9.6% | 51.9% | 92.4 | 20.3° | 195 | 40.4% | 23.1% | 32.7% | 3.8% |
| Curveball | 31 | 6.5% | 35.5% | 88.3 | 9.8° | 155 | 29.0% | 19.4% | 48.4% | 3.2% |
| Sweeper | 38 | 7.9% | 39.5% | 88.9 | 24.6° | 192 | 36.8% | 21.1% | 34.2% | 7.9% |
| Split-Finger | 24 | 4.2% | 16.7% | 81.0 | 1.7° | 117 | 20.8% | 20.8% | 58.3% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 81.0 | 1.7° | 178 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 91.0 | 2.3° | 85 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 5 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 91.1 | 32.4° | 307 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Other | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 95.3 | 1.0° | 104 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |