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
Pitches2369
PA567
AVG.248
SLG.440
ISO.192
K%28.6%
BRL%11.2%
HH%39.9%
EV89.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 870 | 36.7% | 94.4 | 2311 |
| Slider | 279 | 11.8% | 86.0 | 2478 |
| Changeup | 271 | 11.4% | 86.5 | 1797 |
| Sinker | 245 | 10.3% | 92.8 | 2132 |
| Cutter | 206 | 8.7% | 89.4 | 2357 |
| Curveball | 189 | 8.0% | 79.4 | 2612 |
| Sweeper | 174 | 7.3% | 81.4 | 2481 |
| Split-Finger | 95 | 4.0% | 87.4 | 1299 |
| Knuckle Curve | 22 | 0.9% | 80.2 | 2569 |
| Slurve | 6 | 0.3% | 79.4 | 2316 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Eephus | 4 | 0.2% | 50.5 | 1314 |
| Other | 3 | 0.1% | 68.5 | 1842 |
| 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 | 171 | .211 | .427 | .216 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 53 |
| Slider | 66 | .242 | .379 | .136 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| Changeup | 53 | .264 | .491 | .226 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Sinker | 59 | .305 | .475 | .169 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Cutter | 45 | .333 | .556 | .222 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Curveball | 29 | .310 | .448 | .138 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sweeper | 41 | .195 | .463 | .268 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Split-Finger | 25 | .120 | .160 | .040 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 2 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 120 | 15.8% | 45.8% | 92.0 | 21.5° | 201 | 44.2% | 18.3% | 30.8% | 6.7% |
| Slider | 35 | 11.4% | 22.9% | 85.1 | 21.8° | 172 | 22.9% | 25.7% | 34.3% | 17.1% |
| Changeup | 38 | 10.5% | 39.5% | 88.0 | 10.1° | 134 | 18.4% | 15.8% | 57.9% | 7.9% |
| Sinker | 43 | 11.6% | 48.8% | 91.8 | 4.8° | 147 | 18.6% | 27.9% | 53.5% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 36 | 8.3% | 36.1% | 87.6 | 25.0° | 193 | 36.1% | 30.6% | 25.0% | 8.3% |
| Curveball | 19 | 5.3% | 26.3% | 87.3 | 7.9° | 144 | 15.8% | 31.6% | 52.6% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 25 | 8.0% | 48.0% | 91.7 | 22.7° | 214 | 48.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 4.0% |
| Split-Finger | 16 | 0.0% | 31.3% | 85.6 | 4.3° | 93 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 68.8% | 6.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 98.2 | 20.0° | 269 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.8 | 34.5° | 301 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7 | 40.0° | 284 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.4 | 14.5° | 232 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |